Who is David Blood?

**hoops1** · 18/10/2006, 2:29 PM

Could someone please tell me Who David Blood is?
Where did he come from?
What did he ever do in the game?
How did he manage to become El Presidente of the FAI?
And what exactly does he do?

**wws** · 18/10/2006, 2:32 PM

talk sh0ite by the looks of thinks
he's banging on about "despicable" media coverage of stan stanton in the irish times today

spoofer, in it for the chiken and chips in a basket

**hoops1** · 18/10/2006, 2:38 PM

Typical

**geysir** · 18/10/2006, 3:30 PM

Originally Posted by wws

talk sh0ite by the looks of thinks
he's banging on about "despicable" media coverage of stan stanton in the irish times today

spoofer, in it for the chiken and chips in a basket

Absolute ignorance appears to be no reason to disqualify one to be president of the FAI, but who is he and where did he come from and how did he get there?

**cavan_fan** · 18/10/2006, 3:34 PM

Originally Posted by wws

talk sh0ite by the looks of thinks
he's banging on about "despicable" media coverage of stan stanton in the irish times today

spoofer, in it for the chiken and chips in a basket

He didnt mention the despicable performance in Nicosia did he?

**Noelys Guitar** · 18/10/2006, 3:36 PM

I met him a few times. From the United Churches League. Well run if crap league. Could someone put the Irish Times article on here. Blood should be explaining why we played like a team from his old league. And his part in appointing someone who hasn't got a clue.

**Over the post** · 19/10/2006, 3:15 PM

I seem to remember him saying how neither Stan's or Delaney's positions were in danger after the Cyprus debacle: "On the contrary, they are consolidating their positions."

http://http://au.sports.yahoo.com/061010/5/xagk.html

If that's consolidating, what do you have to do to jeopardise your position?

**drummerboy** · 19/10/2006, 3:29 PM

The original decent skin.
United Churches League. Don't have Sunday leagues because it is the sabath.

**gspain** · 20/10/2006, 9:12 AM

Came up through the United Churches League as a player then as an administrator. Served his time and got the top job. He may have been a bit of a compromise candidate given the power blocks among the eircom League, schoolboy football and Junior football in Merrion Square althoguh I suppose the UCL would be associated with Junior football. His job is more ceremonial really but he seems to be doing fine and no gaffes that I'm aware of anyway.

Although obviously answerable to the board the real power lies with CEO John Delaney. He does the tough negotiating and the day to day running of the association. Time will tell but he seems to be doing a really good job although his major gaffe could be our national team manager.

**wws** · 20/10/2006, 9:30 AM

BRIEF EXCERPTS - FULL ARTICLE AVAILABLE ON IRELAND.COM

Blood rails against 'despicable' journalism
iRISH tIMES

FAI president David Blood - in a letter sent to club and league officials ........ has characterised as "despicable" some of the media coverage of the ...... Steve Staunton last week.

The main other items mentioned are the Sun's characterisation of Staunton as Kermit the Frog on its front page, a claim by the Mirror that the manager had stormed away from a pitchside briefing and, yet again, the item, intended to be humorous, on RTÉ Radio's Drivetime in which reporter Fergus Sweeney suggested that as a Czech win might prompt a change of manager, which would be good for the team in the long term, Irish fans should cheer for the visitors.

This last item was repeatedly mentioned by John Delaney in interviews in the 24 hours before the game. ..................

Blood himself, meanwhile, received a good deal of adverse publicity last week when he decided to make a statement in support of Staunton at the team hotel. Having claimed Ireland lost in Cyprus because the team hadn't got the "bounce of the ball" in the second half,............................

**eirebhoy** · 20/10/2006, 11:45 AM

Blood's letter was probably "leaked" purposely.

**Schumi** · 20/10/2006, 11:57 AM

Times article: http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/spo...606732310.html

Why did he send this letter to clubs and leagues? What's it got to do with them? It just looks like a reason to moan in the papers.