The Daily Mail is reporting today that Roy is set to appoint our giant Norwegian as the skipper for next season and that's a decision I would wholeheartedly support. It always seems sensible to have the captain stationed at the back as they are in a far better position to see how the game is shaping up, identify where we are being over-run and spot weaknesses we can exploit.
Hangeland was also Roy's captain at Viking when he was barely out of nappies so one would presume he has the communication skills to do the job. And anyway, apart from Brede, who else could do it? Aaron Hughes deputised for Brian last year so may also be a contender. The only fear is affecting a decent player's game in a negative way, as seemed to happen when Cookie gave Boa the armband a couple of years ago.
However, Hangeland must be warned that the captain's armband at Fulham appears to be cursed. Back when Brian ripped his knee apart last August we put together a list of the problems suffered by previous skippers. You can read it here. Fingers crossed nothing happens to him as I am convinced that he will be a vital part of next season's team.
Signing off
5 years ago
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Rob, I lost track of your site and just finished reading everything from the Birmingham City player ratings to the present. I ain't losing this one again.
On Hangeland, yeah. I'm all over that. We've released two captains in McBride and Boca. Another captain, Smertin, is on his way out, and I expect that Davies was the only logical alternative. Bullard already tries to do too much, and I think that Hughes's make up calls for him to be very much the junior central defense partner.
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