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Number 1?

Is there a reason why Tim has not been given the Number 1 shirt? Is it because of Southall and what about the number 10 shirt? Could someone please clarify this.
Lee Rogers, coventry Posted 05/07/2007 at 16:14:32

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Lyndon

Could be any number of things, Lee. Maybe Howard prefers to keep his number for superstitious reasons. Maybe Moyes has a world-beating midfielder lined up to take the no. 10 jersey... Nurse!

Dave Park
1 Posted 05/07/2007 at 16:33:15

Am I right in thinking a certain Argentine playmaker likes to wear the number 10 jersey

Dave Jones
2 Posted 05/07/2007 at 16:48:40

You sure are :) I can’t help thinkin that we may actually sign Riquelme as I believe that the ’error’ is a bit suspicious. How do we know that the error isnt that it was put on too early. After all he is still at the Copa America. Let’s just wait and see...

Ross Trotter
3 Posted 05/07/2007 at 16:50:57

He?s supposed to be signing for Atletico Madrid lads. I wouldn?t get too hopeful. Don?t get me wrong, it?d be immense but, don?t get too excited.

Sean Dylan
4 Posted 05/07/2007 at 16:59:50

If we sign Jaun...fuck me...

The grins...just imagine the size of the grins.

Come on Dave, surprise us!

Rupert Sullivan
5 Posted 05/07/2007 at 17:04:03

Maybe DM’s saving it for Flamini? More likely though it’ll be Smith and will be another wasted number like 9...

Dave Park
6 Posted 05/07/2007 at 17:23:08

What’s the point in not getting excited, isn’t that what speculation is all about? Besides it’s in our blue blood to built up and then knocked back down.

Dave Park
7 Posted 05/07/2007 at 17:26:39

with regards to OS ’error’. Why would you print a THAT fabricated story as test data, why not go the whole hog and say that we had signed Ronadlinho. It just seems strange after all the rumours flying around about that particular player.

Hugo Kondratiuk
8 Posted 05/07/2007 at 17:35:52

I’m a bit disappointed to see Kissock hasn’t been given a number. I’d have thought this might be the season when he would start turning up on the bench for the odd Carling Cup match or some such. He seems to have all the skills to succeed, but maybe not the strength. Let’s hope he finds some, he could in time give us the extra flair we need and apparently aren’t going to get from Fernandes.

David Smith
9 Posted 05/07/2007 at 17:49:53

Have to agree with Dave Park about getting excited. Indeed why is it called the close season if not because we come so close to signing these star players?

Just watched a video (http://www.morefoot.com/actualite-5288.html) of a particular Argentine N° 10 who is probably not signing for us and I?m still wiping the dribble off my desk.

Back to terra firma...

James Daly
10 Posted 05/07/2007 at 17:57:29

I for one do not believe the "error" explanation either. Why wouldn?t they use a name like "Snigatellee" or some such psudenym instead of such a known internationals name? Smells on the fishy side (maybe being too optimistic??), and, as pointed out above, he wears the Number 10.

Dixie Dean
11 Posted 05/07/2007 at 18:14:36

LoL I for one would love to believe this and like the rest of you I find it a little suspicous that it was this data that was ?fabricated? for a test. However...

This is Everton and if I?ve learnt one thing over the years it?s don?t get too carried away or at all excited. You?ll be left feeling very disappointed. After all it could make perfect sense to elaborate on all the rumours for test data depending on how you look at it :-(

Rupert Sullivan
12 Posted 05/07/2007 at 19:18:40

It was probably used as test data by an LFC fan who works for the web company as a joke because of the crappy rumour which was started in the first place just to see who’d follow it up. It is obviously not random chance, but I doubt it means anything.

John Charles
13 Posted 05/07/2007 at 19:27:08

Riquelme has said I think on a number of occassions how he liked english football but he considers his young family to be the mist important factor and he wouldn't want to move to a country that doesnt speak spanish.

Would be mint like wouldn't it though?!

Iain Latchford
14 Posted 05/07/2007 at 19:51:05

If we sign Riquelme i’ll crawl from my house in Cambridge to Goodison and whistle "if you know your history" all the way.

Unfortnately I think i’ll be staying put for the time being.

Peter Singer
15 Posted 05/07/2007 at 19:57:43

"Riquelme has said I think on a number of occassions how he liked english football but he considers his young family to be the mist important factor and he wouldn't want to move to a country that doesn't speak Spanish."

Well, not the whole country not even the whole city, but...:)

Steve Williams
16 Posted 05/07/2007 at 20:25:24

If anyone wants to hazzard a guess at our next few signings and a departure read the BBC article by Philip Mcnulty dated 30th June- may be more accurate than it seems shortly.

Greg Dawson
17 Posted 05/07/2007 at 20:33:02

Riquelme, yes I can see it now....

Scene: Bellefield ? late August.

DM: Welcome to Bellefield Juan Roman Riquelme, its gud to hav?y?ere laddie!
JRR: Que?
DM: (speaks louder) I said ? its gud to hav?y?ere laddie!
JRR: Que? Me no speaky eenglish well. Me Juan, you Boss Moyseezy, Si?
DM: Er, tha?s right! Me bosso, you go-o get ready-o for practice, yes?
JRR: What eez ?practeese?, me go to beach, si?
DM: Beach, wha?d?ya mean beach, y?booger, get yer kit on and get on the field!
JRR: Me no booger, boss moysezy, me Juan Roman, me go to beach, si?
DM: Gud h?v?ns?. (Shouts) Where?s our Tater, we need some spanish. Can someone get Mikel out here and tell this little guy to get his kit on?

Later that afternoon.

JRR: Boss Moyseezy, Juan Roman eez tired, me go for siesta now? Si?
DM: We?ve only be jogging for an hour and ten minutes, whaddya mean yer tired?

An hour later, three-on-three ball work.

DM: Juan Roman! Why you no pass-o the ball-o?
JRR: Que?
DM: (Bug-eyed) Why you no pass (acts out a pass with his foot) the ball (makes a ball shape with his hands) to him (points to James McFadden)?
JRR: Si, Boss Moyseezy, but he no move, he always wait too long, so Juan Roman keep zee ball and beat all zee defenders by myself, si? Good yes?
DM; (To Alan Irvine) We?ve a right one ?ere and no mistake, Alan, he expects the lads to move around b?fore he passes it, w?ll ye take ?im ?round the back and knock that nonsense oot ov ?im??(To McFadden) Gud job Jimmy lad, don?t ye worry, keep it oop laddie, keep workin? on that shape we told ye t? keep.

Half-time after Riquelme?s debut.

JRR: Boss Moyseezy, me not play any more today, me not well.
DM: Wot laddie? You-o not-o touch-o the ball-o yet. Wot?sa matta wi?you?
JRR: Me hurt neck, me watch ball go over head all game, me hurt neck, me not well?..

Jeremy Benson
18 Posted 05/07/2007 at 20:49:01

Ian,

if we sign Riquelme, I’ll ride you all the way from cambridge to goodison. And I dont mean with a saddle...

Look fella’s, there is nothing surprising about the "error". Is it so shocking that EFC might actually have - Shock, Horror! An everton fan as a web page editor/webmaster? Should that not same everton fan actually dream, have a laugh, have a play, occasionally?

I seem to think there are more than enough dreaming evertonians around here, for example...

Brian Waring
19 Posted 05/07/2007 at 22:10:00

I think it was just a prank regards Riquelme.He is too much of a high profile player for his signing to be kept quiet.But,on the other hand isn’t it the everton way....?

Peter Laing
20 Posted 05/07/2007 at 23:36:57

Seems that the vacant N0 10 Shirt is really kicking up a storm and with the Riquelme rumour still gathering pace, wishful thinking or not I would guess that this is the player that is interesting most. It goes without saying that Riquelme is quality, almost beyong our wildest dreams, but hey what’s the reality Koumas, Smith or Richardson donning the shirt and thats the reason why this rumour has gathered pace.

Mike Wilson
21 Posted 06/07/2007 at 08:17:19

Doesnt David Nugent also wear No. 10 for Preston.