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Fine margins and sliding doors etc 17:10 - Jan 6 with 3641 viewsIllinoisblue

Reading a long piece in the Southampton paper about their decline and how close they were to signing Delap in the summer. Fee agreed but came here instead.

Horrific to imagine what might have been if we hadn’t got him.

Would we have signed the injured Broja to be backed up by the injured Hirst to be backed up by the injured AAH…. Shudder

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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:19 - Jan 6 with 3515 viewsSitfcB


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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:20 - Jan 6 with 3487 views_clive_baker_

AAH would've started 20 games by now, have 14 goals and we'd be 11th.

Def info.

Was it MA that implied (perhaps tongue in cheek) that a facetime with the boy Sheeran swung the Delap deal in our favour? I'm sure there were bigger factors, but shouldn't underestimate the little things like having a 'relevant' global superstar like Ed Sheeran. This generation of footballers will have grown up with his music, as will their siblings / friends / families / partners etc. I can see why players would've looked in at what our squad have done over the past few years and the experiences they've had and really want to be a part of it, for various reasons. Its natural.
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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:23 - Jan 6 with 3441 viewsDubtractor

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:20 - Jan 6 by _clive_baker_

AAH would've started 20 games by now, have 14 goals and we'd be 11th.

Def info.

Was it MA that implied (perhaps tongue in cheek) that a facetime with the boy Sheeran swung the Delap deal in our favour? I'm sure there were bigger factors, but shouldn't underestimate the little things like having a 'relevant' global superstar like Ed Sheeran. This generation of footballers will have grown up with his music, as will their siblings / friends / families / partners etc. I can see why players would've looked in at what our squad have done over the past few years and the experiences they've had and really want to be a part of it, for various reasons. Its natural.


Plus, and I think this is an important consideration, Russell Martin is a fooking tool.

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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:26 - Jan 6 with 3400 viewsBlueBadger

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:23 - Jan 6 by Dubtractor

Plus, and I think this is an important consideration, Russell Martin is a fooking tool.


He's no Chris Sutton, that's for sure.

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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:38 - Jan 6 with 3299 views_clive_baker_

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:23 - Jan 6 by Dubtractor

Plus, and I think this is an important consideration, Russell Martin is a fooking tool.


There is that. I can't deny there's a part of me that respects him for going to bed with Lucy Pinder every night though.
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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:39 - Jan 6 with 3284 viewsIllinoisblue

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:19 - Jan 6 by SitfcB



That’s up there with Sheff Weds “can’t see Ipswich in the fog” tweet

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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:47 - Jan 6 with 3235 viewsfootball



A lot of their fans did't want Delap
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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:59 - Jan 6 with 3081 viewstonybied

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:20 - Jan 6 by _clive_baker_

AAH would've started 20 games by now, have 14 goals and we'd be 11th.

Def info.

Was it MA that implied (perhaps tongue in cheek) that a facetime with the boy Sheeran swung the Delap deal in our favour? I'm sure there were bigger factors, but shouldn't underestimate the little things like having a 'relevant' global superstar like Ed Sheeran. This generation of footballers will have grown up with his music, as will their siblings / friends / families / partners etc. I can see why players would've looked in at what our squad have done over the past few years and the experiences they've had and really want to be a part of it, for various reasons. Its natural.


It was Szmodics that had a call with Sheeran, not Delap
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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 18:04 - Jan 6 with 3029 viewsberkstractorboy

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:59 - Jan 6 by tonybied

It was Szmodics that had a call with Sheeran, not Delap


I'm sure I read it was Delap.
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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 18:22 - Jan 6 with 2932 viewstonybied

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 18:04 - Jan 6 by berkstractorboy

I'm sure I read it was Delap.


I don't think it was ever confirmed but apparently the call happened the day before we signed Sammy.

https://news.sky.com/story/ed-sheeran-helped-ipswich-sign-player-before-appearin
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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 18:24 - Jan 6 with 2899 viewsberkstractorboy

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 18:22 - Jan 6 by tonybied

I don't think it was ever confirmed but apparently the call happened the day before we signed Sammy.

https://news.sky.com/story/ed-sheeran-helped-ipswich-sign-player-before-appearin


Interesting as I don't think there was ever the need to convince Sammy to come but Delap had the choice. As other posters have said, after watching RM football and speaking to him surely he must have been convinced by KMc.
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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 19:21 - Jan 6 with 2673 viewsIllinoisblue

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:47 - Jan 6 by football



A lot of their fans did't want Delap


A sensational thread there. Magnificent stuff. 😄

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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 19:33 - Jan 6 with 2596 viewsSwansea_Blue

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:38 - Jan 6 by _clive_baker_

There is that. I can't deny there's a part of me that respects him for going to bed with Lucy Pinder every night though.


She probably snores

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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 19:37 - Jan 6 with 2565 viewsNthQldITFC

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 19:33 - Jan 6 by Swansea_Blue

She probably snores


She does. Both ends.

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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 19:52 - Jan 6 with 2491 viewsberkstractorboy

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 19:21 - Jan 6 by Illinoisblue

A sensational thread there. Magnificent stuff. 😄


There are some belting responses in that, but 'Lazy player' tops it for me.
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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 20:30 - Jan 6 with 2372 viewsChris_ITFC

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 18:04 - Jan 6 by berkstractorboy

I'm sure I read it was Delap.



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Chairman and CEO Mark Ashton has revealed sponsor and minority shareholder Ed Sheeran played a role in signing striker Liam Delap during the summer. 18


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Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 20:52 - Jan 8 with 1718 viewsSitfcB

Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:59 - Jan 6 by tonybied

It was Szmodics that had a call with Sheeran, not Delap


Think it was Sky Sports that reported it wrong.

Ashton said a few days before it was picked up by the media that it was Delap n

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