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Originally posted by 1974ddr View PostIn the good old days of 1-11 Villa generally had number 4 in central defence- Ian Ross, Leighton Phillips, Allan Evans- and 6 in midfield (Dennis Mortimer, Steve McMahon). Can't see a problem with that. Now Liverpool on the other hand had 4 and 6 in defence (Smith / Thompson, Hughes / Hansen) and 5 in midfield (Cormack, Kennedy, Whelan) which is just deranged.
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Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View PostNobody wears zero.
For those who don't follow Scottish - or Moroccan - football, that's the late, great Hicham Zerouali, who had to get special permission from the SPL to wear what might just be the best squad number ever.Last edited by blameless; 19-10-2020, 14:04.
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View PostWoah there, Donald Trump! As far as I can see it, of the four people who have expressed a preference, it is two pro 4, 5 and 6 and two against.
And all of them but me are wrong.Last edited by Uros Predic; 19-10-2020, 17:12.
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Originally posted by 3 Colours Red View PostI'd just move the 4 in between the 5 and 6. Then your wing backs can wear 2 and 3.
Let's face it, our traditional numbers are inextricably tied to 4-4-2. The fact that almost no high level team uses that formation anymore means there have to be sacrifices, squad numbers or not.
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I believe the young people call this the 'christmas-tree' formation nowadays.
[edit: pity I couldn't persuade the post to demonstrate the formation in diagrammatic form]
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Originally posted by Uros Predic View Post
Hang on, your last line is more Donaldtrumpian than my consensus-claim, but at least 4,5 and 6 currently has more votes than anything else. I'll test the water with a twitter poll... once I've blocked you on twitter for 24 hours obviously
Anyway, when you've got the results of your little twitter poll be sure to put it on a thread called 'Squad Numbers Deluded Doncaster Fans Feel Comfortable With' because this one's about me.
Nothing Trumpian about that.Last edited by Ray de Galles; 19-10-2020, 19:04.
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Originally posted by 1974ddr View Post
What madness is this? Surely our traditional numbers are tied to the W-M formation:
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I believe the young people call this the 'christmas-tree' formation nowadays.
[edit: pity I couldn't persuade the post to demonstrate the formation in diagrammatic form]
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View Post
Oh, so "more votes than anyone else", or the discredited First Past The Post system, is the same as "consensus" in your world?
Also, make a note of this guy and add him to any list you have of 'people not to ask whimsical hypothetical questions'...
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On the comedy goals thread there's a clip of Willie Donachie's own goal v Wales in 1978, and Kenny Burns is wearing 22. I thought that might just be Scotland preparing for the World Cup tournament, but having checked out the Home Internationals for that year it seems squad numbers were a thing. All very sexy and continental, but not matching my memory of it at all.
When did that start (or stop)?
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In lieu of being able to find a 'Squad numbers I feel uncomfortable with' thread, just stopping by here to make everyone squirm with the knowledge that Stewart Downing is wearing number 6 for Blackburn this season; a travesty for which Doncaster rightly dumped them out the FA Cup
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