Erimus74
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He's as good as any in that league
Burnley today for the traditionalists
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Pak_Doo_Ik
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Nope not having that, 4 in my mind has always been a CH, Mogga always wore 4
TeessideCleveland
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He wore 3 and 7 tooNope not having that, 4 in my mind has always been a CH, Mogga always wore 4
Souness wore 4
As far as I recall, the original 1 to 11 numbering only worked properly with the 2-3-5 formation.
2 and 3 were full backs, 4, 5 & 6 were the half backs in front of them (which is why 5 was the "centre half") and 7 through 11 were the forwards.
7 and 11 were the wingers, 8 and 10 the inside forwards, 9 was the centre forward.
Trying to fit the numbers into a 4-4-2, 4-3-3 etc will always involve some re-arrangement/re-ordering of the numbers.
2 and 3 were full backs, 4, 5 & 6 were the half backs in front of them (which is why 5 was the "centre half") and 7 through 11 were the forwards.
7 and 11 were the wingers, 8 and 10 the inside forwards, 9 was the centre forward.
Trying to fit the numbers into a 4-4-2, 4-3-3 etc will always involve some re-arrangement/re-ordering of the numbers.
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Michael_Vronsky
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Have to say that I can't get my head around watching Alexander-Arnold running around wearing number 66! One to Eleven for me too please!
Corcaigh_the_Cat
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Great stuff, that's exactly how I'd have them numbered, full backs 2 and 3, wingers. 7 and 11. 5 and 6 at the back was how we numbered them when we first played 4-4-2, with 4 and 8 in the middle and 9 and 10 up top.
You'd be able to have a sweep every week if that happened, one of the daft changes that's happened over the years.
You'd be able to have a sweep every week if that happened, one of the daft changes that's happened over the years.
Zoophonic
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I mean nice but wrong. Mogga and Pally should have been 5 and 6. Who played 5? Hamilton? No.
Erimus74
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Yea Hammy No5, think Gary Parkinson wore the No5 too, or am I mistaken, didn't Dean Glover also
Cardiffdaffs
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Pally was 6 in the Rioch years at least. In that final game at Doncaster Parky played 5 and Gilly was at 2.
Michael_Vronsky
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Lawsy wore number two even when he moved into midfield. Pretty sure Parky wore number 5.
TeessideCleveland
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Hammy and Parky did - don't think Deano did. I remember him wearing 2, and then later 9. Both while in midfield!
TeessideCleveland
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Today they didn't have a single squad number 1-11 in the starting lineup
Pak_Doo_Ik
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Wow, games moved on I suppose
The Ruthsayer
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Spot on. Always was the right winger.7 as a winger is spot on for me.
Terry Cochrane
BoroMart
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Yes partly deffo wore 5 a few times. I remember glover wearing 2 a few times I think