Eastie Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I'm surprised Grealish didn't get given a squad number. Good point - i hadn't realised that , he has looked one of our better players so far in pre season and could have a part to play from the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Would have liked Delph as 8 and Westwood as 6. Why isn't Benteke 9 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Personal preference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Would have liked Delph as 8 and Westwood as 6. Why isn't Benteke 9 ?? I assume Helenius got it when Benteke had handed in his request, so it was a case of too late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 The official site said that both Lowton and Benteke asked to retain their numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 no siegrist, donacien, grealish or drennan? baker having 2 is odd, should of left it vacant till lowton was ready to take it, only 23 is vacant for a new player, bacuna having 7 is odd as well, maybe hes going to be a regular starter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I think people care and put way too much stock into this. 23 being open might mean something, it might not. Just like the chairs at a press conference. Maybe Tonev and Carruthers wanted those numbers for a particular reason so poor old 23 got left out. Maybe 23 is left open for another of the young lads to "win" this pre season? Also KEA has 8. Squad number has no baring at all on how liked you are by the manager, unless you're number 42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Maybe they're leaving 23 open until we've brought in Beckham on a free for a weekly wage that will be paid directly to Acorns to celebrate their 25th anniversary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw95 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I think people care and put way too much stock into this. 23 being open might mean something, it might not. Just like the chairs at a press conference. Maybe Tonev and Carruthers wanted those numbers for a particular reason so poor old 23 got left out. Maybe 23 is left open for another of the young lads to "win" this pre season? Also KEA has 8. Squad number has no baring at all on how liked you are by the manager, unless you're number 42 Also 36 apparently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 no siegrist, donacien, grealish or drennan? baker having 2 is odd, should of left it vacant till lowton was ready to take it, only 23 is vacant for a new player, bacuna having 7 is odd as well, maybe hes going to be a regular starter? Forgive my ignorance but do youth players need numbers to play? I thought there was some rule that they were "freebies" to the club when needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) no siegrist, donacien, grealish or drennan? baker having 2 is odd, should of left it vacant till lowton was ready to take it, only 23 is vacant for a new player, bacuna having 7 is odd as well, maybe hes going to be a regular starter? Forgive my ignorance but do youth players need numbers to play? I thought there was some rule that they were "freebies" to the club when needed? 1) Yes 2) Kind of, they don't need to be registered if they are under 21, they can be given a number whenever they are needed, but so can any other player. I don't think numbers are overly official, they just make it easier for the FA and Premier League to track things such as discipline, goals, other statistics, bans and help process registration i'd imagine. Numbers are generally submitted in huge chunks at the start of the season to include players that will need registration in case they're are needed and for the players who are most likely to play this coming year. At the end of the day numbers aren't really needed, they're just marketing ploys by the clubs, to sell more shirts with names and numbers. The season would run just as well with every team having shirts numbered 1-18 on match day, rugby does for example, and it was less than 20 years ago that squad numbers were introduced, I think. Edited July 25, 2013 by MessiWillSignForVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Got it, thanks! It has always been a bit of a mystery to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Maybe they're leaving 23 open until we've brought in Beckham on a free for a weekly wage that will be paid directly to Acorns to celebrate their 25th anniversary! I heard Lambert watched that Jim Carey movie 23 and was extremely spooked out by it so I doubt anyone but Bannan would get that number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay-Ole Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Wow, this I've never seen before. Taking players numbers and giving them to other players before they are even sold. Any have any examples of this happening before? I don't know why the bombsquad even has numbers, if it's some kind of statement from PL or what. If they don't get sold, they don't need a number even if they are registered for PL play? Bacuna taking nr. 7 is also interesting, might be Lambert has big plans for this lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 no siegrist, donacien, grealish or drennan? baker having 2 is odd, should of left it vacant till lowton was ready to take it, only 23 is vacant for a new player, bacuna having 7 is odd as well, maybe hes going to be a regular starter? Forgive my ignorance but do youth players need numbers to play? I thought there was some rule that they were "freebies" to the club when needed? 1) Yes 2) Kind of, they don't need to be registered if they are under 21, they can be given a number whenever they are needed, but so can any other player. I don't think numbers are overly official, they just make it easier for the FA and Premier League to track things such as discipline, goals, other statistics, bans and help process registration i'd imagine. Numbers are generally submitted in huge chunks at the start of the season to include players that will need registration in case they're are needed and for the players who are most likely to play this coming year. At the end of the day numbers aren't really needed, they're just marketing ploys by the clubs, to sell more shirts with names and numbers. The season would run just as well with every team having shirts numbered 1-18 on match day, rugby does for example, and it was less than 20 years ago that squad numbers were introduced, I think. The only reason the numbers are set by clubs at the start of the season is so fans can get replica shirts. You could submit a different set of shirt numbers to the match ref at the start of each game if you so wished but the fan sitting in the ground who'd paid out £50 for 'Benteke 20' might get a bit annoyed when he is wearing number 9 that match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalhead_villain Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I've just popped to the new street store and got Sylla 18 on my new away shirt. - He's going to be a very important players for us this season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Wow, this I've never seen before. Taking players numbers and giving them to other players before they are even sold. Any have any examples of this happening before? Salifou -> Makoun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I've just popped to the new street store and got Sylla 18 on my new away shirt. - He's going to be a very important players for us this season. Yeah he sure is. Think I am might get his away shirt as well. Just ordered my Helenius home shirt. Do find it funny that you have to take like 2XLL to have Albrighton or Agbonlahor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 £65 for a Sylla shirt. Mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 N'Zogbia also in bomb squad then. It certainly looks that way, doesn't it? Surprising and slightly disappointing if I'm honest. He didn't do that badly last season. He must be on too high a wage to justify his place. I'd say £10k per week would be too much to justify his place. The guy's been shite, simple as although I do believe that his winning free kick against Wet Spam began a process which eventually say us stay up so for that I am grateful to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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