No. 9 is all about goals and quality. But since shearer I've always associated no. 9 with loyalty too. So if Tiote choose to stay with us forever, despite the club not being able to fulfill his trophy dreams, I have no problem with him taking the famous number. HBA has a no 9 potential though, but I think he's very attached to jersey no 10
Only Shearer's held the number 9 shirt for more than three seasons in a row in feck knows how long tbh. Maybe even all the way back to Supermac?
But it's because of Shearer I associate loyalty with the no. 9 shirt I
Shearer > all