What number is C. Ronaldo?

Fittle

Hi all, I wrote here a few weeks ago - I'm a mum with an 8yr old who is soccer mad lately, and I was looking for Ronaldo's jersey from Santa;)

Anyway, I got the white Real Madrid jersey and shorts and assumed he was number 7, so asked the girl in the shop to do his name and number 7 on the back...she told me he was number 9 however. So I rang my brother, who hasn't a clue bout soccer either, but googled it and told me he was number 9. So I told the girl to go ahead and put number 9 on the jersey.

Now I've just had a look on the net myself, and I've seen a few stories saying he's now number 7
So did santy get it wrong

Peyton Manning

He was number 9 last year, but as of this year he is his more favoured number 7.

http://www.jerseypro.co.uk/images/ronaldo_realmadridhome_2010.jpg

staker

No. 7 unfortunately these days OP

Jazzy

oh dear.
santy has cocked it up im afraid

Cristiano Ronaldo is number 7 for real madrid. he was number 9 last year. NEVER listen to people in shops about anything

RobTheLad

Fittle

Tom_Brady wrote: »

He was number 9 last year, but as of this year he is his more favoured number 7.

Ur kiddin!!! The girl in the shop said he was number 7 for the world cup, and number 7 for man u....but that he was number 9 this year!!!!!

Arrrgggh...what will I do? 48euro for the jersey and 10 for the number and name!

This is mental...I'm cracking up here!!

Chucky the tree

Tell him it's a recession so santa is a year behind on his presents.

Peyton Manning

Fittle wrote: »

Ur kiddin!!! The girl in the shop said he was number 7 for the world cup, and number 7 for man u....but that he was number 9 this year!!!!!

Arrrgggh...what will I do? 48euro for the jersey and 10 for the number and name!

Afraid so!

Not sure how familiar you are with football, but basically a player called Raul was number 7 at Real Madrid for years, so Ronaldo had to take number 9 when he joined last year. Raul left this summer, so the number 7 was vacant and Ronaldo took it.

There's also the theory that Madrid also wanted Ronaldo to move to number 7, because many fans already had "Ronaldo 9" jerseys because another player called Ronaldo had previously played for the club a few years earlier under the number 9.

But yeah, Cristiano Ronaldo is now number 7 once again I'm afraid! I doubt your young lad will notice, not care too much if it's any consolation. And don't feel bad, the same thing happened me twice. I got Beckham 10 on a jersey the same year he changed to number 7, and I also got Rooney 8 the same year he changed to number 10!

tvnutz

Fittle wrote: »

Hi all, I wrote here a few weeks ago - I'm a mum with an 8yr old who is soccer mad lately, and I was looking for Ronaldo's jersey from Santa;)

Anyway, I got the white Real Madrid jersey and shorts and assumed he was number 7, so asked the girl in the shop to do his name and number 7 on the back...she told me he was number 9 however. So I rang my brother, who hasn't a clue bout soccer either, but googled it and told me he was number 9. So I told the girl to go ahead and put number 9 on the jersey.

Now I've just had a look on the net myself, and I've seen a few stories saying he's now number 7
So did santy get it wrong

It might not work,but the girl told you the wrong number and now its messed up. Go back and complain and see if anything comes of it.

Fittle

In fairness, he had told me ronaldo was number 7 now, and even asked santa, in his letter that went up the chimney LAST NIGHT for a ronaldo jersey with his name and number 7 on the back!!!!

He probably won't mind though....I already told him when I got in from work that Ronaldo was now number 9 and luckily found some pics of him with the 9 jersey on....

I was in 3 different sports shops today (one didn't have his size, the other didn't have the numbers) and ALL THREE of the 17yr old girls told me ronaldo was number 9 now...as did my brother!!

Right...I'll just convince him that Santa had the jersey made before he changed numbers....:(

Carlos_Ray

Fittle wrote: »

Ur kiddin!!! The girl in the shop said he was number 7 for the world cup, and number 7 for man u....but that he was number 9 this year!!!!!

Arrrgggh...what will I do? 48euro for the jersey and 10 for the number and name!

This is mental...I'm cracking up here!!

Complain and try to get it changed. You deffo can't give it to the kid anyway. Kids are cruel at that age and his mates will no doubt give him stick over it. That kinda **** will stay with a person.

Fittle

Carlos_Ray wrote: »

Complain and try to get it changed. You deffo can't give it to the kid anyway. Kids are cruel at that age and his mates will no doubt give him stick over it. That kinda **** will stay with a person.

But I bought the jersey in one shop that didn't have the number.

And brought it back to another shop and the girl in that shop did it for me. She told me she shouldn't have done it, because their policy is only to put numbers/names on jerseys bought in their shop...

I don't seriously have to pay another 58euro for a jersey...do I....

Peyton Manning

Fittle wrote: »

But I bought the jersey in one shop that didn't have the number.

And brought it back to another shop and the girl in that shop did it for me. She told me she shouldn't have done it, because their policy is only to put numbers/names on jerseys bought in their shop...

I don't seriously have to pay another 58euro for a jersey...do I....

Well you could give him jersey you have and see how he likes it. If you were intent on getting him a number 7 one, there are websites a lot of people on this forum use to order jerseys for very cheap. You could get the jersey, name, number and arm badges for around €25. They're not official, and technically they are "knock offs" but it is almost impossible to tell the difference, and kids of that age would definitely not know. I doubt you would have it delivered in time for Christmas though

Carlos_Ray

Fittle wrote: »

But I bought the jersey in one shop that didn't have the number.

And brought it back to another shop and the girl in that shop did it for me. She told me she shouldn't have done it, because their policy is only to put numbers/names on jerseys bought in their shop...

I don't seriously have to pay another 58euro for a jersey...do I....

If you have the receipt for the place that put the number on, chance your arm there. Complain to the manager, who knows maybe they'll give you a discount on one of their jerseys or something.

The kids 8 so he'll eventually find out that Ronaldo's number 7, especially if he sees he's mates with their jerseys.

To an adult its not such a big deal, but to an 8 year old such a thing is catastrophic.

flahavaj

I honestly don't thionk u8 year olds will be that wel up on whether Ronaldo wears 7 or 9 for Real Madrid. If they were a few years older then maybe it'd be a problem, but not for kids that age.

bit of a bogey

That is a bitch. Does anyone know can the number be removed with a hot iron??

Ps. I am not recommending this as I say its risky but maybe someone else has actually achieved this???

Fittle

Trying not to panic here....

I think it's only when he'd get back to school that anyone would cop - there's only one lad on the road, who might remark on it over the xmas holidays, otherwise I think he'll get away with it. Crap...I'm ragin:(

Mars Bar

flahavaj wrote: »

I honestly don't thionk u8 year olds will be that wel up on whether Ronaldo wears 7 or 9 for Real Madrid. If they were a few years older then maybe it'd be a problem, but not for kids that age.

I dunno about that. I gave drum lessons to an 8 year old who was footy mad and you couldn't put anything past him. Put me to shame at times...:o

Fittle

Carlos_Ray wrote: »

If you have the receipt for the place that put the number on, chance your arm there. Complain to the manager, who knows maybe they'll give you a discount on one of their jerseys or something.

The kids 8 so he'll eventually find out that Ronaldo's number 7, especially if he sees he's mates with their jerseys.

To an adult its not such a big deal, but to an 8 year old such a thing is catastrophic.

But this girl did it for me as a 'favour'...she knew I didn't buy the jersey there but said if I slipped it into the bag from that shop (I had just bought a football there), and handed it to her, that it would look like I'd bought it there (in case her manager saw)...all very cloak and dagger if you ask me and I've no idea why they won't put numbers on any jersey, as opposed to jerseys that you buy in that shop only! But I paid her the price of it...I'd hate her to get into trouble when technically, she thought she was doing me a favour. She said she did number 9 on those jerseys up till only recently - said I'd been the first to buy it again in recent weeks....

lordgoat

mars bar wrote: »

I dunno about that. I gave drum lessons to an 8 year old who was footy mad and you couldn't put anything past him. Put me to shame at times...:o

Gotta agree with the mars on this. And kids are horrid little shi-tes when they want to be. Chance your arm with the printing shop. good luck with it...

Fittle

flahavaj wrote: »

I honestly don't thionk u8 year olds will be that wel up on whether Ronaldo wears 7 or 9 for Real Madrid. If they were a few years older then maybe it'd be a problem, but not for kids that age.

Yeah, I told my lad he was number 9, but not to panic, because santy was SURE to realise that it was the wrong number on the letter - then I found some pics of him in number 9 on youtube...so he'd swallow it, no problem...

It's the others around him that might point it out to him though:(

Is there a 'Smilies' here with tears on it....:(:(

Fittle

lordgoat wrote: »

Gotta agree with the mars on this. And kids are horrid little shi-tes when they want to be. Chance your arm with the printing shop. good luck with it...

But it wasn't a printing shop.

It was a sports shop who only print names on numbers on jerseys you buy in that shop (not sure I can name either shop here?)....

ColmDawson

It's a bit of an unfortunate situation. I disagree with those saying kids won't notice/won't give him stick. They will, and they will.

alwaysadub

It depends on how well up his is with his football too-i'd get it past one nephew of that age but not the other.
I'd try going back to the shop-if she told you he was number 9 and he isn't you should be within your right to get it fixed. If it was a different situation and you went in looking for a phone charger for example and she got it wrong no doubt you'd go back. Did you get a receipt?

m@cc@

Surprised I'm the first to say this but:


He's a number 1 cnut!

Fittle

yeah, i got a receipt alright....

And like you, I'd get this around my own lad...

But there's another lad on the road who's streets ahead of him when it comes to facts on footie...I can almost hearing him on xmas morning saying 'You've the wrong number on your jersey ha-ha....'

Peyton Manning

m@cc@ wrote: »

Surprised I'm the first to say this but:


He's a number 1 cnut!

Most of us are trying not to be dicks in front of a mum who feels distraught enough already tbh

Carlos_Ray

Fittle wrote: »

But this girl did it for me as a 'favour'...she knew I didn't buy the jersey there but said if I slipped it into the bag from that shop (I had just bought a football there), and handed it to her, that it would look like I'd bought it there (in case her manager saw)...all very cloak and dagger if you ask me and I've no idea why they won't put numbers on any jersey, as opposed to jerseys that you buy in that shop only! But I paid her the price of it...I'd hate her to get into trouble when technically, she thought she was doing me a favour. She said she did number 9 on those jerseys up till only recently - said I'd been the first to buy it again in recent weeks....

Ah I see. As a poster above said, it may be possible to have the number removed and get number 7 printed over it. I have seen this done, however, it will probably leave a feint trace of the number 9 underneath the 7 and this can look a bit shoddy.

Still plenty of time to sort it out one way or the other, so don't get too worked up over it. Better you found out today than Christmas eve.

Fittle

Carlos_Ray wrote: »

Ah I see. As a poster above said, it may be possible to have the number removed and get number 7 printed over it. I have seen this done, however, it will probably leave a feint trace of the number 9 underneath the 7 and this can look a bit shoddy.

Still plenty of time to sort it out one way or the other, so don't get too worked up over it. Better you found out today than Christmas eve.

I have the time alright...not sure I have another spare 58euro though...:(:(

staker

m@cc@ wrote: »

Surprised I'm the first to say this but:


He's a number 1 cnut!

Fittle wrote: »

yeah, i got a receipt alright....

Great to see the masses have copped on.:pac: