I went last night....I thought a few of our first team players just were not totally up for this one...I can understand that to a point , but I cannot understand Delaney’s performance...just not at the races...
His non reaction after Baldock hit the post in the second half for me was indicative of a player happy to be on the payroll for another year rather than busting a gut to get in the team...with that attitude combined with his aging body he really has to be released from the squad to free up space for more willing players

He has been brilliant for us over the years. He's now not up to it and SHOULD have been released but for some reason we keep players we don't need instead of bringing in better replacments.

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An excellent servant to the club, but clearly past it - should have been released at the end of last season.

i've never seen that when he's played in the 1st team. Always looks out of his depth

Clinton is Clinton. I have known him for a long time, I know his mother... Simon Jordan

Partway through the first half, Delaney lunked a longball to no one in particular and I thought to myself, uh oh here we go.

And a couple minutes later he seemed bored with how difficult playing the ball out of the back was, lunked another one to no one in particular, Brighton recovered and seconds later it was 1-0.

I'm disgusted with some of the abuse this veteran is currently getting now. Some idiots claiming that he got picked for errm dodgy reasons. Ridiculous. He got picked because we need Tomkins fully fit in the absence of Sakho and Dann. He's too old and has just come back from an operation, WTF do people expect?

I think he's one of those whose experience helps the younger players and may have taken over from Jedinak the role of dressing-room seargeant-major. He was also treated appallingly at that Sunderland game last season.

His powers may have waned but he's more than earned our respect over the years.

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