MarkSFC Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Who do people think will be captain next season? Hammond certainly wont be a starter, Kelvin may be/should be a doubt to start every game and its possible that Jose may be rotated with new cb My thoughts are that it has to be a player who will start every game if fit...a Terry or a Gerrard if you like I think it could be Jos or maybe Lallana Thoughts? Maybe a poll mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 I've been thinking about this too and agree with you. I don't think it'll be kelvin and I doubt the other 2 will consistently be in the starting line up. I also think that if he was gonna give it to Adam or Jos he'd have done it by now? May be wrong though. I think we're gonna see a new CM anyway so who knows, it could be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Difficult to do a poll ... it might be someone we've not brought in yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Bit harsh to have a poll when we already have a captain in place. Nothing do far from NA to say he won't play DH anymore than any more or less than other player. I could say Fonte but the. We sign a new CB tomorrow and he won't start, same for almost anyone. Morgan and Lallana are the only 'nailed on' starters, then again MS lost his spot for a period last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Am I right that you only need a captain to help you win the toss? Knowing Adkins he will tell them you are all leaders on the pitch. (Art of war quote 613) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Wasn't KD skipper when Nigel took over, but he gave it to Hammond as he wanted a captain out on pitch? Personally I think Hoovield should get it if, as is likely, Hammond will be warming the bench more regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Why on earth do people write off players with such ease? He's not my preferred option in midfield to be fair but against some sides I can see him being very effective. One pre season review identified Hammond as one of the players who will easily step up to top flight football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Wasn't KD skipper when Nigel took over, but he gave it to Hammond as he wanted a captain out on pitch? Personally I think Hoovield should get it if, as is likely, Hammond will be warming the bench more regularly. Pardew made Hammond captain for that reason. I think Lambert should get it. He seems to be a big influence on and off the pitch,has been here a while and if he doesn't play well we usually don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Fonte will be captain I expect unless again he is replaced. How about Spiderman? Been here a while and seemed quite vocal on the pitch last season. Ricky could do a good job too. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornseySaintsFan Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Jack Cork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 I would go for Cork, easily good enough for the Prem and probably more captain material than Schneiderlin. If Adkins see's Fonte as his top centre back it will probably be him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Not going to jump on replacing DH just yet. He can still be the Club Captain, in a way I think KD probably still is. However, if Hammond isn't on the pitch, then it has to be Rickie for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Might be best to try several different captains according to the team line up during pre-season. Not sure that it should be a new signing though, might upset the squad if a new boy starts bossing them about. Fonts or Jos are probably the best candidates but the captain should be someone in midfield imo. Perhaps Cork if Hammond is not on the pitch. Meanwhile if Hammond plays I don't see why it shouldn't still be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Arise Sir Rickie of Lamberton... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Pardew made Hammond captain for that reason. I think Lambert should get it. He seems to be a big influence on and off the pitch,has been here a while and if he doesn't play well we usually don't. Yep, agree with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Jose or if t was my choice, lambert Now a big name player, he will get a great deal of attention next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Not sure it even matters that much really. Plus if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Hammond and Kelvin will remain the 2 main captains, pretty much guaranteed. You'll then see Fonte get the armband on the pitch in the games Hammond doesn't play, and he will play a hell of a lot more than people are speculating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 Not sure we'll see Hammond, Davis or Fonte in the starting XI when the transfer window closes. I would go for Jos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 17 June, 2012 Share Posted 17 June, 2012 We need a man..........Deano , Deano , Deano.....The only man for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenSaint Posted 18 June, 2012 Share Posted 18 June, 2012 I hate keepers and strikers being captain, so for me it's either a CD or CM, Morgan or Cork atm are ones that it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 18 June, 2012 Share Posted 18 June, 2012 I've been thinking about this too and agree with you. I don't think it'll be kelvin and I doubt the other 2 will consistently be in the starting line up. I also think that if he was gonna give it to Adam or Jos he'd have done it by now? May be wrong though. I think we're gonna see a new CM anyway so who knows, it could be him.[/QUOTE] I agree with that, Alexander, ....if Lawrie Mac was still around, I'm sure he 'd bring in a former England player for that job.....Who is available... I wonder...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSFC Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Share Posted 18 June, 2012 I really can't understand what people see in Hammond that suggests he will be a regular in the premier league.He has played a major role no doubt in getting us there but he hit his limit last season. A new commanding midfielder - ideally Tom Huddlestone who could easily be Captain too....must surely be signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 18 June, 2012 Share Posted 18 June, 2012 We don't seem very vocal on the pitch compared to a lot of other teams. Am all for the "together as one" stuff - but you still need a leader of men. Agree it should be a CM or CB and should not be Hammond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 June, 2012 Share Posted 18 June, 2012 Hammond and Kelvin will remain the 2 main captains, pretty much guaranteed. You'll then see Fonte get the armband on the pitch in the games Hammond doesn't play, and he will play a hell of a lot more than people are speculating. If Hammond plays more than 5 times in the Premier League he'll be playing a lot more than I'm speculating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 18 June, 2012 Share Posted 18 June, 2012 Cork, Hooiveld, Lambert, or Morgan for me, I don't think a new guy would work yet seeing as no-one will know him etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellgirl Posted 18 June, 2012 Share Posted 18 June, 2012 Morgan was captain for the French from an early age and is very vocal on the pitch ,as he has one of our best football brains I rather hope it will be him , unless someone very senior comes in who would be a shoe in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Was going to start a new thread on this, so I'm glad I searched. I reckon Steve Davis will be our captain. He captained Rangers, captains NI. Gotta think that the subject came up when they were signing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Was going to start a new thread on this, so I'm glad I searched. I reckon Steve Davis will be our captain. He captained Rangers, captains NI. Gotta think that the subject came up when they were signing him. Seriously doubt it to be honest. You don't just parachute a new captain in, would be quite a kick in the teeth for some current players. Maybe Hammo won't be skipper but I bet it will be someone who has been with the club for a year or two min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Seriously doubt it to be honest. You don't just parachute a new captain in, would be quite a kick in the teeth for some current players. Maybe Hammo won't be skipper but I bet it will be someone who has been with the club for a year or two min. Another team has done that this summer. I can't remember which, but I read about it recently. Davis captaining Rangers means he'd be good enough captaining us. Then we'd have the two Davis's as captains. My choice for captain is Lambert. I think he'd do an excellent job leading by example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Was going to start a new thread on this, so I'm glad I searched. I reckon Steve Davis will be our captain. He captained Rangers, captains NI. Gotta think that the subject came up when they were signing him. I agree, now he's here he should get it, we've lacked a leader on he pitch at time last season, he fits the bill as captain of his country and Rangers when they were decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Seriously doubt it to be honest. You don't just parachute a new captain in, would be quite a kick in the teeth for some current players. Maybe Hammo won't be skipper but I bet it will be someone who has been with the club for a year or two min. That's exactly what happened when Hammond arrived. davis was captain at the time and a couple of weeks after his arrival Hammond was given the job. Didn't seem to upset anyone or affect us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersubpuckett Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Seriously doubt it to be honest. You don't just parachute a new captain in, would be quite a kick in the teeth for some current players. Maybe Hammo won't be skipper but I bet it will be someone who has been with the club for a year or two min. Sorry but I agree with pap - Davis is definitely my bet. New team, new era - makes sense and in some ways it's blindingly obvious. Adam and Morgan way too young and Davis has plenty of captain experience plus he's also played in the prem. In some ways it'll be easier for adkins to create a new team environment with him as skipper. Striker or goalies as capt doesn't work and why on earth would you burden RL with leading the team when he should focus everything on scoring goals. I bet it won't be someone who was at the club last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 I wouldn't give it to Lambert, purely on the basis that I think a skipper should always be in CM/CB (barring them being ultra-ultra-ultra talismanic i.e Shearer/RVP level) If you're going to give it to a younger player who doesn't look like an imposing, natural leader, you better make damn sure they're one of the best players in the team and command respect anyway, so I guess Schneiderlin could still take that role. Lallana plays a free-role in terms of his position and I'd much rather take the pressure of him and let him do his thing and play football. I wouldn't want to hassle him with demanding that he be a leader. As for Fonte (perhaps) and K.Davis and certainly Hammond, I just don't think they have the seniority in the squad anymore to merit the captaincy. Kelvin really should be replaced by a better keeper and Fonte by a better CB. Hammond won't get a look-in I'm afraid apart from the occasional run-out in the Carling Cup. Which leaves Steven Davis really. Tbh the only thing holding him back is that he's new, so hopefully it won't unsettle the squad too much. We'll see, but he'd be my bet. Schneiderlin really could be one for the future. Mouthy and confident and has every reason to be, as long as he's encouraging as well he could be a great skipper in years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 I think It'll be Steven Davis as I think Fonte will be the CB to make way. and Deano won't be a regular starter. Davis has captained his country and one of the biggest clubs in the land. No brainer in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 That's exactly what happened when Hammond arrived. davis was captain at the time and a couple of weeks after his arrival Hammond was given the job. Didn't seem to upset anyone or affect us. Slightly different though. Pardew wanted an outfield player as match day captain, we had almost completely changed the team and almost all the new signings were captains of their former clubs. We don't have a completely new team this season, indeed I could easily foresee a situation where all 11 starters against Man City would be players who were here last season, in fact I rather suspect this will be the case. Not saying that Jay Rod, Clyne and Davis won't play significant part in the season but at the moment at least that is the extent of the signings that will seriously impact the 1st team, with due respect to Gazza, hardly a new team. Still, we'll see, won't we. In my own opinion I would be more inclined to give the captaincy to Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 We needed to upgrade in various playing positions, and we're well on the road to completing that. We also needed to upgrade on the key captaincy front because, as others have pointed out, we've lacked on-pitch leadership. That will be an even bigger problem this year unless we resolve it. Nobody, other than Adkins, knows these things better than the players themselves. They also know that they will be very focused on taking their own games up a level, so I'm not sure any of them really wants the armband. Lambert, I suspect, is no exception. I don't think we were just acquiring a quality central midfielder in Davis but, quite deliberately, a captain as well. And Nigel's emphasis on "team first" will ensure that the decision, if that's the way it goes, is well accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 I think it will be Steven Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue Saint Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Any one from Jos, Morgan, S. Davis, Lallana or Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 I'm struggling to work out why people think Lallana would make a good captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 I'm struggling to work out why people think Lallana would make a good captain. He's a great player but he does come across as rather softly spoken in interviews. I think the rest of the team might be slightly more scared of a bellowing Northern Irishman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 I think the rest of the team might be slightly more scared of a bellowing Northern Irishman. That might be true, but Steve Davis is not a bellowing Northern Irishman. He is quite softly spoken (I refer you to SaintsPlayer if you have not heard him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 That might be true, but Steve Davis is not a bellowing Northern Irishman. He is quite softly spoken (I refer you to SaintsPlayer if you have not heard him). Do you think he uses that volume of voice all the time, then? What does he do to direct players on pitch? Nip over and have a quiet word in their shell-likes? I'm fully prepared to accept I might be talking crap on the ol' bellowing bit though This is an interesting read, McCoist bigging up Davis' captain's credentials. Seems you might be right on this evidence. More of a "leads by example" captain. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/davis-leading-rangers-team-by-example-says-mccoist-16042812.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulGilchrist_76 Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Make everyone captain to make it fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPTCount Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 doesnt it currently go Hammond>>>Fonte>>>Lambert anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmacian_saint Posted 23 July, 2012 Share Posted 23 July, 2012 Don't think it's fair to write-off Fonte. He's been a regular starter for us ever since he arrived, and yes he had a bad run at the end of last season but it's not like the whole team didn't stroll over the promotion line (plus he was big for us when it mattered in the end). I think that he's a good pro and will up his game, and is not in the group of players whose good job has come to an end. Strongly believe him and Jos will be regular starters throughout the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 Jos for me. Good head on his shoulders and seems to have the respect of the players. I'd have no problems with S.Davis as he has done it before. Either way, all the armband does is give you the toss of a coin. If you're already a leader, you don't need an armband to prove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 doesnt it currently go Hammond>>>Fonte>>>Lambert anyway? Jos was captain in the friendly the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 Do you think he uses that volume of voice all the time, then? What does he do to direct players on pitch? Nip over and have a quiet word in their shell-likes? I think he uses sign language :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 Who do people think will be captain next season? Hammond certainly wont be a starter, Kelvin may be/should be a doubt to start every game and its possible that Jose may be rotated with new cb My thoughts are that it has to be a player who will start every game if fit...a Terry or a Gerrard if you like I think it could be Jos or maybe Lallana Thoughts? Maybe a poll mods? it was down to KD for a long time but everyone agreed it should be an outfield player, so it was Hammond. But now there seems to be be doubt that he will be a first team choice. Surely Steven Davis.......former Rangers captain and 50 caps N.I.international would be the most likely choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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