retire the shirt

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gooner 12, for the fans

bad idea
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retire the shirt

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u know the way it is in some countrys the way they giv a number shirt 2 the fans,, mostly south american i know ,, here in ireland as well as my other club cork city gav fans num 12,, wat if the arsenal done the same,, all of us walkin around wit 12 gooner on our backs,, must be lots out there wit th14 shirts who will prob never wear them again,, dumb idea :?: :mrgreen:

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Post by stats »

It's kinda cheesy if you think about it but i could see fans going round with Arsenal 12 (now i think about it i looks quite nice)
If we were a team like Barnet who had no money then a ticket number system would be quite to see what number comes out
The winner will sit on the bench with the stars & will get a game right at the end of the game wearing HIS surname with 12 on the back
The problem is that a child as young as 5 would be called out or a woman (not being against them but they can't play a MAN'S game) or as well a OAP
So is it unfair that season ticket holders may have the chance to do it
I know it'll never happen but i had a good laugh at the Portsmiuth home game when i looked at the back of the programme with 12 being the fans
This is how i got the idea
I'd only get rid of the number if the player that last wore it (being Lauren) died at all ( :cry: ) like Foe of Man City & Lens
It was pleaseing to see the number 6 shirt back but sadly the magic hasn't worked quite yet

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Post by All_Arsenal_1886 »

Yeah good idea, i couldn't decide who to have on my shirt so i just got the number 10 on it because when i see RvP against barnet he was wearing number 10 with no name and it looked really good

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All_Arsenal_1886 wrote:Yeah good idea, i couldn't decide who to have on my shirt so i just got the number 10 on it because when i see RvP against barnet he was wearing number 10 with no name and it looked really good
this is whyi asked, i hav th14 on my home shirt so wont wear it again, didnt buy the white 1 so will get r new [ international ]3rd strip,, last away shirt i got was 3 seasons ago and got rocky 7 on it,, normally just get home shirt :mrgreen:

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Post by Ben-gooner14 »

I got home shirt with TH14 on but if your logo peels you can send it or take it back to the club shop and they will replace im not sure if you can edit the lettering without the extra fee. I think they should retire shirt's to real legends at the club but not to the fans.

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not 2 gone on retirin legends shirts,, wat defines a legend,, winning cups, years spent at club,, apps. would a guy who spends all his career at 1 club r aguy givin 10 years,,just usin the sqiad number years might be hard 2 pick a legend out of all the great gooners . adams db10 rocky th14 wat bout dixon and winterburn bould keown and many more.. we,d eventually hav a team wit numbers startin in the 50,s our 100.s :mrgreen:

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Post by gus ceasar is a legend »

I got Bensons 20 on mine!

Stupid I know but I like it!

:lol:

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Post by donaldo »

It"s such a gamble now to have a name and number put on the back of a shirt.How many home shirts have Henry and 14 on the back.And how many fans who have bought the new white shirt have taken the chance and had 4 and Fabregas put on it. The safest thing to do is get your own name put on the shirt.At least you know you will still be here next season.

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Post by All_Arsenal_1886 »

donaldo wrote:It"s such a gamble now to have a name and number put on the back of a shirt.How many home shirts have Henry and 14 on the back.And how many fans who have bought the new white shirt have taken the chance and had 4 and Fabregas put on it. The safest thing to do is get your own name put on the shirt.At least you know you will still be here next season.
or just the number i think it looks beter anyway

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Post by Ben-gooner14 »

I got Gilberto19 on mine.

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Post by Cus Geezer »

Really silly idea having no.12 for the fans.

A 12th man usually comes on as a late substitute after about 86 mins, that's when our fans go off.

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Post by Chunky The Gooner »

Please dont retire any shirts!

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Post by WalcottSignedMyShirt »

I was gonna get RVP on the back of mine, but Walcott was in the shop and signed so got 32 Walcott.

My mate has all of his newer tops with th14 or 14 Va Va Voom.

He is realy pissed of because he realy likes the purple and has henry on the back, he did not get anything on his new top.

mabye you could get 100 A.Wenger

durting the world cup my bro put 9 meta tarsal on his england shirt!

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Post by Galasso »

Maybe we can get the players weekly salary printed on the back of their shirts.....or better still, it could electronically change as the game is going on.

Why don't leave this shirt retiring nonsense to the others. Stinks of this Beckham type shit of a world we live in where gimmicks are everything.

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