Squad numbers

1. Green; 2. Diakite; 3. Traore; 4. Derry; 5. Ferdinand; 6. Hill; 7. Park; 8. Johnson; 9. Cisse; 10. Taarabt;

11. Wright-Phillips; 12. Mackie; 15. Onuoha; 16. Connolly; 17. Nelsen; 18. Dyer; 20. Fabio; 22. Ephraim

23. Hoilett; 24. Cerny; 25. Zamora; 26. Murphy; 27. Harriman; 28. Ehmer; 29. Doughty; 32. Faurlin.

SWP and Faurlin swapped numbers. I bet Faurlin wont be happy with that.

There are some gaps, 13, 14, 21 so maybe those are the numbers of some players we are after. Have any players linked got those numbers?

 

Think the big news there is someone without a number.

 

Defoe - 21

 

I don't want 24

 

So whose missed out then?

Bothroyd, DJ, Smith, Hulse....anyone else?

Also do you reckon the No.8 curse will continue? Clarke, vine, dyer. Some woeful, woeful players.

 

think he prefers 19

 

14 used to be Thierry Henry's number, he's the right age so might be some there. Same goes for Michael Ballack who prefers the #13, perfect age for us. Those two in and we could be challenging for Europe!

 

Am I allowed to mention Joey Barton or do I risk turning this into another Joey Barton thread.

 

Think we'll leave it at that then.

 

Did you say Joey Barton

 

Am I right in thinking 7 of those are u21? That would leave 6 more squad places....

1.traore 2.taraabt 3. Fabio 4. Ehmer 5. Harriman 6. Doughty 7. Hoilett

 

No Hargreaves after all that then

 

def no Hargreaves then!

 

Nope. Unfortunately Traore, Taarabt, Fabio AND Hoilett are 22

 

Luke Young also misses out...

 

Would have been unthinkable at start of 2012. How things change.

 

Cheers Scotland. Still leaves 2 squad places though, and as there are so many players missing from the list, surely that means two new players coming in?!

 

Ephraim Dyer and Connolly, say no more

 

Isnt the rule that you have to be 21 at the turn of the year hence 22yo players can count as u21?

 

Squad No. 666.