Squad Numbers : Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:02 pm  

Looks like next year will bring a whole re vamp of the squad numbers, due to be announced soon but I'm led to believe the first 13 numbers will look like this:

1. Jonny Lomax
2. Tommy Makinson
3. Jordan Turner
4. Josh Jones
5. Adam Swift
6. Lance Hohaia
7. Luke Walsh
8. LMS
9. James Roby
10. Kyle Amor
11. Sia Soliola
12. Willie Manu
13. Jon Wilkin

Re: Squad Numbers : Sat Nov 09, 2013 8:03 am  

That was my preferred starting line up, with Percival getting a bit more game time next season.
The pack looks very well balanced, glad to see Wilkin at 13 whether he stays or plays to that position we sill see, but Brown did say he is in the pack next season.
Interesting to see if Wellens will get a bench spot as the bench will be more or less taken with impact players with the occaisonal games using Percival/Charnock.

Re: Squad Numbers : Sat Nov 09, 2013 8:15 am  

Makes sense, Sia hasnt been a centre in years, and J-Lo is first choice fullback

Re: Squad Numbers : Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:34 am  

Would seem to make sense but personally I wish we'd just scrap squad numbers and play with positional ones

Re: Squad Numbers : Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:09 am  

Not sure why they would move LMS from 10 to 8 when he has worn the 10 practically all of his career, and also think Wilkin would want to keep the 12 even though he will probably play more 13 than Manu will

Also not sure if it's just an error but if you look on the shop website at personalising the new kit, Masoe has been added to that list at 8, the rest are still last years list but can't see them adding a player with a number he wasn't going to be wearing on there...could be wrong though

Re: Squad Numbers : Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:58 am  

wakey_saint wrote:

Not sure why they would move LMS from 10 to 8 when he has worn the 10 practically all of his career, and also think Wilkin would want to keep the 12 even though he will probably play more 13 than Manu will

Also not sure if it's just an error but if you look on the shop website at personalising the new kit, Masoe has been added to that list at 8, the rest are still last years list but can't see them adding a player with a number he wasn't going to be wearing on there...could be wrong though

Some of what I've put could be wrong mate, will just have to wait and see.

Re: Squad Numbers : Sat Nov 09, 2013 12:55 pm  

I'd be surprised if Wellens isn't number 1. I can see him keeping it out of sentiment, but I hope the numbers above is how it is.

Re: Squad Numbers : Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:09 pm  

St. Rughead wrote:

I'd be surprised if Wellens isn't number 1. I can see him keeping it out of sentiment, but I hope the numbers above is how it is.

You have to give Walsh the 7 shirt and you can't give lomax a none starting number. I'd imagine he'll get the 1 and I'd imagine wellens will get the 18 shirt, playing much less, being 18th man a lot so he can transition into a coaching role (via waterboy ) of course it's all conjecture at this point!

I read on here that swift has been given his squad number for next year (and is indeed the 5 shirt) so we must be near to announcing it

I don't know if there's any more signings to come (what with rumours still around) but I imagine things like the 6 and 14 shirt won't be sorted yet and we'll only announce the squad numbers after they are sorted

Re: Squad Numbers : Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:17 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

You have to give Walsh the 7 shirt and you can't give lomax a none starting number. I'd imagine he'll get the 1 and I'd imagine wellens will get the 18 shirt, playing much less, being 18th man a lot so he can transition into a coaching role (via waterboy ) of course it's all conjecture at this point!

I read on here that swift has been given his squad number for next year (and is indeed the 5 shirt) so we must be near to announcing it

I don't know if there's any more signings to come (what with rumours still around) but I imagine things like the 6 and 14 shirt won't be sorted yet and we'll only announce the squad numbers after they are sorted

Wellens will wear 17, his original squad number I believe.

Re: Squad Numbers : Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:14 pm  

wakey_saint wrote:

Not sure why they would move LMS from 10 to 8 when he has worn the 10 practically all of his career, and also think Wilkin would want to keep the 12 even though he will probably play more 13 than Manu will

Also not sure if it's just an error but if you look on the shop website at personalising the new kit, Masoe has been added to that list at 8, the rest are still last years list but can't see them adding a player with a number he wasn't going to be wearing on there...could be wrong though

I drove past Cowley yesterday and saw Amor in a training top with a number 10 on it. In which case maybe LMS could drop out of the first 13 numbers.