Delaney must go!

[Dodge]

Might be missed by some but surely Delaney cannot be equating Derry's achievements in eruope to Sligo having a raffle. And people want this ****ing arsehole in charge of Irish football?!?

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The FAI and the Eircom League have both sent good luck messages to Derry City ahead of tonight's UEFA Cup first round second leg against Paris St Germain in France. The tie is delicately poised at 0-0 after the first leg at the Brandywell two weeks ago and Derry are now possibly 90 minutes away from becoming the first Irish team to reach the group stages of the UEFA Cup.

FAI Chief Executive John Delaney and Eircom League chairman Paddy McCaul have both praised Derry City for their achievements this season.

John Delaney said: "The decision to move to summer soccer was partly to ensure that our sides had a better chance in Europe and results over recent years have shown that as well as the improvement in our club co-efficient. Derry City's run is a great advertisement for the Eircom League and it would be marvellous if they could make the giant leap by qualifying for the group stages. They have done the Eircom League proud and everybody within Irish football wishes them well. Achievements like this, and the recent draw by Sligo Rovers for tickets to a first class Premiership game prove that the league here is progressing."

Paddy McCaul said: "Derry City are now five games unbeaten in European competition which is a tremendous achievement and an indication of how standards are rising within the Eircom League. Every one of the 20 other Eircom League clubs wishes Stephen Kenny and his side well in Paris tonight."

[John83]

It's a pretty daft comment alright, and I want rid of him too, but not over something as petty as that.

[Dodge]

Obviously not. Headline was just to get people into the thread... I posted it on the Pats board as "John Delaney is a ****ing arsehole" without the asterix obviously

[Poor Student]

but not over something as petty as that.

If something as petty as that got rid of him then I'd take it.

I have nothing against the Rovers promotion, but that is just a bizarre comment by Delaney.

[Dodge]

The promotion is a good idea but it not a sign of how far we've come. or if it is, we're ****ed...

[The Stars]

The draw here in Sligo was a success but no need for him to be making such a fuss of it.
What he should be doing in building up Derrys game and the FAI cup matches this weekend.

[NY Hoop]

Jeez Dodge you must really despise the man to add in your own quotes?


KOH

[Risteard]

Is this a wind-up?
That's a real Father Ted comment if ever there was one.

[harpskid]

Yeah, it's on the FAI Website

[TonyD]

"John Delaney is a ****ing arsehole"

Damn right he is. An idiot of enormous proportions.

[pete]

Delaney is some moron alright. To equate Derrys success with a free draw is not very funny.

[Passive]

Eh, this quote was made-up.

Look at the FAI website, the quote isn't in their story.

[Risteard]

Ya, either wind-up or it's been deleted.

[Macy]

Doesn't really matter does it. The list is so long we're in danger of diluting the arguement too much!

[Soper]

I hate Delaney

[finnpark]

Theres no way he said that. This must be a wind up. Not even the FAI are that thick.

[pineapple stu]

Link.

[sligoman]

You can't blame the man for loving us so much

[BohDiddley]

Interesting that, despite the love-in, the FAI chief still refers to the league as 'them'.
If the league is his 'them', who, for Delaney, is 'us'?

[pineapple stu]

He refers to Derry as "them", not the league...?