This has been a rollercoaster week. And with so littel time to plan anything we should just try and encourage as many fans to bring their own banners/14 sheets or whatever into the Aviva on Tuesday.

All ideas and organisers welcome to start something here through the Irish fans 

LAAD organised the Bike admobile that was at the convention centre and Dublin city for the Euro 2020 draw. It didn't create too much of a ripple but we can get it out again on Tuesday 4 hours before the match. Really put the pressure on him 

So if Irekland fans want to help fund it we need around €300

http://www.gofundme.com/the-john-delaney-out-ad-mobile - https://www.gofundme.com/the-john-delaney-out-ad-mobile

Sign LAAD petition 

http://www.change.org/p/football-association-of-ireland-remove-john-delaney-as--of-the-fai - https://www.change.org/p/football-association-of-ireland-remove-john-delaney-as-head-of-the-fai

Working link there 

Myself and a good friend have been working on this one for ages. The friend is a graphic designer, did a massive job on a JD out flag. They are easily 12ft x 12 and on really thin material so it fits onto a small bag/backpack. We have three made. One coming with me and a couple of mates in 110 in the corner. The other in 502 to be draped down. Perfect for TV view. The other one will be near the dugouts. Hopefully this will get the message across. 

Get as many flags in as possible.

 Ensure you have someone ready to record in case that it gets taken off you

Bit late in the day now, most will have left for the day already

Good of you to give the FAI advanced warning

All eyes are on the FAI tonight. Flags that get confiscated will get more publicity than those that don’t if done right and there’s evidence 

another  lurker of the site.

I have a very simple idea for a protest. That can get everyone involved.

Show JD the red card. 

No paper required just use our phones.

 MDownload a red background image from google. Saved to your photos. make sure the red image covers the whole screen. 

At a certain time the whole place shows the red card (screen)

Maybe it wouldn’t work but it’s definitely a protest they can’t hamper. Plus everyone has a phone

I hope these are fake locations and will be unveiled in different areas. Otherwise you just told Delaney's Lurkers where to watch out for. 

Best way to smuggle the small flags and banners in is through premium. They dont search you going in there. They can be then dropped down over the balcony onto 114 or you can walk down from the premium to the bottom tier. 

That’s actually a really good idea. Feel it’s too late to get word around now though.

 

Certain time...lets say the 10 minutes in?

Could the red card get enough attention? if it was shared on ybig Facebook and twitter it would be easily done and could be screenshotted. It wouldn't be long generating interest also as its easy to do and should spread quick on social media.

Are we to be treated to the drummers who like to start banging away at very strategic moments this evening? I hope they get slaughtered if they are there 

Will the drums of Africa make an appearance again. They were class!

Should be rocking in 114 one way or the other .

 

If there were a lot of people doing it then I think it would. Obviously if it is just a couple of people here and there then it wouldn't be noticed.

 

Protesting aside I wonder would that be a good way to welcome the team onto the pitch in the future...with a green phone display

 

True dat!!!! I have seen many a march down to Lansdowne end up not happening because "sure we'll have another pint"

Do you really think that the players are going to care if someone has a Delaney out banner or something like that for feck sake? Fair enough if everyone spends the game changing about Delaney and the fai but it’s still noise at the end of the day. The players will hopefully be getting on with the game anyway and not listening to the lyrics of the chants😂😂😂

If they players are effected by a few anti Delaney or fai chants then they might as well retire. Do you like the players honestly would be better? Half of them couldn’t give a toss about them I’d say. It’s likely too that a lot of them would like to see him go judging the amount of retired players who have spoke against him. Even before the last Euros a group of players had to sit down and negotiate tournament fees with him.

Some people are trying to use any excuse possible in case went don’t win tonight😂😂

 

Reillers88 wrote: Just from reading all this it looks like, while people's intentions on a protest are legitimate, there is no one course of action that has been agreed by a substantial number to make it noticeable. Of course I could be wrong and something major could take place in the Aviva tonight but realistically until one concrete form of protest is agreed on its serves very little purpose.

Sorry to disappoint the lads who sent through the PMs

 

Suuuuure you're not.

 

Anyway all levity aside you'll be pleased to hear we are all systems go for the airplane flying over the stadium to drop c. 1,000 tennis balls on to the pitch Commander MC.

Not sure many on  here have the stomach for that  you need 30+ games a year of being furious with the FAI for that not 4.

f**king gobsh*tes....

Duff disgusted.

They seemed to be coming from all sides in the Telly?

These new televisions are a wonder...

Yes

It is very hard to take anybody that uses it seriously.

They said it was stupid and pathetic. Which it was.

For what reason to you feel it was either stupid or pathetic. The only way I would call it pathetic is that it didn't go nearly far enough but baby steps. 

Were trying to get to the euros here. What will throwing tennis fcking balls on the pitch possibly disrupting our game do anyone. What will it actually do? Fcking nothing. Im with duffer on this. Fcking stupid. Im not against protest but have a march or something. Dont disrupt our chances during a game. 

Was AbuAbu alright after the riot it caused? I hear O'Connell street is burning.

First off I would back any protest that caused change in the FAI. I realise that many people on here only care about the senior team but if you think the disruption caused tonight was excessive (we scored a goal 10 seconds after) then you clearly have no desire for a protest of any kind. I would advocate for far larger and more disruptive protests until Delaney and his cronies are consigned to history. 

+1 

Ensures it's in the papers again tomorrow 

How? What did it achieve exactly. 

doherty wrote: nvidic wrote: Was against it but worked well, fair play lads  How? What did it achieve exactly.

Keeps Delaney in the papers again tomorrow despite the result

I thought it was funny myself as there seemed to so few tennis balls  but at least it got noticed and keeps the pressure on John the Baptist.

Where are people getting this nonsense notion that players were going to be totally distracted when the tennis balls came on. Are most of the Irish players avid tennis players? Would they all be dreaming of a nice game of tennis instead of concentrating on their jobs after the balls came on?

Maybe the Georgians are more into their tennis? Maybe they spent the night thinking of a nice knock around at the local tennis club and it resulted in us winning? 

New balls please..

No just dont do it during an important game disrupting the teams chances. As duffer says 4 mins added on due to disruption where they could have scored and almost did. Now i know thats a bit of a stretch but its a point. March before the game, sit in after etc etc. Dont disrupt the game. Thats my own view. Embarrasing to watch.

Iconic moment now after we scored straight after it the lads that threw them can say they were the 12 fan! Yeah I'd be of the same idea as you vidic

https://twitter.com/rtesoccer/status/1110670164859584512?s=21" rel="nofollow - https://twitter.com/rtesoccer/status/1110670164859584512?s=21

It's the same amount of time to be played whether there's stoppages or not. That's an incredibly weak argument. You protest during the game as it's visible on television and the commentators are forced to mention it. Other less regular attendees might also become curious as to the reasons for the protest. It's a basic concept and it happens in many many countries. 

We scored straight after it but yet it was the cause of them scoring 

Can anyone explain this massive disruption the Irish players felt?

How come they were so disrupted by a stoppage in play, that's all it was, but the Georgians supposedly weren't?

Not a Sadlier fan at all but he spoke very well and hopefully put pressure on the Oireachtas committee with his comments.

I thought Darragh Moloney was acting like a total gobdaw and buffoon. As if he hadn't a notion why anyone would be upset around the Irish football scene at the moment.

International media coverage, recognition of the serious discontent within the game against JD. 

Was initially against it but thought it worked well.  Got media attention and negative media glare onto JD.  Some may feel that it interrupted the game, it didn't, it was at a time when a free kick was about to be taken and we scored.  The bigger picture here is getting rid of the greatest blight on our game in a generation.  If a few tennis balls highlights this, so be it.

A million percent? Duff is a f**king eejit.

I was initially against the idea but it worked, everyone’s talking about it now including Duff, although he was more interested in having a go at the fans than the CEO when given the opportunity, shouldn’t be surprised really though. 

It’ll be all over the papers tomorrow & keeps the pressure on the corrupt **** 

The first half had 49 minutes due to stoppages (3 mins for tennis balls) 

If the tennis balls had not have happened, the first half would have been 46 minutes. 

No extra minutes of play was added 

I can imagine you going ballistic over that and all the "for me"

Doherty & Damien Duffs heads have just exploded 

Ballistic is pushing it a bit!Although a little bit of cheese on toast fell in my tea, which was disappointing! He isn't the brightest of lads though, that's for sure!

I don't always agree with Sadlier, but he is a clever fella who speaks very well. He is a decent writer too. He does come across as a bit of a **** though.

Rte muted the mics on the singing section too. They know no bounds.

Next they'll be putting a sound proof glass wall and roof around the fans. 

Duffer every time St. Delaney was brought up. 

Also I was against the tennis ball protest but it seems to have worked so fair play

'He always cheats, he always lies...' Then the bit you were able to make out.

JD protest - he must go - although it needs to be about the  board as much as the CEO.  They need to go as well.