Spector in given squad number http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.r...age=enPlayerProfile&playerId=284944&clubid=12 Promising USA Under-17 international defender JONATHAN SPECTOR was given the # 40 full squad Man U. shirt . Its a long list but at least he is in, good for him !
This is great news. Isn't this a good indication that he will see some action with the reserves sometime soon?
Re: Spector in given squad number Good for him! When I follow the above link, I notice that Spector is listed on the full squad, but Cooper is not. I wonder if this is a mistake, or if Spector is somehow considered closer to making the first team than is Cooper?
In 4thegame.com, the number 40 is still for Daniel Nardiello. Is this guy off the team for a loan anything? If it is for Spector, then he did make the first team.
http://www.baggies.com/games.asp?id=74 Cooper and Specter played today for the reserves. Cooper caused problems for the other team, but no goals. Specter played the whole game.
i'm sort of ignorant when it comes to this: can anyone tell me what "getting the #40 shirt" really means?
I think it means this...he has to be assigned a number before he can play for the seniors. Now, it's just a formality, but it's an indication that ManU thinks he's moving up the ladder. I guess an American analogy might be when a baseball player from the low minors gets to play an exhibition game, or practices with the major leaguers. But I might be wrong.