Started to watch the coming war on China on Friday. Wasn't what I needed so had to stop. Awful fuckers the yanks. I knew all about the Marshall islanders but fuck me. Not that bad. Will try give it another go on Wednesday.
Have long thought Logan or hayes would be good. Shinnie is an obvious candidate as he is a dandy first and foremost. Whilst Anderson wasn't necessary a vocal captain, he led by example which is something that Jack struggles to do. I agree, of we can change the captaincy over ( I.e. When he was injured would have been a logical time) without causing a rift then do it. We might just see a weight lifted from his shoulders.
Correct those stats don't say much about captaincy but as Rico quite rightly picks up on, they show how much more cautious we are when he plays. Just don't think he has the right player alongside him to allow him to prosper and show what kind of midfielder he is. This has to be addressed in January or we'll slip further behind the hunnery.
As the question suggests, should Jack retain his captaincy? Personally, I think Jack is a good player, his progression has clearly stalled but theres still a player there. He is, however, not captain material imo. If you think it should be someone other than Shinnie, feel free to add.
Some interesting stats from The Sheep on Fire on Fezbook:
Goals scored under Jack's captaincy:
6
Goals scored under Shinnie's captaincy:
22
Goals conceded under Jack's captaincy:
4
Goals conceded under Shinnie's captaincy:
10
Does the pressure of the captaincy get to him? Much like it clearly got to Reynolds before he became super shit - or is it purely down to orders and tactics?
Got family from Alness/ Adross / Tain and Invergordon. I've only ever seen huns in Alness (my cousins included ).
Probably completely unrelated, but I once met a bouncer (in manchester) who hailed from Alness and asked if I knew a big frank who went to Alness Academy, not you is it?
I can't disagree with any of the above. My only concern about Jack is the ability to replace him with someone of equal or greater standing. I'm not convinced we would. But I agree, he hasn't really kicked on.
Can we get rid of taylor but keep india?