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Stoke veteran Delap happy to drop down divisions to continue playing

Stoke City midfielder Rory Delap says there's no thoughts of retirement for him.

The 34-year-old midfielder, who has only missed nine of Stoke's 101 Premier League games, insists he will play on until he drops because he wants to avoid hanging up his boots for as long as possible.

"It would be nice to finish at the top," he told The Sentinel, "but as long as I enjoy playing I don't mind dropping down the divisions and even playing non-league somewhere.

"I'll always play to some standard, whether it's pub football or whatever.

"I'm doing my coaching badges, but at the moment I'm not 100 per cent sure what I'll do because I think I'd miss the banter of being in a team.

"You can still get that from playing with your mates from the pub."

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