Fine margins and sliding doors etc 17:10 - Jan 6 with 3641 views | Illinoisblue | 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 views | SitfcB | |  |
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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. |  | |  |
Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:23 - Jan 6 with 3441 views | Dubtractor |
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 views | BlueBadger |
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. |  | |  |
Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:39 - Jan 6 with 3284 views | Illinoisblue |
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 views | football | A lot of their fans did't want Delap |  | |  |
Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 17:59 - Jan 6 with 3081 views | tonybied |
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 |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 18:04 - Jan 6 with 3029 views | berkstractorboy |
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. |  | |  |
Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 18:24 - Jan 6 with 2899 views | berkstractorboy |
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. |  | |  |
Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 19:21 - Jan 6 with 2673 views | Illinoisblue |
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 views | Swansea_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 views | NthQldITFC |
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 views | berkstractorboy |
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. |  | |  |
Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 20:30 - Jan 6 with 2372 views | Chris_ITFC |
Fine margins and sliding doors etc on 18:04 - Jan 6 by berkstractorboy | I'm sure I read it was Delap. |
Sheeran Played Role in Delap Signing 21st Nov 2024 13:46Chairman 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 views | SitfcB |
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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