[Football] any other "squad number pedants" out there?

[turienzo's lovechild]

I have a real obsession with players having the "correct" squad number for their position if they have a number between 1-11

1: Goalkeeper
2. Right Back
3. Left Back
4. Defensively minded central midfielder or perhaps a centre back
5. Centre Back
6. Centre Back- perhaps a defensive midfielder
7. Right Midfielder
8. Central midfielder- preferably your midfield GENERAL
9. Big centre forward
10. Smaller centre forward/attacking midfielder
11. Left Midfielder

anything outside of this is OBNOXIOUS so with that in mind was anyone else FUMING at Morgan thingy in the Everton midfield wearing NUMBER ****ING TWO

 

[BN9 BHA]

If I saw a goalkeeper wearing a number 4 shirt I would find it strange
Can't say I took much notice of the numbers on the Everton players backs though, but as someone that started watching football in the 70s, I take your point.

 

[Postman Pat]

Wilfried Bony is not only wearing a shirt with Wilfried on, he is also wearing No.2.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Wilfried Bony is not only wearing a shirt with Wilfried on, he is also wearing No.2.

yep- disgraceful

 

[Chicken Run]

When I started watching football Goalkeepers would wear the same shorts and socks as the rest of the team!!!

 

[Barry Izbak]

I remember years ago watching Charlton, when they played home games in SE25, and they had they shirt numbers allocated alphabetically.
One of the fullbacks was wearing No.1
I imagine that would have upset you?

And just to prove to myself that I hadn't imagined this
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/47337/remember-our-1993-94-squad-numbers

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

I'd quibble with the OP - surely if we're being traditional, the second striker should be 8 (e.g. Allan Clarke at Leeds) and the midfield general 10 (Johnny Giles)? That said, John Hurst, the Everton central defender in the late 60s, always wore number ten, so even then there were aberrations.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

When I started watching football Goalkeepers would wear the same shorts and socks as the rest of the team!!!

Really! When was that?

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Really! When was that?

Forget that! Thinking of shirts, gone back to sleep.................

 

[beorhthelm]

I have a real obsession with players having the "correct" squad number for their position if they have a number between 1-11

1: Goalkeeper
2. Right Back
3. Left Back
4. Defensively minded central midfielder or perhaps a centre back
5. Centre Back
6. Centre Back- perhaps a defensive midfielder
7. Right Midfielder
8. Central midfielder- preferably your midfield GENERAL
9. Big centre forward
10. Smaller centre forward/attacking midfielder
11. Left Midfielder

anything outside of this is OBNOXIOUS so with that in mind was anyone else FUMING at Morgan thingy in the Everton midfield wearing NUMBER ****ING TWO

the fact you have a couple of ambiguous numbers in there isn't a good foundation for insisting there should be some order. past 1, 9 & 10 for best forwards, i dont think numbers have held much consistency for over a generation.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I'd quibble with the OP - surely if we're being traditional, the second striker should be 8 (e.g. Allan Clarke at Leeds) and the midfield general 10 (Johnny Giles)? That said, John Hurst, the Everton central defender in the late 60s, always wore number ten, so even then there were aberrations.

but surely the 'second striker' role is traditionally known as the 'number 10' role? I admit there can be variations in it- mostly from personal preference of players. However, being number 2 as anything other than a right back is a DISGRACE

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

the fact you have a couple of ambiguous numbers in there isn't a good foundation for insisting there should be some order. past 1, 9 & 10 for best forwards, i dont think numbers have held much consistency for over a generation.

those two are quite interchangeable I'll give you that- but I do think squad numbers generally do still follow a format (1-11 anyway), and so they should

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Isn't there a bit of a thing for describing positions by a number at the moment in world football...? The OP would approve.

 

[Drebin]

Always upset me a bit that Zidane had the number 5 at Madrid. Surely a mismatch between player and number if ever there was one.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I have a real obsession with players having the "correct" squad number for their position if they have a number between 1-11

1: Goalkeeper
2. Right Back
3. Left Back
4. Defensively minded central midfielder or perhaps a centre back
5. Centre Back
6. Centre Back- perhaps a defensive midfielder
7. Right Midfielder
8. Central midfielder- preferably your midfield GENERAL
9. Big centre forward
10. Smaller centre forward/attacking midfielder
11. Left Midfielder

anything outside of this is OBNOXIOUS so with that in mind was anyone else FUMING at Morgan thingy in the Everton midfield wearing NUMBER ****ING TWO

May too modern fella.
I mean, what number does your inside-right wear or left-half?
Your team has no wingers? aka outside-right/left

And should you be allowed a sub? Number 12 I assume. [what year did they bring that in?]

 

[wardy wonder land]

what tugs at my OCD-lite annoyance is the team listing on the screens

Keeper is always first - despite the number, then the rest are numeric

despite their position

it should be listed as Keeper, Defenders, mid, attackers

 

[Normski1989]

Wilfried Bony is not only wearing a shirt with Wilfried on, he is also wearing No.2.

Yet it's acceptable for Bruno Saltor to have Bruno on his shirt?

Totally agree with the numbers though. Can't remember who, but I've seen a goalkeeper with number 7 on his shirt and it drove me nuts.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Isn't there a bit of a thing for describing positions by a number at the moment in world football...? The OP would approve.

most of the young lads that play for the team I manage describe positions heavily influenced by FIFA. For example, one of the lads asked me who was playing 'cdm' and I had no idea what he was talking about

 

[MattBackHome]

How's this to grind your gears [MENTION=1349]turienzo's lovechild[/MENTION]?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

How's this to grind your gears [MENTION=1349]turienzo's lovechild[/MENTION]?

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I actually really like that- it's a nod to tradition that is greatly needed in the modern game