Spiderpig Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, MJC_mkII said: Leadership on the field, that’s for starters and I think that is a key requirement for a club captain. The players should know what to do on the field that's what GA's job is. I will give you some of the younger or less experienced might need a word now and then, but the club captain is the public face of the players, media duties etc so an experienced pro is an excellent choice, and for me SOD meets the requirements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I agree SOD is never "a captain" but I dunno who at FP really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkyred Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 25 minutes ago, MJC_mkII said: I would have had Kelly or Watt as captain ahead of O’Donnell that’s for sure. Be that just on the park rather than the ‘off the park’ matters, whatever they are, but I would have picked either one of them as leaders on the field before SO’D. I’m not sure sure I would want Watt as captain, nothing against the guy as a player but I don’t see him as captain material. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I can see several reasons to make him captain - he's not a Hartley type but he's a Scottish international model pro who works his socks off He has a level head - ideal person to speak to a ref during a game. help push his value up give him another reason to stick around. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Manager sees the players train everyday, talks to them and has first hand experiance of how the players interact with each other. I would think hes in the best position to decide who the captain is. Rather than us seeing them 90 mins every week or two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santheman Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) GA has had months to look at the players and assess their different qualities on and off the pitch. If he thinks O'Donnell is Captain material then that's fine with me as he's far more qualified to make that choice than any of us. Edit. STV beat me to it Edited July 30, 2021 by santheman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, Yassin said: Captaincy always seems like a really weird thing to get worked up about to me. Unless you're ITK or whatever about the internal dynamics and relationships at the club it's an entirely pointless discussion. I’ve always viewed the Captain first and foremost as the player who is the leader on the park, someone who is vocal with the rest of the team and can when needed speak to/with the officials. Craigan, Lasley, Leitch, Phil O’Donnell and Tom Boyd are the type of guys that spring to mind when I think of that type of role, all guys who were able to be focal points of the team and who were the obvious ‘leader’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Who in this current squad is more of a leader than O'Donnell? Not a rhetorical question, genuinely curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiddy Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Busta Nut said: I agree SOD is never "a captain" but I dunno who at FP really is. watt ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 There are only 2 players remotely qualified to be Motherwell Captain if its not gonna be SOD. Liam Kelly - consistently impressive performer, great communicator, organiser and motivator. Liam Donnelly. Steely determination and will to win. Plays in an area of the park where he can communicate and influence the game. I wouldnt be upset with either of those, but they are not head and shoulders above SOD for all the reasons listed above. Im glad he has been given the opportunity as it means there have been conversations had and he has given a commitment to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 O'Donnell's profile went sky high after the Wembley game and there is definitely a benefit to having a captain with a bit of a media presence. Lasley and Craigan used it well and obviously guys like Scott Brown, Davie Weir and Berra have all got away with murder due to their seniority over the years. On the other hand we had McHugh as captain who referees seemed to loathe and it definitely worked against us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 We have just signed a centre half who I think could be captain material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, well_said said: We have just signed a centre half who I think could be captain material. He has captained his country so you would think he will be a leader on the park regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, steelboy said: He has captained his country so you would think he will be a leader on the park regardless. Facts like this have no place on this forum , thank you very much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I see Kelly has been named the vice captain. I'm surprised they have just announced O'Donnell as captain just now as he was wearing the armband in all the League Cup games. I know Ross County had that as an incentive when they were trying to sign that Ash Taylor when we were interested but I was always confident it would be some who had been on board last season such as O'Donnell, Kelly, Donnelly or Watt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 The captain does more than scream at people on the park, and they don't necessarily need to do that either. There's all kinds of captains, and not every player reacts to a head case shouting at them. Not everyone wants to be captain either, look at what happened to McHugh. Hartley barely played as captain, he spent most of the time on the bench, and if we need someone to drag everyone into position, then that's a failing of the manager. As said above, the manager sees the players every day, and he's seen how odonnell has interacted with everyone during his time and obviously sees him as someone the players look up to. SOD is also an experienced player who, wether you like it or not, has a good deal of international experience and is likely to play the majority of our games, and he handles the media well. Also, I'm skeptical whether the captain has any effect on a game. Maybe there's a stat for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Made Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Can't believe we have folk dissing SOD as Captain, Man City are apparently bidding £100 Million for a player he dealt fairly well with 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 16 hours ago, MJC_mkII said: I’ve always viewed the Captain first and foremost as the player who is the leader on the park, someone who is vocal with the rest of the team and can when needed speak to/with the officials. Craigan, Lasley, Leitch, Phil O’Donnell and Tom Boyd are the type of guys that spring to mind when I think of that type of role, all guys who were able to be focal points of the team and who were the obvious ‘leader’. I always have a wee laugh when folk get all misty eyed about Lasley. He very very often went very quiet when things weren't going well. The fact he was so bad at timing tackles kept him up there for a lot of fans. I should state - I'm a big Las fan. But I never thought he was the vocal presence he needed to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabba's Turd Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Welcome to the captaincy of our great wee mighty club S'ODs, get ready for the rollercoaster. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Neils40yarder Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 22 hours ago, superward said: I always have a wee laugh when folk get all misty eyed about Lasley. He very very often went very quiet when things weren't going well. The fact he was so bad at timing tackles kept him up there for a lot of fans. I should state - I'm a big Las fan. But I never thought he was the vocal presence he needed to be. He was rank rotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 12 hours ago, Yabba's Turd said: Welcome to the captaincy of our great wee mighty club S'ODs, get ready for the rollercoaster. Hope he punches above his weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 I'd say we need a striker and one or two midfielders dependent on whether O'Hara has a return date. We should be looking to punt Lawless if at all possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiddy Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, steelboy said: I'd say we need a striker and one or two midfielders dependent on whether O'Hara has a return date. We should be looking to punt Lawless if at all possible. and crawford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Neils40yarder Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, steelboy said: I'd say we need a striker and one or two midfielders dependent on whether O'Hara has a return date. We should be looking to punt Lawless if at all possible. Shields is still to come back in... ...but aye, the lack of options off the bench today was probably what lost us that game. No harm to Lawless or Amaluzor, but I dont think either are of the desired quality 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodo Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 32 minutes ago, smiddy said: and crawford And Donnelly and McGuire and Lamie and Mugabe and Lawless need another 6 in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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