Liam Delap - Ipswich player 2024-25

[Mayor West]

The Championship is a world apart from Academy football.
It is often a tough, dog-eat-dog fight, with flair players often just getting scraps.
Delap reminds me a little of Ched Evans, who is still picked ahead of Liam, for Preston, even at 34.
The superior strength and power that Delap had at EDS level does not necessarily transfer to Championship level.
Out of Delap, Doyle & McAtee, it will be interesting if any become a Premiership player ?
I'd plump for McAtee, as his skill-set is more suited to the top level...

Doyle and mcatee will 100% be premier league players at some point in their careers.

 

[WallyA]

This was always the question mark I had with him.

Is he dominant at youth level legitmatelt? Or was he just bullying weak developing players so it hid some weaknesses.

Now his injury might have played a role and I hope him the best, but it wont be with us.

And thats okay, as long as we give these youth pathways to play professional football all is fine. Very few will make it with us.

 

[jamesha]

This was always the question mark I had with him.

Is he dominant at youth level legitmatelt? Or was he just bullying weak developing players so it hid some weaknesses.

Now his injury might have played a role and I hope him the best, but it wont be with us.

And thats okay, as long as we give these youth pathways to play professional football all is fine. Very few will make it with us.

I am surprised how badly he has struggled at Championship level as, out of his EDS peers, I thought that he had the necessary physique to thrive at that level.

Turning down the reported £16M offer from Southampton seems in retrospect to be a bad move. Not sure where he will go from here. I cannot see any team matching the £££ that City pay him and loan opportunities in the Championship may be difficult to find for him next season based upon his performances at Stoke and Preston. Maybe a season in League One would be a good option?

 

[shevtheblue]

I am surprised how badly he has struggled at Championship level as, out of his EDS peers, I thought that he had the necessary physique to thrive at that level.

Turning down the reported £16M offer from Southampton seems in retrospect to be a bad move. Not sure where he will go from here. I cannot see any team matching the £££ that City pay him and loan opportunities in the Championship may be difficult to find for him next season based upon his performances at Stoke and Preston. Maybe a season in League One would be a good option?

This is one of those that has gone terrible for all parties, but in hindsight all of these moves have been bad. He's been playing a certain way with City for years, to then send him off to Stoke & Preston, how is that going to help? I would still keep him, but the next move for him next season is key.

 

[mattcity5]

I am surprised how badly he has struggled at Championship level as, out of his EDS peers, I thought that he had the necessary physique to thrive at that level.

Turning down the reported £16M offer from Southampton seems in retrospect to be a bad move. Not sure where he will go from here. I cannot see any team matching the £££ that City pay him and loan opportunities in the Championship may be difficult to find for him next season based upon his performances at Stoke and Preston. Maybe a season in League One would be a good option?

It's a hard one to judge in advance isn't it - you would think he had the strength and size to cope. However, it now seems more like everything he did well at EDS level was due to the advantage his size and strength gave him. Take that advantage away and he doesn't seem to have enough to the rest of his game to flourish.

His loan moves this season will undoubtedly have brought his transfer fee down unfortunately. For his sake though, that should at least mean some are willing to give him another chance.

 

[Irishblue93]

Not even getting a run now for PNE

 

[RayCTID]

Slightly disappointing Liam Delap's career isn't taking off. Not necessarily at City (that chance has gone now) but do I hope he does make it.

 

[timperleyblueboy]

It's been a tough loan period for delap. But I'd look at Harry Kane and the awful loan moves he had before he eventually made it at Spurs. He had awful times at orient, Millwall , Norwich and Leicester before he got the chance at spurs.

 

[Kamaro011]

It's been a tough loan period for delap. But I'd look at Harry Kane and the awful loan moves he had before he eventually made it at Spurs. He had awful times at orient, Millwall , Norwich and Leicester before he got the chance at spurs.

This will be very hard lesson from him this season, it will only get better if he learn and try to work even harder next season.

 

[cheekybids]

It's been a tough loan period for delap. But I'd look at Harry Kane and the awful loan moves he had before he eventually made it at Spurs. He had awful times at orient, Millwall , Norwich and Leicester before he got the chance at spurs.

Agreed, I wouldn’t write him off yet. We don’t know how he will have benefited but every day training with men in a tough environment may just mean he needs a couple of years longer to progress. Players often have a different trajectory but I think he’ll get there.