HengroveReds Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 Seeing as club captain Weimann and vice captain James have left. Who do we think will step into roles? Dickie after his stellar first season or reward Max / Vyner, what a dream for both that will be captaining your boyhood club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 Knight looks nailed on for me? Has taken the armband numerous times this season already. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HengroveReds Posted May 11 Author Report Share Posted May 11 2 minutes ago, Negan said: Knight looks nailed on for me? Has taken the armband numerous times this season already. Totally forgot about knight! My bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 19 minutes ago, HengroveReds said: Totally forgot about knight! My bad I mean it could be one of the ones you mentioned. Would be more fitting to see Vyner walk out with it on, although looks like Knight is Manning’s captain. It’s a solid choice if so as you’d imagine out of the 46 games next season, injury permitting, knight plays the majority, if not all of them, which is what you want in a captain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Roger Red Hat Posted May 11 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 11 (edited) Tinnion for both roles. Edited May 11 by Roger Red Hat 2 17 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Fete Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 Everything points towards Knight and Haaland I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 Unless we sign someone who cannot be denied it (unlikely) then Knight will almost certainly be the default on-the-pitch captain. Wells probably has a shout as grandfather of the house, Naismith as well if he's ever fit. Vyner and Dickie also. I guess there's my picks for vice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRoss Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 (edited) I think Knight is nailed on. He shows so much commitment, great attitude on the field and one of our best players already. Plus sounds like a proper professional everytime he's interviewed. At 23 he's already captained Derby youth and at senior level, Irish youth team and us this season. Edited May 11 by RedRoss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyAB Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 Knight captain and Vyner vice captain I’d predict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolGit Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 8 hours ago, HengroveReds said: Seeing as club captain Weimann and vice captain James have left. Who do we think will step into roles? Dickie after his stellar first season or reward Max / Vyner, what a dream for both that will be captaining your boyhood club! Makes you think. Knight doesn’t strike me as a natural leader. Granted he leads by example but it feels like we’re short of leaders in this team 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Hampton Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 (edited) 4 minutes ago, BristolGit said: Makes you think. Knight doesn’t strike me as a natural leader. Granted he leads by example but it feels like we’re short of leaders in this team Have to say I agree and I’m happy to be proved wrong I don’t see Knight forthcoming enough on the pitch. Great player and I really like him, yes, but not sure if he’s captain material. Not sure he has that presence , but maybe they see something in training I don’t. Edited May 11 by JP Hampton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 Knight (C) Wells (VC). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombie Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 Wouldn't be surprised if we went to the Man City route, with Manning's CFG background. No idea what the squad think and who has the necessary leadership qualities in the group. We've all been in changing rooms where it's obvious who the captain and leaders are. I'll go for Knight C and Tommy as VC if he's stills here. Don't think any of the defenders or GK need or would benefit from having it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 (edited) I would go for Vyner, whenever he has played as the senior defender he has looked after the others brilliantly and been very vocal. Only trouble is I don't see him playing every match once Atkinson is fit again Edited May 12 by richwwtk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 The most sensible thing to do is do what happened when Weimann was made captain. Nige left the decision up to the players as it was for them to determine who they wanted to lead them https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/weimann-new-club-captain/#:~:text=Andi Weimann has been chosen,Matty James as vice-captain. This way the players have “buy in” to the decision. I see no reason for us not to follow that process now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 22 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said: The most sensible thing to do is do what happened when Weimann was made captain. Nige left the decision up to the players as it was for them to determine who they wanted to lead them https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/weimann-new-club-captain/#:~:text=Andi Weimann has been chosen,Matty James as vice-captain. This way the players have “buy in” to the decision. I see no reason for us not to follow that process now. I am thinking this too. And if it's left to the players Dickie has got to be a strong contender too as recently voted player of the season and players player of the season wasn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 I wonder if Manning will do what Nige did - ask the players to vote on who’d they want as captain. If that happened then I guess it’d be Dickie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 3 hours ago, Silvio Dante said: The most sensible thing to do is do what happened when Weimann was made captain. Nige left the decision up to the players as it was for them to determine who they wanted to lead them https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/weimann-new-club-captain/#:~:text=Andi Weimann has been chosen,Matty James as vice-captain. This way the players have “buy in” to the decision. I see no reason for us not to follow that process now. Just playing devil's advocate here, but what if there isn't a unanimous candidate within the squad, and in fact 2 or 3 players are suddenly in competition, and the eventual skipper knows that half the players preferred someone else? You know what humans are like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WECANDO Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 Knight doesn't seem to say much on the pitch. To busy dashing about. When Vyner stepped in to take on the role he was quite vocal giving out orders and encouragement but needs to be the center back where he's most comforable with Dickie and Atkinson either side. That's a pretty decent trio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted May 12 Admin Report Share Posted May 12 22 hours ago, Ashton Fete said: Everything points towards Knight and Haaland I reckon Where has all this Haaland talk come from? I reckon we are far more likely to be going after Mbappé given he's on a free. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 15 minutes ago, Ian M said: Where has all this Haaland talk come from? I reckon we are far more likely to be going after Mbappé given he's on a free. Do reckon Manning would play him?…………. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyD68 Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 It should be Vyner as it’s clear to see he’s the real leader out there in terms of being vocal and organising but I think it will be Knight with Dickie as vice. I get the impression Manning has picked those two out as his favs in the squad. If it was left to the squad to decide like Nige did a few years back I’d expect Vyner would be captain but can’t see that happening under Manning. I’ll actually be quite disappointed if Vyner isn’t at least vice, I can’t remember anyone showing the desire to turn their city career round as much as he has shown, it’s the traits you look for it in a captain and I’m not quite sure why Manning took the vice off him and gave it to Knight. I’ve never understood that decision as I don’t really see any leadership qualities apart from his work rate, but lots of the lads work hard and weren’t given the armband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 7 minutes ago, TommyD68 said: It should be Vyner as it’s clear to see he’s the real leader out there in terms of being vocal and organising but I think it will be Knight with Dickie as vice. I get the impression Manning has picked those two out as his favs in the squad. If it was left to the squad to decide like Nige did a few years back I’d expect Vyner would be captain but can’t see that happening under Manning. I’ll actually be quite disappointed if Vyner isn’t at least vice, I can’t remember anyone showing the desire to turn their city career round as much as he has shown, it’s the traits you look for it in a captain and I’m not quite sure why Manning took the vice off him and gave it to Knight. I’ve never understood that decision as I don’t really see any leadership qualities apart from his work rate, but lots of the lads work hard and weren’t given the armband. I worry that if you give Zak the armband it will affect his game. He needs to concentrate on himself imho…that’s when he’s at his best. I thought similarly with Flint, he seemed like a leader, but he was another who needed to focus on his own game. 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, mozo said: Just playing devil's advocate here, but what if there isn't a unanimous candidate within the squad, and in fact 2 or 3 players are suddenly in competition, and the eventual skipper knows that half the players preferred someone else? You know what humans are like! I'm not sure that would necessarily matter though. Obviously it'd be a problem if there were massive rifts in the squad and almost half the team hated the idea of the chosen candidate becoming captain but if the options were broadly liked and respected in the squad then I don't think it'd be a major issue that one got picked and another didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I worry that if you give Zak the armband it will affect his game. He needs to concentrate on himself imho…that’s when he’s at his best. I thought similarly with Flint, he seemed like a leader, but he was another who needed to focus on his own game. I think Kalas was another example of a player who was a leader in terms of the way they played but played much better without the captaincy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 11 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: I'm not sure that would necessarily matter though. Obviously it'd be a problem if there were massive rifts in the squad and almost half the team hated the idea of the chosen candidate becoming captain but if the options were broadly liked and respected in the squad then I don't think it'd be a major issue that one got picked and another didn't. I've lost all faith in democracy! Let AI decide who the captain should be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 Williams would be a good leader I feel. But is he staying. Vyner good VC. We need more leaders on the pitch and not sure how many natural leaders we have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 5 hours ago, Robbored said: I wonder if Manning will do what Nige did - ask the players to vote on who’d they want as captain. If that happened then I guess it’d be Dickie. Yeah he might do what Nige did and get the players to pick the captain. Most likely they'd go for Dickie I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 51 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I worry that if you give Zak the armband it will affect his game. He needs to concentrate on himself imho…that’s when he’s at his best. I thought similarly with Flint, he seemed like a leader, but he was another who needed to focus on his own game. I'm not sure I agree with this. Zak is almost a better player when acting instinctively. Give him time to think about a pass out of defence and he often makes the wrong choice! When he has had extra responsibility, with two or three inexperienced defenders playing with him for example, he has had some of his best games for us imo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 59 minutes ago, mozo said: I've lost all faith in democracy! Let AI decide who the captain should be “I cannot definitively say who should be Bristol City men's captain in 2024/2025. Choosing a captain involves many factors that are not publicly available, such as leadership qualities, experience, and the manager's preferences. However, I can share some information that might be helpful: Last season's captain: Look for news articles about Bristol City's captain from last season. This could give you a starting point for who might retain the captaincy. Experienced players: Often, captains are experienced players who have been with the team for a while. Look at Bristol City's squad for players who fit this description. Vocal leader: Ideally, a captain should be a vocal leader who can motivate their teammates. Look for news articles or social media posts that mention players who seem to take on this role. Ultimately, the decision of who will be captain is up to the manager. With the season not having started yet, there is likely no official announcement about the captaincy. You can stay updated by following Bristol City's official website or social media pages.” Thanks a bunch, Google Gemini! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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