Squad numbers announced, with lucky No. 7 saved for...

Last updated : 01 August 2006 By Michael Morris
Cardiff City have announced the squad numbers today for the new season.

New signing Michael Chopra has the No. 8 shirt with Kerrea Gilbert No. 2, Kevin McNaughton No.3, Stephen McPhail No. 10 and interstingly No. 7 being kept vacant.

'I'll leave you to decide why we have left the number seven vacant,' Sam Hammam told the Echo.

'But it's for a special player!'

The paper are convinced a deal is close for Koumas who's said to be ready to face Barnsley this weekend iif a deal with WBA is reached.

The full list as reported by the official website is

1. Alexander
2. Gilbert
3. McNaughton
4. Whitley
5. Purse
6. Loovens
7. [ open ]
8. Chopra
9. Thompson
10. McPhail
11. Parry
12. Johnson
13. Howard
14. [ open ]
15. [ open ]
16. Ledley
17. Cooper
18. Glombard
19. Scimeca
20. [ open ]
21. Barker
22. Weston
23. Margetson
24. McKoy
25. Kamara
26. Ferretti
27. [ open ]
28. Jacobson
29. Easter
3
0. McDonald
31. Allison
32. Corcoran
33. Coombes
34. McCoubrey