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[Ray de Galles]

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Number 11 is right back, no?

[Kevin S]

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Haha, bloody hell, so it is! Looked like an 8. Must go to Specsavers.

[Kevin S]

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I just spotted it before you replied and was about to take the post down, but I guess I've got to live with that now.

[3 Colours Red]

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denishurley wrote: Dishonourable mention for Liverpool too, 22 and 34 are their goalkeepers

Would you want to inherit a number last worn by Brad Jones?

[denishurley]

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Any goalkeeper who doesn't want to wear 1 is a heathen.

Which brings me nicely to my latest plug, about the six numbers worn by Christian Abbiati for Milan - none of them 1 http://squadnumbers.wordpress.com

[denishurley]

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Two oddities for new League of Ireland season:

Stephen Folan wearing 57 for Galway United - a tribute to his father, who died last August at the age of 57, having been born in 1957.

Finn Harps goalkeeper Richard Brush has number 73, for no particular reason. The last couple of years, he was 42 for Sligo Rovers.

[Harbinger of Hope]

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There is only one thing that has given me the remotest of warm feelings about Forest this season, and it is this. Since we signed Bojan Jokic on loan from Villarreal our first choice back five has been.

----3-------4-------5-------2----
..Jokic..Mancienne...Mills....Lichaj

----------------1----------------
................De Vries

[denishurley]

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Brian Clough would be pleased with that, Forest were one of the few top-division sides to have 6 in midfield in the 80s/90s

[denishurley]

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A look at which numbers are worn in which positions at Euro 2016

[1974ddr]

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denishurley wrote: Brian Clough would be pleased with that, Forest were one of the few top-division sides to have 6 in midfield in the 80s/90s

There were others.
Dennis Dennis Mortimer!
And Liverpool often had a midfielder wearing 5: Cormack, Kennedy, Whelan... I'm not saying it's right, just saying they did.

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

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denishurley wrote: A look at which numbers are worn in which positions at Euro 2016

Excellent read, that.

[KGR]

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Search here is utterly useless. Was forced to go backwards from page 1 and look for this myself.

Anyway.

West Ham are using the novel approach of announcing their new squad numbers one by one, if their twitter account is any guide.

New boys Nordveidt (4) and Feghouli (7) are wearing ridiculous numbers for a defensive-midfielder and right-winger respectively. We all know that those should be 9 and 5 by now, surely?

Lanzini 10 - but he's an attacking midfielder...

Thankfully, Southend are along to remind us that insanity prevails, as they not only suck up to Nile Ranger's enormous ego by signing him but they then allow him to choose no. 50 as his squad number. Relegated.

I am noticing an increasing trend for centre-backs to get the European '3' alloted to them this season. Sakho and Bailly amongst those criminals.

[Gangster Octopus]

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Kryvbas Gripper Rih wrote: Search here is utterly useless.

Do you not use this search? I find that it works well for me.

[elguapo4]

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Bailly wearing number 3 because shaw wouldn't wear it, he moved to number 23 because it was a lucky number for him, we all know what happened next

[Janik]

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Leicester continue their recent trend of sanity by giving their new signings suitable low numbers that happen to be available, and also shifting a youngster to a lower number that was also free, ensuring 1-11 are all assigned.
Egomania will kick in at some point, surely?

1. Kapser Schmeichel
2. Luis Hernandez
3. Ben Chilwell
4. Danny Drinkwater
5. Wes Morgan
6. Robert Huth
7. Ahmed Musa
8. Matty James
9. Jamie Vardy
10. Andy King
11. Marc Albrighton
13. Daniel Amartey
14. Bartosz Kapustka
15. Jeffrey Schlupp
17. Danny Simpson
20. Shinji Okazaki
21. Ron-Robert Zieler
22. Demarai Gray
23. Leonardo Ulloa
24. Nampalys Mendy
26. Riyad Mahrez
27. Marcin Wasilewski
28. Christian Fuchs

Notable absentees from that list:- Ben Hamer, Ritchie De Laet, Yohann Benalouane, Liam Moore, Gokhan Inler, Tom Lawrence.

[KGR]

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Gangster Octopus wrote:

Search here is utterly useless.

Do you not use this search? I find that it works well for me.

Must admit I didn't, but will try from now on - thanks.

[Kevin S]

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Norwich currently have no players at 3, 4, 9 or 11.

[Crusoe]

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Oldham's starting line-up, assuming a 4-4-2, looks like being numbered:

1. Ripley

2. Law
3. Reckford
5. Burgess
26. Clarke

7. Flynn
8. Banks
24. Fané
28. Green

9. Mckay
19. Erwin

Hmm.

[longeared]

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Sheffield Wednesday. Look away now...



Number 2 is our reserve keeper, yes you read that right. 5 a midfielder. 6 a striker. 8 is someone I don't expect to feature a great deal (and who was 24 last season)

[Ray de Galles]

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That news about your 2 shirt and the kit officially clinches Wednesday the Worst Club In The World Right Now title, no?

[Thierry Ennui]

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Is there any sort of precedent for a sub keeper wearing 2?

[3 Colours Red]

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We have no number 2 or 3 at the moment which means that Sean Newton - a left back - wearing 11 rankles even more than usual.

[Janik]

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Thierry Ennui wrote: Is there any sort of precedent for a sub keeper wearing 2?

Didn't Argentina number some of their world cup squads alphabetically, meaning their first choice 'keeper was wearing #3?

[denishurley]

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Janik wrote:

Is there any sort of precedent for a sub keeper wearing 2?

Didn't Argentina number some of their world cup squads alphabetically, meaning their first choice 'keeper was wearing #3?

My summary of the Wednesday madness

A goalkeeper wearing 2 is acceptable if block-numbering is practiced

An examination of alpbetical numbering systems

[Sam]

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I was just coming here to post a link to your Wednesday blogpost, denis, having just found it from your Twitter. Sheer lunacy.