72.5% of a nap
There has been mild consternation at the fact that Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Winks doesn’t wear number 40. The young midfielder wore 29 last season as well as this, but in both …
1-11 at international level; vacant Premier League numbers
At the time of writing (lunchtime on Tuesday), there are still nine internationals to be played in what are now being referred to as the European Qualifiers for the 2018 …
Unlucky for some sub goalkeepers
(Thanks to Mark Schueler for asking us the question and prompting this post; Bjorn and Andrew Rockall). The number of substitutes allowed in top-level English football has grown exponentially in …
Premier League goalkeeper numbers 2015-16
We’ve only briefly looked at goalkeeper numbers in the past on the blog. To our minds, it’s simple – the first-choice netminder should wear 1 and his deputy should be …
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 …