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When Eagles Dare: all you need to know about Damien Delaney

Damien Delaney is an Irish centre-back who played for Crystal Palace between 2012-2018. He's one of the stars of new Palace series, When Eagles Dare. Find out more about him below!

Please note, there are some minor spoilers in the below. If you don't know Palace's story fully and haven't watched When Eagles Dare yet, find out how you can here!

Delaney joined the club from Ipswich Town under unique circumstances. He signed an initial three-month deal after his time at Ipswich came to an end due to injury.

He was considering a move away to America before then-manager Dougie Freedman called to offer him a short-term deal as cover for several injured centre-backs, as we found out in the second episode of When Eagles Dare.