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Delap

Posted by El Vom User icon on August 26, 2026, 10:58 am

First team stats

2025-2026 - one goal and one assist in 28 Premier League appearances for Chelsea
2024-2025 - 12 goals and two assists in 37 Premier League appearances for Ipswich Town
2023-2024 - eight goals and two assists in 31 Championship appearances for Hull City
2022-2023 - four goals in 37 Championship appearances for Stoke City

Not one I am too bothered we have missed out on.

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Posted by betosneck User icon on August 26, 2026, 4:19 pm, in reply to "Delap"

Everton wanted him because at £30m he knew that he could give him a year in the first team and shift him on for £50m even if it didn't work out. Exactly the same as Chelsea but with 35 starts.

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Posted by Tarpaulin_Alan User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:45 pm, in reply to "Delap"

Anyone who thinks this isn’t a bullet dodged is either mad or Rory Delap.

Liam Delap is a bog-eyed simple farmhand with anger management issues.

A Poundland James Beattie.

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Posted by Bigbobsbeard User icon on August 26, 2026, 1:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

In his only season of regular football he got a reasonable return in a woeful Ipswich side so he can't be instantly dismissed as shite.

'Pigs nipples'

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Posted by Kenny User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

😀

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Posted by santo_1878 User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

I'm of no opinion of him particularly, but there was a unanimous clamour for him 12 months ago so hindsight is easy.

There are many many cases of a move not working out for a young(ish) lad though so I think the simple farmhand stuff remains to be seen. I'm not saying he's worth a £50m punt like, but speaking of him solely as a player one good season one bad season he could still be absolutely anything.

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Posted by Bertram_Wooster User icon on August 26, 2026, 2:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

Unanimous?

Going to need to see receipts here...loads said he was a carthorse.

Got it all together and I'm ready to seethe.

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Posted by santo_1878 User icon on August 26, 2026, 2:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

OK well nothing is unanimous in these matters so I'll concede that, but a sizeable amount let's say.

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Posted by Bertram_Wooster User icon on August 26, 2026, 2:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

👍

Got it all together and I'm ready to seethe.

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Posted by Sarflondonblue User icon on August 26, 2026, 2:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

I agree with that no one knows what he could be.

But £50mill is madness.

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Posted by santo_1878 User icon on August 26, 2026, 2:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

It is in isolation. Well it is anyway you're right. No footballer should be costing £50m let's have it right.

But there's no doubt 100 examples of similar madness, the entire sport is gripped in madness.

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Posted by SmellsLikeBlueSpirit User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:42 pm, in reply to "Delap"

Liam Delap has received 27 yellow cards and 1 red card

Liam Delap has scored 25 senior club league goals and provided 6 league assists across his career through the 2025/2026 season

At £50m he would have been our club record signing. Game's gone

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Posted by ThommosSocks User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:22 pm, in reply to "Delap"

If he only scores one goal this season let's hope its Saturday

Thommossocks is innocent

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Posted by Hilldickson User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:21 pm, in reply to "Delap"

He is still potential, his transfer fee and reported salary are in the very firmly established bracket

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Posted by westy User icon on August 26, 2026, 11:42 am, in reply to "Delap"

It was always Chelsea's plan to buy him on the cheap and flog him on. Issue now is he's on Chelsea wages. He's from the Midlands so this move might suit him. He's clearly an idiot and I'm glad we've not signed him.

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Posted by Spart User icon on August 26, 2026, 11:11 am, in reply to "Delap"

I still think he'd offer more all round than Beto and Barry, but at £50m you'd want more for your money.

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Posted by come_on_pilgrim User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

From what I have seen of him he would offer miles less than Beto and Barry.

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Posted by ste User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

Based on the last two seasons this definitely seems true

Calm down, Nosferatu!

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Posted by Yogi_Clementine User icon on August 26, 2026, 11:47 am, in reply to "Re: Delap"

I'm broadly of the same view, other than i haven't too much of an opinion of him as a player - telling of how other Prem footy I watch other than us.
Didn't he give us a hard time down there and f all up here??
There will be a serious number of eyes wiped on here if he scores 20 goals for Forest but equally I agree if we spend £50m and he's another Barry or worse then we are fooked. The next big striker outlay needs to be fairly guaranteed of providing something

Formerly yogiclementine

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Posted by Spart User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

This is why I think we need a loan now, buy later deal. Someone we can get in for this season and if he turns out to be anywhere near a competant striker, invest big cash later (even if the loan fee/transfer fee is a little more hiked than it would otherwise be).

Quite who is out there that would fit the bill and would be available on this sort of deal though is totally beyond me.

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Posted by Yogi_Clementine User icon on August 26, 2026, 12:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

Every chance that actually was Delap until that lad with the large undies squirted cash money at it

Formerly yogiclementine

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Posted by mjp_maestro User icon on August 26, 2026, 4:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Delap"

Might explain Moyes increasingly titty lip, loan to buy deal lined up, only for Forest to come in and pay the £50 mil no-one was expecting anyone to pay

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