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With the departure of senior squad members including vice captain Oriol Romeu RH is wanting the players to work out a new hierarchy 

who do we think will rise to the challenge 

obviously JWP is captain marvel 

Stu Armstrong? Has he lost his authority as judge without Jack Stephens as his chief henchman

KWP is a senior member of defence 

Che Adams is senior attacker

DCC World Cup runner up

Salisu ?

ABK ?

McCarthy / Caballero / Walcott senior pros

 

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However promising the new recruits may seem to be there is no obvious candidate so early in their Saints' careers,

as some of them may still need a taxi to find their way to St.Mary's. 

A captain (or vice-captain in this case)  needs to know the club, have the respect of the dressing room, the confidence 

of the manager and the whole-hearted acceptance of the fan base.  Not every good player is a naturally a good leader and 

the recent disappearance of many of the " old guard " does leave a vacuum to fill (Ralph's words).

 

As club-captain JWP is unique in his service to the club, and sometime soon will become the longest serving Saints player of all time

but of the candidates for vice-captain there are few to choose from (given that leaders often emerge, rather than being appointed).

Few would deny Ché Adams commitment as a one-man battering-ram up front, but in this position he is not an ideal choice to

encourage those behind him.  Stuart Armstrong has experience (both at club and international level), but at 30+ , is not an ideal

choice for someone who rarely commands a regular starting place, and lacks the " longevity " that we saw in ...Steven Davis.

 

We've had a couple of good seasons from Kyle Walker-Peters and he shows 100% commitment, and can be called " a fan favourite"  

and in other circumstances might have gained a few more England caps for his consistent performances at club level, and for that reason 

he would be my first choice regardless of most other names mentioned here.

 

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6 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

KWP wrote a piece recently about how JWP is coaching him in being a leader or something similar - perhaps that’s where the succession lies?  Too early for him yet, but perhaps AMN is the man to replace Romeu as VC?

Isn't AMN only on loan (for now)?
If so, he wont be made Vice Captain anytime soon.

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6 hours ago, cloggy saint said:

Who cares? Vice captain is a token appointment and fairly meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

Dont be saying that. Plenty on here who would want a hard man who kicks people, shouts alot and growls at the opposition. Thats whats still expected of capts/vice capts these days isnt it?

Just give us somebody who leads by example with his performances on the pitch, just like Prowsey

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