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Deji wore the armband the other day, so he will be a contender0
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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.4
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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 though1
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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.0
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Honestly don't think it matters. Pretty irrelevant in football.0
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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 though0
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The Red Robin said:Honestly don't think it matters. Pretty irrelevant in football.6
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Arry Addick said:The Red Robin said:Honestly don't think it matters. Pretty irrelevant in football.
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.4 -
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 choice1
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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 vice2 - Sponsored links:
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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.0 -
I think Gilbey could be a shout1
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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.1 -
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....10
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He who shall not be named used to thrive on the occasions he was made captain0
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Whilst Pearce is out...
Pratley
Forster-Caskey
Oshilaja2 -
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 moment1
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MattF said:He who shall not be named used to thrive on the occasions he was made captain0
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The Red Robin said:Honestly don't think it matters. Pretty irrelevant in football.0
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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
Ref then told him to calm down.0 - Sponsored links:
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Reading this thread has brought it home really how weak we are in the department of natural leaders.
Oshilaja......really...?1