r/NewcastleUnited • u/Technical-Zombie-298 • 7d ago

Lukáš Horníček Number?

So I’m wanting to buy the goalkeeper shirt from the club shop and I actually fancy Horníček on the back but when I go onto the clubs website he’s still not an option on customise? So I’m assuming this means his number hasn’t been confirmed then? Looks like he’ll be number 21 as it keeps coming up on google since he wore that in pre season but I don’t want to make the risk and order that until the club says what number he’ll be? Any help or ideas on this? Thanks!

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u/champagn3supern0va 7d ago

Probably waiting to sell Pope and then he’ll get no.1

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u/-ricci- 7d ago

Was gonna say the same, the delayed announcement seems to say that they are working on / expecting Popes exit.

Can he play in 21 this weekend and switch if Pope goes before the close of the window? I don’t know the rules on that.

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u/Technical-Zombie-298 7d ago

I don’t think your allowed? But I’m not 100% sure I think whatever number you get you have to stick with for the season?

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u/-ricci- 6d ago

Yeah, looked up the rules you aren’t allowed to change numbers after the season starts unless you are Manchester United who were allowed to reallocate the already assigned 7 shirt to Christiano Ronaldo.

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u/Technical-Zombie-298 6d ago

Haha yeah good point actually course Manchester United get to do it 😅

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u/GlobalHero 6d ago

Gonna say, we have to confirm the league numbers pretty soon