| Name: | Rory Delap |
| Nationality: | Rep of Ireland |
| Date of Birth: | 06/07/1976 |
| Height: | 6' 0" (183cm) |
| Weight: | 11st 10lbs (74.45kg) |
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| Clubs: | Carlisle, Sunderland, Southampton, Derby County |
| Position: | Midfielder |
The man behind these incredible throw-ins is of course Rory Delap, and now 12 games deep in the season, he is responsible for seven of the Potters’ goals. The human sling-shot has now amazingly been headhunted to compete as a javelin thrower in the 2012 London Olympics by Athletics Ireland. The Republic of Ireland international was a schoolboy javelin champ, but bizarrely chose to pursue a career in football instead…has he not seen the javelin WAGs??.Say what you want about Stoke and their tactics, but ultimately the history books will show that they beat Arsenal. What people have to understand is that, to survive, all teams must play to their strengths, and if you had a weapon like Delap’s throw in your locker then you’d be mad to not use it. To call him just a catapult does Delap a real disservice though, and anyone who watched the extended highlights over the weekend will realize that he, and Stoke as a whole, can actually play football too. On Saturday, he not only set-up both goals, but he was literally everywhere for 95 minutes, crowding the Arsenal midfield in possession and distributing the ball with class.
Here a video tribute to Rory Delap "The Missile Launcher"
