Rory Delap: "I'm Getting Emotional", Stoke Lifeline, Long Throws & Rainy Nights At The Britannia

In the latest episode of The Managers, Mick McCarthy and Tony Pulis are joined by one of their former players, former Stoke City and Sunderland midfielder Rory Delap. . Powered by Greene King Pubs. Rory discusses his early beginnings and working under the legendary Jim Smith at Derby County, before a move to Southampton saw him come under the stewardship of Gordon Strachan. He talks about joining Mick at Sunderland before explaining the emotional rollercoaster of signing for Stoke and then suffering a broken leg. The conversation then delves into Rory’s famous long throw at Stoke - one which caused carnage in Premier League defences up and down the country. Finally, Rory chats about the famous Pulis pre-season and his own sons, Liam and Finn. 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Early beginnings & family 04:23 - Managerial influences & Jim Smith 11:13 - Gordon Strachan & Southampton 16:38 - Joining Mick at Sunderland 22:11 - Sunderland exit & move to Stoke 26:27 - Stoke leg break 30:56 - Building squad for promotion 34:06 - Long throw carnage 48:36 - The Pulis pre-season 52:44 - Charity work 56:32 - Midweek Predictions 58:24 - Liam Delap and Finn Delap Twitter: themanagerspod Instagram: themanagerspodcast TikTok: themanagerspodcast For sales and advertising enquiries you can email: hello@itspoppop.com #football #transfers #stoke #stokecity #scfc #stokecityfc #derby #dcfc #derbycounty #derbycountyfc #sunderland #safc #sunderlandafc #southampton #saints #sfc #southamptonfc #Arsenal #afc #arsenalfc #arsene #wenger #delap #nffc #nottinghamforest #forest #longthrow #mickmccarthy #mccarthy #pulis #tony #tonypulis #premierleague #epl #efl #footballleague #englishfootball #englishfootballleague #championship