I was in a late bar a few weeks ago on a Thursday night and Mr Delaney was there. He was after a few scoops and he was welded up to the bar counter absolutely wearing the face of his bird. Like a 14 yr old at a teenage disco.
Great to see him so happy
[QUOTE=âdancarter, post: 1049505, member: 122â]I was in a late bar a few weeks ago on a Thursday night and Mr Delaney was there. He was after a few scoops and he was welded up to the bar counter absolutely wearing the face of his bird. Like a 14 yr old at a teenage disco.
Great to see him so happy[/QUOTE]
John Delaney - administrator, leader, fenian, man of the people and heartthrob:clap:
Nevermind, Iâve just seen this on the Independent website that was left open on my auld pairs laptop as I passed through the kitchen, abhorrent behaviour from these YBIG animals.
[SIZE=6]Emma English âdevastatedâ at being cyber bullied by âso-calledâ Irish soccer fans[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Girlfriend of FAI Chief John Delaney said she has âno choiceâ but to request legal advice[/SIZE]
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Emma English, the girlfriend of FAI Chief John Delaney, has hit out at âdisgustingâ online trolls who have reportedly targeted her on social media.
In a lengthy comment, posted on her personal Facebook page, the PR event organiser said she was âsubjected to disgusting and vile commentsâ by a âsmall minority of so-calledâ Irish soccer fans.
She said she was âshocked and distressedâ at this group of individuals that are âhiding behind anonymous internet user namesâ.
âI think itâs just taken its toll - itâs gotten progressively worse and I canât take it any longer,â she told independent.ie this evening.
FAI chief Executive John Delaney and his girlfriend Emma English before the match. Photo: David Maher/Sportsfile
âThey have been screen shooting pictures and my statusâ from my FB and Twitter and using it to post on a website called YBIG (You Boys in Green) which leads to me being verbally ripped apart and abused,â she wrote.
The former model said that the only reason she is the focus of such âvileâ comments is because of her âprivate and personalâ relationship with 46-year-old Delaney.
âWhy should I suffer abuse at the hands of certain anonymous posters and be subjected to cyber bullying simply because John is involved in Irish soccer?â she asked.
Emma explained to independent.ie that herself and John are very private people, only agreeing to talk to the media when their relationship became public âas they were going to run a story anywayâ.
âJust because of our professions, we were thrown into the spotlight. We didnât go looking for anything,â she said.
Read more: Irish fans group âshocked and angeredâ by FAI reaction to banner protest
Ms English said she had to console her children who have been âtraumatisedâ that their mother has been called such names as âWh*reâ and âG**bagâ online. âWhy should my children be subjected to this?â she wrote.
âMy children are of the age that they are accessing material online. My 20-year-old son was receiving texts from his friends asking him if heâd seen what was written about his mother. Thatâs not ok,â she told independent.ie.
âThes people have wives and children themselves. As a nation weâre trying to act against cyber bullying. What example are they showing to a younger generation of soccer fans?â
âYBIG has issued an apology to Mrs English following a couple of remarks that were made on our forum. The posts were deleted as soon as they were seen by the moderators and those responsible for the posts were banned,â said a YBIG spokesperson last night.
âWe very much regret that a very, very small minority of so called fans posted insulting messages about Mrs English. As I have stated, the moderators reacted as soon as they saw the posts and took action.â
Emma said she has âno choiceâ but to turn to her legal advisors on the matter. She said she received an apology posted on the YBIG website that she âabsolutely wouldnât acceptâ. âThey left those posts up long enough for my children to see it.â
âItâs thuggery, itâs cyber bullying. They should be absolutely ashamed,â she added.
[B]Emmaâs Facebook post
This is a status I really donât like posting about, but having being subjected to disgusting and vile comments made about me simply because I am in a relationship with John Delaney who as many of you know runs the FAI organisation in Ireland.
As many of you know I havenât been very active on FB over the last month because I am genuinely devastated and upset that people could target me in such a cruel and vicious manner because of their opinions based around Irish soccer?
Everyone knows that Irish supporters are fantastic ambassadors for the country but I have been shocked and distressed by a small minority of so called fans hiding behind anonymous internet user names and posting vile and disgusting comments about me on the YBIG forum in recent weeks. The reason for all of this is down to my private and personal relationship with FAI CEO John Delaney.
These people, who are in a tiny minority even among YBIG users, claim to be true Irish supporters yet they involve me in a way of abusing me and calling me the most disturbing names. Is this right?
They have been screen shooting pictures and my statusâs from my FB and Twitter and using it to post on a website called YBIG (You Boys in Green) which leads to me being verbally ripped apart and abused.
My private life and relationship with John is totally separate to his career.
Why should I suffer abuse at the hands of certain anonymous posters and be subjected to cyber bullying simply because John is involved in Irish soccer.
Iâm dating John, his professional career is nothing to do with me.
In my experience of attending some of the games Irish supporters have been absolutely fantastic⌠This seems to be a tiny group of vicious people who probably donât represent everyone using this platform and who have never met me.
I have had to sit with my children who have been traumatised and so upset by these comments posted online about me
(Their Mother) being called a Whore, A GeebagâŚ
I have had to sit with my 11yr old son who cried his eyes out that people were speaking about his Mom like this.
Two of my children are of age to be on the Internet and have had text messages from their friends asking if they have seen what was written about their mother. Why should my children be subjected to this?
For anyone that knows me knows how badly this would affect me. I donât feel because I am Happy in a relationship with John that I should be publicly humiliated, that my children should suffer the upset of all of this.
Do they forget that I am only human?
Do they forget That I am someoneâs Daughter, I am a Mother, A Sister, A Niece?
What have I done to deserve this treatment?
What about their wives or children? How would they feel if someone decided to bullying and abuse their families online?
Why do these individuals feel they have the right to call me these disgusting names. I have been reduced to tears and been so upset by all of this.
This to me is so wrong on every level. I would really like to ask for support from everyone who knows me to condemn this rotten behaviour. It is a small group of cyber bullies who are in a tiny minority in my opinion, posting on a forum on a website called YBIG.
Can I have your opinions on these pictures below that I screen shotâŚI would really like a public opinion on this as I find it all very distressing right now.
Even though I donât like having to do this, I feel I have no option but to do something about it, having seen in the past what has happened to other people in this situation. As a consequence, I have taken advice and the matter is now with my legal advisors.
The anonymous comments that have been made in recent weeks are vile and deeply distressing to me and my family. My children are at an age where they are exposed to internet comments and they have been very hurt and upset at the names and other lies which have been directed towards me. To have to sit down to talk them about this has been extremely difficult.
Cyber abuse has also been directed towards my personal facebook and twitter pages following postings on the site. Even though I donât like having to do this, I feel I have no option but to do something about it, having seen in the past what has happened to other people in this situation. As a consequence, I have taken advice and the matter is now with my legal advisors.
The screen shots that I am posting below are just a small selection and there has been worse.
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[I][B]*Screen shots of a sexual and aggressive nature have been ommitted
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http://www.ybig.ie/forum/apology-to-emma-english_topic50543.html[/I]
[QUOTE=âdancarter, post: 1049505, member: 122â]I was in a late bar a few weeks ago on a Thursday night and Mr Delaney was there. He was after a few scoops and he was welded up to the bar counter absolutely wearing the face of his bird. Like a 14 yr old at a teenage disco.
Great to see him so happy[/QUOTE]
He does what he wants,
He does what he wants,
John Delaney,
He does what he wants
[QUOTE=âmyboyblue, post: 1049508, member: 180â]Nevermind, Iâve just seen this on the Independent website that was left open on my auld pairs laptop as I passed through the kitchen, abhorrent behaviour from these YBIG animals.
(Their Mother) being called a Whore, A GeebagâŚ
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Geebag 
Delaney is a horn dog. Has a reputation for dropping the paw shall we say.
Rumours up till recently of a tryst with a blonde RTE news reader also - spotted several times leaving his pad in Farmleigh in Castleknock.
Eileen daly?
[QUOTE=âSpidey, post: 1049542, member: 289â]Rumours up till recently of a tryst with a blonde RTE news reader also - spotted several times leaving his pad in Farmleigh in Castleknock.
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Bharon Ni Sheolain ??
Soe Jack?
shame on you all. The man is entitled to a private life
Was he in what he was led to believe was an exclusive relationship with Mr Delaney?
I have recommended an infraction for your posts on this thread.
You are right.
Mea culpa.
Is he blonde?
Forced into an apology by the PC brigade.
Deary me, this country is getting worse
Stitched up like a kipper by the singing section of YBIG, ironically enough.
Iâm anti John Delaney but I think this latest controversy is ridiculous. I join the administrator @Colin Montgomerie in his crusade against CYBIG
What did he have to apologise for?