Battle lines drawn as Scottish FA chief blasts ‘ludicrous’ John Delaney behaviour

John Delaney was last night accused of “ludicrous” behaviour by Stewart Regan as the Scottish FA chief issued a withering appraisal of his FAI counterpart in the wake of last week’s Fifa loan furore.

Battle lines were drawn between the opposing chief executives before last November’s European Championship qualifier between Ireland and Scotland in Glasgow when Delaney blasted the hosts’ handling of ticketing arrangements at Celtic Park.

While Regan largely kept his powder dry in the face of Delaney’s grandstanding then, he firmly took aim at Ireland’s under-fire chief executive yesterday.