We need to remember that Plugger doesn't care what the jumper looks like either. There are certain aspects of fan-to-club-tradition bonding that P66 doesn't have any interest in at all.plugger66 wrote:Excellent stuff. Girls should like that.Middo wrote:plugger66 wrote:Hopefully this thread is taking the piss. Its a friggin number. Give it to anyone who wants it. Maybe Lenny.
Must have the rags in Plugg , shooting down every thread ..
The numbers given to players does matter a lot to me. It's quite an intricate web of traditons, and club legends, that is expressed through the numbers they wear.
Sometimes the club seems to take this into account too. At other times it's more random. Threads like this (mainly) by fans who care about it might conceivably have some effect. Hope so.
So .... I never realised No 1 was so often a saints supporter. I like the idea. I suspect that Siposs was just getting as close to No1 as he could. If that's so, I'd be happy if he wanted to shift up one.
I appreciate the idea advocated earlier that No 1 should be reserved for the captain. (That's what Richmnd does with No 17 I guess. A great tradition there.) But it's counterbalanced by not having our club champons in their own jumpers when they're playing as captain. I would have hated to see Harvey out of 35, or Lenny out of 7 when they did their stints.