Confirmed Signing James Tarkowski

[Carlito]

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He was the first to wear it after Bergkamp as well.

 

[PhilEFC]

Not arsed what number he wears. As long as he can head a ball, tackle and mark people, that’s enough.

 

[Lee Smith]

I think if you want to signal a change in the starting line up you hand Patterson the number 2 jersey.

You do know what number Patterson is don’t you?

 

[davek]

You do know what number Patterson is don’t you?

3 is LB.

 

[MikelsGoat]

3 is LB.

Baines retired Dave.

 

[nsno-chris]

3 is LB.

and 13 is a sub goalkeeper

But here stands Yerry Mina

 

[John BCN]

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A defender wearing the number 10 shirt? Revolutionary...

 

[SupaStake]

I’ve always thought that was a mess, too. Why does the right side come first, and why does it all break down with centre backs?

Classic 4-4-2 numbering ought to be:

GK - 1
LB - 2
CB - 3
CB - 4
RB - 5
LM - 6
CM - 7
CM - 8
RM - 9
FW - 10
FW -11

But that’s nothing like what we’d expect to see thanks to goodness knows what nonsense in the late 19th / early 20th centuries.

Bout the give me an aneurysm, got the twitches and all

 

[Lee Smith]

3 is LB.

Didn't realise that Patterson wearing number 3 on his back prevented him playing at right back. Gutted.

 

[Blast_of_Cannock]

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Didn't Samuel Eto'o wear the number 1 at one of his clubs? Or was that just a fever-dream.

 

[nsno-chris]

Didn't Samuel Eto'o wear the number 1 at one of his clubs? Or was that just a fever-dream.

Ivan Zamarano, whilst at Inter Milan his number 9 because they signed Ronaldo. Adamant that he wanted 9, he had 1+8

 

[Paul Rideout]

I’ve always thought that was a mess, too. Why does the right side come first, and why does it all break down with centre backs?

Classic 4-4-2 numbering ought to be:

GK - 1
LB - 2
CB - 3
CB - 4
RB - 5
LM - 6
CM - 7
CM - 8
RM - 9
FW - 10
FW -11

But that’s nothing like what we’d expect to see thanks to goodness knows what nonsense in the late 19th / early 20th centuries.

"classic" as in never been like this??
honestly I was expecting the 'is a 4 or a 6 the DM' debate... that numbering system wrecks my head

 

[Jebus_lives]

Good luck to him.

Best numbering is in cricket. Root 66.

I've enjoyed Crawley changing his number from 56 to 6. Presumably to illustrate the difference between what Rob Key thinks he averages to what he actually averages.

Anyway, football numbers are a nonsense. But a RB should never be number 3.

 

[allen]

"classic" as in never been like this??
honestly I was expecting the 'is a 4 or a 6 the DM' debate... that numbering system wrecks my head

By ‘classic’ I meant the 4-4-2 formation, not the numbering system!

My point was that if we were starting from scratch with no pre-conceived ideas about what position suits which number, we’d come up with something more uniform, I think.

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

Didn't Samuel Eto'o wear the number 1 at one of his clubs? Or was that just a fever-dream.

Edgar Davids had number 1 when he went to Barnet.