When powerful people are avoiding accountability, it’s the tactic of the day for them to get outraged at random twitter accounts or talking heads as a distraction
Heimir said he “left it to others” but apparently didn’t even tell anyone to do it. Disastrous failure of leadership. Needs to go, as does the entire FAI board. Reps will get their funding so nothing will happen. Delaney is gone but the feudal system remains. FAI need winding up
Heimir: ‘It’s important we spoke to each player individually & specifically about these Israel games.’
Courell: ‘It’s players fault to turn up & don’t bring it up themselves.’
Is there a duty of care or not? Does leadership take responsibility or not? Or just when it suits PR?
So, what was the point of Heimir talking to outfield players individually specifically about the Israel games if, as Courell says, merely agreeing to be called up or having any conversation was sufficient consultation and consent?
He said the same thing on Second Captains about the EGM vote. The ‘democracy’ is a veil, and they’re so arrogant and unaccountable that they admit it. It the FAI’s decision. Not Irish football, not the players.
3 points in exchange for:
- Legitimising Israel
- Being verbally abused
- Being bullied
- Accused of racism
- Racially abused with impunity
- Damaging fan connection
- Damaging player morale
- Global embarrassment
And it’s only the day after and there’s another game to go.
It’s hilarious that Hasan is making this argument when his own situation proves the opposite; he’s been trying to earn respectability by wearing suits but actually became public enemy number one for the establishment.
This has been an utter debasement and humiliation of their own choosing. They could have decided not to play, and gotten support from their own people and criticism from without. Now, everybody is angered and disgusted by them.