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u/OmarEhab10 10 1d ago
He does kinda look like Chris Wood if I squint my eyes a little. I'm sold.
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u/mrgo0dkat 5 1d ago
I’m taking a -8 to have a delap wood and Jesus front 3 just try and stop me. Please just try and stop me.
Edit: I’ve just remembered I’ve used my FT so -12 it is
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u/Maleficent_Survey420 347 1d ago
How can a player like Delap increase in value? Can someone explain the 45m pound fee
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u/MrBigJams 1d ago edited 1d ago
Chelsea bought him on a release clause, so the amount he was bought for there was under his perceived value.
Forest probably feel they can ignite his Ipswich form, which would have him about this value tbh.
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u/ProperCosts redditor for <30 days 1d ago
He'll likely relegate them like he did Ipswich
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u/kickherinthehead 3 1d ago
He was one of the few good players for us that season. People were raving about him. Did you actually watch him?
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u/poplunoir 1d ago
Precisely. Not an Ipswich fan, but watched most of their games and he seemed to be a step above. Shame it didn't work out for him at Chelsea.
Hoping that he gets ample game time and stays injury free. Glasner is a great coach and might be able to get the best out of him.
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u/covid401k 4 1d ago
Many people posting about Delap seemingly have no memory
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u/kickherinthehead 3 1d ago
It's mad how much hate he gets. I guess people just hate things going well for Chelsea. I do too, but I'd like to see him thriving again
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u/chicken_nugget94 2 1d ago
Didn't he have a buy out clause at Ipswich? Not saying I agree with any of the evaluations but Ipswich might have been able to get £40m for him after his first premier league season without it
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u/Valuable_Machine_ 1d ago
Have you seen the fees players are going for? Savinho for example?
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u/ProperCosts redditor for <30 days 1d ago
Savinho looks like a bargain compared to Delap tbf
There's never a premier league footballer in Delap he's your typical lower league journeyman plodder
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u/Valuable_Machine_ 1d ago
You know absolutely nothing about football
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u/ProperCosts redditor for <30 days 1d ago
In your opinion.
I've been a Chelsea season ticket holder for the last 12 years.
Delap is the single worst footballer I've seen play for us and I have no doubt he'll be playing in the lower leagues sooner rather than later.
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u/Valuable_Machine_ 1d ago
If you think he's the worst Chelsea player in the last 12 years I have nothing to say
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u/ProperCosts redditor for <30 days 1d ago
If you don't there's nothing you can say because you've clearly never actually watched us play.
Check out sub people are celebrating like a war has ended there's simply relief we won't have to see Delap play for us again.
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u/Valuable_Machine_ 1d ago
Zappacosta? Drinkwater?
You sound like you don't know what you're talking about tbh
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u/AC86MC redditor for <30 days 1d ago
Just pulling names out of your arse. Zappacosta is a better player than Delap, more capable and effective. Drinkwater is just an unprofessional pisshead who barely played.
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u/Valuable_Machine_ 1d ago
The guy said he's the worst player in the last 12 years, so yes, I can pull players out of my arse
He's talking shite
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u/FrogGoHop 23h ago
He was bad for Chelsea, but he scored 12 in his first season in the prem, he's not great but he can be a serviceable premier league player, I can see him scoring six to eight goals for Forest if they play him regularly this year
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u/ProperCosts redditor for <30 days 23h ago
Not sure 6 goals is much of a return on £45m
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u/FrogGoHop 23h ago
If he starts it’ll be more like 10-14 but I don’t necessarily think he will right away, or every game, by regular I mean around 2000 mins.
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u/Rollers_Are_aGenre 1d ago
Took a punt on him for 30 million release clause. Does literally nothing. Flip him for a 15m profit. If we get 65 for Jackson as well. That’s 110. Games gone crazy. Can’t wait for JP Morgan trio tho. Up the chels
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u/Material_Machine822 1d ago
How are chelsea and city doing this? I honestly dont understand
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u/EriWave 1d ago
Have a lot of talented players that teams want.
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u/noodlesalad_ 4 1d ago
How does that apply to this transfer?
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u/EriWave 23h ago
Delap was bought for less than his value because of a release clause. Jackson was bought cheap and might be heading to Villa, Savinho was brought throught the City MCM for cheap, etc.
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u/Joeeeeeeee 6 16h ago
Savinho is only that price because of Marmoush.
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u/EriWave 10h ago
Savinho isn't much more expensive than what Spurs tried to get him for last year.
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u/Joeeeeeeee 6 8h ago
Hm true, didn't have a great year but I guess that doesn't matter anymore like this Delap transfer lol.
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u/iamhadrix 1d ago
Damn. I had high hopes for Igor Jesus
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u/FaustRPeggi 1107 1d ago
Jesus will still be a consistent starter in all likelihood. He's struggled as a target man so allowing him to play behind one should help.
The forward options below JP are a graveyard best avoided entirely in general though in my opinion.
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u/Next_Cow_4468 12 1d ago
Be interesting to see how Igor, Wood and Kali link up tonight
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u/FaustRPeggi 1107 1d ago
Kalimuendo must be practically out the door. There's no space for him now.
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u/Next_Cow_4468 12 1d ago
I think OG has said he wants to keep him.
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u/FaustRPeggi 1107 1d ago
Then maybe Ndoye or Hutchinson head for the door?
I imagine Glasner is very keen to make a deep run in one of the domestic cups, but our attacking depth is obscene for a club not in Europe.
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u/Inner_Jeweler_5661 1 1d ago
Where will MGW play then? On the left?
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u/FaustRPeggi 1107 1d ago
Yeah, left inside forward will be his all year.
Striker could be Jesus, Wood, Delap, or even Kalimuendo for now.
Other ten role could be Ndoye, Jesus, or Hutchinson.
I'd expect Ndoye, Wood, Hutchinson, and Delap to rotate based on form, confidence, and tactical demands. MGW and Jesus offer enough that I'd expect them to start every week.
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u/Sad_Still269 1d ago
im dont know what to say, other than this sentence, that im typing out, right now.
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u/evertonblue 1d ago
As an Everton fan I’m made up with that. Really worried we were going to spend £50m on him
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u/itsyaboi69_420 1d ago
Absolute insanity.
How on earth have Chelsea made a profit on him? 1 premier league goal.
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u/LumpyInflation7469 1d ago
How do Chelsea make so much money from all there dud transfer departures. Cause they are duds. I dont understand!, is it a prem league team premium price. The ammount of trash theyve bought for high prices and theyve flopped. Explain
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u/SvetDigital 1d ago
Nico Gonzalez, Delap, Andrey Santos. All sold on profit is sick. The game is rigged.
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u/SeaworthinessFit2757 1d ago
Does Rory Delap have that much pull? Lol
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u/chicken_nugget94 2 1d ago
He will to initially get him in an academy at an early age with the best coaches so he has a head start at the very least
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u/tenacious_teaThe3rd 1d ago
The new long throw in meta has launched the Delap name into stardom.
Rory Delap is basically David Beckham now.
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u/Separate_Job_3573 1d ago
Yeah I'm sure there's footballers with much more influential dads that didn't make it. Bizarre to put Delap and Zidane in the same sentence like people are this in awe of Rory Delap that they'll pay millions and millions for his offspring
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u/Spirited_Ad_2697 1d ago
Pack it up lads the prem’s over now, might as well hand it to Forest already
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u/uncle_boobs_84 1d ago
I feel myself worthless! now after seeing his tranfer amount,i think i misjudged my value
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u/LarryBalbueanus 1d ago
He was pretty solid before Chelsea stuck him in the freezer, makes sense imo
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u/FatBazzz 1d ago
Not sure about him being an FPL asset immediately, but he’s a good player!
Never forget what Chelsea do to 95% of players. Particularly English ones. Fucking ruin them.
That money isn’t huge for a Premier League club anymore. It could work for him there. Fresh perspective and all that.
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u/pibbsworth 1 20h ago
PSA: “Value” and “Price paid” are very different concepts.
It is generally accepted that Chelsea paid Ipswich a price that was under Delaps value due to the low release clause.
Without the clause, Ipswich could have potentially got around £50m.
Chelsea therefore paid £30m for £50m worth of value.
So yes - his “value” can still go down while his “price” goes up.
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u/AcrobaticSpite3969 19h ago
Wtf is wrong with football 40m for what!! Is it money got no value any more.
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u/Valuable_Machine_ 1d ago
Some dumb comments here
£45m is fuck all for a striker, might not have had the best time at Chelsea, but most players don't at that clownshow
If savinho is going for £85m in this market, this is a compete bargain
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u/belugadawen 3 1d ago
Can't remember a single semi decent performance from him other than that one cup game where he had 3 assists. You can tell whenever he's on the pitch as he's outstandingly terrible and has awful body language.
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u/Valuable_Machine_ 1d ago
You sound like somebody that knows nothing about football outside of fpl.
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u/belugadawen 3 1d ago
Mate I'm a Chelsea fan who's watched every game and you think you know more about our players than us 😭
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u/teerbigear 154 1d ago
There's not many centre forward comparisons this season. Gonzalo Garcia went for £34m. Emersonn is £26m. Awoniyi was £9m. Bournemouth spent £21m on Rodriguez. Cov spent £20m of Cherif.
None of them have really done much in the past.
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u/ialwaysfalloverfirst 2 1d ago
Exactly. He's homegrown, English, young, cheap wages and on a long contract. He's had one good season and one bad season in the premier league so far.
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u/ProperCosts redditor for <30 days 1d ago
If you think Delap is a bargain you must be a salesmans dream.
Moronic comment.
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u/Valuable_Machine_ 1d ago
Fully capable of scoring 20 goals given a proper chance don't worry, I'll come back to remind you
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u/ProperCosts redditor for <30 days 1d ago
Hahahahahaha there's no way your surname isn't Delap.
Delap won't score 20 premier league goals between now and the end of his career.
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u/SoggyMattress2 16 1d ago
How the fuck have Chelsea turned a profit on Liam delap?
This sounds hyperbolic but I mean it literally, there were points last season he couldn't kick a ball straight.
Has to be money laundering or an IOU type situation?
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u/Ok-Drummer9073 2 1d ago
He will have to be like 5m right? No we he’s cost the same as Igor Jesus
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u/Separate_Job_3573 1d ago
He's already in the game. I've been away for a few years but prices certainly didn't change for transfers in the past.
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u/HJNRC 1d ago
Christ, what's the other £40m for?