The New Kit Thread

[Turkish Trotter]

You won't get much sympathy on here for manufacturers' kit f*ckery-pokery...

And 2006 isn't retro!!!!1!

Well to her it is

It recalls the appoximate time they last won anything

[Gooner Girl]

You won't get much sympathy on here for manufacturers' kit f*ckery-pokery...

And 2006 isn't retro!!!!1!

Well to her it is

It recalls the appoximate time they last won anything

[Bruce Rioja]

Ordered new home Shirt. Holden 22 printed on the back. Better be changing his squad number now. £71 in total.

Here you go, Campo;

The squad list in full is as follows.

1) Adam Bogdan
2) Tyrone Mears
3) Marcos Alonso
4) Matt Mills
5) Tim Ream
6) Fabrice Muamba
7) Chris Eagles
Keith Andrews
9) David Ngog
10) Martin Petrov
11) Gregg Wylde
12) Zat Knight
13)
14) Kevin Davies
15)
16) Mark Davies
17)
18) Sam Ricketts
19) Marvin Sordell
20)
21) Darren Pratley
22) Stuart Holden
23) Joe Riley
24)
25) Josh Vela
26) Rob Lainton
27) Chung-Yong Lee
28)
29)
30) Michael O'Halloran
31) David Wheater
32) Tom Eaves
33) Adam Blakeman
34) Jay Lynch
35) Joe McKee
36)
37) Jack Sampson
38) Sanmi Odelusi
39) Alex McQuade

Obviously Keith Andrews has opted for a smiley face wearing shades as opposed to a more conventional, some might even say boring, squad number!

[Prufrock]

Squad number for Muamba. Can we read anything into that does anybody know?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Squad number for Muamba. Can we read anything into that does anybody know?

Know, no. Guess, that it might be a bit off to hoof him out just yet while medical opinion appears not to have ruled him out of returning. As Muamba himself has tweeted today:

Today is been hardest day since I been out hospital, seeing the guys this morning with they training kit it was hard 2 to take. Hope 2 back.

I really hope and got faith that I will be back out there when everything goes well.

Thank you guys for your support and lovely message. Really appreciate it. It just been one of those day. God bless you all. Keep believing.

[truewhite15]

After the events of the past few months, it wouldn't surprise me if the #6 shirt is Muamba's for life now. They'll keep it open for him for as long as he wants, in the hope that he'll return.

[keveh]

He is part of the squad, therefore he has a squad number.

[wanderers_on_tour]

After the events of the past few months, it wouldn't surprise me if the #6 shirt is Muamba's for life now. They'll keep it open for him for as long as he wants, in the hope that he'll return.

Agreed, even if he were never to don the jersey again I wouldn't be surprised if the club retired the number as they do in the NBA. However such things are best not thought about, I have faith in our Moo and to see him where back on the reebok pitch would be akin to seeing us winning the f.a cup or something.

[Bruce Rioja]

He is part of the squad, therefore he has a squad number.

Indeed he is, however, don't we have to register a 25 man squad? If so then we're effectively registering a squad of 24. Or was that just when we were in the Barclays Premier League?

[BL3]

I wouldn't be surprised if the club retired the number as they do in the NBA.

Give over.

[truewhite15]

I wouldn't be surprised if the club retired the number as they do in the NBA.

Give over.

Why not, exactly?

[Bruce Rioja]

I wouldn't be surprised if the club retired the number as they do in the NBA.

Give over.

Why not, exactly?

I'd have thought because that only usually happens when a player passes away. Muamba's a walking celebration of life itself.

[BL3]

I wouldn't be surprised if the club retired the number as they do in the NBA.

Give over.

Why not, exactly?

We didn't 'retire' Nat Lofthouse's shirt number and he was a club legend. Why should any shirt number be retired? The players are only passing through, the club will be around for ever.

[Worthy4England]

Yeah, agree with this. Can sort of understand it possibly if Fab had (God forbid) not made it, but he did.

[BWFC_Insane]

And anyway, it's still possible that Muamba will return and play again....

[officer_dibble]

Aye, Come on Fab!!

[wanderers_on_tour]

I wouldn't be surprised if the club retired the number as they do in the NBA.

Give over.

Why not, exactly?

We didn't 'retire' Nat Lofthouse's shirt number and he was a club legend. Why should any shirt number be retired? The players are only passing through, the club will be around for ever.

Agreed, but rightly or wrongly what happened with Fabrice is probably the biggest thing to happen to the club in the last 50 years, or should I say the reaction to the event was from a global scale. Nat Lofthouse was a club legend but, and maybe it is just down to the modern power of social networking, I don't think there's the same sort of awareness and spotlight on the club as there is and will be with Muamba depending on what happens to his recovery (he WILL get better!!).

And so my point remains I 'wouldn't be surprised'.

[General Mannerheim]

Muamba still bleating on about God i see - interesting that he doesn't blame this wonderful God for striking him down in the first place? blind faith.

[Hoboh]

Muamba still bleating on about God i see - interesting that he doesn't blame this wonderful God for striking him down in the first place? blind faith.

oooooo that was pure e... second thoughts it was a bad thing

[Andy Waller]

I wouldn't be surprised if the club retired the number as they do in the NBA.

Give over.

Why not, exactly?

We didn't 'retire' Nat Lofthouse's shirt number and he was a club legend. Why should any shirt number be retired? The players are only passing through, the club will be around for ever.

Agreed, but rightly or wrongly what happened with Fabrice is probably the biggest thing to happen to the club in the last 50 years, or should I say the reaction to the event was from a global scale. Nat Lofthouse was a club legend but, and maybe it is just down to the modern power of social networking, I don't think there's the same sort of awareness and spotlight on the club as there is and will be with Muamba depending on what happens to his recovery (he WILL get better!!).

And so my point remains I 'wouldn't be surprised'.

At least the number we won't be having a debate about retiring the number 21 shirt.