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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: JJ-AV on July 08, 2011, 09:20:34 AM

Title: Squad numbers
Post by: JJ-AV on July 08, 2011, 09:20:34 AM: Anyone know when they'll be out? Bent tweeted yesterday saying he hoped to get the #9 shirt today.

Don't know if that means Ireland's moving to #8 or #7.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: bertlambshank on July 08, 2011, 09:26:18 AM: Ireland will be 223 I hope.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: rutski on July 08, 2011, 09:29:20 AM: just cannot see ireland working, no matter who the manager is!
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: PaulTheVillan on July 08, 2011, 09:34:22 AM: Maybe...

Given 1.
Makoun 4.
Dunne 5.
Albrighton 7.
Ireland 8.
Bent 9.
Agbonlahor 10.
Downing 11. (or whatever he has a Liverpool, the c**t)
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: darren woolley on July 08, 2011, 09:45:36 AM: Would like Bent to have number 9.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: JJ-AV on July 08, 2011, 09:48:03 AM: Makoun chose 17 as a nod to Marc Vivien Foe. Can't see him letting go of that.

I'm thinking:

1 - Given?
4 - Clark
7 - Ireland
8 - Delph
9 - Bent
10 - Albrighton

Maybe?
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: Dave Cooper please on July 08, 2011, 11:25:29 AM: Ireland can have 8, as in section fucking 8.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on July 08, 2011, 11:27:59 AM: 9 for Bent.

Ireland ?.....666.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: frank on July 08, 2011, 11:46:46 AM: Given our great history of Villa number 9's (Hampton, Waring, Ford, Hitchens, Gray, Withe etc) it was a mistake to give it to Ireland in the first place, even if he had turned out to be an effective player. Bent is in the true tradition of Villa centre forwards, so next season: BENT 9
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: paul_e on July 08, 2011, 12:36:23 PM: 9 is now free after Ireland requested his number be changed to a picture of a car... quibble.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: Shrek on July 08, 2011, 05:15:24 PM: 10-NZogbia
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: frankmosswasmyuncle on July 08, 2011, 05:22:50 PM: 7 - Albrighton
9 - Bent
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: wozwebs on July 08, 2011, 06:29:17 PM: Bent still 39 and Ireland still 9 - why??
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: Dave Cooper please on July 08, 2011, 06:34:38 PM: I think they're still last season's numbers Woz, I'd have expected a proper announcement when the new squad numbers come out.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: TheSandman on July 08, 2011, 07:18:53 PM: N'Zogbia should get 7.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: frankmosswasmyuncle on July 08, 2011, 07:29:12 PM: 10 - N'Zogbia
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: VillaZogmariner on July 08, 2011, 09:12:17 PM: Don't think it's worthy of a new thread, but looking at the players we have at the moment we are tight on the 25 man squad ruling with some of our "youngsters" now over 21 years old.

Guzan
Marshall
Dunne
Clark
Cuellar
Collins
Warnock
Young
Beye
Lichaj
Lowry
Makoun
Petrov
Bannan
Downing
Herd
Hogg
Delph
Ireland
Albrighton
Agbonlahor
Heskey
Bent

So that is 23 players there, and there are another couple in the reserves (Parish & Roome)
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: JJ-AV on July 10, 2011, 10:37:04 AM: Ireland has number 7 and Bent 9?
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: Top Cat on July 10, 2011, 06:51:37 PM: Quote from: JJ-AV on July 10, 2011, 10:37:04 AM
Ireland has number 7 and Bent 9?

Thats what Ireland is saying on the OS so guess it must be true.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: spangley1812 on July 10, 2011, 06:55:24 PM: Quote from: VillaSubmariner on July 08, 2011, 09:12:17 PM
Don't think it's worthy of a new thread, but looking at the players we have at the moment we are tight on the 25 man squad ruling with some of our "youngsters" now over 21 years old.

Guzan
Marshall
Dunne
Clark
Cuellar
Collins
Warnock
Young
Beye
Lichaj
Lowry
Makoun
Petrov
Bannan
Downing
Herd
Hogg
Delph
Ireland
Albrighton
Agbonlahor
Heskey
Bent

So that is 23 players there, and there are another couple in the reserves (Parish & Roome)

Does it help if we swop Guzan for Siegrist...........
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: VillaZogmariner on July 10, 2011, 07:03:10 PM: Players under 21 do not need to be registered.

So you could unregister Guzan, but of course we'd then be paying him for absolutely nothing at all.

I expect a few of them players (Lowry, Herd, Hogg) will find themselves out on loan. Add to that any players we can (hopefully) get rid of.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: Matt Collins on July 10, 2011, 11:34:42 PM: Don't home grown players count differently, irrespective of age? I thought they wouldn't constitute the same 'score' as say a petrov
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: Dave on July 10, 2011, 11:38:27 PM: Quote from: Matt Collins on July 10, 2011, 11:34:42 PM
Don't home grown players count differently, irrespective of age? I thought they wouldn't constitute the same 'score' as say a petrov
Nope.

25 man squad not including those under 21 of whom we can use as many as we like.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: Mister E on July 11, 2011, 03:57:51 PM: Quote from: VillaSubmariner on July 10, 2011, 07:03:10 PM

I expect a few of them players (Lowry, Herd, Hogg) will find themselves out on loan. Add to that any players we can (hopefully) get rid of.
If these three have to go out on loan again it does raise the question of whether they are really good enough.
Re player offloads - I cannot imagine Heskey being in our squad come August 13th.
Title: Re: Squad numbers
Post by: paulcomben on July 11, 2011, 08:25:02 PM: Ireland is 7, replacing Ashley Young; sublime to ridiculous.