‘Returning to Cork ticked every box’, says Damien Delaney

By any objective measurement, new Cork City signing Damien Delaney will be playing for below his market-value, but that’s not something which bothers him.

The former Republic of Ireland defender was unveiled yesterday and, while he acknowledged he could have earned more elsewhere after leaving Crystal Palace, returning home to play under former team-mate John Caulfield was a decision made for good reasons.

“It was never about money,” he said.