Renumbering Arsenal – on a Weng and a prayer
We recently publishing a renumbering of Manchester United, and invited others to submit their own renumberings of their favourite teams. We’ve had a number of squad number enthusiasts contact us, …
Lucas Perez feels insulted – but he’s not the first to lose the Arsenal number 9
Lucas Perez is not a happy man. Having joined Arsenal from Deportivo de La Coruña late in the transfer window of summer 2016, he found game-time hard to come by, …
Sheffield Wednesday re-impose some numbering order
Sheffield Wednesday have announced their squad numbers for the coming season. You’ll recall that, a year ago, the Owls’ numbers for 2016-17 were a topic of conversation for their unconventionality, …
Renumbering Manchester United – a devilish task
There are always numbers in the game that catch my eye, whether for the right or wrong reasons. Here’s looking at you, Khalid Boulahrouz. Because of this, I decided it …
Monday 11s – Record transfers squad number quiz
Welcome to the latest edition of Monday 11s, our weekly squad number quiz! This week, we’re looking at record transfers from around the world, and the squad numbers worn by …
The (off-)season of renewal
Jim Hearson has already contributed a fine guest blog to this site, and we’re more than happy to have him back, this time looking (perhaps optimistically) at how the summer …
The power behind Ricky Villa’s five-star FA Cup final winner in 1981
This is the Tottenham Hotspur team which started the 1981 FA Cup final against Manchester City, the game finishing 1-1 after extra time, with Manchester City’s Tommy Hutchison putting his …
James McClean to honour Ryan McBride by wearing 5 for Ireland
Instances of players wearing number 5 while operating as wide midfielders are not too plentiful. There was Lee Sharpe at Manchester United and Ruel Fox at Newcastle United in the …
Dani Alves’ tribute to Carlos Alberto
While he has had an up-and-down relationship with squad numbers – quite literally – there’s no denying that Dani Alves knows how to pay tribute with what he wears on …
Kevin Keegan’s disingenuous reasoning
Martin Hardy has a new book, Tunnel of Love, about the goings-on at Newcastle United over the past 20 years or so. Today’s edition of The Sunday Times featured a number …