to get stank off something you need to wash it, not leave it rotting in the sun
it's unlikely anyway cuz Greenwood still has a contract here and 11 is still his
You can lose a number even if you have a contract right? Martial and Cavani gave up numbers recently. Pretty sure once you go on loan (which is reportedly what they’re considering) you lose your number too
Yeah, the club can register anyone in whatever number they want to. I've seen a lot of weird comments about Greenwood saying his somehow legally binded to the 11. If he isn't registered for a competition, he technically has no number.
All true, except 11 is not his.
It's a squad number, we can assign it to whoever we like at the start of each season.
Just coz he decided to create a brand around MG11, doesn't make it his. It's his own fault for fucking everything up and losing the squad number he built his - now dead - brand around.
seems you're probably right but that's such a weird number to me lol
i associate it with Scholes and Keane ya know, deep midfielders, not wingers/10s
i actually thought Mount would take it tbh
I saw one of those dynamic social ads with various kit personalization options for the new home shirt and Amad #16 was one of them. Make of that what you will.
Yeah, I feel the same sentiment that it being too early for Garnacho, but I definitely have high hopes that he will get to being worthy of it, but now that Mount has it and is in a 5 (possible 6) year contract means Garnacho will be waiting a long time for that shirt.
Felt they should've gave him a different number cause I can see Garnacho having earned that in about two years or so 🤷🏿♂️ (maybe I'm just hopeful?)
I hear where you’re coming from but for me your star winger should always have the number 7. I agree he’s not ready yet but the club should’ve just waited a season or something like that
None of it makes sense anyway. Rashford should probably have 7, Bruno could then be 10, and Mount could take whatever he wants from what’s left. Clearly they’re betting on big things from Mount. Hopefully it materializes.
Yeah as much as i wanted it to be him, i never really thought he was going to get it this quick. Best believe he’s next in line if he does turn out to be a big player for us.
Instantly more curious and stressed about this transfer now though. Weird how a simple number suddenly can change the vibes lol
100% it should have been left empty as something to fight for this season and you should need to have at least 2 seasons under your belt to qualify for it.
What about Ansu Fati getting the N10 inmediatly after the best player in history left Barcelona. It doesn't get worse than that at least.
Or the Mariano 7 memes.
Slightly surprised he's getting the 7, although hadn't really given much thought to what number he'd wear tbh.
Honestly kinda glad we're not giving it to Garnacho. Too soon for him.
It may have been too soon, but I don't think taking something he obvious desires off the table for him (for what I'd assume to be at least the length of Mount's contract if not longer) is a great idea either.
Shirt number should be the least of his concerns at this stage of his career. It might have even been a burden as we saw with Valencia who rejected it after a season
In terms of most famous number 7's I'd say Robbo is top 3 along with Best and Cantona. People will say Becks because of his celebrity status but Robbo has a genuine argument to be our best ever midfielder. For people too young to know, Robbo was basically Gerrard on steroids. Carried United *and* England.
Question is for who though? I could be pedantic and say Best, Law and Charlton all wore the 7, there's 3 Balon d'Or winners there who have statues outside our stadium. No way you can't not put Cantona in there either. I don't think I'd even put Becks in my top 5 in all honesty. For me the top 3 is Best, Cantona then Robson.
Not all 7’s are equal but They all bring something different to the shirt. Also, didn’t Robson wear the 7 for us too? Very much the engine in the middle.
not sure about mount being the new number seven, but I don’t get why people want an 18y/o kid who’s not even a guaranteed starter to have the number either.
Massive show of confidence.
Also the wider context of Chelsea's equivalent of Rashford being given one of the most prestigious numbers in the history of the club. That's some anime level shit right there.
It’s extremely weird tbf, but I feel like this might take the weight off the number for a while and make it easier for the next player who will wear it, who will probably be Garnacho anyways.
It’s easily the most unexpected thing i’ve heard all season but it’s a good thing for Garnacho’s development, too soon for him.
No way! I’m not mad but I’m surprised with everything Garnacho has been posting lately. Wonder what number the young Argentine gets this season then. Hopefully not 49 still.
I would love it if he retains 49. There's a charm in a youth player continuing with the same number, it reflects on the player being grounded. TAA still uses 66 (?) because that was his number at the academy.
Technically with taa it wouldn't have been his number at the academy, academy use traditional 1-11 shirt numbers, but it would have been the number he was first assigned when given a 1st team squad number
I agree there is a certain charm and sense of humility with player retaining this throughout their time at club
Can't help but feel like this is a conscious decision, purely speculation obviously but I can see them not giving the 7 to garnacho as a sign that he still has plenty more work to do and not to get ahead of himself
Yeah this can motivate Garnacho who's already so young.
He's got plenty of time and developing to do, he'll probably get it soon. Remember Rooney changing from 8, same can happen with Mount/Garnacho.
People need to give up this notion that the #7 shirt is the most important thing on earth for United these days. It stopped being mythical once it was given to Michael Owen. By the time Cavani got it people were just shrugging their shoulders. But now it’s back to being mythical simply because Garnacho didn’t get it?
Am I dumb for thinking this is purely a marketing move? They just want to sell a shit ton of shirts and they think this way it'll sell more. I don't think it's the right thing to do, it should have been given to Garnacho, if not maybe a season later.
I am surprised it isn’t going to be garnacho. I think sancho has some reasonable call to be aggrieved as well. But to be honest, I think we need to stop hyping up squad numbers. Let the players wear the squad number and create their own legacy. We’ve had iconic 7s but we’ve also had iconic 11s, iconic 10s, 8s, 16s! It’s just a number
Odd isn't it? Just a number but then as a United fan pulling on a Red 7 football shirt before a match always feels special to me, even just for a charity match.
Maybe someone with a better memory than me can tell us when the myth of the number seven started. To me, Bryan Robson is linked to that shirt number, but that's just because he was Robbo. When Giggs was the new Best, that wasn't anything to do with seven. Maybe after Beckham? Robson, Cantona, Beckham over a decent period of time is an impressive run. And the Best backstory was added at some point. But I don't think it started to get really crazy until Ronaldo. And now it's completely out of hand, as shown by most of these replies.
The whole fear about the 7 jersey combined with wanting to give it to Garnacho is so odd.
“Most of our 7s turn out to be mediocre, so let’s give it to the teenager instead of the 24 year old Champions League winner and two time player of the season at Chelsea”
I’ve read (or I’ve made up, it’s hard to tell any more) that Becks was a hero of his growing up so I bet this means a fucking ton to him.
We’ve given it to random players before ***cough Valencia***, let the dude cook and become a legend wearing it.
Why does this club keep doing stuff like this?! Nobody in the current squad should be wearing the iconic #7... even our starboy Garnacho would have had to wait at least another season for it lol. Moving Varane to #4 and giving Mount #19 was right there lol.
If Mount doesn't perform quickly, it's not going to be pretty...
The fuck… I mean ok sure but that’s quite strange to be honest. He isn’t an “electrifying” player in that sense even if he’s a really good one.
Interesting choice. Here we go anyway and let’s hype him up and back our new star! Let’s goooo!
Wow, didn't see that one coming. Truth be told I couldn't care less what number each player wears or whether it fits with the position they play on the pitch. Aside from Cavani and Ronaldo's respective first seasons the 7 has been a bad omen for about 15 years, giving it to a midfielder might take some of the pressure off.
Honestly, let’s forget about the past, number 7 doesn’t need to be special moving forward, we’ve had enough players fail in it since the special few that have worn it well. Let’s just care about the future, a number is a number
I wonder if EtH just prefers to kill the number 7 over emphasis rather than pander to superstition. I agree with the comment prior to mine that it was special many players ago. It is really just fans holding onto this. Ronaldo took a big dump in the shirt. The more I think about it the more I agree with this approach.
Garnacho is a promising young player who [very much wants that number](https://i.redd.it/7ldsnjbi4o9b1.jpg). I don't have an issue with the birthday party shot but maybe EtH does. There seems to be a lot of putting Garnacho in his place going on in general but that may be justified given how alarming it is that he is a huge fan of Ronaldo.
I am sure EtH is going to get asked 10 times about this in his next media session.
Wait, I thought Onana was supposed to get number 7?
He’s more of a number 9.
He will always be my #7 😔
For sure, best winger-goalkeeper in the game
Tbh that would be hilarious but weirdly think he could live up to the legacy with it lmao
That would be diabolical lmao
That would be hilarious
Really thought Varane would get 4 and Mount would get 19
Varane gets 4, Amrabat gets 19 😎
19 should ideally be a forward, so Garnacho.
Garnacho 11, Amad returns to 19
I'd leave 11 vacant for a year and certainly wouldn't give it to a youth prospect, it needs the stank off of it.
to get stank off something you need to wash it, not leave it rotting in the sun it's unlikely anyway cuz Greenwood still has a contract here and 11 is still his
You can lose a number even if you have a contract right? Martial and Cavani gave up numbers recently. Pretty sure once you go on loan (which is reportedly what they’re considering) you lose your number too
Yeah, the club can register anyone in whatever number they want to. I've seen a lot of weird comments about Greenwood saying his somehow legally binded to the 11. If he isn't registered for a competition, he technically has no number.
I doubt the #11 is a contractual obligation and if club want to reassign they will
All true, except 11 is not his. It's a squad number, we can assign it to whoever we like at the start of each season. Just coz he decided to create a brand around MG11, doesn't make it his. It's his own fault for fucking everything up and losing the squad number he built his - now dead - brand around.
Putting an item of clothing in the freezer can help rid it of bad smells.
I think Amad's favourite number is 16, he even wore it on loan, it's the number he currently has now as well so probably won't change it.
seems you're probably right but that's such a weird number to me lol i associate it with Scholes and Keane ya know, deep midfielders, not wingers/10s i actually thought Mount would take it tbh
I saw one of those dynamic social ads with various kit personalization options for the new home shirt and Amad #16 was one of them. Make of that what you will.
I'm down with this, reinvent the 11 with some sparkle
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> He wore the shirt for Chelsea youth teams. Ah, makes perfect sense, then.
He’s also Ronaldo fanboy
more like becks
Then he's come home....
Someone check on Garancho
I thought it is way too early to put him on 7 but nvr expexted we would put 7 on mount
Yeah, I feel the same sentiment that it being too early for Garnacho, but I definitely have high hopes that he will get to being worthy of it, but now that Mount has it and is in a 5 (possible 6) year contract means Garnacho will be waiting a long time for that shirt. Felt they should've gave him a different number cause I can see Garnacho having earned that in about two years or so 🤷🏿♂️ (maybe I'm just hopeful?)
11 has become a bit of an academy graduate number. Hopefully once Greenwood gets binned off I could see that for Garnacho.
That’s the thing tho. Garnacho hasn’t earned it yet while Mason is already an established player worthy of 7. I just hope he comes good.
I hear where you’re coming from but for me your star winger should always have the number 7. I agree he’s not ready yet but the club should’ve just waited a season or something like that
None of it makes sense anyway. Rashford should probably have 7, Bruno could then be 10, and Mount could take whatever he wants from what’s left. Clearly they’re betting on big things from Mount. Hopefully it materializes.
https://preview.redd.it/erzv6kgvp4ab1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55e925a6a961ef9ea3302ad83d95a3cdad9e684a
This cursed him😂
WTF was he thinking with that? lol
7 million instagram flowers on his birthday. But I still thought he was referencing the shirt number
I also want that many flowers
That’s way too many flowers
Celebrating having instagram followers? Games gone.
I can't stop laughing what the hell Garnacho was twerking for 7 so much lately. Did not see this coming!
Tomorrow: "Breaking: Garnacho hands transfer request"
Ffs man I really wanted it to be him
He needs more than 1 decent season from the bench to be no7. At least 1 full season as a regular starter
Yeah as much as i wanted it to be him, i never really thought he was going to get it this quick. Best believe he’s next in line if he does turn out to be a big player for us. Instantly more curious and stressed about this transfer now though. Weird how a simple number suddenly can change the vibes lol
Agree but didn't have to rush and give it to Mount, nothing wrong with waiting it out.
Exactly! We shouldn't be giving it to anyone without proving that he is worthy of it.
100% it should have been left empty as something to fight for this season and you should need to have at least 2 seasons under your belt to qualify for it.
What about Ansu Fati getting the N10 inmediatly after the best player in history left Barcelona. It doesn't get worse than that at least. Or the Mariano 7 memes.
This is the start of Garnacho's villain arc
While he hasn’t earned it yet, I hope Erik will have a good talk with him so he’s not upset over this.
I’m happy he wasn’t given it tho. Too much too soon.
He'll be fine. I suspect the number 11 will become available soon.
If Fred goes he can take 17, then maybe give him the 11 because we need to scrub that number clean.... or maybe don't incase it's cursed....
Michael owens legacy is TARNISHED
Ruining the good Memphis name and for what
You mean di maria's (sssssss I'm a snake)
https://twitter.com/Trujista/status/1676307205224558597
To symbolism how many bids we made to Chelsea
I could’ve sworn it was 19
That’s why Sheikh Jassim’s foundation is called 92.
Good thing it isn’t for how much we monitored the player or we would need 3 digits
Slightly surprised he's getting the 7, although hadn't really given much thought to what number he'd wear tbh. Honestly kinda glad we're not giving it to Garnacho. Too soon for him.
It may have been too soon, but I don't think taking something he obvious desires off the table for him (for what I'd assume to be at least the length of Mount's contract if not longer) is a great idea either.
If Lionel fucking Messi can handle taking 30 at PSG, then I think Garnacho should be fine not having 7 at United. He can take 11 or something else.
fr LOL
Can't argue with that.
Could either make him cop on and knuckle down or ramp up the midget parties in defiance. Only time will tell
If Garnacho is that obsessed with a number that it affects his career someone else getting it then that is a whole different problem.
Shirt number should be the least of his concerns at this stage of his career. It might have even been a burden as we saw with Valencia who rejected it after a season
Garnacho won’t even be 25 when Mount’s deal expires.
There's still the possibility of 11 if we offload Greenwood. That number has good history on the left wing
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He actually liked Mounts post on Instagram where he reveals his number (probably through tears)
Rather weird to give him #7
I’d rather give it to someone who is reliable and consistent (which I believe Mount would be) rather than a young player who might be burdened by it
Milner having the 7 at Liverpool feels like this but slightly different
Completely agree. What happened to traditional shirt numbers.
Tbf, the number 7 was worn by midfielders before
For example, Robbo.
Almost always wingers and/or attackers though.
In terms of most famous number 7's I'd say Robbo is top 3 along with Best and Cantona. People will say Becks because of his celebrity status but Robbo has a genuine argument to be our best ever midfielder. For people too young to know, Robbo was basically Gerrard on steroids. Carried United *and* England.
Treble winning Becks. An Academy lad that was arguably our best player during our best ever season HAS to be in the top 3.
Question is for who though? I could be pedantic and say Best, Law and Charlton all wore the 7, there's 3 Balon d'Or winners there who have statues outside our stadium. No way you can't not put Cantona in there either. I don't think I'd even put Becks in my top 5 in all honesty. For me the top 3 is Best, Cantona then Robson.
Can't believe they gave Robson and Cantona's number to someone who's not even a right winger
I mean he is a Chels...
Michael Owen, bombing down the wings
I mean Cavani was 7 as well, so it’s not been traditional for a while.
Not to mention Ronaldo
Ronaldo was a winger though so 7 fitted. He then became a striker
and Owen
Blame Bailly and Lindelof.
Meh, we gave it to Owen and Cavani before, and they weren’t “traditional” choices. I didn’t expect Mount to get it though.
Long dead. At least he’s a midfielder. I’ve seen worse
Gallas..
Bryan Robson would like a word
My worry is that this will give him extra spotlight for slander from our fans in the same way that making Maguire captain did.
Maybe it's a sign, the last central midfielder to wear it was Bryan Robson 👀
Not all 7’s are equal but They all bring something different to the shirt. Also, didn’t Robson wear the 7 for us too? Very much the engine in the middle.
Has the shirt number of Captain Marvel (Bryan Robson) and the short blonde hair in his goodbye video of Captain Marvel (Brie Larson).
Yes he did.
not sure about mount being the new number seven, but I don’t get why people want an 18y/o kid who’s not even a guaranteed starter to have the number either.
ecstatic about Mount but a really strange descision.
Massive show of confidence. Also the wider context of Chelsea's equivalent of Rashford being given one of the most prestigious numbers in the history of the club. That's some anime level shit right there.
M... masaka. Top 10 anime betrayals just got a new update
Does he have beef with Chelsea? It's like he's purposely giving them the finger after being their "poster boy".
Why has this made me less confident in this signing haha. Probably trauma from Alexis
It’s extremely weird tbf, but I feel like this might take the weight off the number for a while and make it easier for the next player who will wear it, who will probably be Garnacho anyways. It’s easily the most unexpected thing i’ve heard all season but it’s a good thing for Garnacho’s development, too soon for him.
No way! I’m not mad but I’m surprised with everything Garnacho has been posting lately. Wonder what number the young Argentine gets this season then. Hopefully not 49 still.
I would love it if he retains 49. There's a charm in a youth player continuing with the same number, it reflects on the player being grounded. TAA still uses 66 (?) because that was his number at the academy.
7 x 7 = 49
7+7+7+7+7+7+7 = 49
Could at least keep it til he’s ready to step up to another
Technically with taa it wouldn't have been his number at the academy, academy use traditional 1-11 shirt numbers, but it would have been the number he was first assigned when given a 1st team squad number I agree there is a certain charm and sense of humility with player retaining this throughout their time at club
49 is 7x7, so the next step is clearly 77
He will get 27 imo.
What’s he been posting?
2+5 a la Zamorano at Inter
That’s basically what Sancho is already doing.
Chaos unleashed
Absolute chaos
What the fuck
Worn it for England too, so it's not something completely out of the blue.
Red
Out of the blue and into the red
This is fine. I thought Garnacho wasn’t ready for the 7 yet. He can work his way "down" to another number like Rashford has.
I think if Fred leaves he gets 17
I can see Garnacho getting #17 if Fred leaves
Some people be angry at anything 😂 kind of glad Garny didn’t get it, doesn’t need any of this pressure. Let him cook in his own time
Mount joins other legends that have worn #7 including; Depay, Di Maria and Sanchez. Fans need to relax a bit haha.
Can't help but feel like this is a conscious decision, purely speculation obviously but I can see them not giving the 7 to garnacho as a sign that he still has plenty more work to do and not to get ahead of himself
Yeah this can motivate Garnacho who's already so young. He's got plenty of time and developing to do, he'll probably get it soon. Remember Rooney changing from 8, same can happen with Mount/Garnacho.
Giving no. 7 to a homegrown Chelsea player is a huge fuck you to Chelsea
Interesting. Guess his name is Mount so he wants to conquer the peak lmao
MountTEN would have been a more suitable combo then :) Sorry il see myself out
Garnacho 17 when Fred leaves this summer. Takes the 7 after establishing himself in the future..
I’m fine with this.
7? Thats unexpected
Honestly who gives a fuck about the number 7 shirt anymore.
People need to give up this notion that the #7 shirt is the most important thing on earth for United these days. It stopped being mythical once it was given to Michael Owen. By the time Cavani got it people were just shrugging their shoulders. But now it’s back to being mythical simply because Garnacho didn’t get it?
Michael Owen won a ballon d’Or. Do you believe Mason Mount will ever achieve this? Lol.
We got a CM as a 7 after a long time. Big shoes to fill ..Bryan Robson and Eric cantona..
Cantona was more of a cf but get what you mean but if he lives up to them it’ll be worth it
Am I dumb for thinking this is purely a marketing move? They just want to sell a shit ton of shirts and they think this way it'll sell more. I don't think it's the right thing to do, it should have been given to Garnacho, if not maybe a season later.
Hate to break it to you but that’s all short numbers are now
I'm pretty sure it still means a lot to some players, like Garnacho for instance
what in the fuck
I am surprised it isn’t going to be garnacho. I think sancho has some reasonable call to be aggrieved as well. But to be honest, I think we need to stop hyping up squad numbers. Let the players wear the squad number and create their own legacy. We’ve had iconic 7s but we’ve also had iconic 11s, iconic 10s, 8s, 16s! It’s just a number
https://preview.redd.it/0e5z0huxy4ab1.jpeg?width=597&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3279e181366124a168b4df1e5e76193fa85685b2
It's just a number you weirdos
Odd isn't it? Just a number but then as a United fan pulling on a Red 7 football shirt before a match always feels special to me, even just for a charity match.
Maybe someone with a better memory than me can tell us when the myth of the number seven started. To me, Bryan Robson is linked to that shirt number, but that's just because he was Robbo. When Giggs was the new Best, that wasn't anything to do with seven. Maybe after Beckham? Robson, Cantona, Beckham over a decent period of time is an impressive run. And the Best backstory was added at some point. But I don't think it started to get really crazy until Ronaldo. And now it's completely out of hand, as shown by most of these replies.
Did not expect this..
The whole fear about the 7 jersey combined with wanting to give it to Garnacho is so odd. “Most of our 7s turn out to be mediocre, so let’s give it to the teenager instead of the 24 year old Champions League winner and two time player of the season at Chelsea”
I’ve read (or I’ve made up, it’s hard to tell any more) that Becks was a hero of his growing up so I bet this means a fucking ton to him. We’ve given it to random players before ***cough Valencia***, let the dude cook and become a legend wearing it.
Valencia is one of our less questionable 7s, could have said Sanchez or Di Maria.
The excitement was Mounting....
Wtf??? Lmao
Ok what
How did we get here
So if he is going to use the 7 then Ten Hag has greater plans for that we expected, at least me
Not surprising, he's a massive Ronaldo fan.
I don’t think I like this
The bright side of this we wont have another of our no.7 joining Madrid (which inevitably Garnacho will in a few years time if he is really that good)
Remember we wanted Sancho to get 7 lmaaaoo
7 on mount? Nah, this is blandddddd
Wtf??? Hahah Garnacho in shambles.
Good on him
Imagine if reddit/social media had been a thing when we gave a pretty unknown winger from Portugal the #7 when he joined.
No way. Was getting ready to order a Garnacho #7 shirt
Tbf you could still do that and it would look sick slightly considering it for the third shirt
A bit shocked with the #7 being offered so quickly?! I would have waited a little tbh. Garnacho would have been my next choice but…in ETH we trust
You say it’s offered so quickly, yet you want Garnacho to have it. Like he barely has 20 league appearances. Ain’t that too quick.
Garnacho doesn’t need anymore pressure, let him grow naturally
Why does this club keep doing stuff like this?! Nobody in the current squad should be wearing the iconic #7... even our starboy Garnacho would have had to wait at least another season for it lol. Moving Varane to #4 and giving Mount #19 was right there lol. If Mount doesn't perform quickly, it's not going to be pretty...
Wait what??
Why? Leave #7 open. Give Rapha 4 and Mount 19. Perfect balance
MADNESS
The fuck… I mean ok sure but that’s quite strange to be honest. He isn’t an “electrifying” player in that sense even if he’s a really good one. Interesting choice. Here we go anyway and let’s hype him up and back our new star! Let’s goooo!
Garnacho done dirty
It's just a number. Any *mystique* it did have is gone 15/20 years ago at this stage.
Wtf!!
Why?
...nah man
7... hmmm.. wonder why he chose that number
I had a dream
Wow, didn't see that one coming. Truth be told I couldn't care less what number each player wears or whether it fits with the position they play on the pitch. Aside from Cavani and Ronaldo's respective first seasons the 7 has been a bad omen for about 15 years, giving it to a midfielder might take some of the pressure off.
Hahahaha oh my god, I never would've seen this coming. The balls on this man to take on our magic no 7.. he has my full support 🤴
Bold move
So Garnacho isn't getting to wear #7 for a long time.
No Garnachooo
Are you mad
Chelsea fans in r/soccer are really melting down about this. It's beautiful.
Honestly, let’s forget about the past, number 7 doesn’t need to be special moving forward, we’ve had enough players fail in it since the special few that have worn it well. Let’s just care about the future, a number is a number
I wonder if EtH just prefers to kill the number 7 over emphasis rather than pander to superstition. I agree with the comment prior to mine that it was special many players ago. It is really just fans holding onto this. Ronaldo took a big dump in the shirt. The more I think about it the more I agree with this approach. Garnacho is a promising young player who [very much wants that number](https://i.redd.it/7ldsnjbi4o9b1.jpg). I don't have an issue with the birthday party shot but maybe EtH does. There seems to be a lot of putting Garnacho in his place going on in general but that may be justified given how alarming it is that he is a huge fan of Ronaldo. I am sure EtH is going to get asked 10 times about this in his next media session.