Comments on: Curse of the good numbers http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/curse-of-the-good-numbers/ writings on Fulham Football Club Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:07:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: bqfootball http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/curse-of-the-good-numbers/#comment-11261 bqfootball Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:02:42 +0000 http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/?p=1221#comment-11261 By the way, on Litmanen, a slightly more reliable source: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_3357573,00.html By the way, on Litmanen, a slightly more reliable source:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_3357573,00.html

]]> By: bqfootball http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/curse-of-the-good-numbers/#comment-11258 bqfootball Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:24:13 +0000 http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/?p=1221#comment-11258 HD, you are the man. Check this out and take a look at the downloadable pdf. http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sport/football/backtosquareone/ HD, you are the man. Check this out and take a look at the downloadable pdf.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sport/football/backtosquareone/

]]> By: HatterDon http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/curse-of-the-good-numbers/#comment-11254 HatterDon Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:23:14 +0000 http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/?p=1221#comment-11254 WMC about the #4 -- I had the wrong Midlands club. A decent Indian lunch brought back the name of WBA's Tony Brown -- a great striker who wore #4. Last bit from me about football numbers. I read this in Radio Times many years back when they celebrated the 50th anniversay of football on the wireless. To help fans keep track of where the play was on the pitch, they provided a chart of a pitch divided into squares -- each with a number. The section marked #1 was the penalty area. And, so it was the BBC announcers who, when an attack fizzled out and turned into a back pass to the goalie, coined the phrase "and it's back to square one." WMC about the #4 — I had the wrong Midlands club. A decent Indian lunch brought back the name of WBA’s Tony Brown — a great striker who wore #4.

Last bit from me about football numbers. I read this in Radio Times many years back when they celebrated the 50th anniversay of football on the wireless. To help fans keep track of where the play was on the pitch, they provided a chart of a pitch divided into squares — each with a number. The section marked #1 was the penalty area.

And, so it was the BBC announcers who, when an attack fizzled out and turned into a back pass to the goalie, coined the phrase “and it’s back to square one.”

]]> By: weltmeisterclaude http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/curse-of-the-good-numbers/#comment-11249 weltmeisterclaude Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:07:53 +0000 http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/?p=1221#comment-11249 He he. But the 1 to 11 was there for 60 odd years. Most of us grew up with it. So while the change was quite exciting, I really do like to see the best players in the right shirts. Don, your number 4 up front was presumably a player who could play in defence and attack. He he. But the 1 to 11 was there for 60 odd years. Most of us grew up with it. So while the change was quite exciting, I really do like to see the best players in the right shirts.

Don, your number 4 up front was presumably a player who could play in defence and attack.

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