The John Delaney Discussion thread

**nedder** · 20/04/2006, 8:06 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

I must have missed this small detail before, the GAA hold onto 10,000 premium seats, which is about €1m in ticket sales?

I think this was always going to be the case, I know a few premium ticket holders and they would have been under that impression from day one.

**NeilMcD** · 20/04/2006, 9:30 AM

Yeah that was always going to be the case. If you have bought a box in Croker Park its your box for whenever there is an event at Croke park whether that be a U2 concert or an All Ireland Final or a qualifier V Wales. Not so sure about Civil Service exams though.

**Cowboy** · 21/04/2006, 9:33 AM

AFAIK a premium seat gives you the right to buy a seat for a non GAA event but still has to be paid for.

**geysir** · 21/04/2006, 11:06 AM

but either way we intend to put the away fans on Hill 16 which is a perfect location in terms of security and segregation."

And also if its lashing rain.

**joema** · 21/04/2006, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Fair play to him for using his hometown club for a sly dig there

It wasnt a dig - it was just a way of saying that it will be no bother filling Croke Park

**CollegeTillIDie** · 24/04/2006, 6:45 AM

I'd love to see 76,000 at a Derby match between Kilkenny City and Waterford United in Croke Park....but we'd better warn Galtee that their will be some low flying Pork that day

**Poor Student** · 07/10/2006, 6:59 PM

Whatever about the ineptitude of our manager, should this man not be answerable and accountable for making an horrendus error in appointing an international manager? He is overseeing a collapse in our rankings, seedings and is wasting our funds on having a manager, a highly paid manager consultant and wasting time with a B team (why do we need one when our bench is that weak?). I hope he comes under fire for this.

**skitz3** · 07/10/2006, 6:59 PM

Again i agree 100%

**sligoman** · 07/10/2006, 7:01 PM

Wait til Delaney takes over our national league next season, some wild times ahead!

**Billsthoughts** · 07/10/2006, 7:01 PM

All this was very predictable after holland game.
Staunton should have gone then. Delaney should go as well.

**Soper** · 07/10/2006, 7:03 PM

I agree, except on the B team bit.If it is used to see if any EL players are good enough, then it is a positive.Won't happen with either Delaney or Staunton in charge however.

**dfx-** · 07/10/2006, 7:08 PM

What's the next guy in charge going to do? He's still going to be in charge of the FAI afterall. Sure he might appoint someone, but what can he do with that team? Who would want to be appointed?

It's alright looking for heads to fall, but it isn't going to improve overnight like that.

**gustavo** · 07/10/2006, 7:16 PM

Yeah but there has been a marked decline even from the Kerr days

**backstothewall** · 07/10/2006, 7:44 PM

Put Michael O'Leary in charge, things would soon be sorted out.

**pete** · 07/10/2006, 7:46 PM

While accept the buck stops at the top theres also something to be said about better the devil you know. Next FAI crony could be a lot worse...

**dfx-** · 07/10/2006, 7:55 PM

Originally Posted by backtowalsall

Put Michael O'Leary in charge, things would soon be sorted out.

Say Goodbye to the PFAI then...

**pete** · 07/10/2006, 8:03 PM

Originally Posted by d f x-

Say Goodbye to the PFAI then...

He has my vote so.

**pineapple stu** · 07/10/2006, 8:36 PM

Delaney took over about three years ago. Since then -

(a) We've had one eL team go broke mid-season and Revenue have issued three winding up orders against eL sides. These moves are, to my knowledge, unprecedented and came about despite the presence of UEFA Licencing to stop such things.
(b) The U-21 team, which was never great, had to pre-qualify for the Euro 2008 qualifiers. Only five countries, I think, scored fewer points than us in the entire campaign last time - Cyprus, San Marino, Luxembourg, Estonia and someone else. Despite all this, the manager stays in place.
(c) We've gone from second to third to fourth to God knows where in the qualifying groups. Delaney has appointed a manager with absolutely no managerial experience whatsoever. He didn't even have any coaching experience. When asked why a more qualified candidate - John Aldridge - didn't even get an interview, Delaney is on record saying he had paperwork to do. I don't want to discuss the merits or otherwise of John Aldridge, but it's incredible that he can offer this reason for not interviewing a more qualified candidate than the one we ended up with. Who else slipped through the net?

In the last three years, Irish football has been on an alarming decline. Delaney needs to resign now, and a complete, independent overhaul (not those muppets in Genesis) of the FAI needs to be undertaken.

We are now, I would say, at a further ebb than Scotland ever found themselves. It was a long way back for them to where they are now (beating France). We can resign ourselves to an even longer recovery, but only once steps have been taken to remedy the problems of Irish football.

**Noelys Guitar** · 07/10/2006, 9:19 PM

They have disgraced Irish football..But neither "Stan" or Delaney will go. who else would employ them? Exactly. So it is up to the fans on Wednesday to tell these 2 chancers to go and **** off NOW!

**Poor Student** · 07/10/2006, 9:19 PM

Originally Posted by d f x-

What's the next guy in charge going to do? He's still going to be in charge of the FAI afterall. Sure he might appoint someone, but what can he do with that team? Who would want to be appointed?

It's alright looking for heads to fall, but it isn't going to improve overnight like that.

The matter of who would want to be appointed is Delaney's fault. He has appointed a manager so inept that our stock is falling by the game. We're destined to be a 4th seed or less for the forseeable future (which is a long long time in international football) due to his decisions.

I don't expect it to improve overnight, dfx, but if things are to improve at all then we must begin to take action.