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    What's your own squad number?

    If you could pick one.

    Let's fly away on fluffy clouds now, be on Bob Marley herbs for a moment and pretend you could be the player you wanted to be. What number would it be?

    Could be due to a player you're idolizing, or maybe you're one of those who wants to make a point. You'd chose 55 because that's the year Rosa Parks refused to get off a bus.

    Since I have the back of Paolo Maldini tattooed on my right upper arm, the choice is quite obvious. My number is 3.

    #2
    What's your own squad number?

    Its #25 now (Gianfranco Zola) although I wore #9 in my youth as I was a centre forward.

    My daughter also wears #25 so its more or less become the family number at this stage.

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      #3
      What's your own squad number?

      I was a centre back as a 70s youth and always wore 6 - we even wore those Leeds-style sock tags, and my mother still has mine somewhere.

      Given that nowadays I'd be nowhere near the first XI, I'd have to choose 41 as that was my number plate during the majority of my 5-year BMX racing career in the 80s.

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        #4
        What's your own squad number?

        13 - I quite fancy being one of those 3rd choice goalkeepers that never has to do anything but still gets paid well, a Richard Wright, Stuart Taylor type.

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          #5
          What's your own squad number?

          I actually have a registered squad number. The amateur league I play in here in Korea are pretty strict on player registration including assigned squad numbers (which must also appear on your shorts, insane). This is despite the standard of play being…. erm…. "variable".

          I'm number 22. I love it. I like the alliteration, plus when I was growing up, World Cup and Euro squads consisted of 22 players so I consider it to be the highest "proper number". I still don't accept 23 as a proper number.

          Aye, I'm a weirdo.

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            #6
            What's your own squad number?

            27, for old times' sake.

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              #7
              What's your own squad number?

              I was a hyperactive child and rather short so always saw myself as a winger. Right footed, though not good enough to be first choice (hard working but next to no technique) - I'd want the 7 but wouldn't deserve it so would end up with 17.

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                #8
                What's your own squad number?

                I was a big Kevin Keegan fan as a kid, but it'll be not a standard 7, but a french [strike]7[/strike]

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                  #9
                  What's your own squad number?

                  3 or 4 from the 1-11, 14 if I had to go above.

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                    #10
                    What's your own squad number?

                    I think we've done this before, but my (actual) number is 32, chosen for its very pleasing factors.

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                      #11
                      What's your own squad number?

                      96.

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                        #12
                        What's your own squad number?

                        I'm a tricky winger. Good turn of pace, reliable delivery from wide areas: an archetypal number 7.

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                          #13
                          What's your own squad number?

                          I played no. 6 left-sided midfielder through schools and county, moved upfront and played no. 9 until I packed in competitive football. I played no. 4 centre back in Albania. I was no. 32 for my rugby club in Dubai, and when I left I paid to have the number retired (sounds a bit wanky, but it was a way to make some more money for the club to survive) - so that's my number now. I'll have to arm wrestle diggedy derek for the number rights.

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                            #14
                            What's your own squad number?

                            Wasn't issued one. Been training with the youth team since that incident on the warm-weather training break in Dubai. Three months left on my contract. Drink every day now.

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                              #15
                              What's your own squad number?

                              88, because it looks like four balls, and I've got loads of balls!

                              *receives phonecall from agent informing me of contemporary Nazi symbolism*

                              Number 8, cos it looks like two balls, and I have a couple an all!

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                                #16
                                What's your own squad number?

                                The year of my birth. It's the proper thing to do, right?

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                                  #17
                                  What's your own squad number?

                                  I am 8, but want to be 7. I was fast and useful, with an opposite peg, but, because I had two feet, I was left midfield (8), which was ok, in a Kenny Dalglish-way, but, in a cup final against (editorial ban), we were 5 down, after about 10 minutes, and I just went for it, swapped with JD, and we equalised before half-time.

                                  We lost 11-9, but I can categorically say, that I was subbed at 8-6 (I scored twice). 4 years later, the guy who subbed me, became my manager at a certain Glasgow club.

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                                    #18
                                    What's your own squad number?

                                    27, it says so in my screen name.

                                    9 if it had to be 1-11, 18 in international squads.

                                    I like multiples of 9. The digits all add up to 9.

                                    I'd like to think 27 would be free at a new club following a transfer, or else occupied by some youth/reserve nomark who could be easily shifted.

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                                      #19
                                      What's your own squad number?

                                      Oh, I just remembered: I am 23, still, at a certain team. Because we had to buy our shirts, and no-one wanted 23.

                                      My first game? I planted a 40 yard pass in the second minute, and scored with my fourth kick when I intercepted a backpass. I was 38 years old. Class prevails.

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                                        #20
                                        What's your own squad number?

                                        3, for old time's sake. Even though for most of my career I was a right back for Torpedo Rushmoor (some might say a luxury position in a five a side team), I played with a left back's lack of flair or skill.

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                                          #21
                                          What's your own squad number?

                                          4 in old money, defensive midfielder, Makalele without the robust steeliness or range of passing. 73 if I get to choose, initials, see.

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                                            #22
                                            What's your own squad number?

                                            Pietro Paolo Virdis wrote:
                                            Since I have the back of Paolo Maldini tattooed on my right upper arm
                                            You actually have a bloke's back tattooed on your arm? Is it hairy?

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                                              #23
                                              What's your own squad number?

                                              5 - Dirty, wall-eyed psychopath centre half, interested in seeing how fast the centre forward could limp.

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                                                #24
                                                What's your own squad number?

                                                Clearly this squad needs listing for posterity, numbers issued on a FCFS basis with any stated alternate used in the event of a clash :

                                                1 Pebble The Fish
                                                2 Crusoe
                                                3 Pietro Paolo Virdis
                                                4 Gawpus
                                                5 Nmr Fox
                                                6 TheNonFlyingFrenchman
                                                7 Serge Gainsbourg
                                                8 The Ballad of Lightbowne Lil
                                                9 Vicarious Thrillseeker
                                                10 Big Dave's Gusset
                                                11 Hot Orange
                                                12 Billy Casper
                                                13 Gavc 23
                                                14 Toby Gymshorts
                                                15 Bored of Education
                                                16 Velvet Android
                                                17 Three Times A Reddy
                                                18 JWDD 27
                                                19 Carlos Costly
                                                20 Smallcaps
                                                21 Eggchaser
                                                22 Shackleford
                                                23 Gerontophile
                                                24 Denis Hurley
                                                25 Cesar Rodriguez
                                                26
                                                27 Harry Truscott

                                                31 Kevchenko
                                                32 Diggedy Derek

                                                34 Hugh Fatbastard

                                                36 blameless

                                                41 Andrew 7610
                                                42 Patrick Thistle

                                                64 scratchmonkey

                                                71 Sits
                                                72 Antelpi Ejderha
                                                73 Moocowe

                                                77 Snake Plissken

                                                94 Alex Anderson

                                                96 Rogin The Armchair Fan

                                                * how do I do the fancy-schmancy European 7?

                                                Still some prime numbers left (no, not actual prime numbers but good ones. Though I am sure some of them are prime numbers too).

                                                I'll get designing the kit.

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                                                Last edited by Ray de Galles; 04-06-2018, 12:19.

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                                                  #25
                                                  What's your own squad number?

                                                  I'll take 2 since 3 is gone. Think that was Gunnar Halle and Craig Fleming's old number. And it was at right back I scored my one and only hat trick.

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