Cam the Ram Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robglosta Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Captain Baird, it's got a nice ring to it. He's been tremendous so far, his versatility is a real asset.If he gets a problem with his vision, we can say Captain Baird's Eye (problem has now cleared up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Didn't expect anything less from Keogh. He's conducted himself fantastically at all times despite some of the stuff going off in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carra Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Great decision! A player with a bit of bite to lead the team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Great decision! A player with a bit of bite to lead the team!It's Baird that's captain... Not Warnock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Derby County had a lot of players who could have been appointed Captain. Reasons why Baird got the job:-1. No association with failure to get promoted in last two seasons. 2. Least likely to get himself or Derby County into any trouble in papers etc.3.Most International caps4. Most experienced player5. Most versatile player in terms of positions.6. Calmest player, least ego, least to prove7. Arrived at the right time to get other players used to him being captain in Pre-Season8. Probably the most capable of implementing Clement's ideas, formation changes etc on the pitch8. Likely to be the prime mover in formation changes on the pitch, especially if he is moving between fullback and DCMRight decision? - In my opinion -YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Derby County had a lot of players who could have been appointed Captain. Reasons why Baird got the job:-1. No association with failure to get promoted in last two seasons. 2. Least likely to get himself or Derby County into any trouble in papers etc.3.Most International caps4. Most experienced player5. Most versatile player in terms of positions.6. Calmest player, least ego, least to prove7. Arrived at the right time to get other players used to him being captain in Pre-Season8. Probably the most capable of implementing Clement's ideas, formation changes etc on the pitch8. Likely to be the prime mover in formation changes on the pitch, especially if he is moving between fullback and DCMRight decision? - In my opinion -YES1. Should have no influence on Clement's decision, really.2. Probably a consideration, although while his score in that regard is 0, there are others with the same score. 3. Don't think the caps matter, not for a team of NI's caliber, but he's been a leader in that team for a long time so yes I imagine that matters.4. True5. True6. Maybe, Maybe, Maybe7. Multitple people were captain in pre-season, other players didn't know he was captain until today.8. True8. True (P.S. I agree with the point your making, I just like dissecting posts.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Keogh can have a great season concentrating on one thing now, stopping goals in.That is the name of the game for me. The midfield and forwards are more than capable of scoring enough goals to get us promotion. If the defence do their part, we are going up. I know that the whole team is supposed to do the defending but I never ascribed to that view. We need calm professionalism at the back, not panic, blaming or anything fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansfield Rammie Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Keogh will certainly benefit from being relieved of captain. We will now see what a quality CB he is with pressure of him. I believe he is a top notch CB for championship level, and we will be better for it.Any word who is Vice Captain? I assume Shacks?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Keogh will certainly benefit from being relieved of captain. We will now see what a quality CB he is with pressure of him. I believe he is a top notch CB for championship level, and we will be better for it. Any word who is Vice Captain? I assume Shacks?? Look up the page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 1. Should have no influence on Clement's decision, really.2. Probably a consideration, although while his score in that regard is 0, there are others with the same score. 3. Don't think the caps matter, not for a team of NI's caliber, but he's been a leader in that team for a long time so yes I imagine that matters.4. True5. True6. Maybe, Maybe, Maybe7. Multitple people were captain in pre-season, other players didn't know he was captain until today.8. True8. True (P.S. I agree with the point your making, I just like dissecting posts.)Excellent post dissection SaintRam. biggest difference is point 1.. - He has no post traumatic stress from losing in play off final or the meltdown at the end of last season. I put that point first for a reason. It is a fresh start, new manager, new chairman, new captain. One the seven players coming in, only Shackell had much of a chance in my opinion, but he arrived too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Have we ever even had a "vice-captain"? I know we've had a "club captain" and "team captain" thing going on before, but wasn't that to spare the feelings of Michael Johnson/Shaun Barker when they were out of the squad? Is a specifically named "vice captain" really necessary? I agree there are half a dozen other players who could grab it if Baird isn't on the pitch and they happen to be. The armband in those situations is just a formality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninos Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Everyone including myself is assuming Keogh will start but who's to say it's not Pearce and Shackell as the starting Centre halves ... Perhaps shotton impressed PC too ? Remains to be seen but we will know soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK47 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Captain Bairdseye! Great choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I have it on very good authority that it'll be Shackell. Your authority ain't good. In fact your authority is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleyram Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I'm a bit surprised that a new signing has become captain but he must have something about him or he would not have got the gig , good luck bairdie and look forward to seeing you lift the championship trophy next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryram Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Bit disappointed, mainly because I wasn't counted on Baird being played week in week out.agree should have been shackell to be fair. So obviously Baird has got a much bigger role than we all thought when he first signed. Clement needs to to make it clear that the arm band does not make your place in the side safe. Let's keep everyone scraping to get in the starting 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Derby County had a lot of players who could have been appointed Captain. Reasons why Baird got the job:-1. No association with failure to get promoted in last two seasons. 2. Least likely to get himself or Derby County into any trouble in papers etc.3.Most International caps4. Most experienced player5. Most versatile player in terms of positions.6. Calmest player, least ego, least to prove7. Arrived at the right time to get other players used to him being captain in Pre-Season8. Probably the most capable of implementing Clement's ideas, formation changes etc on the pitch8. Likely to be the prime mover in formation changes on the pitch, especially if he is moving between fullback and DCMRight decision? - In my opinion -YESWith his stunning looks, he's also the least likely to shag a teammate's wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustylee Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I have it on very good authority that it'll be Shackell. why do people pretend to have sources? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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