Delaney gives Sligo €5k for home comfort

FAI chief executive John Delaney showed he had a big heart yesterday, pledging €5,000 to Sligo Rovers to assist in their bid to host their upcoming Europa League game on their own Showgrounds home ground.

The Sligo venue currently fails to meet UEFA criteria for a third round tie due to issues involving pitch length, floodlighting and the fact that the ground has a seated capacity of less than the required 4,500.

An alternative option for Paul Cook’s men is to play the game at Tallaght Stadium but Delaney is determined the game — which could see Sligo face Spanish side Atletico Madrid, Italian outfit Palermo or Dutch side AZ Alkmaar — will go ahead in Sligo.