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Post by Davef on Sept 18, 2013 11:47:12 GMT
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Post by davejohnno1 on Sept 18, 2013 12:00:17 GMT
I showed my 5 year old some clips of Ricardo Fuller at his best a few weeks ago and we watched the season review of that first season in the Premiership as well.
Yesterday, when playing football in the garden, my boy kicked the ball off the garden, shouted throw in and then proceeded to stick the ball up his shirt before throwing it back on the grass and shouting "Rory Delap throws the ball to Ricardo Fuller and Ricardo Fuller scores", running to the ball and smacking it into the goal nets.
I was bursting with pride!
Rory was superb for us and is a bone fide Stoke City Hero. I hope he arrives back at our club one day in some capacity.
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Post by ohhgeorgieberry on Sept 18, 2013 12:07:22 GMT
Rory delap = legend aswell as Ricardo
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Post by k on Sept 18, 2013 12:07:52 GMT
One of my favourite ever players.
Did wonders for us on and off the pitch.
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Post by Bombus on Sept 18, 2013 12:25:45 GMT
I showed my 5 year old some clips of Ricardo Fuller at his best a few weeks ago and we watched the season review of that first season in the Premiership as well. Yesterday, when playing football in the garden, my boy kicked the ball off the garden, shouted throw in and then proceeded to stick the ball up his shirt before throwing it back on the grass and shouting "Rory Delap throws the ball to Ricardo Fuller and Ricardo Fuller scores", running to the ball and smacking it into the goal nets. I was bursting with pride! Rory was superb for us and is a bone fide Stoke City Hero. I hope he arrives back at our club one day in some capacity. Made me smile - brilliant, mate!
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Post by Stretfordpotterer on Sept 18, 2013 12:28:19 GMT
pic.twitter.com/U2BjRl9J7L
Rory's namesake practicing his long throw.
You don't get Chorltonpotterer to name his nipper after you unless you're a proper hero.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Sept 18, 2013 12:31:22 GMT
The best bit mate was that he had picked that up himself from watching it and I honestly can't remember ever mentioning Rory's throw in to him.
It was totally out of the blue so you can imagine what I was like. I would probably put it down as one of the best moments in my entire life.
Another good one is that about 10 years ago, I went on holiday to Abu Dhabi. Stoke were obviously crap at the time and when I went to the beach club, the guy at the towel hut saw my training top, shrugged his shoulders and asked who it was.
During the September international break in our second season I went back to Abu Dhabi. At the same beach club, the same towel hut man saw my badge (it was in fact the same training top...an old Puma one) put his hands above his head, mimicked the throw and said "Stoke City...Rory Delap" with a huge smile on his face.
Rory and that throw put us back on the world map but he was so much more than a walking throw in. He was a fine player and seemingly a top bloke as well.
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Post by ColonelMustard on Sept 18, 2013 12:33:39 GMT
I showed my 5 year old some clips of Ricardo Fuller at his best a few weeks ago and we watched the season review of that first season in the Premiership as well. Yesterday, when playing football in the garden, my boy kicked the ball off the garden, shouted throw in and then proceeded to stick the ball up his shirt before throwing it back on the grass and shouting "Rory Delap throws the ball to Ricardo Fuller and Ricardo Fuller scores", running to the ball and smacking it into the goal nets. I was bursting with pride! Rory was superb for us and is a bone fide Stoke City Hero. I hope he arrives back at our club one day in some capacity. That's great and I agree. The emotion of that first season up will probably never be repeated and nobody played a bigger part than Rory. Before the last world cup one big company or another mocked up the perfect footballer. I don't remember the exact details but it had one of Ronaldo's legs, one of Messi's the head of another superstar.., the details of the exclusive company are unimportant because I do remember that of course it had Rory Delaps arms.
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Post by dbstoke on Sept 18, 2013 13:02:09 GMT
Definite stoke hero. He was over used slightly towards the end of his stoke career, but he will always be fondly remembered by Stokies!
There was a period during the first two years after promotion when it seemed a throw in at home was almost as good as giving us a goal!!
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Post by Bombus on Sept 18, 2013 13:16:25 GMT
The best bit mate was that he had picked that up himself from watching it and I honestly can't remember ever mentioning Rory's throw in to him. It was totally out of the blue so you can imagine what I was like. I would probably put it down as one of the best moments in my entire life. Another good one is that about 10 years ago, I went on holiday to Abu Dhabi. Stoke were obviously crap at the time and when I went to the beach club, the guy at the towel hut saw my training top, shrugged his shoulders and asked who it was. During the September international break in our second season I went back to Abu Dhabi. At the same beach club, the same towel hut man saw my badge (it was in fact the same training top...an old Puma one) put his hands above his head, mimicked the throw and said "Stoke City...Rory Delap" with a huge smile on his face. Rory and that throw put us back on the world map but he was so much more than a walking throw in. He was a fine player and seemingly a top bloke as well. Absolutely brilliant mate! The history about the chap in Abu Dhabi is a good one as well! But it is true though, Rory's been a big factor when it comes to putting us back on the world map - and he sure was a very fine player at his best. #24
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Post by rorymscfc on Sept 18, 2013 13:18:17 GMT
I remember the Hull goalkeeper deliberately putting a ball out for a corner instead of a throw, such was the perceived threat of the mighty throw-in.
Delap - Legend!
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Post by davejohnno1 on Sept 18, 2013 13:19:56 GMT
Was there ever one of these for Ricardo Fuller? I'm sure there was but the details of it have escaped my mind now!
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Post by Davef on Sept 18, 2013 13:25:07 GMT
A Ricardo tribute is on our archive site Dave.
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Post by gezzer on Sept 18, 2013 13:33:01 GMT
Rory will always be a big part of Stoke, not only for his unique talent and his tireless midfield work, but he was a bloody nice bloke as well.
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Post by Etain Tur-Mukan on Sept 18, 2013 13:38:36 GMT
A stokie legend.
I hope he returns in some capacity one day (soon!)
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Post by davejohnno1 on Sept 18, 2013 13:40:24 GMT
A Ricardo tribute is on our archive site Dave. Cheers Dave. I remember it now and did as soon as I read the opening paragraph. Rory and Ric have taken a little piece of our club with them and in much the same way, when the time comes for Ryan Shawcross to leave us, he will do the same.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Sept 18, 2013 15:04:11 GMT
A Ricardo tribute is on our archive site Dave. Cheers Dave. I remember it now and did as soon as I read the opening paragraph. Rory and Ric have taken a little piece of our club with them and in much the same way, when the time comes for Ryan Shawcross to leave us, he will do the same. Dave, I'm most shocked by the fact that you went to Abu Dhabi twice in what, about 6 years, and wore the same old top
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Post by davejohnno1 on Sept 18, 2013 15:10:12 GMT
at Jimmy. I still wear it now mate. It is the navy blue Puma training top with a dark greyish back panel. It's from the Gerry Taggart days I think so it must be well over 10 years old now. It accompanies me on every holiday along with my Stoke City towel and several pairs of Stoke City shorts. I am nothing if not fashion UNCONSCIOUS!
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Sept 18, 2013 15:24:30 GMT
at Jimmy. I still wear it now mate. It is the navy blue Puma training top with a dark greyish back panel. It's from the Gerry Taggart days I think so it must be well over 10 years old now. It accompanies me on every holiday along with my Stoke City towel and several pairs of Stoke City shorts. I am nothing if not fashion UNCONSCIOUS! To say nothing of your stripey thong
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Post by thestatusquo on Sept 18, 2013 15:31:50 GMT
A far better better player than many gave hiom credit for. Excellent vision and positional sense. I do remember one game where a ball flew up and he somehow rolled into it with a cushioned diving header to put Ethers away on the wing.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Sept 18, 2013 15:41:09 GMT
What held Rory back most of all was his lack of pace, but he did have a knack for being in the right place at the right time. He read the game very well.
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Post by TheWiseMaster on Sept 18, 2013 15:55:21 GMT
Rory delap = legend aswell as Ricardo Spot on! Mrs Delap's hubby will long live in the memory - a true Stoke legend!
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Post by chad on Sept 18, 2013 15:58:16 GMT
Wasnt it Almunia from Arsenal that put the ball out for a corner rather than give us a throw in ?????
Bloody hilarious that was
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Post by seventhrowscreamer on Sept 18, 2013 16:46:23 GMT
On this side of the pond, Delap was our introduction to Stoke. In a way, he changed the throw in the world over. He's actually more than a Stoke legend. He's a modern innovator. Every time I see a ball launched into the six-yard box I think of Delap.
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Post by ParaPsych on Sept 18, 2013 16:58:47 GMT
For a spell Rory was probably one of the most famous footballers in the world.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Sept 18, 2013 17:00:14 GMT
Epitomised and continues to epitomise the phrase 'a class act' in a game full of utter shits.
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Post by harrysburrow on Sept 18, 2013 17:00:45 GMT
Good old Rory. Those low, flat, hard throws had all the top keepers shittin bricks! I remember him playing a blinder as a makeshift fullback in one of those Man City games - and kicking SWP up the arse in another! And that goal at Chelsea. Great signing and a top bloke.
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Post by murphthesurf on Sept 18, 2013 17:23:31 GMT
Rory will always be a big part of Stoke, not only for his unique talent and his tireless midfield work, but he was a bloody nice bloke as well. Indeed. Just two, out of many, points reflecting Rory's well-deserved 'legend' status: (i) Other clubs rushing to move their advertising boards closer to the pitch when we visited them and (ii) Arsy seriously suggesting that the throw-in should be discontinued from the game and replaced with something else…. Says it all, doesn't it?! Rory did wonders for us and did literally put SCFC on the world map. I think we all hope he'll return some day, maybe in a training capacity, and if sometime he were to appear on the pitch for a few minutes before a home game the reception he'd get would surely be out of this world. Absolutely TOP man. Total, TOTAL respect.
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Post by mjb2 on Sept 18, 2013 17:47:02 GMT
Rory and Ric....worlds apart skill-wise but united by their status as Stoke heroes and by the excitement they generated....even for someone like me who has watched the Potters since 1954.
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Post by enuntio on Sept 18, 2013 17:54:06 GMT
Rory was a breath of fresh air. He put the fear of god into all the opposition teams. Great to watch and a damned shame he didn't come back to play a farewell game. CHEERS RORY
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