He's gone...with a �1million pay off

**geysir** · 23/10/2007, 11:08 PM

Free at last.

Just looking at the SKY pictures from the Mansion House, both Stan and Bobby looked about 10 years younger. Probably we all looked 10 years younger then.

**NeilMcD** · 23/10/2007, 11:09 PM

I dont think he will be at the conference. I would say he is well on his way back to Walsal or wherever he lives in the UK.

**Noelys Guitar** · 23/10/2007, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by Kivlehan

It may be the fans money, but the FAI are the ones who determine how it is spent and their decisions have required this payout to move on.

It's a rare individual that would not take the payment Stan is taking. There are those posting on this board who may be some of those rare people. However, I think it is important to recognize that the vast majority of people would take the payout. If you accept that premise, then blame must be focused on the FAI for not setting up conditions in which such a payout would be unnecessary by doing their contract appropriately up front. It's not like Stan had a lot of leverage after all ... what was he doing, coaching in League One? You could have written almost anything into that contract and the dude would have signed it to be manager of Ireland.

I agree. Delaney has to be asked why hegave Stan a 4 year contract with no pre-conditions. And this carry on tonight with no official comment yet is another own goal for the FAI.

**Kivlehan** · 23/10/2007, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy

Fair point. A 4 year contract for a guy who had never done the job. Only in Ireland. Anyway, last we'll ever see of him outside the Conference.

He ended up as manager of Dundalk after being canned from Ireland in a recent Football Manager session I played

**Schlooooomp** · 23/10/2007, 11:16 PM

I live 15 mins from the airport, I'm half tempted to go up there and drag Delaney out to get the press conference kicked off

**geysir** · 23/10/2007, 11:18 PM

What thread are you following Neil?

**Torn-Ado** · 23/10/2007, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by Schlooooomp

I live 15 mins from the airport, I'm half tempted to go up there and drag Delaney out to get the press conference kicked off

Apparently they've moved back to Santry!!! I think.

Its all very confusing.

**Schlooooomp** · 23/10/2007, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

Apparently they've moved back to Santry!!! I think.

Its all very confusing.

Even better, I am 5 minutes from Santry.

**niallsparky** · 23/10/2007, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

Apparently they've moved back to Santry!!! I think.

Its all very confusing.

Santry is actually quite close to the airport.

**citizenerased** · 23/10/2007, 11:28 PM

farce the way the FAI handled this press conference

**Torn-Ado** · 23/10/2007, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by niallsparky

Santry is actually quite close to the airport.

Really?

Shows how much I know about Dublin.

**Schlooooomp** · 23/10/2007, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by citizenerased

farce the way the FAI handled this press conference

Its an absolute joke, if this is some attempt at putting one over on the press then it is pretty illconceived.

**Schlooooomp** · 23/10/2007, 11:33 PM

Had to laugh when Bill O'Herlihy asked Dunphy what he thought about the FAI's actions regarding the press and the press conference and Dunphy goes; Bill you are in PR, what do you think about it. I thought that was funny anyway.

**citizenerased** · 23/10/2007, 11:35 PM

yeah it was funny alright..the FAI incompetence continues

**niallsparky** · 23/10/2007, 11:35 PM

Yeah, they are really ****ing me off at this stage. This better be dramatic for the time that I've wasted.

**Noelys Guitar** · 23/10/2007, 11:42 PM

It really shows that the Delaney and the FAI are living in their own loony disneyland. Holding a news conference in the early hours of the morning. Why? It's insane stuff. And these are the same people who are to choose the new manager. FFS.

**shaneker** · 23/10/2007, 11:45 PM

I'm going to go out on a limb here - I harbour no ill feeling whatsoever towards Stan. He was completely incompetent and deserves the sack but I will remember him for leading us out in our first competition I can properly remember (I was a bit too wee for USA '94!) and for being a good servent to Irish football as a player. I have no doubt he did his best, unfortunatly it was not close to good enough.

And to all you who say you wouldn't take the payoff - fair play to ye. A contract is a contract - if it is severed early, you are entitled to the payoff. We all know that to support the FAIreland team is to be ripped off and buttf****d on a regular basis, yet we do it anyway, because we're Irish and we're odd that way.

Can't say I'm not delighted though. Onwards and upwards.