Who should Captain our club?

[lawman1248]

I think Ciaran Clark has the definite potential to captain villa one day. I also think that the captain should sit centrally in the park. CM or CB.  With what we've got it's bound to be Petrov, and I don't think that's good enough. 

Despite resale value, we should get Parker. Clark would learn a lot from him.

Or loan back Milner!!!!

[pooligan]

If as i keep reading everybody has a clean slate,then i think it should be one of Young.Dunne and Collins. I would go for Dunne myself as he hardly ever misses a match while the other two are a bit injury prone.

[eastie]

If as i keep reading everybody has a clean slate,then i think it should be one of Young.Dunne and Collins. I would go for Dunne myself as he hardly ever misses a match while the other two are a bit injury prone.

on that basis of a clean slate -id agree with dunne.

[asgpaul]

Might be an unpopular choice but if McLeish can get Dunne fired up then I'd opt for him, think he'd respond well to being given the role, but I've opted for Dunne as no real leaders within the squad.

[timeoutbigbar]

I wonder if Delph would get any consideration if he becomes a first team regular this season? Seems like a confident lad that could lead by example, and might add something extra to his game with a bit of a sense of responsibility.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

[UsualSuspect]

Contary to popular belief there was never a Seaman Stains or Roger the Cabin Boy in Pugwash
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here is a persistent urban legend, repeated by the now-defunct UK newspaper the Sunday Correspondent, which ascribes sexually suggestive names – such as Master Bates, Seaman Staines, and Roger the Cabin Boy (meaning to have sex with) – to Captain Pugwash's characters, and indicating that the captain's name was a slang Australian term for oral sex. John Ryan successfully sued both the Sunday Correspondent and The Guardian newspapers in 1991 for printing this legend as fact.[2]

[not3bad]

Petrov when he's on the field, Collins when he isn't.  If Clark becomes a regular maybe him next season.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Wow US where did that come from. It was like a little secret you have been desperate to tell someone .......Stick with Petrov. There are no outstanding candidates and the young lads respect him so no need for change. If he is not playing give it to Dunne ........

[dave.woodhall]

How about Given?

[Phil from the upper holte]

Dare I say it? Dunne if he gets his weight off and his head in the right place

[Phil from the upper holte]

Given isnt a bad shout Dave but im not a fan of keepers being captain as you can't always talk to the outfield lads as easy. I don't like strikers as captains either as they aren't always aware of whats going on

[Irreverent ad]

Dare I say it? Dunne if he gets his weight off and his head in the right place

I agree. Putting all the animosity from last year aside. He is the outstanding candidate.

Given would be ok. I just personally only like central midfielders or centre halfs as captains.

[Concrete John]

Dunne would have been an obvious and good choice 12 months ago, so do we rewind the clock and give it to him or base or decision on what has happened in the last year?

I said in another thread that I'd start with Petrov and Makoun in CM, but can see Delph being slowly phased in over the season in place of Stan.  So I don't think it's an immediate problem and hopefully some leaders will emerge, and/or Dunne convinces everyone he's put 10/11 behind him, by the time Stan is fully replaced as a starter.

[not3bad]

Giving Dunne the responsibility might help him get his act together and get him back to his best.