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  • Dizzle
    Dizzle Posts: 5,190
    Deji wore the armband the other day, so he will be a contender
  • MattF
    MattF Posts: 3,797
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Leuth said:
    While Pearce is injured, who does this? Deji seems to be made of the right stuff. I mentioned Williams but I don't think he'll play enough minutes. 
    Pratley will be up there... Amos or Phillips perhaps?
    Hopefully Pratley, especially as it's likely to be a very young team. Don't think it should be a keeper.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,330
    Pratley would be a fine choice but I don't know how many minutes he'll play either. He and Deji would make a good CB pairing for L1 though
  • StigThundercock
    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722
    FWIW, DO might be the best option in the immediate term when DP's not on the field.  But if DO's sporting the armband for many games it'll mean the squad's in terrible shape for far too long.  Him at CH even in L1 would be a very bad sign indeed.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Honestly don't think it matters. Pretty irrelevant in football. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,871
    Leuth said:
    Pratley would be a fine choice but I don't know how many minutes he'll play either. He and Deji would make a good CB pairing for L1 though
    He played plenty of minutes in the last 9 games. It's not as if outfield captains have to play the whole game every week
  • Arry Addick
    Arry Addick Posts: 1,168
    The Red Robin said:
    Honestly don't think it matters. Pretty irrelevant in football. 
    Sorry RR have to disagree.....the right captain can inspire and drive his team-mates on. Pearce does that for us on many occasions.
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,736
    Arry Addick said:
    The Red Robin said:
    Honestly don't think it matters. Pretty irrelevant in football. 
    Sorry RR have to disagree.....the right captain can inspire and drive his team-mates on. Pearce does that for us on many occasions.
    The likes of Pearce will do that inspiring, cajoling, and driving regardless of whether they're wearing the armband or not.

    I agree that being named the club skipper is a largely ceremonial role and, on the pitch at least, is largely restricted to calling heads or tails (and then immediately pointing towards the Jimmy Seed Stand in home matches) but it should be considered an honour and treated with the reverence and respect that it deserves.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,330
    That's why I think giving it to someone like Deji would be a good idea - he's at an age where he's becoming a senior pro and he needs to be a founding rock of our team this season - captaincy would mark a really important moment in his career. As I say though, Pratley is probably the most natural choice 
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Pratley a shoe-in for Club Captain.  He's the natural leader and it doesn't necessarily mean he has to be on the pitch.

    I expect Pearce to be named Captain and maybe Deji or Gilbey as vice
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  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    I think there is an art in making someone captain. 

    Would someone like Pratley or Pearce be any more of a leader with or without the arm band?  I doubt it.

    Could who ever is captain be inspired by it, raise their game and be another leader if they wouldn't be if they weren't captain?  Absolutely.

    Could the wrong choice be over whelmed with characters like Pratley and Pearce and it have a negative effect? Almost certainly.

    Striking that balance is really important. 

    I don't think we have anyone like a Roy Keane who is such a dominant personality that he would over whelm anyone else that is captain. 
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,256
    I think Gilbey could be a shout 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    We need somebody vocal - like Solly......He been as vocal in his “retirement” as he was on the pitch...

    All jokes aside, Pearce Team captain is pretty obvious, with the armband going to Pratley in his absence.

    i don’t actually think having a Club Captain is necessary.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,128
    Club captain is kind of an honorary role when it’s acknowledged you’re not really good enough to be in the team anymore but we still love you until you dick out on your contract because you’re a nob like the other one....
  • MattF
    MattF Posts: 3,797
    He who shall not be named used to thrive on the occasions he was made captain
  • Sage
    Sage Posts: 7,278
    Whilst Pearce is out...

    Pratley
    Forster-Caskey
    Oshilaja
  • LTKapal
    LTKapal Posts: 1,312
    Pratley purely based on Wembley, I can vividly in my mind remember him telling people to calm down and focus after we conceded the OG. Sticks out to me as a captaincy moment 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited September 2020
    MattF said:
    He who shall not be named used to thrive on the occasions he was made captain
    He did. I liked him being captain of the team.
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    edited September 2020
    The Red Robin said:
    Honestly don't think it matters. Pretty irrelevant in football. 
    You haven’t seen Harry Kane’s inspirational pep talks
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    LTKapal said:
    Pratley purely based on Wembley, I can vividly in my mind remember him telling people to calm down and focus after we conceded the OG. Sticks out to me as a captaincy moment 
    Then when a Sunderland player is hanging onto the ball Pratley walks over grabs the ball and pushes the guy over.

    Ref then told him to calm down.
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  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,372
    Reading this thread has brought it home really how weak we are in the department of natural leaders. 

    Oshilaja......really...?

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