New Skipper?

[ElwoodBlues1]

Simon White

Not out of the question given Nick Maxwell and Tom Harley were appointed more for political/factional reasons than being outstanding footballers.....

[Amers]

I reckon Simmo deserves a shot, although I doubt he'll get it.
Giving it to Gibbs might see him step up in responsibility and performance, it might shut up talk about him being traded too!
It's too early to give it to Cripps.
Docherty is the other serious option I would consider.
Other wise it probably stays with Murph.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Where would that leave Murphy? The captaincy was basically the carrot we used to keep him.

Maybe at another club in exchange for a couple of first round picks in a strong draft for mids...

[ItsOurTime]

I personally have no issue with Cripps taking it over. Already the best player on the list and seems level headed enough to lead and develop. Could have it for 10 years no problem.

[LordLucifer]

There is nothing wrong with a complete review of operations, it keeps everyone honest. Even if they don't end up getting a slot, it still tells the players they are valued and recognised as being a leader within the club.

[DJC]

They'll look at it as Bolton said, but I reckon Murphy will be the skipper again.

What jumped out at me was:

"We're a club in a hurry. The club finished on the bottom of the ladder, we needed to make some bold decisions and we have, and that's exciting."

No hanging around at the bottom of the ladder for us!

[PassIt2Carrots]

Not out of the question given Nick Maxwell and Tom Harley were appointed more for political/factional reasons than being outstanding footballers.....

Cmon EB1. We are talking about two AA Premiership Captains......and then Simon White. 50 games in 8 or so years and got most of his games in a very poor side.

[DJC]

Double post  :-[

[cimm1979]

I think our club has selected captains on marketability .

I couldn't care if it's Tutt or Jones, as long as it's for the right reasons.

[LordLucifer]

I personally have no issue with Cripps taking it over. Already the best player on the list and seems level headed enough to lead and develop. Could have it for 10 years no problem.

Way too early to appoint Cripps as captain role, he could be made DVC as part of his overall development but anything more than that would be incredibly silly. He's got enough to worry about just as a player, he doesn't need the additional burden right now.