Stupid numbers at centre-back – not only Shane Duffy’s circus
When the Republic of Ireland hosted Georgia on Thursday tonight, Shane Duffy was named named in the team and we were a bit uneasy. Now, it’s nothing to do with the …
The guillotine for de Guzman; bravo Balotelli
It was a day of contrasts for those of us cursed with the affliction of thinking too much about shirt numbers. We’ll start with the bad news. By and large, …
Any Owl number will do
In the same way that St Andrews holds a special place in the hearts of those who love golf, the announcement of the Sheffield Wednesday squad numbers should be a …
Arsenal simultaneously please and frustrate
There have been plenty of changes afoot at Arsenal of late. They have almost done things really well, only to be tripped up at the last. The departures of Tomas …
Nicklas Bendtner, we hardly knew ye
Nicklas Bendtner is looking for a new club after Wolfsburg decided to terminate his contract more than a year early. Whether we like it or not (we don’t), the Danish …
‘Mark no. 6!’ ‘Which one?’
Friend of the site Jay from Design Football – the brains behind the excellent podcast of the same name – asked us an intriguing question recently: have there been instances, apart …
Stephen Folan’s tribute
The 2016 League of Ireland season began last Friday, with Galway United taking the early lead in the table as they beat St Patrick’s Athletic 3-1 away from home. Making …
Manchester City – a new low
Well, technically a new high. A picture paints a thousand words, or 447 numbers, anyway. We don’t have any great affinity for Chelsea but a 5-1 win was the least …
Celtic’s hoop dreams are dashed
It’s rare that we focus on the visuals of shirt numbers, in the way that the excellent book Football Type did. For what it’s worth, the style used by adidas in World …
Not called ‘Mad Jens’ for nothing
Let’s be honest, few goalkeepers could pull it off, or would even attempt it, but for some reason it doesn’t look horrific. It certainly sits better with us than Emiliano …