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Ibrahimovic number discussion
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Zlatan 10 and Rooney to China 
So quick to throw our current players under the bus when a brand new signing comes in. He shouldn't get 7, 10 or 11. Give him 14.
The number 7 seems to be a poised chalice for anyone since Ronaldo so I really don't want Martial to inherit it
Feck numbers. Just put a big Z. There's only one Zlatan.
His numbers at past clubs:
Milan 11
PSG 10
Barcelona 9
Inter 8
Sweden 10
Ajax 9
Juventus 9
United... 7?
Basically he's not arsed about his number really. Don't want him to take 9 off Martial. 7 or 11 for me.
Milan 11
PSG 10
Barcelona 9
Inter 8
Sweden 10
Ajax 9
Juventus 9
United... 7?
Basically he's not arsed about his number really. Don't want him to take 9 off Martial. 7 or 11 for me.
Memphis and Januzaj have 7 and 11. They don't just take numbers off players.
Retire a number and you can never again say "No player is bigger than the club"
I'd not really want Ryan Giggs and United bound together forever that romantically either. Keep it on the pitch.
Valencia relinquished the 7 shirt.
Mata is 8
Martial 7
Zlatan 9
Mkhitaryan 14
Depay 22
Sorted.
Zlatan 9
Mkhitaryan 14
Depay 22
Sorted.
While 4 and 5 are taken by injured Jones and error-prone Rojo
Memphis was awful last season and he has the emblematic No.7, and Januzaj that never plays wear the 11
But that's a good point. Shaw should take No.3 and maybe Bailly or a possible future signing, for example Fabinho should be No.2
The number should just be his name again
I doubt people would want to give him 7 if Martial was given 7, but Memphis? He doesn't deserve that number.
7 would do.
26. Nice round number.
-1+8?
-Or big numbers like 88 or 89?
-But ideally no. 7 or 11 (and no. 8 if Mata gets sold or 10 if Rooney moves to China 
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-Or big numbers like 88 or 89?
-But ideally no. 7 or 11 (and no. 8 if Mata gets sold
or 10 if Rooney moves to China )I think Martial is the next face of Man United. I'd give him the 7 shirt at the end of this season.
Other than Di Maria,it's just been worn by poor players.
No way he is going to take someone's number unless that player agrees to give it away like when Fellaini agreed to give his 31 to Bastian. Ibra will take any of the unallocated numbers that are free. Why upset the team harmony by taking someone's number
Makes sense to get rid on Adnan and give Zlatan #11
0:47
Ibra: What's my number?
Ibra: 8? That's cool
#RIPMata
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Email I had from Kitbag overnight had a United shirt with Ibra 9 on the back, don't they run Uniteds online store?
When I watched that last night I also thought he asked "what's my number?".
0:47
Ibra: What's my number?
Ibra: 8? That's cool
#RIPMata
Not sure he said #8 though.
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Valencia wasn't a poor player when he took it
Memphis didn't come with a reputation of being a poor player
Yeah, he is gonna get 8 it seems from the video above.
0:47
Ibra: What's my number?
Ibra: 8? That's cool
#RIPMata
Valencia gave it up himself. Fellaini gave up the 31 willingly for Schweini. I don't think the club has ever said to a player "listen we're gonna need your shirt number back to give it to another player".
I'm thinking 19, though Januzaj is likely to lose 11 which could see Martial switch, or Memphis.
Whichever, this will be the first Utd shirt I've bought in a while...
Why should he get the 8? Cant he choose?
Didn't he have the #8 at Inter under Mourinho?
Correct.
Martial sees himself as a striker, so I doubt he would want to switch to #11... and Memphis' ego is too big to just give up the #7 after preaching so much about the number prior to the season beginning last year.
I actually like the #8, he had some of his absolute most glorious moments wearing it. I hope Miki gets the #11 then.
He didn't say "eight" in that film, looks more like "ey".
I'm not a professional lip reader, but doesn't look like he's saying 8 at all....
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Unless there is actually sound on the film, and my computer just fecked up
I'm not a professional lip reader, but doesn't look like he's saying 8 at all....
*Edit*
Unless there is actually sound on the film, and my computer just fecked up
Strikers should never wear #8, unless they are the chubby or round.
John Aldridge and Ian Wright wasn't either chubby or round.
I like it.
And it didn't suit them.
#71 with the 1 lying horizontally.