Goalkeepers - 1,13,16 (if player is French),21,30 (if black),31.
Right-backs - 2,12,14,21,22,27,29 (if from Nordic countries),32.
Left-backs - 3,6,13 (non UK/Irish only),15,23,33.
Centre-backs - 4,5,6,12,20,22
Sweepers - 3 (if long-haired),7 (if bald),6 (all others)
Central midfielder - 4,6,7,8,10 (if used to be forward player dropping back position due to age),12,14,16,44 (if 4 shirt already occupied by other central midfielder).
Right midfield - 7,8,11 (if genuinely two-footed I am fine with wide right wearing 11 but very uneasy with wide left wearing 7 under any circumstances),14,17,21,27.
Left midfield - 10,11.
Split striker/trequartista/in the hole - 10,11,20 (if under the age of 25)
Striker - 7 (if under 5'10" ),8 (if under 5'10" ),9,10,11 (if black),19,25,29 (if aged 21 or under) .
A few notes;
I would just once like to see a newly signed egomaniacal keeper who has been denied the 1 shirt by the established keeper take 11. But just the once.
Any player forward of central midfield is allowed to take their year of birth as squad number or 77 or 99 if they qualify for 7 or 9 but it is unavailable.
Any player aged 35 or over is allowed to take their age at the start of the season as their squad number.
Right-backs - 2,12,14,21,22,27,29 (if from Nordic countries),32.
Left-backs - 3,6,13 (non UK/Irish only),15,23,33.
Centre-backs - 4,5,6,12,20,22
Sweepers - 3 (if long-haired),7 (if bald),6 (all others)
Central midfielder - 4,6,7,8,10 (if used to be forward player dropping back position due to age),12,14,16,44 (if 4 shirt already occupied by other central midfielder).
Right midfield - 7,8,11 (if genuinely two-footed I am fine with wide right wearing 11 but very uneasy with wide left wearing 7 under any circumstances),14,17,21,27.
Left midfield - 10,11.
Split striker/trequartista/in the hole - 10,11,20 (if under the age of 25)
Striker - 7 (if under 5'10" ),8 (if under 5'10" ),9,10,11 (if black),19,25,29 (if aged 21 or under) .
A few notes;
I would just once like to see a newly signed egomaniacal keeper who has been denied the 1 shirt by the established keeper take 11. But just the once.
Any player forward of central midfield is allowed to take their year of birth as squad number or 77 or 99 if they qualify for 7 or 9 but it is unavailable.
Any player aged 35 or over is allowed to take their age at the start of the season as their squad number.
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