pilsburydoughboy Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 Dean Hammond has been appointed new Saints captain.Great choice in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 hammond out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legod Third Coming Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 hammond out Don't worry, he's due to roll another dragster soon and he can't get lucky twice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 Hammond, good organ (izer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 Isn't Kelvin going to remain as 'club captain' whilst Hammond takes on the role as the captain on the pitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shearer Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 Isn't Kelvin going to remain as 'club captain' whilst Hammond takes on the role as the captain on the pitch? Seems that way. Best thing in my mind as we need someone in the thick of things to motivate and boss the rest of the team in match play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 Yeah, I think it's a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 Could not have been anyone else IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 Good choice. I assume that is TEAM Captain, and Kelvin Davis remains CLUB Captain..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 Why do we have 2 captains? could this not potentially be a bad thing, one undermining the other etc? Thats said, great choice in Hammond, and about time we had an outfield captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 17 November, 2009 Share Posted 17 November, 2009 Good choice. I assume that is TEAM Captain, and Kelvin Davis remains CLUB Captain..? Yes. Why do we have 2 captains? could this not potentially be a bad thing, one undermining the other etc? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Club Captain is fairly meaningless and looks like sop to Kelvin to try to avoid demotivating him. An outfield captain is tacticly better as one player then has authority to sort out issues on the pitch and try to get players to carry out instructions from the coaches which is impossible to do from the goal area. Hammond looks like the right choice and the decision is no reflection on Kelvin but it may mean that Hammond has slightly less authority on the field with a 'rival' captain at training and off the pitch. On balance, maybe Pardew should have taken the harder decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Club Captain is fairly meaningless and looks like sop to Kelvin to try to avoid demotivating him. Not according to AP at the recent forum. KD does an awful lot in his role as club captain off the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Faz Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Not according to AP at the recent forum. KD does an awful lot in his role as club captain off the pitch. Pardew stated that Kelvin will always be club captain whilst he is at the club , as in his opinion Kelvin is the best club captain he has worked with. What does the club captain do then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Club Captain is fairly meaningless and looks like sop to Kelvin to try to avoid demotivating him. An outfield captain is tacticly better . Club captain is nothing new though,I recall the likes of Nick Holmes and Francis Benali holding the role in the past,neither of whom I would rate as an on field motivator. I agree with you that an outfield captain is the better option.Of those available Hammond is the only logical option. Pardew stated that Kelvin will always be club captain whilst he is at the club , as in his opinion Kelvin is the best club captain he has worked with. What does the club captain do then? My understanding is that it is more of an ambassador type role suited to a player with some recognition or standing bothin the dressing room and locally.Lawrie once explained part of the role to include arranging and coordinating off-field charitable activities such as visits to childrens hospital wards etc between players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conaero Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Club Captain is fairly meaningless and looks like sop to Kelvin to try to avoid demotivating him. An outfield captain is tacticly better as one player then has authority to sort out issues on the pitch and try to get players to carry out instructions from the coaches which is impossible to do from the goal area. Hammond looks like the right choice and the decision is no reflection on Kelvin but it may mean that Hammond has slightly less authority on the field with a 'rival' captain at training and off the pitch. On balance, maybe Pardew should have taken the harder decision. No, it's not meaningless at all. In the Benali and Dodd days, Dodd was team captain and Benali was club captain - it was his job to meet and great new players and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowsaintsfan Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 IMO it was only a matter of time from the moment he signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Mullet Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Seems that way. Best thing in my mind as we need someone in the thick of things to motivate and boss the rest of the team in match play. Was he not doing that before he was given an armband? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Good move IMO. Hammond is an experienced captain and will be great to have a captain moving around the pitch. I always thought KD being captain caused him to come off his line a little too far, a little too often. Great that he can remain club captain though and can still remain influential in that role. I think he's been a great captain and he still has a lot to offer in that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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