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Gap left for 12, 19 and 20...

 

1. Fraser Forster

2. Cédric

3. Maya Yoshida

4. Jordy Clasie

5. Florin Gardos

6. José Fonte

7. Shane Long

8. Steven Davis

9. Jay Rodriguez

10. Charlie Austin

11. Dušan Tadić

13. Alex McCarthy

14. Oriol Romeu

15. Cuco Martina

16. James Ward-Prowse

17. Virgil van Dijk

18. Harrison Reed

21. Ryan Bertrand

22. Nathan Redmond

23. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg

24. Jack Stephens

26. Jérémy Pied

27. Lloyd Isgrove

32. Olufela Olomola

33. Matt Targett

35. Alfie Jones

36. Jordan Turnbull

38. Sam McQueen

39. Josh Sims

40. Sam Gallagher

41. Harry Lewis

42. Jake Hesketh

43. Yan Valery

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I have this weird thing where I don't like a striker being "No.10".

 

Why?

 

English football in a 442 with 1-11 numbers tended to be...

 

1 keeper

2 right back

3 left back

4 centre back or central midfield

5 centre back

6 centre back or central midfield

7 right midfield

8 central midfield

9 striker

10 striker

11 left midfield

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Why?

 

English football in a 442 with 1-11 numbers tended to be...

 

1 keeper

2 right back

3 left back

4 centre back or central midfield

5 centre back

6 centre back or central midfield

7 right midfield

8 central midfield

9 striker

10 striker

11 left midfield

 

I know MLG - That's why it's weird.

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Why?

 

English football in a 442 with 1-11 numbers tended to be...

 

1 keeper

2 right back

3 left back

4 centre back or central midfield

5 centre back

6 centre back or central midfield

7 right midfield

8 central midfield

9 striker

10 striker

11 left midfield

 

Not for us oldies!! 8 and 10 were the other way around. 8 was 2nd striker from inside right days, a la Mick Channon.

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Not for us oldies!! 8 and 10 were the other way around. 8 was 2nd striker from inside right days, a la Mick Channon.

 

For the really oldies it's even easier. Goalkeepers didn't usually have a number but let it go at 1 anyway. 2+3 full backs, 4, 5 and 6 halfbacks, right, centre and left , 7-11 forwards from outside right to outside left in that order.

Then people had to start with midfield schemers and two centre backs to totally confuse the affair.

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Why?

 

English football in a 442 with 1-11 numbers tended to be...

 

1 keeper

2 right back

3 left back

4 centre back or central midfield

5 centre back

6 centre back or central midfield

7 right midfield

8 central midfield

9 striker

10 striker

11 left midfield

 

Not for us oldies!! 8 and 10 were the other way around. 8 was 2nd striker from inside right days, a la Mick Channon.

 

For the really oldies it's even easier. Goalkeepers didn't usually have a number but let it go at 1 anyway. 2+3 full backs, 4, 5 and 6 halfbacks, right, centre and left , 7-11 forwards from outside right to outside left in that order.

Then people had to start with midfield schemers and two centre backs to totally confuse the affair.

 

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Basically any U21 that wasn't selected for the pre-season tour hasn't got a squad number. Last year a few U21s were allocated numbers when the Europa League list had to be submitted

 

29 Mugabi

30 Wood

31 Little

34 Flannigan

35 Debayo

37 Willard

45 Seager

46 Gape

47 Barnes

 

That could happen again - apart from Debayo they could all keep the same number.

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Why?

 

English football in a 442 with 1-11 numbers tended to be...

 

1 keeper

2 right back

3 left back

4 centre back or central midfield

5 centre back

6 centre back or central midfield

7 right midfield

8 central midfield

9 striker

10 striker

11 left midfield

 

No 8 for me, was traditionally a striker . It must be an age thing having grown up with Channon there. 10 was more likely a midfielder.

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For anybody that's interested... Cedric wanted number 20 and isn't happy that he hasn't got it when it's currently not in use. Also 3 other plays that kicked up about squad numbers apparently.

I was told some players have their numbers actually in their contract. Wouldn't surprise me if Virgil being unhappy with 17 and maybe wanting 5? ( Gardos ) just passing on what I heard. No idea how true it is but there you go

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For anybody that's interested... Cedric wanted number 20 and isn't happy that he hasn't got it when it's currently not in use. Also 3 other plays that kicked up about squad numbers apparently.

I was told some players have their numbers actually in their contract. Wouldn't surprise me if Virgil being unhappy with 17 and maybe wanting 5? ( Gardos ) just passing on what I heard. No idea how true it is but there you go

 

pathetic if true. Shirt numbers mean F*** all.

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For anybody that's interested... Cedric wanted number 20 and isn't happy that he hasn't got it when it's currently not in use. Also 3 other plays that kicked up about squad numbers apparently.

I was told some players have their numbers actually in their contract. Wouldn't surprise me if Virgil being unhappy with 17 and maybe wanting 5? ( Gardos ) just passing on what I heard. No idea how true it is but there you go

Bruma is number 20 for Galatasaray so could be keeping it free for him?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruma_(footballer)

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Shirt numbers is definitely an age thing, I always relate the two up top to 9 and 10 from my late 70s-early 80s childhood. Creative number 10s were a thing for funny foreign types and Glenn Hoddle when I was a kid. As it happens my antipathy for 10 is nearly as strong as my affinity for 9.

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From my mid eighties recollection:

 

4-4-2

 

1

 

2 5 6 3

 

7 4 8 11

 

9 10

 

Yeah, basically. There was a bit of mucking around with 7 at Man United and Liverpool with Robson and Dalglish, and I seem to recall Everton's centre backs featuring Kevin Ratcliffe wearing 4, but even then players had numbers they liked (and Brazilian CBs always wear 4 due to the different way the half-back position was resolved over there). Mark Hughes was the classic striker number 10 of the era when they were always on the box. The 4 was more likely to be a defensive-minded midfielder than the 8 in normal 4-4-2s as well.

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English football in a 442 with 1-11 numbers tended to be...

 

1 keeper

2 right back

3 left back

4 centre back or central midfield

5 centre back

6 centre back or central midfield

7 right midfield

8 central midfield

9 striker

10 striker

11 left midfield

 

Not for us oldies!! 8 and 10 were the other way around. 8 was 2nd striker from inside right days, a la Mick Channon.

 

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From my mid eighties recollection:

 

4-4-2

 

1

 

2 5 6 3

 

7 4 8 11

 

9 10

 

Cheers, St Chalet that is what I said. :)

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In the Saints team promoted in 1960 Davies 2 Page 5 Traynor 3 Huxford 6 was the defensive half back. in the middle Connors 4 Mulgrew/Clifton 10 with Paine 7 and Sydenham 11 wide and Reeves 9 and O'Brien 8 as central goal scorers.

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In the Saints team promoted in 1960 Davies 2 Page 5 Traynor 3 Huxford 6 was the defensive half back. in the middle Connors 4 Mulgrew/Clifton 10 with Paine 7 and Sydenham 11 wide and Reeves 9 and O'Brien 8 as central goal scorers.

I'm with 8 being striker (Channon) and 10 being midfield (McCalliog). 4 is defensive mid, or right half if you want, 5 and 6 centre backs, 2 and 3 right and left back respectively. Showing my age, but thats how I've always considered 8 and 10.

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Mid 60's to Mid 80's, amongst others;

 

No 8, O'Brien, Chivers, Channon, Boyer, Channon again, Moran, Curtis. All strikers.

No. 10, Melia, O'Neill, O'Brien, McCalliog, Williams, Holmes, Moran, Armstrong. Mostly midfielders.

 

Until the day Melia put on a 9 and nobody knew who to mark, while the forwards ran riot against Wolves 9-3

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In the club shop where they sell the shirts their display has a (nearly) full list and is showing numbers for

 

30 Wood

31 Little

34 Flannigan

35 Debayo

37 Willard

45 Seager

46 Gape

 

However, Debayo must be an error as Jones has taken 35. The guy behind the counter said that these were the numbers they had been given. Some players were missing including 13 Alex McCarthy and 32 Olomola. Not even sure that Hojbjerg was listed.

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https://www.premierleague.com/news/69430

 

The Premier League have published a full list of squad numbers for each club - see link above. There are numerous additions to the initial list published by the club (shown in bold). All the U23s (apart from players on loan) are listed as are many of the second year scholars and even a few of the first year scholars.

 

Here is the full list:

 

1 Forster, Fraser Gerard

2 Alves Soares (Cedric), Cedric Ricardo

3 Yoshida, Maya

4 Clasie, Jordy

5 Gardos, Florin

6 Fonte, Jose Miguel - now West Ham

7 Long, Shane Patrick

8 Davis (Davis S), Steven

9 Rodriguez, Jay Enriqus

10 Austin, Charlie

11 Tadic, Dusan

12 Cáceres, Martín

13 McCarthy, Alex Simon

14 Vidal (Romeu), Oriol Romeu

15 Martina, Rhu-endly Aurelio Jean-Carlo

16 Ward-Prowse, James Michael Edward

17 Van Dijk (Virgil), Virgil

18 Reed, Harrison James

19 Boufal, Sofiane

20 Gabbiadini, Monolo

21 Bertrand, Ryan

22 Redmond, Nathan Daniel Jerome

23 Hojbjerg, Pierre Emile Kordt

24 Stephens, Jack

25

26 Pied, Jeremy

27 Isgrove, Lloyd Jeffrey

28 Taylor, Stuart

29

30 Wood, William Nicholas

31 Little, Armani

32 Olomola, Olufela

33 Targett, Matthew Robert

34 Flannigan, Jake

35 Jones, Alfie

36 Turnbull, Jordan Robert - subsequently signed for Coventry

37 Willard, Harley Bryn

38 McQueen, Samuel James

39 Sims, Joshua Samuel

40 Hassen, Mouez

41 Lewis, Harry Charles John

42 Hesketh, Jake Alexander

43 Valery, Yan

44 Barnes, Marcus Thomas

45 Seager, Ryan Paul

46 Gape, Dominic Edward - initially on loan with Wycombe Wanderers until early January 2017 when he signed for them permanently

47 Bakary, Mohamed Richard

48 Cook, Oliver David Paul

49 O'Connor, Thomas James

50 Rowthorn, Ben John

51 Johnson, Tyreke Martin

52 Nlundulu, Dan

53 Thomas, Archie Alexander

54 Mdlalose, Siphesihle Thembinkosi

55 Slattery, Callum

56 Parkes, Adam Darren

57 Vokins, Jake

58 O'Driscoll, Aaron

59 Afolabi, Jonathan

60 Smallbone, William Anthony Patrick

61 Obafemi, Michael Oluwadurotimi

 

Without numbers

McCarthy, Jason Sean (season loan at Walsall)

Gazzaniga, Paulo (season loan in Spain)

Gallagher, Samuel James (originally allocated 40 but subsequently went on a season loan at Blackburn)

 

Scholars

Cull, Benjamin Simon (alloacted 60 for Europa League)

Langan, Connor John (alloacted 61 for Europa League)

Latham, Kingsley Finn

Bradley Green, Jamie

Cull, Alexander

Davis, Harrison

Freeman, Kieran

Gardner, Oliver

Hale, Harlem

Hamblin, Harry Mark

Klarer, Christoph

Musendo, Rugare David

Osborn, Neal Paul Sean

Siu, Javen Michael

Tella, Nathan

 

Edit: Players at numbers 12, 20, 40, 59, 60 and 61 were added after the publication of the Premier League list.

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Nathan Tella arrival
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Debayo's omission explained - he's been on trial at Leicester for the last few weeks. Although we offered him a contract extension at the end of last season it looks like he hasn't signed one. Not mentioned on the OS and he's still shown in the U23 profiles (which are always pretty unreliable).

 

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=19753

http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/topic/100930-lcfc-u21-development-squad-stuff-it-in-here/?page=20

 

The second article appears to show that Will Wood may also be on trial there, though that appears to be guess work from having a left back trialist called "Wood" and assuming he's from Saints.

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I'm looking forward to the club announcing completely different shirt numbers for the Europa League, just to f'ck with us. :D

 

It's not unprecedented either, a few clubs have used slightly different numbers for youth players in Europe compared to domestic fixtures (probably something to do with consecutive numbering rules, but who knows...).

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The reason so many players have been allocated squad numbers is that we are using squad numbers for the Checkatrade Trophy which is an U21 competition.

 

Some of the U21s with squad numbers are not eligible as U21s for the Europa League and will need to be omitted omitted from the EL squad or included in the main A list. That includes Valery, Lewis, Hojbjerg as welll as O'Connor, Thomas and O'Driscoll.

 

Of the scholars without squad numbers Osborn, Cull, Siu, Gardner, Cull, Hamblin have been at the club for more than two years and are eligible as U21 in the EL - the others haven't been at the club long enough. So I suppose any of these could be added when the EL numbers are confirmed.

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I'm looking forward to the club announcing completely different shirt numbers for the Europa League, just to f'ck with us. :D

 

It's not unprecedented either, a few clubs have used slightly different numbers for youth players in Europe compared to domestic fixtures (probably something to do with consecutive numbering rules, but who knows...).

 

The updated UEFA site now shows Ben Cull as number 60 even though Will Smallbone wore 60 in the Checkatrade.

 

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/clubs/club=52923/squad/index.html#ui-tabs-tab_TeamsSquad

 

 

But that's the only example of a different number. The information may be unreliable as it shows Ben Cull as a goalkeeper when he's actually a left back. His brother Alex is a goalkeeper.

 

Good to see Ryan Seager added to the UEFA squad as well - hopefully a sign he's making progress from injury.

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Updated 25 man squad lists for all PL teams published on the PL website. No surprises. Gabbiadini replaces Fonte in our 23 man squad. There are three additions to the U21 list compared with September: Jonathan Afolabi (seems to have been omitted in error last time!), Mouez Hassen and Kingsley Latham (who started in goal for U23s the other night).

 

http://Www.premierleague.com/news/322804

 

I suspect next year we will have a full 25 man squad as several who currently qualify as under 21s will not qualify:

 

Matt Targett

Sam McQueen

Harry Reed

Pierre Højbjerg

Sam Gallagher

Mouez Hussen (if loan extended)

Jason McCarthy (if contract extended)

 

Paulo Gazzaniga may also return.

 

Even after you take out all those out of contract we slightly exceed 25

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Updated 25 man squad lists for all PL teams published on the PL website. No surprises. Gabbiadini replaces Fonte in our 23 man squad. There are three additions to the U21 list compared with September: Jonathan Afolabi (seems to have been omitted in error last time!), Mouez Hassen and Kingsley Latham (who started in goal for U23s the other night).

 

http://Www.premierleague.com/news/322804

 

so we have a spare place for a freebie do we ??

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