The FAI's numero uno chose the right moment to distance himself from Sepp Blatter.
John Delaney has evinced a cool attitude towards Blatter since he flagged up the 33rd team proposal in a press conference in 2009.
Yesterday, he said that Ireland would not be voting for Blatter and that the organisation had a bad brand image.
How the organisation must look back fondly on those days when the most one could say was they had a bad brand image.
Delaney was on Today with Sean O'Rourke this morning, where he was interviewed by stand-in host Keelin Shanley on the dramatic events of the morning.
Like most people, he is incapable of being surprised by any story that comes out about FIFA these days.
If it it wasn’t so serious it sounds like something out of a mafia movie. Nothing would surprise me at Fifa now, that’s the sad thing now.
Delaney once more called on Blatter to accept responsibility for what has gone on during his tenure.
The one person that’s always been at the head of that (FIFA's controversies) has been Sepp Blatter. And he has to take some responsibility at this stage.
On the question of Blatter's impending re-election, Delaney took the view that Blatter will likely win the election if it goes ahead as scheduled but he hinted that the arrests could help solidify opinion within UEFA that he needs to be offed.
In my opinion he will win the election if takes place on Friday, but we won’t be voting for him. I don’t think we should.
