My bet would be reserving it and signing someone who comes available... Although something keeps chipping away at me that Purtell might get it!

Purtell's one of my favourite players, but he'd look as odd wearing the 7 shirt as I do in my mankini

Joe Lumb is Number 30. Announcing 7 today, so I would assume the final 7 tomorrow.

Who is Number one? I am number six.

I am not a number, I am a free man

I am Spartacus (on Fridays).

I'm Brian and so's my wife

This is one of the most irritatingly tedious comms nonsense we've contrived to do in our recent history. It fills my twitter with crap and is generally an utterly pointless way of announcing squad numbers.

I am not sat on the fence. Can you tell?

Well I just thought you weren't on the fence because your Nobby Stiles were acting up.

That being said, it is quite annoying but I'm sure it boosts the Bulls online status in some way

To save me losing the will to live... is there somewhere with a complete list of announced squad numbers?

My post on Page 1 of this thread


Halafihi 26 is latest btw.

Think they are living in the past with the way this is being announced. MOst are not particularly interested what number a player wears as it ceased to have any relevance years ago.

Fwee Woger

19. Steve Crossley

7. Incontinentia Buttocks

I accept I am probably one of the ones living in the past, but I still like the idea of the loose forward being No 13 and the starting props 8 and 10 etc I would prefer to see the first choices being numbered 1-13 with the squad members taking the remaining numbers. So yes I am keen to know the numbers, although I dislike this way of announcing them. I also liked the Shirt presentation night format when around 150 - 200 people attended, probably buying a pint or two and a bag of crisps and some pop for the kids, bringing some revenue into the club. So yes called me old fashioned!

Don't get me wrong, people do like to know the numbers. I just don't think it is that interesting that they should drag it out over three days. We've had players that have not lasted that long.

2. Omari Caro

Alex Mellor keeps 23

Dale Ferguson still 12

Phew... Purtell gets 3

I assume that means either Mathers has 7, or he's 34 and it's been left open.

I can see that happening but would seem pointless to me... He is seen as full back and said so in his interview. Would of made more sense to give Oscar the 7 and Mathers 1 but time will tell.

It's just a ridiculous, bizarre and even slightly embarrassing situation for us to be in. An entire off season for us to sort a problem we knew we had, and this is how we go into potentially one of the most important seasons in recent memory.

Agree frustrating BUT, let's be honest we should be good enough to get the top 2 without a half. The last 7 games are all that count. If we start the middle 8's with Addy at 7 then I really will be peeved and it will cost us.

Annoyed we didn't continue with Jacks as I thought he had something to offer, certainly more than Addy. But we now have 7 months to get the right player. Hopefully someone will become available.