Shirt numbers released for next season

[Tin Bath]

I mentioned it on the other thread, 19 listed players in the squad (20 if we sign Grant), 3 of those goalkeepers, leaves 16 outfield players, 2 of which the management have said they see a future away from Roots Hall, Macca out and Barnard living up to his nickname of Porcelain.

Might be open trials next week chaps for a place on the bench

 

[JoshC]

At what point did i say it changes how they play ?

you said people who wear 23 do well for us

 

[TTS]

why ? :unsure:

Because do you see him as a first team starter ? I dont , therefore I find 11 strange .

 

[JoshC]

Because do you see him as a first team starter ? I dont , therefore I find 11 strange .

But number 11s do well for us so I can see why he moved...

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

Because do you see him as a first team starter ? I dont , therefore I find 11 strange .

If he had 11 last year then its very unlikely he was going to change. whether you have a starting number or not that dosent mean you're in the starting 11 every week.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

you said people who wear 23 do well for us

Which they do, i didnt say once they changed they play sh!t. Freddy did ok as number 10

 

[crossy7]

you lot have toooooooooo much time on your hands

 

[Prodigal Son]

Steady on - good though Fred was, it's not like he gave us a decade of unstinting service! Shirt "retiring" should only happen in the most exceptional circumstances - e.g. Michael Jordan @ the Chicago Bulls. I for one wouldn't want to retire it; instead, I'd want some young starlet to endeavour to fill it!

V. interesting re Grant signing himself as no. 7...

Freddy was exceptional, Michael Jordan wore 23 aswell, both legends. One on a global scale, the other in South East Essex. Only people on here who get legend status are those who come across as 100% committed or come across as nice blokes.


Grant told me it would all be wrapped up by Monday in terms of signing, it's Wednesday lunchtime at the time of posting this.

 

[Shrimper2thecore]

I dont know why Bailey has changed from 23. Anyone who has that number always does well for us.

Always is a bold statement there, Eastwood and Bailey is hardly always. However I would be excited if someone was given 23.

Shame to see Scannell not get 7, although hopefully we shall get a 3 and 7 before the start of the season, and that Grant is not 7, as then that will be at least 3 more players!

 

[Hooly]

Find Revell at 11 kind of Strange.

Personally if Scannell wasn't having 7 then I'd have liked him to have 11 as sign that he's a 1st team shoe in.

Perhaps due to a lack of height in the team we can't have short 1st team wingers either, so Revell down one side & to fill the 7 shirt we're looking for a cross between Ian Ormondroyd (one for the older ones there), Kevin Francis & Peter Crouch.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

we're looking for a cross between Ian Ormondroyd (one for the older ones there), Kevin Francis & Peter Crouch.

That would be one scary, gangly and none-too-handsome kid...!

Ormondroyd... lordy, he was sh*t, wasn't he?!

:D

 

[OldBlueLady]

Grant was wearing 21 on Sunday, he and Scannell were walking round together and their numbers were the reverse of each others - 12/21.

 

[Hooly]

Ormondroyd... lordy, he was sh*t, wasn't he?! :D

Which is why we're probably looking for the 21st century version. Let's face it our record of centre forwards who can play out wide is pretty appalling recently! :'(

 

[Hazey]

That happened to crouch once, his shirt said 12 and his shorts said 21 or the other way round. England game it was.

 

[Andy_S]

although not for Jamie Forshaw, as suggested elsewhere...

Despite it not being in the list on the OS for some reason - Forshaw has been given No36 if needed.


Nice to see Foran stripped of the No9 and that Barnard and Walker are 9 & 10. Moussa creeps up and up the list each year. No4 next season???????

What this does do though is spell it out even more just how stupidly thin the squad is. :stunned:

 

[McScriven]

Despite it not being in the list on the OS for some reason - Forshaw has been given No36 if needed.

They are training numbers, these are official registered numbers with the Football League.

 

[fbm]

As for Bailey, Clarke, Foran and Harrold being given numbers, perhaps Scriv can confirm... if players are in the squad and under contract (as opposed to being out on loan), they have to be given a number don't they? And isn't there a minimum number of players that need to be registered by a certain date (and without those four we wouldn't have hit that number)?

 

[fatshrimp]

Good to see Jonny Herd get in the squad. I think he's a very good prospect, long term.

 

[Shrimper]

43. David Marrable

Er, who?

U18?

 

[Hazey]

Er, who?

U18?

If you read the article it tells you that he is a supporter who won the chance to have a squad number in an auction.