Peter Whittingham

Excellent. A tribute to one of our best ever players.
Also there has been no Number 9 allocation yet. I wonder who will be fitting into that shirt.

 

Not Max Watters for sure

 

Nothing but respect for the club for this.

A simple and small gesture but fitting all the same.

here's to you Peter Whittingham.

 

Should have done it when he passed! Instead of (shamefully) letting Bacuna wear it for two years!

 

Thought the same at the time.
Glad they got there eventually.

 

Got to admit I'm not a fan of doing things like this, where does it stop?

There are many players you could name.

 

It can be overdone Dai but in this case it is a fitting memorial for Whitts.

 

Watcha Dai
I agree that sometimes these tributes are disingenuous but Whitts was 7th in the all time Bluebirds appearance record. And fourth in records for the last 50 years. So I think even if we wanted to do things retrospectively, the list wouldn't be that long. I also think it's worth remembering that Whitts was a true servant of the club and at his most effective, was never tempted to go elsewhere despite offers. On top of all that, he was a genuinely nice man

 

You also need to consider the young age and tragic circumstances in which he was taken.

 

Great player who I would have loved to see playing for us over the other side of the Severn.
Nice gesture from CCFC. So sad and so fking pointless how he died. RIP

 

C’mon Dai, how many City players do you know of whom played that many games with so many goals and special memories and gave untold pleasure to so many who’ve died so prematurely?

He was a total legend and a one off and distinct to anyone I can ever recall down the City.

 

A step further -

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport...kCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

 

I was only thinking yesterday that there are very few players left at the club who played with Whitts and the article says it's only Joe Ralls. Thats an amazing turnover of players

 

Whitts 2007 - 2017

Sean Morrison 2014, still there.

 

Thought so

 

Not currently on our books.

 

While not on contract he is at the club rehabilitating after his injury so technically still there.

 

I understand that, so a fair point.
I'd still like to see him with us for another season. Not exactly a Morison player but would add a bit of experience and bite if not the ball playing.

 

An older head to bring calming and advice to the young guns. I always felt he had that role when he and Flint played together. The young guys always looked to Morro for guidance and played better for it.