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

Ashton says the club got the Framlingham-based pop star to have a word with a player in order to help get the move over the line.

“Local man, global superstar, sponsor of the football club, now a shareholder and now officially part of our recruitment team,” Ashton said at Soccerex Miami last week.

“In the summer, we were trying to persuade one particular player to join the football club and realised very quickly that he was an Ed Sheeran fan.

“Ed jumped on a Zoom call with him at the training ground, just before he stepped on stage with Taylor Swift. Hopefully, that was a key part in getting the player across the line.”

Ashton merely hinted when pressed on the player’s identity: “He’s certainly scoring a few goals.”

And we understand that player was Delap, who joined from Manchester City for £15 million in July with other clubs, including Southampton, also having shown interest.

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FrimleyBlue added 13:58 - Nov 21 I told Ladapo what a great club we are, where's my news report
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Broadbent23 added 14:09 - Nov 21 Thank you Ed. Now write a song about the Town. "Manchester Boy" would be a good title. Galway Girl sold well.
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Bazza8564 added 14:18 - Nov 21 Im sure that would have been a fun moment for Liam, and really pleased that the club are finding fun and light hearted stories to keep Ed at the forefront of peoples minds. Id be a bit surprised if it made that much difference to be fair, but whatever the reasons, it's another major tick in the recruitment box!
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Cadiar added 14:23 - Nov 21 Broadband, why Manchester boy, Delap hardly played for them & comes from Hampstead.
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Cadiar added 14:24 - Nov 21 Should have read Hampshire. He was born in Winchester.
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Radlett_blue added 14:51 - Nov 21 Ed Sheeran is also fond of Bradford City. https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24336479.clip-re-emerges-ed-sheeran-
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Nutkins_Return added 17:21 - Nov 21 Delap mentioned this when he signed on one of the Towntv interviews. Come to think of it I'm sure Kalvin Philips mentioned the same. Ed is determined to make a return on his investment! Good lad
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Nutkins_Return added 17:21 - Nov 21 Delap mentioned this when he signed on one of the Towntv interviews. Come to think of it I'm sure Kalvin Philips mentioned the same. Ed is determined to make a return on his investment! Good lad
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Gforce added 23:32 - Nov 21 Here's hoping Ed has a couple more lined up for January!
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slade1 added 06:56 - Nov 22 Radlet_blue we https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/14870188/ed-sheeran- https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/14870188/ed-sheeran-unrecognisable-throwba
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slade1 added 06:57 - Nov 22 I meant to say, Radlet_blue, we only have to show them Bradford fans this.
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Rozeeboy74 added 09:52 - Nov 22 TV report said it was Sammie
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Linkboy13 added 10:12 - Nov 22 Put him in charge of player recruitment.
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dusth added 18:48 - Nov 22 Ha ha, Cadiar, that's my kind of mistake. I doubt if Town have ever had a player from Hampstead. Prizes for anyone who can find one!
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dusth added 18:50 - Nov 22 Though I reckon John Cobbold might have dined there once or twice.
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dusth added 18:50 - Nov 22 Though I reckon John Cobbold might have dined there once or twice.
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dusth added 18:50 - Nov 22 Though I reckon John Cobbold might have dined there once or twice.
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dusth added 18:50 - Nov 22 Apologies.
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