This is really smart for several reasons:
1. Good timing in terms of providing Ward with motivation ahead of his operation.
2. Great news for the team at a quiet period in pre season
3. Distributing the weight of responsibility to take over from Sir Kev between Sutcliffe and Ward
4. Making something tangible of the legacy by providing meaning to the shirt numbers moving forward. E.G younger players aspiring to wear the hallowed 6 and 7 shirt. Who will get 10 etc.
Very astute management.

And wasn't that a key role and an important part of our success last season. His time will come at 13 but these days shirt numbers and positions are so interchangeable and the more talented players will be asked to undertake different roles to suit different game plans.

I'm hoping that this is a sign of the club being loyal to the number and wanting a long term person in place and hope this happens with number 10, singleton.

Totally agree 100% Singo has played class all season and deserves the #10

Keinhorst now signed a new 3 year deal and been promoted to the 18 shirt (which was Sutcliffe's so he'll probably be 14 this year)

wasn't it put on here that before wembley and injuries that singo was unsettled as told prob wouldn't make wembley squad