squad number changes

scottishtoffee · July 21, 2008

Arteta's been given Number 10, jags has moved to number 6. Jack Rodwell has number 26- Carsleys old shirt...reading too much into this?

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/squad-number-changes.html

Dom1878 · July 21, 2008

Im abit dissappointed...i liked Arteta at 6, 10 just reminds me of simon Davies...

ToxtethBlue · July 21, 2008

Arteta to move centrally maybe? 10 is a typical play maker number.

Namdrater · July 21, 2008

10 is a great number for Arteta

scottishtoffee · July 21, 2008

i think Jags had 6 at Sheffield utd.

disappointed we dont have a new number 7 this year though

micknick · July 21, 2008

Number 10 is ace for Arteta!

Cal · July 21, 2008

Maybe Shandy is going to play a part.

BlackToffee · July 21, 2008

I notice that number 9 has not been allocated.

To me its a cherished number.

I think its a good move by Yak / Moyes.

Give it to him next season.

Basil Fawlty · July 21, 2008

I think DM has already decided to give it to Bent, personally i think the number 9 shirt at Everton should be earned but it would give Bent a confidence boost though

Rich316 · July 21, 2008

Tim Howard should of got the no1 shirt imo

TsarDiniyar · July 21, 2008

8 will be vacated soon

Basil Fawlty · July 21, 2008

Rich316 said:
Tim Howard should of got the no1 shirt imo

I think its a bit strange Howard not getting the number 1 shirt as well. He played well last season but they seem to have a strange relationship, last week Howard was saying we should bring in a top quality keeper so maybe he wants a move or doesn't get on with DM.

If thats the case we should have got Carson in, 3m for a 22yo England international is peanuts, maybe i'm reading a bit much into it and hes just confident he can keep his place in the team ahead of anyone but we started getting linked with expensive keepers a few weeks ago like Hennesey and Lewis and i thought it would be crazy to pay that kind of money for a backup keeper

Desaparecido · July 21, 2008

aside from number 9, and perhaps 10 I'm not sure the squad numbers are that important in our squad. Tim Cahill is a key player and he's 17

uknightbreed · July 21, 2008

well , im a traditionalist and i know its petty but imo the squad numbers are just stupid.

the first 11 should be the best 11.
number 9 and 10 should be strikers . yak 9 , aj 10 .(the fact a midfeilder is now 10 is insulting to the history of the shirt imo.)
number 1 should be our best keeper.
arteta should be 7 or 11 imo

(some could say im being stupid but is it anymore stupid to be traditional than it is to give a player a number based on there superstitions and preferances ? )

also has anyone noticed that kissock hasnt been given a number ?
so it looks like he has been added to the first team squad on the os just to make it look like we have more players than we actually are prepared to use.