john delaney on the disco train

bonkers

buying 5 grand of drink for Irish fans.. hero or joker?
more here
and here

jonnyfingers

5 grand of drink still doesn't make up for hiring Steve Staunton.

JerryHandbag

LOL he looks like hes about to be taken advantage of in that pic

stovelid

Not waving but drowning.

As ever with the FAI, the people he stabbed on the way up are biding their time which must surely be coming soon.

niallo27

He bought 5 grand of drink, of course he is a ****en hero

orourkeda

stovelid wrote: »

Not waving but drowning.

As ever with the FAI, the people he stabbed on the way up are biding their time which must surely be coming soon.

Who are these people and will they do any better?

Gavin "shels"

niallo27 wrote: »

He bought 5 grand of drink, of course he is a ****en hero

You did see recently what his wage is per annum?

Gone Drinking

Pity he didn't do it last time, when i was there

stovelid

orourkeda wrote: »

Who are these people and will they do any better?

Read this sometime:




I hope so.

Dempsey

I think the FAI oganising the free train from Bratislava gives him more brownie points.

Wonder if that 5G will pop up on an expense account or a overhead cost to the Slovakian FA for changing the venue.

Go on John, do an Ivor on it!! :pac:

Pauleta

He's a joker but his fellow jokers (Ireland away fans) will lap him up because he bought them a drink one time. Sums up the mentality of Ireland fans. John Delaney is one of their own, a complete goon.

TheBigLebowski

430k per annum. :eek:

Diabhal Beag

I'd probably like Delaney if I was ****faced drunk. Not all away fans are mindless BTW.

Pro. F

Pauleta wrote: »

He's a joker but his fellow jokers (Ireland away fans) will lap him up because he bought them a drink one time. Sums up the mentality of Ireland fans. John Delaney is one of their own, a complete goon.

Are you really trying to blame all the problems that the FAI causes on Irish away fans. Fooking stupid post.

How do you suggest that we can all fix the FAI so? I can't wait to hear whatever genius answer you have worked out.

Pauleta

Pro. F wrote: »

Are you really trying to blame all the problems that the FAI causes on Irish away fans. Fooking stupid post.

How do you suggest that we can all fix the FAI so? I can't wait to hear whatever genius answer you have worked out.

At what point of my post do i blame the irish away support for the problems the FAI have caused? All i said was they will lap him up because Delaney bought them a pint

Muff_Daddy

Pauleta wrote: »

He's a joker but his fellow jokers (Ireland away fans) will lap him up because he bought them a drink one time. Sums up the mentality of Ireland fans. John Delaney is one of their own, a complete goon.

You talk some amount of sh!te, you know that.

Pro. F

Pauleta wrote: »

At what point of my post do i blame the irish away support for the problems the FAI have caused? All i said was they will lap him up because Delaney bought them a pint

It seemed to be implied to me. Fair enough if it wasn't.

So what is your problem with Irish away fans? Goons and jokers you seem to think they are, why so?

Pauleta

Pro. F wrote: »

It seemed to be implied to me. Fair enough if it wasn't.

So what is your problem with Irish away fans? Goons and jokers you seem to think they are, why so?

Thats off topic. I will PM you if ya want

Gavin "shels"

Pro. F wrote: »

So what is your problem with Irish away fans? Goons and jokers you seem to think they are, why so?

Would have thought that was very self explanatory!

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/465314/

Gone Drinking

Gavin shels wrote: »

Would have thought that was very self explanatory!

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/465314/

What are you on about? Seriously.. Have you ever been to an away game? Do you know any of these people personally?

I know a lot of die hard Ireland fans. They're entitled to have a good time/piss up if they're following their country and keeping the peace, which they all do anytime i've been away.

I'm sure there's always going to be a couple of bad apples, but hardly enough to justify tarring the whole lot.

Pro. F

Pauleta wrote: »

Thats off topic. I will PM you if ya want

No it's not off topic. In a thread about Delany buying Irish fans drink you start calling the fans goons and criticising their mentality. Now I'm asking you to explain why.

Gavin shels wrote: »

Would have thought that was very self explanatory!

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/465314/

Do you have a problem with them aswell? They seem like a fine happy bunch to me. What am I missing?

Muff_Daddy

Gavin shels wrote: »

Would have thought that was very self explanatory!

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/465314/

How very dare they spend their own money travelling to a foreign city and having a good time, cheering on their national team and availing of a generous offer of a few free scoops. :mad:

I was in Diceys last thurs and who strolls in pissed at around 12 only Delaney himself.The lad looks like an apres match caricature of himself.Walking joke,i couldnt stop laughing.

newballsplease

Can someone explain how, buying the away fans a few free drinks has turned into a slagging match about away fans and john Delaney?!

Im in no way sticking up for him but....even if the man does a decent thing hes gettin abuse! can do no right so!

Third_Echelon

Threads like this descending into rubbish because of the LOI/anti national team high horse brigade really make me hate this forum sometimes.... Grow the hell up!

cournioni

newballsplease wrote: »

Can someone explain how, buying the away fans a few free drinks has turned into a slagging match about away fans and john Delaney?!

Im in no way sticking up for him but....even if the man does a decent thing hes gettin abuse! can do no right so!

He could have spent it on more worthy causes in Irish soccer. Like putting the money into the grass roots of Irish soccer. He just comes across as trying to buy peoples acceptance by buying them drink.

dan1895

I hate the man so much its hard to put it into words that won't get me banned from this site.
"Buy them all a drink, that'll keep them happy" gob****e of the highest order.

Charging 50 euro mimimum to see Andorra, forcing loyal fans to buy over priced tickets to mikey mouse friendlies against the Norwegian reserves, hiring Staunton as a world class manager, overseeing the farce that is our own national league, allowing clubs to go to the wall and reform as a new entity to clear their debts and like the others before him prostituting out the national shirt for a bit of corporate cash. All this from a man on more money than the taoiseach!

End Rant!

homerjay2005

ive met delaney 2 times in person, both at ireland away games, and both times he came across as a pretty decent man. the staunton thing will f8ck him up for ever and the LOI fans will never like him and while he has his faults, he aint the worst.

Muff_Daddy

I understand people's grievances with the man, he gets dogs abuse for ripping fans off and his shambolic treatment of the LOI, and rightly so, but he finally gives something back to the fans, he TRAVELLES to the game with them, and those same people are still knocking him over it. He literally cannot win. Credit where credit is due and all.

cournioni wrote: »

He could have spent it on more worthy causes in Irish soccer. Like putting the money into the grass roots of Irish soccer.

He does an awful lot for Irish grassroots football.

stovelid

Muff_Daddy wrote: »

I understand people's grievances with the man, he gets dogs abuse for ripping fans off and his shambolic treatment of the LOI, and rightly so, but he finally gives something back to the fans,

You think arselicking a few fans and buying them scoops on the way to away games makes up for chronic mismanagement?

Muff_Daddy

stovelid wrote: »

You think arselicking a few fans and buying them scoops on the way to away games makes up for chronic mismanagement?

Not exactly, but it's something.

dreamers75

Third_Echelon wrote: »

Threads like this descending into rubbish because of the LOI/anti national team high horse brigade really make me hate this forum sometimes.... Grow the hell up!

Uhh thats was Gavin.


http://www.sportsfile.com/id/465327/


As you can see.

FUNKY LOVER

Gavin shels wrote: »

Would have thought that was very self explanatory!

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/465314/

has it seriously come to people who wear a scarve etc to an away game are abused on a forum??

my god what a country of begrudgers morally high people and arseholes the celtic tiger has created.

ShamoBuc

FUNKY LOVER wrote: »

has it seriously come to people who wear a scarve etc to an away game are abused on a forum??

my god what a country of begrudgers morally high people and arseholes the celtic tiger has created.

I think that kind were here long before the celtic tiger !

FUNKY LOVER

ShamoBuc wrote: »

I think that kind were here long before the celtic tiger !

well the celtic tiger certainly added to the numbers!

flas

i say fair f*^ks to him

for anyone who actually met him is he a pretty sound lad it must be said, like anything in this country he didnt go into his job to piss people off, he went into it with the best intentions and when he finally got there he seen the amount of red tape and back hand dealing involved, to blame one man for the failings in irish football is small minded and very petty...

tricky D

Gobshite still doesn't know how to comb his hair.

I would have poured the scoops over him.

tricky D

tricky D wrote: »

Gobshite still doesn't know how to fix his wig.

fyp

PaddyBomb

tricky D wrote: »

Gobshite still doesn't know how to comb his hair.

I would have poured the scoops over him.

No you wouldn't. You would have drank the scoops and then moaned about him on a football forum.

bohsfan

While I don't know enough about John Delaney to either laud or lambaste him, he does really seem to be the kind of guy who can do no right in the eyes of some.

If he had left all the fans sitting on a train and caught a FAI funded helicopter to the stadium he would have been the worlds worst. Instead he caught the train with the fans and bought them a few cans and he's the worlds worst.

Pauleta

bohsfan wrote: »

While I don't know enough about John Delaney to either laud or lambaste him, he does really seem to be the kind of guy who can do no right in the eyes of some.

If he had left all the fans sitting on a train and caught a FAI funded helicopter to the stadium he would have been the worlds worst. Instead he caught the train with the fans and bought them a few cans and he's the worlds worst.

The FAI paid for the chartered train. Can i also add John Delaney had a "Q&A" session with about 100 or so of his Ireland supporting minions at Lansdowne Rugby Club just before the Russia game with of course a free bar and food.

No money for Sligo's league cup winners medals but free booze and travel for the easily amused :rolleyes:

Pro. F

Pauleta wrote: »

The FAI paid for the chartered train. Can i also add John Delaney had a "Q&A" session with about 100 or so of his Ireland supporting minions at Lansdowne Rugby Club just before the Russia game with of course a free bar and food.

No money for Sligo's league cup winners medals but free booze and travel for the easily amused :rolleyes:

Seriously dude what the fúck is your problem with people supporting the national team?

Delaney - an incompetent despot who is fond of publicity stunts, I agree with.

But your constant digs at Irish fans is bang out of order. So grow a pair of testicles and say what your problem with Irish fans is.

Muff_Daddy

Pauleta wrote: »

No money for Sligo's league cup winners medals but free booze and travel for the easily amused :rolleyes:

I've been to a number of Ireland away games. I've been to number of beautiful countries in Europe, seen some beautiful scenery, met some fantastic people both Irish and otherwise, witnessed some higs and some lows on the pitch, and sampled fantastic atmosphere in pressure cooker stadiums.

And yes, I have had nights where I've had a few gargles, and not have to pay the extortionate prices I have to pay at home, but I've never acted the d!ck, nor have I witnessed very many people who did.

But sure, I guess I'm just easily amused........

tricky D

PaddyBomb wrote: »

No you wouldn't. You would have drank the scoops and then moaned about him on a football forum.

Given my posting history in the soccer forum (or lack of posting), that's highly unlikely. Besides it's been an ambition of mine for years.

stovelid

Pauleta wrote: »

No money for Sligo's league cup winners medals but free booze and travel for the easily amused :rolleyes:

As well as trying to get the clubs to cover the costs of the attending FAI suits. The same cash-strapped clubs you preach financial prudence at all season.

Fuck off Delaney.

Still though: few pints for the lads. Top man.

flahavaj

LOI fans on tedious soapbox in thread hijacking shocker.:rolleyes:

dreamers75

flahavaj wrote: »

LOI fans on tedious soapbox in thread hijacking shocker.:rolleyes:

No just one, would actually bet there was more LOI fans on that train than post on this forum.

dan1895

LOI fans would have seen this mans ineptitude up close so of coarse they're going to be vocal.

No just one, would actually bet there was more LOI fans on that train than post on this forum.

Why wouldn't there be? Most LOI fans would support the national team too, you know being Irish football fans and all that.

Augmerson

stovelid wrote: »

Read this sometime:




I hope so.

That looks like a really interesting book, thanks! I will have to try pick it up.

Ebbs

flahavaj wrote: »

LOI fans on tedious soapbox in thread hijacking shocker.:rolleyes:

Id say a third of his job is designated to LoI. Obviously that's plucked out of the air but for the most part his job involves:

- Youth investment accross the board, including underage Ireland and LoI.
- LoI
- International.

Underage is often not even FAI run but instead council run in conjunction with FAI etc.
LoI run exclusively by FAI.
International is the big money maker but also requires less involvement and I would assume is mainly looked after by simple logistics/marketing folks.

So yes, LoI fans complaining about a man who is paid in excess of 400k for doing a terrible job at LoI, rubber stamping council run leagues, and showing his face at international matches.

stovelid

Augmerson wrote: »

That looks like a really interesting book, thanks! I will have to try pick it up.

It's not just of interest to LOI supporters btw. It's about the FAI generally, including the international team too.

flahavaj wrote: »

LOI fans on tedious soapbox in thread hijacking shocker.:rolleyes:

That's like saying it's tedious soapboxing to criticize the government?

Do you think LOI supporters should pretend that the FAI do a good job?