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TOPIC: Squad Numbers

Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 13:01 #1

weallfollowunited Offline Ball Boy Posts: 5 Likes received: 1	Anyone heard anything about the new squad numbers this season?? Saw a few players at the open day with new numbers on the training kits
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Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 13:10 #2

ISNEddERSI Offline Ball Boy Posts: 69 Likes received: 23	Nout On the website : www.carlisleunited.co.uk/team/player-profile/ We still have Billy Paynter as our number 9.
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Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 14:22 #3

RagingBlue Offline Ball Boy Posts: 40 Likes received: 12	There's a deadline for them to submit them to the football league, after that's done I guess they'll update it then. Got to be in the next week or so I'd imagine.
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Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 15:52 #4

CCU Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 344 Likes received: 138	Noticed Grainger been wearing No.3 pre-season on his training gear, plays with my OCD when a left-back wears No.2 like he did last season!
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Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 15:58 #5

Mashie Niblick Offline Youth Team Player Love CUFC - Hate Football Posts: 323 Likes received: 167	Say it every preseason, get back to 1-11. #AMF
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Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 16:32 #6

Bumble Offline Moderator Posts: 51 Likes received: 30	CCU wrote: Noticed Grainger been wearing No.3 pre-season on his training gear, plays with my OCD when a left-back wears No.2 like he did last season! Not just me then, I was amazed, when so much was wrong at the club, how much wearing the wrong number wound me up.
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Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 17:18 #7

cufcmike Offline Ball Boy Posts: 47 Likes received: 36	Remember when William Gallas wore number 10 for Arsenal? Made me want to throw up.
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Re:Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 18:51 #8

Gaston Offline Ball Boy Posts: 2	I agree it's wrong Didn't Zidane wear number 5 for Real Madrid? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 19:56 #9

seesaw50 Offline Ball Boy Posts: 168 Likes received: 27	Bumble wrote: CCU wrote: Noticed Grainger been wearing No.3 pre-season on his training gear, plays with my OCD when a left-back wears No.2 like he did last season! Not just me then, I was amazed, when so much was wrong at the club, how much wearing the wrong number wound me up. Never clicked that - wehey so it looks like he`s switched to the right left back number eh!
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Re:Squad Numbers 22 Jul 2025 21:55 #10

Mouldy Offline Moderator Posts: 60 Likes received: 12	Or he's switched to right back and will again be wearing the wrong number?
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Re:Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 00:01 #11

crunchblue Offline Ball Boy Posts: 232 Likes received: 55	If I was picking the squad numbers I'd have my 2 centre backs wearing 10 and 7. My right back wearing 11, my left back wearing 5, the numbers 3 and 6 would be worn by centre forwards and my number 9 would be a defensive midfielder.
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Re:Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 00:22 #12

cousinscotty Offline Ball Boy Posts: 48 Likes received: 10	Does the number 1 have to be the goalkeeper? We could have Troy at 1 - anyone arguing with that? The team should be: 1 2 5 6 3 7 8 4 11 9 10
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 00:35 #13

Bluesmad Offline Ball Boy Posts: 62 Likes received: 24	A dutch goalkeeper wore number 8 if memory serves correct?! CCU would be going spare!
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Re:Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 01:51 #14

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crunchblue wrote:

If I was picking the squad numbers I'd have my 2 centre backs wearing 10 and 7. My right back wearing 11, my left back wearing 5, the numbers 3 and 6 would be worn by centre forwards and my number 9 would be a defensive midfielder.

You're an awful human being.

I don't seem to remember many people moaning when Matty Robson wore number 10 on the left wing? (And indeed at left back, ala William Gallas)

Trying to think of more highly immoral CUFC squad numbers of recent years but my mind has gone blank.

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Re:Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 07:20 #15

kellsblue Offline Ball Boy Posts: 30 Likes received: 30	Abou Diaby with number 2 shirt and Samuel Eto'o with number 5 shirt are two annoying ones
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 07:25 #16

James Offline Ball Boy Posts: 50 Likes received: 12	Didn't Ardiles wear number 1 for Argentina in the 82 World Cup in Spain?
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 08:13 #17

crunchblue Offline Ball Boy Posts: 232 Likes received: 55	Asamoah Gyan always seems to wear number 3
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 12:00 #18

cufcmike Offline Ball Boy Posts: 47 Likes received: 36	I think Xavi wore number 6? And I think Xabi Alonso wears number 3 for Bayern. Disgusting.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 12:24 #19

crunchblue Offline Ball Boy Posts: 232 Likes received: 55	Plenty of midfielders wear 6 don't they? I noticed the other day in their friendly that Alonso has switched to 14. My favourite ever shirt number was Zamorano right after Ronaldo had signed and took his number 9 shirt
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 13:21 #20

DrMantisToboggan Offline Ball Boy Posts: 8 Likes received: 2	Even though I liked the pair of them as players, Loy as 9 and Miller as 14 always did my head in for some reason. Also Dempsey at Spurs as number 2 wound me right up. I got a glitch on FIFA 15 which also made like half my players number 128 which made me eventually give up on the save. Couldn't bare to look at them.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 13:40 #21

STH Offline Ball Boy Posts: 37 Likes received: 7	How do you feel about the potential left back for next year (Brough) wearing 11? Haven't been officially announced or submitted yet but it's going to be: 2 Miller 3 Grainger 4 Joyce 5 Raynes 6 Atkinson 7 Kennedy 9 Wyke 10 Hery 11 Brough
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 14:51 #22

Bumble Offline Moderator Posts: 51 Likes received: 30	Ok if he plays on the wing first game. Strange but reversing 2 and 3 is the one that really gets my nerves going, although I think I would struggle with a goalie wearing anything other than 1 of the numbers 1-11. and prefer centre backs to be 5 and 6, I can cope with all sorts of madness up front and midfield but having the back five mixed up for the first game of the season is just wrong.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 14:55 #23

Mashie Niblick Offline Youth Team Player Love CUFC - Hate Football Posts: 323 Likes received: 167	Centre back should surely be 4 & 5, shouldn't they? Remember back to Deano & Mountfield. Numbers 1-5 for the back '5' surely? Why does 4 get shoved into midfield by everyone???
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:05 #24

Moorlad Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 475 Likes received: 268	Has to be 5 and 6, 4 is a midfield number. Mashie, you must be very young.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:06 #25

Mashie Niblick Offline Youth Team Player Love CUFC - Hate Football Posts: 323 Likes received: 167	23....
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:08 #26

kellsblue Offline Ball Boy Posts: 30 Likes received: 30	Mashie Niblick wrote: 23.... That your age or squad number!? I was always no.4 and I played right centre mid.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:10 #27

Mashie Niblick Offline Youth Team Player Love CUFC - Hate Football Posts: 323 Likes received: 167	Cough...age...cough Squad number would be 18.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:18 #28

cufcdeano Offline Administrator Posts: 410 Likes received: 140	I'm with Mashie on this, 4 and 5 are your centre backs. 1 2 4 5 3 7 6 8 11 9 10
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:23 #29

Mashie Niblick Offline Youth Team Player Love CUFC - Hate Football Posts: 323 Likes received: 167	Perfect that, Deano. Big man/little man up top, right footed right winger, left footed left winger. Not rocket science!
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:23 #30

pigeonpete Offline Ball Boy Posts: 73 Likes received: 26	Bobby Moore was no6
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:24 #31

Dancingbear Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 354 Likes received: 174	Yep im not gonna be the one that tells Deano he wore the wrong number. Should maybe get Alan Steel to do it then he knows what he looks like for future reference.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:33 #32

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Sorry but that is wrong, it goes right back to the traditional numbering way back where the traditional formation was 2-3-5, so 2 full backs (2 and 3) 3 half backs (4, 5 and 6 - right , left and centre half) and 5 forwards (7,8,9,10 and 11 outside right, inside right centre forward inside left and outside left). When the new 4-4-2 formation or system came in two of the half backs were known as centre half and they were generally 5 and 6. Very few teams under the original numbering system back in the day had their number 4 in central defence (Billy Bremner anyone?)

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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:33 #33

Moorlad Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 475 Likes received: 268	pigeonpete wrote: Bobby Moore was no6 Jack Charlton 5.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 15:34 #34

Moorlad Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 475 Likes received: 268	Moorlad wrote: pigeonpete wrote: Bobby Moore was no6 Jack Charlton 5. Nobby Stlies 4.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 16:08 #35

crunchblue Offline Ball Boy Posts: 232 Likes received: 55	STH wrote: How do you feel about the potential left back for next year (Brough) wearing 11? Haven't been officially announced or submitted yet but it's going to be: 2 Miller 3 Grainger 4 Joyce 5 Raynes 6 Atkinson 7 Kennedy 9 Wyke 10 Hery 11 Brough Who is 8?
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 16:15 #36

Dancingbear Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 354 Likes received: 174	Deano Deano number 4. Deano number 4
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Re:Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 16:24 #37

Moorlad Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 475 Likes received: 268	crunchblue wrote: If I was picking the squad numbers I'd have my 2 centre backs wearing 10 and 7. My right back wearing 11, my left back wearing 5, the numbers 3 and 6 would be worn by centre forwards and my number 9 would be a defensive midfielder. Are you Greg Abbott?
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Re:Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 16:43 #38

mississippiblue Offline Ball Boy Posts: 1 Likes received: 5	Moorlad wrote: crunchblue wrote: If I was picking the squad numbers I'd have my 2 centre backs wearing 10 and 7. My right back wearing 11, my left back wearing 5, the numbers 3 and 6 would be worn by centre forwards and my number 9 would be a defensive midfielder. Are you Greg Abbott? Can't be. He suggested playing two centre-forwards.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 17:12 #39

STH Offline Ball Boy Posts: 37 Likes received: 7	It was gannin be that lad Dempsey.
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Re:Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 17:45 #40

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mississippiblue wrote:

Moorlad wrote:

crunchblue wrote:

Are you Greg Abbott?

Can't be. He suggested playing two centre-forwards.

And I suggested playing a left back and right back. Proves I'm definitely not Greg Abbott.

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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 18:20 #41

CCU Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 344 Likes received: 138	If the numbers are as suggested (Pretty much match up training gear been worn by said players), then likes of Troy, Sweeney, Dicker and Kearns have had their numbers taken from them. Yet more poor management, potentially creating division amongst players (They're funny creatures with stuff like shirt numbers)...
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 18:44 #42

STH Offline Ball Boy Posts: 37 Likes received: 7	CCU, in line with that I heard a rumour that some players aren't even going to get a squad number.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 18:54 #43

CCU Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 344 Likes received: 138	STH wrote: CCU, in line with that I heard a rumour that some players aren't even going to get a squad number. The 4 I named and the other 2 unwanted by any chance?! I've heard similar...
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 19:03 #44

crunchblue Offline Ball Boy Posts: 232 Likes received: 55	If that's the case then it's disappointing, but why have they even bothered giving them minutes in pre season if they aren't even going to have a squad number come August. CMW appears to have his squad number (if we're going by their training kit).
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 20:03 #45

Jumpforfun Offline Ball Boy Posts: 51 Likes received: 12	I'd be disappointed if Curle doesn't see the value in using Troy, Dicker and Kearns then that is poor management. Fair enough he may want to move them on but they have so e thing to offer in the meantime.
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 20:37 #46

Mashie Niblick Offline Youth Team Player Love CUFC - Hate Football Posts: 323 Likes received: 167	Everyone of them should be given a fresh start. Curle's a w4nker if this is true. Got a squad of about 25 players and he's (allegedly) crying to Nixon about him not coughing up even more funds to sign that Osei or whatever his name is...
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Squad Numbers 23 Jul 2025 20:54 #47

Willcufc Offline Ball Boy Posts: 20 Likes received: 1	From what i have seen apart from whats been said Hanford is 13 Asamoah is still 25 Beck still 17 Alex mcqueen 44... Dicker might be 18 Riggy still 21 Hammell might be 28 going by training kit Troy still writes 6 by his autograph and kearns still writes 11 Sweeney is 8 i think... Jabo might be 12 and balanta 27 maybe from what i think
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Squad Numbers 24 Jul 2025 06:47 #48

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There is a certain amount of flexibility. I'm very much for centre backs being 5 and 6. Defensive midfielder wears number 4. However , as you say, we used to use 4 and 5, with 6 being a midfielder.

Have always felt that number 5 is a proper centre back number but the Liverpool side of the 80's used to go with 4 and 6 for the centre backs and number 5 was Ronnie Whelan. That really annoyed me as a child. They also used to give number 9 to Ray Houghton. Always have to be different..

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Squad Numbers 24 Jul 2025 10:28 #49

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CCU wrote:

STH wrote:

CCU, in line with that I heard a rumour that some players aren't even going to get a squad number.

The 4 I named and the other 2 unwanted by any chance?!

I've heard similar...

Affirmative.

I think the rationale behind giving unwanted players pitch time is so they can be watched by scouts and are a reasonable level of fitness for new clubs. I haven't heard of too much interest of the unwanted 6 barring Barrow wanting Beck on loan. Anyone else heard anything?

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Squad Numbers 24 Jul 2025 12:40 #50

Northumbrian Offline Ball Boy Posts: 143 Likes received: 85	cufcdeano wrote: I'm with Mashie on this, 4 and 5 are your centre backs. 1 2 4 5 3 7 6 8 11 9 10 Spot on Deano. 6 is a midfield number.
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