The #6 jersey

[Hemel Iron]

Apologies if this topic has been done to death, but I haven't been around here that long and although I have been a West Ham fan since a very young age, I haven't until recently really been involved in a WHU online community to gauge opinion.

What do fans at large feel about the retirement of the #6 jersey? I appreciate what an icon Bobby Moore was and indeed still is posthumously. I do however feel that taking a jersey out of commission isn't the best way to commemorate him.

I feel the #6 jersey should be something our young players should aspire to wear (interesting that last preseason when we wore 1-11 in games, Tomkins wore #6 rather than his usual #5).

What is the general feeling? I think we should just have a BM6 logo on all the shirts and give the #6 to Tomkins, once he moves on it should be seen as an iconic number to 'earn', much in the same way as the Man Utd #7 or Newcastle #9.

[Gabers]

I think it was a good gesture to retire that number at the time especially as Upson was wearing it and quite frankly didnt deserve to!

However I agree it should be a shirt awarded to a player to wear with pride but with it also comes expectation.... I cant remember a decent Liverpool #7 until Suarez it seemed to jinx players like Harry Kewell

I think only us, Man Utd, Liverpool and Newcastle have a number that really means something to the fans....some could argue #8 for Arsenal

[hammer2192]

I hear you, shame it was Matt Upson who was the last to wear the number 6. I think it was a nice gesture at the time and a kind of sense that the number 6 was the great man's shirt forever.

[GaryP]

To me it was pointless. It just a PR gimmick.

Probably being tolally thick, why the No.8 for Arsenal ?

[westhamnick]

i think it is a brilliant gesture and should have been done while he was alive.

[Jackanakanory]

To me it was pointless. It just a PR gimmick.

Probably being tolally thick, why the No.8 for Arsenal ?

Ian Wright?

[Sweeney Bod]

Americanised rubbish, (not knocking you, or the USA, but the use of the # to mean number is also an unwelcome gift from the former colonies).

Bobby has a stand named after him and a statue in the Barking Rd. Both a higher testament to his memory than a retiring a number.

[GaryP]

Americanised rubbish, (not knocking you, or the USA, but the use of the # to mean number is also an unwelcome gift from the former colonies).

Bobby has a stand named after him and a statue in the Barking Rd. Both a higher testament to his memory than a retiring a number.

[dapablo]

Really, at least make an effort to speak like the natives.

Irrelevence in my mind, but best left done.

[brownout]

Americanised rubbish, (not knocking you, or the USA, but the use of the # to mean number is also an unwelcome gift from the former colonies).

Bobby has a stand named after him and a statue in the Barking Rd. Both a higher testament to his memory than a retiring a number.

Well said that man.

[Up the Junction]

I think we should just have a BM6 logo on all the shirts...

I think they've torn the arse out of it enough already. If the club should retire anything it's the practice of profiteering from the name of a player who was given the cold shoulder during his lifetime.

Not fussed enough about the shirt issue either way to comment.

[Major]

ITS NOT A "JERSEY"

[WHU_Del]

ITS NOT A "JERSEY"

Yes it is.
Law 4:

The basic compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following
separate items:
• a jersey or shirt with sleeves

[psychoscoredthelot]

ITS NOT A "JERSEY"

and so true

[ManInTheIronsMask.]

Sometimes last season it sounded like we'd retired the stand as well as the shirt.

[chunkay]

Give it to Noble. He may not be the best player, but at least he'll get the significance of it and probably get a huge morale boost out of it.

[clawhammer]

Reminds me of my good lady wife who, watching England at 2012, commented that Joe Hart was wearing a "mint suit"

[Faded & Dead]

I'd say the outifeld players wear a shirt, the keeper wears a jersey.

[MrBen]

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[Adie64]

Still grates with me that Upson was the last person to wear Mooro's shirt.