I’m lost why anybody cares which number a player wants.
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Because there have been attempts before to trademark.
Fucking ridiculous.
Is he going to have school kids arrested for copying that celebration in the playground?
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Yes.
But they would get out on Bale
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Touche
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Quickie breaks the internet.
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Can someone use shirt number 6.6? It’s just a full stop in between the numbers, any rules against that?
Retiring numbers is just plain stupid.
If it caught on you would eventually be into 3 digits.
Need smaller numbers or broader shoulders!
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We could go into alphanumeric characters and when we run out of those, we can start using non-English alphabets.
Here’s a novel idea.
Number the starting players from 1 to 11, then the substitutes from 12 upwards.
Weird how no-one has ever thought of it
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Meanwhile, @cynicaloldgit feeling nostalgic about nameless/numberless kits.
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Some am I to be honest.
There is no need for names on shirts.
Aside from the obvious commercial aspect.
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When my lad was younger, we got him the new Liverpool shirt with the player & number of choice.
When he turned 13, he wanted Danny 13 on the back.
Went to pay for it using Scottish notes, and the store assistant said they couldn’t accept them.
No problem, I’ll leave it and go elsewhere.
Soon changed their tune, and suddenly they could accept Scottish notes
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How would I know who they are then?
The commentators would have problems as well!
Yep
All footballers look the same…
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Although I agree with that, there is an obvious advantage to having names on shirts: it means you can mute the tv/stream and not have to listen to the inane commentary.
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… and noone new ever comes along …
You say that, but I still remember the Gibbs and Oxlade-Chamberlain incident. Not to mention, if you have any quality issues with your stream/feed then you’re definitely going to have problems. I’ve mixed Núñez and Tsimikas up far too often.
Or just recognise players?