Next Captain

[Bluemoon115]

Kompany.

Waits for the "hillarious" Berti post.

 

[ConnorMCFC]

i feel giving ireland the captaincy next season would be to much responsibility and may take something away from his performances

 

[levets]

i feel giving ireland the captaincy next season would be to much responsibility and may take something away from his performances

good point... but could give him extra desire

 

[nickson71]

New captain next year for sure, mark my words!

does that mean that Dunnes moving on, or we are buying in a ready made Captain or are we just going to give it to Kompany/Ireland/etc

 

[Kinky Dribbler]

Doesn't necessarily mean he'll move on. Distin upped his game after being relieved of the captaincy. Some players revel in it, for others it can be a bit of a burden. There aren't many natural leaders in our squad. I think the only player capable of captaining the side properly is Kompany. It'll either be a new top class centre half, or him.

 

[kinkladze96]

John terry

 

[BlueMooner87]

John terry

i was thinking the same

 

[The Twigg]

Dunne

 

[Rammyblues]

I hope the players choose the Captain rather than the Manager.

 

[Brucie Bonus]

New captain next year for sure, mark my words!

does that mean that Dunnes moving on, or we are buying in a ready made Captain or are we just going to give it to Kompany/Ireland/etc

A few weeks after Dunnie signed his new contract (on the 4th of June) Hughes said, "'He (Dunne) fulfils the captain's role very well and will continue to do so." I could have sworn Hughes also said it would be for a year and we'll see how it goes, but I can't find that or similar language anywhere.

Source: Telegraph (originally MEN)

Okay, found it now:

From the MEN, July the 23rd, 2008.

"There was absolutely no reason for me to change the captaincy this season," said Hughes. [my emphasis]