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For now, Mowbray is non-committal on the captaincy, but admits it is on his mind. “I’d be lying to you if I said I hadn’t thought about it but I don’t really think the time is right to get into it,” he said. “I’d imagine there will be a few captains in pre-season because the team is going to have to change a fair bit because of the number of games in close proximity of one another. I haven’t had a chat with Stephen yet, just a brief conversation in the corridor, but in the next week I’ll sit down with them and get a feel for it. I don’t know his own thoughts on the captaincy, I do know he’s a very imposing man, a huge man, a good man, he seems a gentleman to me, and I’ll see what he thinks, how much that decision would impact on him, positively or negatively. Captaincy is important for the standards you set. In a club like this, he has to lead by example in his on-field and off-field manner, the way he interacts with supporters, the way he deals with his teammates. Initially, he seems as though he would have the capability to deal with all those things no problem.”

Mowbray chose Jonathan Greening as his captain at West Bromwich Albion because “he was a very solid man and someone the players looked up to for talent rather than his leadership qualities on the field. He wasn’t a shake-the-fist type who was growling at people. He was technically very gifted and the team respected his immense talent. He was a very good man off the field, he respected the supporters and spoke well, so that was fine.”

One issue last season was some fans feeling McManus was staying in the team by virtue of the captaincy rather than his performances as he toiled with injuries. “If your captain isn’t performing, you can’t hurt the team,” responded Mowbray, quickly, to this point. “You’ve got to pick the best players.

“Lots of different managers do different things, some give it to the best player, some give it to the centre-half because he’s the one that roars at people. But when you’re with them every day you understand their personalities, you feel what the dressingroom respects, you get a feeling for how he deals with the pressure of talking in front of people and \the public persona of your football club — all these things are thrown into the mix. I sit here today and haven’t seen any reason why Stephen McManus doesn’t fit all those criteria, but I’d suggest there’s one or two others within the club who might also fit those criteria. We’ll find that out as we go along — but there might also be one or two signings that fit those criteria as well.”

Dianogah

4 Jul 2009, 11:28 PM

Apparently papers running with this tomorrow, with quotes from Mowbray

madtim1967

4 Jul 2009, 11:35 PM

Dont know who the captain will be next term a player already at the club or still to sign.

I have a feeling he will go with Caldwell and Loovens at the back though unless he signs A N other.

Dianogah

4 Jul 2009, 11:30 PM

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For now, Mowbray is non-committal on the captaincy, but admits it is on his mind. “I’d be lying to you if I said I hadn’t thought about it but I don’t really think the time is right to get into it,” he said. “I’d imagine there will be a few captains in pre-season because the team is going to have to change a fair bit because of the number of games in close proximity of one another. I haven’t had a chat with Stephen yet, just a brief conversation in the corridor, but in the next week I’ll sit down with them and get a feel for it. I don’t know his own thoughts on the captaincy, I do know he’s a very imposing man, a huge man, a good man, he seems a gentleman to me, and I’ll see what he thinks, how much that decision would impact on him, positively or negatively. Captaincy is important for the standards you set. In a club like this, he has to lead by example in his on-field and off-field manner, the way he interacts with supporters, the way he deals with his teammates. Initially, he seems as though he would have the capability to deal with all those things no problem.”

Mowbray chose Jonathan Greening as his captain at West Bromwich Albion because “he was a very solid man and someone the players looked up to for talent rather than his leadership qualities on the field. He wasn’t a shake-the-fist type who was growling at people. He was technically very gifted and the team respected his immense talent. He was a very good man off the field, he respected the supporters and spoke well, so that was fine.”

One issue last season was some fans feeling McManus was staying in the team by virtue of the captaincy rather than his performances as he toiled with injuries. “If your captain isn’t performing, you can’t hurt the team,” responded Mowbray, quickly, to this point. “You’ve got to pick the best players.

“Lots of different managers do different things, some give it to the best player, some give it to the centre-half because he’s the one that roars at people. But when you’re with them every day you understand their personalities, you feel what the dressingroom respects, you get a feeling for how he deals with the pressure of talking in front of people and \the public persona of your football club — all these things are thrown into the mix. I sit here today and haven’t seen any reason why Stephen McManus doesn’t fit all those criteria, but I’d suggest there’s one or two others within the club who might also fit those criteria. We’ll find that out as we go along — but there might also be one or two signings that fit those criteria as well.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article6638883.ece

jamiemc60

4 Jul 2009, 11:35 PM

Caldwell for me.
Brown eventually (hopefully), but he's too young just now.

Dianogah

4 Jul 2009, 11:30 PM

Quote:

 

For now, Mowbray is non-committal on the captaincy, but admits it is on his mind. “I’d be lying to you if I said I hadn’t thought about it but I don’t really think the time is right to get into it,” he said. “I’d imagine there will be a few captains in pre-season because the team is going to have to change a fair bit because of the number of games in close proximity of one another. I haven’t had a chat with Stephen yet, just a brief conversation in the corridor, but in the next week I’ll sit down with them and get a feel for it. I don’t know his own thoughts on the captaincy, I do know he’s a very imposing man, a huge man, a good man, he seems a gentleman to me, and I’ll see what he thinks, how much that decision would impact on him, positively or negatively. Captaincy is important for the standards you set. In a club like this, he has to lead by example in his on-field and off-field manner, the way he interacts with supporters, the way he deals with his teammates. Initially, he seems as though he would have the capability to deal with all those things no problem.”

Mowbray chose Jonathan Greening as his captain at West Bromwich Albion because “he was a very solid man and someone the players looked up to for talent rather than his leadership qualities on the field. He wasn’t a shake-the-fist type who was growling at people. He was technically very gifted and the team respected his immense talent. He was a very good man off the field, he respected the supporters and spoke well, so that was fine.”

One issue last season was some fans feeling McManus was staying in the team by virtue of the captaincy rather than his performances as he toiled with injuries. “If your captain isn’t performing, you can’t hurt the team,” responded Mowbray, quickly, to this point. “You’ve got to pick the best players.

“Lots of different managers do different things, some give it to the best player, some give it to the centre-half because he’s the one that roars at people. But when you’re with them every day you understand their personalities, you feel what the dressingroom respects, you get a feeling for how he deals with the pressure of talking in front of people and \the public persona of your football club — all these things are thrown into the mix. I sit here today and haven’t seen any reason why Stephen McManus doesn’t fit all those criteria, but I’d suggest there’s one or two others within the club who might also fit those criteria. We’ll find that out as we go along — but there might also be one or two signings that fit those criteria as well.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article6638883.ece

lubomirmoravcik

4 Jul 2009, 11:41 PM

This is all making me think that Mowbray has not yet signed his captain.

Good news as far as I'm concerned.

madtim1967

4 Jul 2009, 11:43 PM

lubomirmoravcik

4 Jul 2009, 11:41 PM

This is all making me think that Mowbray has not yet signed his captain.

Good news as far as I'm concerned.

Steve Sidwell , Sol Campbell

TheHumanTorpedo

4 Jul 2009, 11:47 PM

Caldwell shouldn't be considered while he ummms and ahhhs about a new contract.


McManus lacked the experience to skipper Celtic and I can't help feel the role has hindered his own personal progression as a player.

georgiebhoy

4 Jul 2009, 11:57 PM

Not much leadership material in the squad at the moment.

Will he buy his captain? Risky in my book.

Or will it be Caldwell, giving him a strong bargaining position when it comes to his contract renewal?