Anyone's armband
by Duncan O'Leary
A few words from the camp:
"We'll judge each game and each week as it comes."
"The gaffer wants 11 captains out there."
Guvnor Guvnor
Listen, so long as the guv'nor's around there's only gonna be one guv'nor. Any of you panzies even thinking about getting all "democratic" on me I will eat your ballots for breakfast. Awright?
Andrew Andrew
I hate to be cynical...but I don't see this catching on.
Football is of course a team sport, but having a rotation policy for who gets to be chosen as team captain - far from encouraging players to stretch themselves that extra bit - is likely to cause an unhealthy degree of competitiveness.
The likelihood is that one or two players will always get 'elected' to be captain - thus demonstrating that the changing room is the one place where democratic expression is least likley to be accepted/tolerated.
Wow - I have also forgotten to mention that one thing all informed football fans know...whatever they choose to do, West Brom are doomed.