When Ipswich Town released their squadron list, accompanied by figures, many fans remained with a stunning reinforcement to see 'Sheeran 17' in the image, but there is a reason behind the madness.
Proponents were shocked when Superstar singer Ed Sheeran, 34, who has a minority interest in his boy's club, received a team number from the club in their latest squad list.
The word 'Wakker' was thrown around by many fans in the answers to the social media of Ipswich who confirms the news, which now has more than six million views.
However, this is not the first time that Ipswich has drawn this stunt. In fact, in every season, they bar in the Premier League, because Sheeran's involvement in Portman Road started in 2021, he received the number 17 shirt.
When the idea was first passed on to Sheeran four years ago, he admitted that he “thought they were joking,” but the GAG has become somewhat a tradition.
However, it seems that many fans think that it went on too long, or for those who did not know about it before this season, is once too much.
One user on social media just couldn't understand why Ipswich would make the joke and wrote: 'Ed Sheeran? Appearance woke up waste. '
Another tractor boy did not see the funny side: “Can you stop this endless paneling to Ed Sheeran … Yes, he has sponsored us and is now a shareholder, but this is now just pathetic … makes us a laugh!”
And if you break the reactions to the post, the 'utter wake nonsense' meme, who is accompanied by a photo of Sean Dyche, can often be seen.
But not everyone shot the stunt.
They saw the funny side of the gag and answered: “About the time you gave that Sheeran a game.”
The pop star also made the headlines last season when he received a limited 'Ed-Ininition' Panini Premier League sticker, who also had a lot of grip on social media.
Sheeran is a lifelong fan of the Tractor Boys and has been a front-of-shirt sponsor for the club for four years.
Last year Ipswich confirmed that the famous artist acquired a 1.4% interest in the club, which is only a passive and minority investment, which means that he will not join the club's board.
Spring on Instagram When the news broke out, Sheeran said: 'Really enthusiastic to announce that I bought a small percentage of my football club in the city.
'It is the dream of every football fan to own the club they support, and I am so grateful for this opportunity.
'I have lived in Suffolk since I was three years old and, while I feel the world and sometimes I feel like an outsider in big cities, Suffolk and Ipswich have always made me part of the community and protected me.
'It is so pleasure to be a fan of the city of Ipswich. There are ups and downs, but football is completely about taking the highlights and the lows.
“I am not a voice shareholder or board member, I am just some money in the club that I like and that they return the gesture, so please do not come to me with signing suggestions or tactics.”
In his a year as a stakeholder of minority, Sheeran brought his beloved tractor boys back to the championship, and their challenge to return to the promised land of the Premier League starts on Friday evening in Birmingham.