Delaney Signing Day? - QPR Supposedly Beating off Colchester and Leeds Bids

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Numerous accounts says Hull's 26 year old defender, Damien Daley will be signing for QPR for a fee of a million pounds, plus. [Vital Football/Hull City reports 600,000 pounds up front, which could rise to 1.2 million depending on performances/appearances)
Vital Football/Hull

Today's Yorkshire post reports re Delaney "Queens Park Rangers look set to continue spending their millions with the Loftus Road club apparently bidding for Hull`s Damien Delaney. The City defender has fallen out of favour at the KC Stadium this season but A £450,000 offer from Colchester was rebuffed by Hull City who want more for their man. " Yorkshire Post . Last week's Yorkshire Post "Damien Delaney continues to attract interest from Colchester United and Leeds United with the Essex outfit understood to have lodged a bid of around £400,000 last week." Yorkshire Post

And Goal.com reports "QPR Beat Leeds To Delaney's Signature, Land Postma
"Wealthy Queen's Park Rangers of the Championship have agreed a £1.2million deal for Hull City defender Damien Delaney and all but finalised a deal to sign Dutch goalkeeper Stefan Postma.
Queen's Park Rangers could have Damien Delaney in defence on Saturday against Barnsley after completing his signing from Hull City for £1.2million.
Rangers successfully fought off competition from Leeds United to take 26-year-old Delaney to Loftus Road on a three-year deal..." Goal.com

Mail - De Canio swoops to bring Delaney and Postma to QPR
Big-spending QPR have agreed a £1.2million deal for Hull defender Damien Delaney. Delaney could make his Rangers debut against Barnsley on Saturday after Rangers fought off competition from Leeds to land the 26-year-old. Delaney is to sign a three-year deal with Rangers, who also look certain to push through a move for Dutch goalkeeper Stefan Postma. Mail

Mirror - RANGER DAMIEN
Big-SPENDING QPR have agreed a £1.2million deal for Hull defender Damien Delaney.
Delaney, 26, could make his Rangers debut against Barnsley on Saturday after Rangers fought off competition from Leeds.
Delaney is to sign a three-year deal with Rangers, who also look certain to push through a move for Dutch goalkeeper Stefan Postma.
The Dutch FA have solved a contractual dispute between Postma, 31, and his club ADO Den Haag, meaning the former Aston Villa and Wolves man is free to move to Loftus Road.
Rangers boss Luigi De Canio still hopes to complete a £1.8m deal for Tottenham winger Wayne Routledge - which would take the club's number of January signings to Mirror

From Hull City Mad
"...The Irishman is one of City's longest serving players, having been signed by Peter Taylor for £50,000 from Leicester over five years ago.
After initally being an unpopular signing, Delaney then became Player of the Year in 2004 for his part in City's promotion from Division Three.
Usually a centre back, some of Delaney's 224 league appearances for the club have been at left back and in midfield. The 26-year-old has also worn the captain's armband on occasion.
Chairman Paul Duffen revealed at last night's Fans' Liaison Committee meeting that Delaney would join QPR for an undisclosed fee today - an offer the club couldn't refuse." Hull City Mad

Hull City Official Site Profile
Name: Damien Delaney
Nationality: Rep of Ireland
Date of Birth: 20/07/1981
Height: 6' 3" (191cm)
Weight: 14st 0lbs (88.98kg)
Previous
Clubs: Leicester City, Mansfield Town (loan), Huddersfield (loan), Stockport (loan)
Position: Defender

Having brought Damien across from Ireland when he was manager of Leicester City, Peter Taylor signed the Republic of Ireland Under-21 international on his first official day in charge of the Tigers in matching the £50,000 fee that went to Cork City in November 2000.

Making his Foxes debut against York City in the FA Cup, Damien went on to make eight Premiership appearances for Leicester. He gained further senior experience in 2001-02 with loan spells at Stockport County and Huddersfield Town. A further loan at Mansfield Town ended with his move to the Tigers.

Damien became the last Tiger to score at Boothferry Park. It was his first goal for City and his cross-cum-shot proved to be the winner against Boston United.

After a difficult first season when he was often used in a less familiar midfield role, Damien won over the doubters with a superb 2003-04. He was the only ever-present in the Tigers' promotion campaign - missing only the second-half of the visit to Mansfield Town following a clash of heads.

Personal highlights included captaining the team at Kidderminster Harriers and winning wonder goals against Rochdale and Bristol Rovers (the former voted City's Goal of the Season while the latter disproved his earlier nickname of 'Jigsaw' because he went to pieces in the box!).

To no one's surprise, Damien won the club's Player of the Year award, the Players' Player award and the supporters' Player of the Year prize.

His consistent form continued throughout our second successive promotion campaign when he formed a formidable central defensive partnership with Leon Cort. The genial Irishman missed only three games in City's League One campaign as he underwent keyhole surgery to a knee injury in September.

Damien's importance to the Tigers cause meant he became the only player to be involved in some part of every game in City's first Championship season.

As well as his familiar centre-back partnership with Leon, injuries to his colleagues saw also fill-in to good effect in centre midfield and at left back.

Damien's contract was extended to June 2009 in June 2006.

He was named captain for Phil Parkinson's first game in charge (at West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of 2006-07).

Unfortunately, a few weeks later Damien suffered the first major injury of his career when he ruptured ankle ligaments in a freak training ground incident.

On his return, he established a new central defensive partnership with Michael Turner as the Tigers successfully avoided relegation back to League One.

Season 2007 - 08

Competition Apps
(as sub) Goals Yellow
Cards Red
Cards
League 20 (2) 0 6 0
FA Cup 1 (0) 0 0 0
League Cup 3 (0) 0 0 0

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub) Goals
Hull City 2006 - 07 League 36 (1) 1
FA Cup 1 (0) 0
League Cup 1 (0) 0
Hull City 2005 - 06 League 45 (1) 0
FA Cup 1 (0) 0
League Cup 1 (0) 0
Hull City 2004 - 05 League 43 (0) 1
FA Cup 3 (0) 0
League Cup 1 (0) 0
Hull City 2003 - 04 League 46 (0) 2
FA Cup 1 (0) 0
League Cup 1 (0) 0
Hull City 2002 - 03 League 30 (0) 1
FA Cup 1 (0) 0
Mansfield Town 2002 - 03 League 7 (0) 0
Huddersfield 2001 - 02 League 1 (1) 0
Leicester City 2001 - 02 League 2 (1) 0
League Cup 1 (0) 0
Stockport 2001 - 02 League 10 (2) 1
Leicester City 2000 - 01 League 3 (2) 0
FA Cup 1 (1) 0
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