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Conference trucks::football;1

Title: Soccer Football Conference
Notice:Don't forget your season ticket.....
Moderator:MOVIES::PLAYFORD
Created:Thu Aug 08 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:608
Total number of notes:85903

351.0. "Squad shirt numbers next season" by WARNUT::TPCASE::PICKERINGS (Simon Pickering) Tue Jan 25 1994 20:13

Out of idle curiosity, and wondering if it is yet another way clubs can rip fans
off, will clubs be able to re-allocate their squad numbers 'en-block' or be
made to re-use only those numbers where the player has left|retired?

I'd be a bit miffed if I bought a shirt for my hero who played at number 7, say,
and found out next year his number was 10!
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351.1empty your pocketsIRNBRU::HOWARDvamos a la playaTue Jan 25 1994 20:175
    it wouldn't surprise me to see them using letters of the alphabet next
    season....
    
    what a rip-off....
    Ray
351.2Its already happened in Leeds!!!MARVIN::MORRELLLeeds United : League Champions 1992.Tue Jan 25 1994 20:185
    Feel sorry for the Leeds Fans who bought both Rocastle & Batty
    shirts.... they were able to put the number & name on their shirts & of
    course they've now left!!!! 
    
    rick
351.3EricESSB::BLONGUNITED Premier League CHAMPIONS 1993Tue Jan 25 1994 21:518
       <<< Note 351.0 by WARNUT::TPCASE::PICKERINGS "Simon Pickering" >>>
                      -< Squad shirt numbers next season >-

I'd be a bit miffed if I bought a shirt for my hero who played at number 7, say,
and found out next year his number was 10!          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Cantona is God

351.4Your mates just got me the sack !.KERNEL::WITHALLGWait Till They Getta Loada MeThu Jan 27 1994 11:0910
    
    
    Fingers crossed it doesn't get introduced into the pyramid leagues.
    In most cases the shirts and printing will cost more than the player.
    For teams on a small budget attempting to get their grounds into league
    condition this will be a pain in the ar#e, the money is better spent 
    on ground improvement. 
    
    
    Gazzer
351.5You have the choice - as with everythinMOEUR1::SMITHTue Feb 01 1994 13:079
    
    'Rip off'?  What rip off!  You don't HAVE to buy the shirts!  If you
    really want to keep up to date get a life size photo!
    
    Why does everyone equate 'squad numbers' with attempts to rip off
    supporters?  There is no connection!
    
    (Sorry if that's a bit strong - on re-reading it might be - must be
    having a bad day!).
351.6\KERNEL::WITHALLGWait Till They Getta Loada MeThu Feb 03 1994 14:249
    
    
     Try telling the thousands of little boys and girls who want an Ian
    Wright or Tony Adams football shirt that they can't have one !
    
    I'd rather watch Tottering than tell the kids 'NO'.
    
    
    Gazzer.
351.72nd thoughts - change Tottering for ANYBODY BUTKERNEL::WITHALLGWait Till They Getta Loada MeThu Feb 03 1994 14:251
    
351.8you tell the kids of today, and they won't believe you!YOUWOT::HOUSENWorld famous brick hypnotistThu Feb 03 1994 15:563
When I were a lad, we had to make do with shirts without numbers, if we were
lucky ;-)

351.9your right - the youth of todayKERNEL::WITHALLGWait Till They Getta Loada MeThu Feb 03 1994 16:028
    
    
    Well you were lucky !
    
    
    When I were a lad we never had shirts.
    
    
351.10MARVIN::MORRELLLeeds United : League Champions 1992.Thu Feb 03 1994 16:054
    And when I were a lad... we didn't have a football... just a good
    imagination... unlike the kids of today!!! ;-)
    
    Rick.
351.11FORTY2::ROBERTSONSome days are bouncers that won't let you inThu Feb 03 1994 16:1113
Imagination!!!

By 'eck you were lucky.

We never had any of that.

We used to take it in turns to cut each others heads off and kick 'em 
uround int street until we were called in for ours tea. Then we got some
string a selotape to stick the 'eads back on.

Kids today don't know they're born!!!

Al
351.12You think you were bad ?XSTACY::PHAYDENThu Feb 03 1994 16:229
You Lucky lucky b@$t@rd$ we didn't even have legs to kick the heads around with.
We used to have to cut our heads off and watch other kids kick them around. 

The best days of my life.
The kids of today don't know what they missed.

Ah yes the good ol' days....

Peter(AIC)
351.13Oops, wrong note.UPROAR::LEMPLive slow, die youngThu Feb 03 1994 16:225
    This parrot is *dead*, it's *deceased*, it's shuffled off this mortal
    coil....etc....etc...
    
    Paul.
    
351.14IRNBRU::HOWARDvamos a la playaThu Feb 03 1994 16:371
    no it's not, it's just resting....
351.15KERNEL::SMITHSmore nonsense in a minute ...Thu Feb 03 1994 18:408
re.6 " Try telling the thousands of little boys and girls who want an Ian
    Wright or Tony Adams football shirt that they can't have one "

 On another track,do you feel sorry for all the West Ham fans who had DICKS on
the back of their shirts.
(read this somewhere recently)

Steve.