I was wondering when the squad numbers will be released for the coming season? I'm about to buy a shirt and I don't want to mess it up! Lallana all the way for me this season, will his number be the same?
You'd probably be best waiting and getting it printed later. Both kit reveal and squad number announcements were 20th July last year so I'd not think we're far off the numbers
I live in Belfast though so I'm getting it sent over and I'm not sure how easy it will be to have printed officially where I live. I'm not going to SMS as much this season as I will be going to away matches, when is the away kit available to buy?
Ah that's true. Away kit is the 14th I think... maybe just wait until numbers are out to order it? Though, one of my friends got his Arsenal shirt printed in Winchester, JJB did Premier League printing...
My number predictions: 1. Kelvin Davis 2. Fraiser Richardson 3. Danny Fox 4. Morgan Schneiderlin 5. Jos Hooiveld 6. Jose Fonte 7. Ricky Lambert 8. Jack Cork 9. Jay Rodriguez 10. Guly do Prado 11. Billy Sharp 12. New signing 13. New signing (gk) 14. Dean Hammond 15. Tadanari Lee 16. New signing 17. New signing 18. New signing 19. Richard Chaplow 20. Adam Lallana 21. Steve De Ridder Everyone else 54. Jason Puncheon - I reckon we'll give him some p155 take of a number like this to bring his ego down to size.
I'm old-fashioned enough to believe that the first-choice team should wear 1-11. I accept Adam Lallana wears no. 20 by his own choice, but I can't see us ever playing Lambert, Rodriguez, Guly and Sharp in the starting line-up, so one of them at least, probably Sharp, should have a higher number. Anyway, what about Luke Shaw and JWP?
I expect most numbers will stay the same. Having a high number isn't quite as bad as it used to be, though most players probably want one of the lower ones.
When are these announced? Do they just carry over from last year? Surely they should have them decided before shirt sales begin?
I think Sharp will want number 10 off Guly. Whether he gets it or not remains to be seen, though I imagine he might not keep number 11.
I'd be very confident in Lallana sticking with 20. Is number 5 available for Jos? Some players like to stick with there original numbers for good luck. Guess if Barnard has the number 9 taken from him then that is a strong indication of his future. Puncheon should be 45, P45...
I think they'll wait until two weeks before the season starts, see what name/number has been most popular, then change it. Switch Lallana to 7, Lambert to 9. Then again, I am very cynical...
http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2830933,00.html are those buying the shirts still guessing at the Squad numbers or has the shop inside information?
When the shirt was released they only confirmed a few squad numbers. Fonte - 6 Lambert - 7 Rodriguez - 9 Lallana - 20
I played it safe and have Lambert 7 on the back of my shirt. I was considering Schneiderlin and Rodriguez as well
1. Kelvin Davis 2. Frazer Richardson 3. Dan Harding 4. Morgan Schneiderlin 5. Jos Hooiveld (Free number) 6. Jose Fonte 7. Richard Lambert 8. Jack Cork 9. Jay Rodriguez (Lee Barnard) 10. Billy Sharp (Guly Do Prado) 11. Guly Do Prado (Billy Sharp) 12. Danny Butterfield 13. Danny Fox 14. Dean Hammond 15. Steve De Ridder (Free number) 16. Luke Shaw (Free number) 17. James Ward-Prowse (Jonathan Forte) 18. Richard Chapow 19. Tadanari Lee 20. Adam Lallana 21. New GK (Bartosz Bialkowski) 22. Jack Stephens (David Connolly) 23. Ryan Dickson 24. Calum Chambers (Lee Holmes) 25. Danny Seaborne 26. Lee Barnard (Jos Hooiveld) 27. Corby Moore (Iago Falque) 28. Ben Reeves 29. Sam Hoskins (Ryan Doble) 30. (James Ward-Prowse) 31. Tommy Forecast 32. (Jack Stephens) 33. (Steve De Ridder) 34. (Luke Shaw) 35. (Corby Moore) 36. (Jack Dovey) 37. (Free number) 38. (Free number) 39. (Harlee Dean) 40. (Sam Hoskins) 41. (Free number) 42. Jason Puncheon 43.-99. (Free number)