They used to have the machine on that long counter in the old shop and the new shop's counter is quite a bit shorter, so maybe there just isn't room to keep it out. They were advertising printing earlier in the piece IIRC because some people were posting about it not being done when they'd paid for it.

The club had their media day today. I would assume that the squad list is now finalised and will be launched shortly.

Maybe they are waiting just to make sure everyone given a squad number actually stays with the squad...?

They're just checking the squad with Wakey and Shudds to make sure they haven't signed any of em in the last couple of months.

I phoned the club shop today to see when they are due to be released, he said that it's likely these wont be decided until after the pre season fixtures, sounds like Jimmy is giving the boys a chance to earn a starting number in the upcoming weeks.

Latest photos from the army camp suggest Addy has no. 13, Gaskell has 6, Williams has 5.

I'm going to take a punt on what I think 1-17 will look like

1. Mullaney
2. Uisele
3. Purtell
4. Blythe
5. Williams
6. Gaskell
7. Seijka
8. Clough
9. O'Brien
10. Sidlow
11. Pitts
12. Ferguson
13. Addy

14. Walker
15. Olbison
16. Davies
17. Walshaw

Can make out a few others on Facebook pictures if their training gear is correct. Chev is wearing 22. Siejka 7. Ulugia 19, Purtell 3. Olbison 11. Henry 20. Is that Shaw with 27?

Would help if I actually knew their faces. We have so many different people in the squad, I don't recognise half of them!

Mmm, so on that basis, the skipper is to wear no. 22. It can't be [ithat[/i often that a club captain hasn't worn a 1 - 13 shirt.

Paul Wellens is a recent one I can think of

Didn't Wellens return part way through a season though, due to an injury 'crisis'?

I seem to recollect it was well after the squad was initially announced and not a planned number and probably not a planned captaincy either .

Don't think so. I think he was always captain and always number 17 last season. It was something along the lines of letting Lomax take the 1 shirt as a nod to him deserving it and being first choice fullback, with Wellens being intended on playing at Loose Forward or as a utility, so 17 suited more. Something like that anyway.

Official squad numbers unveiled at Thursday's dinner

Do you mean Thursday's 'Audience [or 'Evening', depending on which you read] with the Bulls', which to the best of my knowledge doesn't come even with a bag of crisps, or is it Saturday's dinner?

Saturday, the squad numbers will be unveiled (not just presented which presumably precludes them being announced on Thursday) when the three course meal will be unveiled as prawn cocktail crisps, barbecue beef crisps with cheese and onion crisps for vegetarians, and cheesecake and chive crisps for pud.