I reckon there are probably a few, maybe even some within the club, who look at Delap and think "he can be our Harry Kane".

Both big bullies but skilled a going to ground easy 

3 hours ago, axman2526 said:

I reckon there are probably a few, maybe even some within the club, who look at Delap and think "he can be our Harry Kane".

Both big bullies but skilled a going to ground easy 

Some of us look at Delap and think

“he’s gonna be our Andy Carroll”

1 minute ago, DarkMata said:

Some of us look at Delap and think

“he’s gonna be our Andy Carroll”

Nah, Delap can actually run rather than jog briskly.

Apparently he is open to join the team now, as always I will hype the new signing but still believe we should have signed Osimhen instead.

I think people are greatly overrating this guy to be quite frank. It's not that difficult to bully our defence.

If it's just a case of anyone but Jackson then we can do better. 

Watched the oligitory youtube highlights and was unimpressed. Poor touch, poor dribbling skills. Don't see what the fuss is about.

Hasn't scored a goal from open play in 9 games and loves a booking. Isn't this signing exactly what we moan about with Jackson on here? 

20 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

Given that CFC are far better than keeping the ball and creating better chances overall I would expect to see that Jackson has the better stats in certain areas...put Jackson in the Ipswich side and Delap in the CFC team and wonder what the stats would look like?

13 minutes ago, CFCCAN said:

Given that CFC are far better than keeping the ball and creating better chances overall I would expect to see that Jackson has the better stats in certain areas...put Jackson in the Ipswich side and Delap in the CFC team and wonder what the stats would look like?

They're the same profile of player. What benefit do we get from this? We want options to change a game, not another like for like change. 

Hmm.

I'm not against Delap long term FWIW, however we've spent 4 months moaning we need a serious striker to compete then people are campaigning for yet another project.

1 hour ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

I'm not against Delap long term FWIW, however we've spent 4 months moaning we need a serious striker to compete then people are campaigning for yet another project.

 I agree.

Personally i wouldn't be against Vlahovic. Its Serie A so, yeah. But he is a big, rangy, mobile forward with pace that links up play, has decent technical ability and scores goals. The historical questions around him was injuries but i don't think that this is that bad a record tbh, in the overall scheme of things nowadays.

1 hour ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

They're the same profile of player. What benefit do we get from this? We want options to change a game, not another like for like change. 

What do you mean by "same profile of player".

I have only become aware of Delap this season and what he has done for Ipswich but he looks a totally different type of player to Jackson.

 

Everybody hates this potential signing, so it’ll probably be a good one.

2 hours ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

I'm not against Delap long term FWIW, however we've spent 4 months moaning we need a serious striker to compete then people are campaigning for yet another project.

I think it is best for Delap to stay with the Tractor boys until the end - we can reevaluate everything then.

He strong and he's a smart player. Knows Cole Palmer well. I think he would be good. But he is a prospect. A Project.

As you say - IF we were looking now we need an accomplished player, good to go.

We have already a project, a potential talent, in Guiu. We don't need more projects, potential talents or future prospects, we need experienced, established players that get into the first 11 right now and improve us.

1 hour ago, Nibs said:

What do you mean by "same profile of player".

I have only become aware of Delap this season and what he has done for Ipswich but he looks a totally different type of player to Jackson.

 

i mean he's the same profile of player. 

They're both pretty bulky ball carriers with average shooting. Jackson is a better passer but in the grand scheme of things they're the same player. 

9 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

i mean he's the same profile of player. 

They're both pretty bulky ball carriers with average shooting. Jackson is a better passer but in the grand scheme of things they're the same player. 

Maybe you are right, but I don't see it that way.

They are both still young and relatively inexperienced but from what I've seen, Delap looks to have a lot more of what it takes to be a striker. Looks a lot stronger and able to hold defenders off more than Jackson. Just seems to have more of a "football brain" too and from what I've seen, doesn't stray offside as much.

I agree, he is far from the finished article and right now we really could do with a finished article rather than a prospect, but they are few & far between and would cost a sh*t load. For me Delap would be a definite improvement over Jackson, but I don't see Ipswich willing to sell until the summer at the earliest.

  

8 minutes ago, Nibs said:

Maybe you are right, but I don't see it that way.

They are both still young and relatively inexperienced but from what I've seen, Delap looks to have a lot more of what it takes to be a striker. Looks a lot stronger and able to hold defenders off more than Jackson. Just seems to have more of a "football brain" too and from what I've seen, doesn't stray offside as much.

I agree, he is far from the finished article and right now we really could do with a finished article rather than a prospect, but they are few & far between and would cost a sh*t load. For me Delap would be a definite improvement over Jackson, but I don't see Ipswich willing to sell until the summer at the earliest.

  

Each to their own. I think the Chelsea game has massively skewed a lot of opinions about him as he had the game of his life. 

Duran Duran was the one.

5 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

Each to their own. I think the Chelsea game has massively skewed a lot of opinions about him as he had the game of his life. 

We are known to sign players that have a good game against us. It's called the Falcao syndrome.

10 minutes ago, Scott said:

We are known to sign players that have a good game against us. It's called the Falcao syndrome.

Signed him 6 years too late. Vintage. 

Edited January 10, 20251 yr by Sconnie Blue

Delap improves us.

Honestly, he’d be my first choice of gettable strikers. His game is made for our set up.

2 hours ago, DarkMata said:

Duran Duran was the one.

Looks like it. Got Roberto Carlos power in his shots.