Ewan MacKenna: after ten years in power, John Delaney appears to be mediocre at all aspects of his job except one – hanging on to it

For the journalist, he keeps on giving. From Irish football, he just keeps taking away.

Earlier this week, a conversation with a respected football writer in England turned to what exactly John Delaney’s curriculum vitae must look like at this point. After all, with December lapping up against us, he’s now ten years in the role of chief executive of the FAI, and while this column has previously highlighted the unfortunate need for ...