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Should Virgil remain captain?

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  1. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    I raised this on another thread....can Virgil remain captain. Obvious answer is no...but would the club want to slap him in the face or encourage him to give his best. Perhaps he wouldn't want it anyway. Do we make Davis the captain on the field as well as his other role? Maya? Forster....because he is guaranteed to be on the field most games?
     
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  2. Le Saint

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    It's all a tough balancing act to keep everyone happy - players, fans et al. On field captain has to be a nailed on starter. I've always preferred a swashbuckling player with integrity for captain. No brainer for me. My man Romeu.


    PS. Can't stand goalkeepers being captain
     
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  3. garysfc

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    Cor, that's a tough one for the start of the day! I 100% agree with LS above; hate goalkeepers being captain unless he's THE stand out obvious, which FF is not. VD? That's really MP's call on so many factors & probably most important being, what's the dressing room like. For all we know, everything might be hunky dory on the shop floor & VD only has a problem with the board. If that's the case, then it "could" be a good idea to allow him to captain once he's back in the team but there is possibly an issue regarding what message that sends out to the media & fans - needs careful consideration (just look at the comments on here). I've always loved a CB or CM being captain; yep old school, as he can see virtually the whole of the game in front of him. Captain for me needs to be a leader though & that means you need to know the character of the man. I'd love Romeu to be the one. Probably needs another season at SFC but who knows.
     
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    astro Well-Known Member

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    Agreed Liverpool can't make him captain in January, wait until the start of his first full season <ok>
     
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  5. Beddy

    Beddy Plays the percentage

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    A difficult one........for me, my head says no but.........do we really want to humiliate him by taking away The captaincy? Is there anyone apart from Forster? Davis perhaps? Cedric perhaps........hmm not an easy one.
     
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    Beddy Plays the percentage

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    Silly boy.........you can't make a player captain that you can't afford to buy..........:emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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    VocalMinority Well-Known Member

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    I think we only gave him to captaincy as part of a deal for him to sign the 6 year contract anyway, he's surely broken that deal.

    Who to give it to instead is a tough one as we don't have a lot of guaranteed starters. Romeu is the obvious candidate but I have no idea if he is a leader. I would choose Yoshi but he might not play much. Bertrand?
     
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    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    No he shouldn't be (and I'm more on the forgive and forget side of the fence than most too).

    Saying that, I won't lose any sleep if he is.
     
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    Well at least you seem to understand he plays for someone else,have a chat with Kloppy will you?:emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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  10. Saints Fan4Life

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    Was he not just team captain and Davis club captain? For me Davis stays captain and if he's not selected give it to Sammy the Saint he will never leave us!!!!
     
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    ----HistoryRepeating---- Well-Known Member

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    Like Adam before him, he doesn't want it.
    But the club don't need this to be a stick to beat him with.
    When he gets on the pitch, nobody will be surprised at the lack of arm band.
     
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    I may be naieve here, but is on the field captain really anything more than glorified heads or tails picker? Don't really see the issue with him being captain or not
     
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    i dont think he wil play on saturday.
    i reckon an away fixure for his 1st game - palace probably
    defo not captin obv!!
     
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    As long as he starts it should be Steve Davis. Great international Captain too.
     
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    It's a no from me.
     
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  18. ChilcoSaint

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    We have managed without Virgil as captain since January, and I don't see why he should be rewarded for his antics by being restored to that position. My top 3 preferences for the job, depending on selection:
    1. Romeu, a natural leader on the pitch.
    2. Yoshida, has done the job already, as well as leading his country.
    3. Ward-Prowse, maybe not for a couple of years but he's nearly there.
     
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    Never?
     
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    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    We should be really thinking about who we want to get rid of next when selecting the next captain.
     
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