Club Captain Next Season?

What do you mean ‘runners’?

 

GT did it with Sam Ellis when he became manager. With him as his on-field enforcer there wasn’t much chance of the players going ‘off-script’.

 

Need someone who sums up the club ethos, and combines their attitude with the direction of the club.

Needless to say, you've all overlooked our new captain, Tom Dele-Bashiru.

 

I’d give my left nut for us to sign a couple of players in the Eustace or Ben Watson mold. We’ve absolutely nobody capable of being a proper leader, who can unite the squad and demand the levels required on a daily basis.

Not a bloke who gets it because he’s been here for years, developing expertise in failure and having done nothing to shift the growing malaise around our dressing room.

 

Can't find that said anywhere, the only articles on him this year I've seen still mention him as being out of contract.

 

Talks commence.
"Hey guys. Any chance of a new contract?"
"You've got to be kidding"
Talks end.

 

Cleverly stated on sky yesterday he was training with us but he and gosling needed to prove their fitness before we would even consider talks.

 

Bradley Dack. You heard it here first.

 

Hopefully went like that but more like
"Hi guys, any chance of a new contract?"
" Lets see Tom old chap, quite old, never fit, high wages. 3 years do you?"
"lovely, see you in the summer of 2026 to go over this again"
"Oh hi Craig, do come in"

 

Wonder if Mowatt is an option?

Previous experience as a captain, did good work under VI before, decent player in a role we desperately need reinforcement and sounds like he wouldn't be massively expensive.

 

Nice to see someone agrees with my earlier post

 

Now I am doubting myself

 

As long as we don’t go in for that guy Mowatt. I’m reliably informed he’s garbage.

 

More likely:
We are giving you two more years?
But I'm injured, old and barely play anymore. You’ve got to be kidding
New contract signed

 

And GT appointed Pat Rice as captain on signing him.

 

Yes, after the struggle of our first season in Div2, he wanted someone who was experienced at a higher level to drive the squad on. It worked!

 

One smart signing. Got the others to do his running for him while he organised.

 

It was also the fact he knew ‘how’ to do it at that level and ensured that was implemented.

 

James Milner would be the equivalent today, but we could never attract him to our madhouse.

 

They have gone from pinching our youth prospects, and signing our most valuable player, to signing our players before we even think of signing them.
Why not just take Duxbury and Giaretta and short circuit the whole process ?

 

Troy is back on the market

 

Brearley impersonators? Very edgy! (see what I did there )

 

No he won't.

 

Nicely slipped in. Hopefully a Mike drop moment ?

 

Noted.

 

Ted has turned us down too ?

 

Shame. I hear he's good in the (toy)box.

Easy to pick a chant for him too.