Our Captain

• #15 Reply
  Posted by PaulTheVillan on 24 Aug, 2010 15:01
• Reo Coker does lead on the pitch , but I don't think he's a good enough footballer to be on the team sheet week in week out, and a captain should be.
• #16 Reply
  Posted by Dr Butler on 24 Aug, 2010 15:09
• Reo-Coker......there is a good player in there somewhere, but I'm buggered if anyone could coax him out.
• #17 Reply
  Posted by adrenachrome on 24 Aug, 2010 16:09
• Quote from: pauliewalnuts on 24 Aug, 2010 12:36

  Quote from: LeeB on 24 Aug, 2010 10:53

  I'd give it to Cuellar once he's fit.
  
  And I'd play him centre-half, first choice, and let the others fight it out to play with him. Beacuse when it comes to body-on-the-line all out defending, he's the man, and that would be the example I would wish my team to follow.
  

  
  Spot on.
  

  
  Sounds like a plan.
• #18 Reply
  Posted by PaulTheVillan on 24 Aug, 2010 17:55
• Cuellar isn't a leader IMO.
  
  Dunne is a no brainer. Has he been a captain everywhere he's been?
• #19 Reply
  Posted by MoetVillan on 24 Aug, 2010 17:58
• Cuellar is a good call, but I think Dunne is more a leader of men.  As an off the wall suggestion, I would put Ashley Youngs name in the hat.  Shows how much we rate him, so slightly less likely to be tampered with by jellyface, and I think it would do him good having the responsibility.  I watched him rant at the ref the other day, and for his development he needs to get past this.  I also cannot see a more commited player on the pitch.  He really wants success, even on a bad day
• #20 Reply
  Posted by ronshirt on 24 Aug, 2010 18:13
• Quote from: Dr Butler on 24 Aug, 2010 10:31

  
  
  For me I would give it to Richard Dunne who has a presence about him.
  

  
  About 28lbs of presence I'd say.
  
  And presents too, thinking about it. He gave one to Carroll.
• #21 Reply
  Posted by Rancid custard on 24 Aug, 2010 18:34
• I recall reading somewhere that Dunne is quite a quiet guy.
• #22 Reply
  Posted by Salsa Party Animal on 24 Aug, 2010 18:38
• He will do thing and have quiet words when necessary ie When Stephen Ireland drive in with that Range Rover. He told him under no circumstance he should drive it again.
• #23 Reply
  Posted by Drummond on 24 Aug, 2010 20:31
• What about James Collins?
• #24 Reply
  Posted by Toronto Villa on 24 Aug, 2010 20:34
• Quote from: Drummond on 24 Aug, 2010 20:31

  What about James Collins?
  

  
  My only question is would James Collins warrant a regular place in the team though? He has captained Wales I suppose, but I look at him as a 2nd or 3rd choice player.
• #25 Reply
  Posted by Dave on 24 Aug, 2010 21:07
• Quote from: Dr Butler on 24 Aug, 2010 10:31

  After Sundays debacle he should not even be in the team as he goes missing for alot of the games he plays.
  

  Yet you're advocating Dunne instead who was by all accounts even worse in the same game?
• #26 Reply
  Posted by mozza on 24 Aug, 2010 21:13
• Why not do what junior teams tend to do up to age of 12yrs -
  
  Change team captain match to match - give them all a go - yes Downing as well
  
  Ducks down ready for flak !!
• #27 Reply
  Posted by john e on 24 Aug, 2010 21:19
• i suppose the fact that we havent got many stand out leaders that would be naturals for the job is a bit worying
• #28 Reply
  Posted by Dave on 24 Aug, 2010 21:23
• Quote from: john e on 24 Aug, 2010 21:19

  i suppose the fact that we havent got many stand out leaders that would be naturals for the job is a bit worying
  

  I think we have - the problem is that we should be in the process of phasing them out of the side (Reo-Coker, Friedel, Carew, Petrov).
  
  I would have no problem with the earlier poster's leftfield suggestion of Ashley Young. Cuellar is also a good shout.
• #29 Reply
  Posted by Phil from the upper holte on 24 Aug, 2010 21:34
• Leave it for now, If we have to make a change i'd go for Collins or Cuellar