And I said from the off, the issue is that heās a failure at his job. The rest is a lot of horse shit.
cc @Tim_Riggins
I always expense my evening meal if Iām away on business or if business has caused me to be only free from work commitments at around 8pm or later.
I know that John would typically be at his desk in Abbottstown before 8am, spend all day attending to FAI business before shooting off into rush hour traffic to meet grassroots clubs to advise on facilities or structures or whatever.
I expect his modest evening meal bills in Kilmacanogue were from such occasions when he was, say, going from Abbottstown to Naas to Blessington and back home around 8.30pm or 9pm.
A few lads here expect a CEO to then launch into cooking a chicken casserole or something. It would be entirely normal for evening meals to be expensed.
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Iām surprised your fellow Monaghan man @Tank has not realised this. Cash withdrawals are usually a big red flag on any company credit card so this is the only big issue for me. Everything else can be explained.
Iād say he hasnāt paid for anything out of his own pocket in a long time though.
Lads thinking the title CEO alone gives an automatic entitlement to certain behaviours. Heās the CEO of a Mickey mouse football organisation that has been and continues to be, an abject failure.
I honestly have no idea if certain posters are ball hopping or not.
With regards to the article it would have been good if theyād been able to put more context around the foreign trips and their purpose
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I donāt think thatās true at all. Irish football has grown and continues to grow under him.
He bagged ā¬5m off FIFA a few years back, he has more than paid his way.
How much cash did he leave on the pitch for the FAI when he added a third job in Europe and didnāt take the cash for that?
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Bullshit from you as per usual look at the facts.
In 2006, GAA turnover at central level was approximately ā¬30 million; by 2017 it had jumped to ā¬65.6m. In 2007, IRFU turnover was ā¬48m; by 2017, it was ā¬85m. In 2007, FAI turnover was ā¬45m; by 2017 it was ā¬49m.
The turnover of the GAA and IRFU has increased by 119pc and 77pc respectively but just 9% for the FAI. Philip Browne is on a salary of ā¬175k. Tom Ryan cā¬150k their combined is still shy of ā¬40k what Delaney was on.
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Jesus christ.
Iād imagine the cash withdrawals, the holidays abroad and the personal litigation expenses are more serious issues but if youād like to try to paint it about Delaās inability to fire on a few Packie Bonnars thatās fine.
Hopefully enough to pay for all the ālobbyingā he did to secure the position
But, but, but that one off payment of ā¬5m
Neither do they, the INTERNET does that to some people
Itās serious business, as they say
Thatās a serious oooft.
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Gate checkers in Club Gah games are the biggest bunch of robbers going, ffs.
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Bazanu
Just because cash gates in Thurles are a running joke in gga circles doesnāt mean the rest of the country is at it, buh.
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The figures donāt really tell too much with regards to context. Smugby is particularly built around the 7/8 countries that take it half seriously. The pie is primarily split into 8 different slices.
Association football on the other hand is hugely vast. For benchmarking purposes, the FAI has a very similar turnover to what the SFA has, a similar sized country with a superior domestic league and a much more passionate football imprint on society. That speaks far more glowingly than a couple of organisations who feed off the hind tit of being niche sports with little competition for their gameās fruits.
The FAI actually have a higher commercial income than the IRFU and the GAA.
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Oooft
Letās have a whiparound and buy him a slow cooker.
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