Liverpool’s beautiful imperfections
Regular readers of the blog will know that we have a fondness for the numbering system used by Liverpool in their glory days of the 1970s and 80s. It’s something …
Guilty pleasures at Christmas
Early in the life of this blog, we elaborated – or tried to, at any rate – on the things about squad numbers which got our goat. It’s not to …
1-11 in the Premier League redux, Part 3
You know the drill by this stage, we’re examining how the Premier League teams would look if they picked the players numbered 1-11. Next up, the middle four alphabetically: Liverpool …
James Wilson’s change
Today is a bank holiday in Ireland but ‘real’ work still has to be done, coupled with a hangover, so just something brief for now. Eagle-eyed viewers of Manchester United …
More pointless changes
It’s Sunday and real life is threatening to get in the way of stuff, but for those who need a fix we are able to provide it in the form …
1-11 in the Premier League era
It’s a bit of a trick question: when was the last time a team played in the Premier League numbered from 1 to 11? Watching Arsenal away to Aston Villa …
Roy Keane, Manchester United’s number 7?
For Ireland, Roy Keane was always number 6 (except for one game against Lithuania in 1997, when he wore 4). This was a good fit as he had worn it …