Ex-CEO of FAI John Delaney and partner Emma English at the Aviva in 2015; tennis balls thrown onto the pitch at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night
UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the FAI relating to the tennis ball protest which took place during the 1-0 win over Georgia.
The charge? “Throwing of objects”
Case will be dealt with on May 16.
— Ryan Kelly (@ryandelarge) March 28, 2019
Ireland fans get their own FA charged by UEFA for throwing tennis balls on pitch to protest against embattled FAI official John Delaney (he’s leaving CEO role but getting to become Vice President despite controversies)
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) March 28, 2019
A day in the week of John Delaney:
His second employer, now investigating his first employer, for not controlling order and security during a protest about him.
Life comes at you fast. https://t.co/YiIfd54eh8
— The Opel Jersey (@TheOpelJersey) March 27, 2019
Previously: New Balls, Please
“John Delaney Could Run Anything”
“Embattled” John Delaney???
Fupp right off pal.
There are people in Syria and Yemen who may understand how difficult this all is for John what with the drop in salary and the media being somewhat ‘mean’ to him, but we will never know…. :|
“Embattled” I think is a euphemism for “in a spot of bother”.
Yeah, someone might ask him awkward questions at the PAC meeting or something.
Poor John.
Is there an x Ray machine for tennis balls?
Delaney could stump up the 100 000 Euro for it..
Why tennis balls?
Can’t find the history of it I’m afraid although I found other examples
https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/1025152/bolton-wanderers-0-west-brom-2-baggies-bounce-up-to-third-after-tennis-ball-protest
Probably because they bounce, you can through them and they are fairly cheap and easy to source.
They won’t hurt someone if hit too.
It’s a good idea, as these things go. You can’t be done for possession of an offensive weapon, they’re easily smuggled in, they’re easy to throw good distances, they’re “safe” missiles – you won’t injure someone if you hit them in the face, they’re relatively inexpensive and even one renders the pitch unplayable until they’ve all been gathered up.
Also very cheap to buy online. Search for Army Surplus Netherlands Srebrenica.
Like a lot of protests, styles are often copied from previous protests. I think this is the originator of the tennis ball protest, https://www.balls.ie/football/swiss-fans-got-balls-5531
Tennis balls? What’s the significance? Surely throwing one-eared spacehoppers would be a better message.
What’s with Emma English dressed as Napoleon? She’s no Brigitte Marie-Claude Trogneux-Macron.
I thought I had heard it was something to do with the fact he has a tennis court at his home.
no, it’s for ease of use reasons as outlined above
It’s a reference to back handers.
Again, no charge for this information.
It really isn’t
Is it because of Delaney’s stroke play? lol
It all started in Dortmund apparently…
http://www.espn.com/soccer/borussia-dortmund/story/2804444/dortmund-fan-explains-tennis-ball-ticket-price-protest