Actually you "accused" me of posting my opinion on a message board........go figure........

Of course not every coach is correct in everything they do but is every coach that's ever coached him wrong to have made him captain?

Just explain why this shouldn't be "overplayed". It is, by far and away, the best arbiter on whether he is captain material. Far better, in fact (and I'm using that word in it's correct sense) than some nobody on an internet message board who has convinced himself that he knows better than every professiional coach who has ever worked with him. That is "overplaying" an opinion.

Incidentally, the current coach has also constantly reiterated that O'Loughlin could have chosen to be captain should he have wished it. Not only that but, should you care to watch the SL interview linked elsewhere on this board, he singles him out as the standout player and person from the team. Still, let's not have yet another coach's opinion cloud your predjudice, eh?

Now now, let's cut out the personal insults. The season hasn't even started yet.


As for the rest of your post. Well, do I really need to point out how naive it is?

Surely it's a recognition that Lockers game (35 tackles a match and in the thick of it) means he can't be doing the captains job as well. This is something I have said time and again every time the debate over the captaincy has arisen.



I think it's designed this way because of what goes on on-field i.e. Lockers may well be too knackered to give the direction required at times and is a recognition that "leading by example" isn't enough (something else I have always maintained).

If you want a negative spin then Maquire decided Lockers wasn't the best choice for captain but it's a face saving exercise inspired by IL!

Dave

In my opinion no, I would prefer O'Loughlin as captain, I mean he has his faults (hard for refs to work with, doesn't fire the team up much) but he's a class, committed player, a Wigan lad and the players seem to respect him but it would be boring to not discuss captaincy, or anything on the basis of 'coaches know best'.

Totally agree. You can end most discussions on here by saying coaches know best so that ought to be banned as a point made in a discussion .

I can see where people are coming from when they say he has captained teams at every level but surely the only level that matters is how he does the job in SL?

The fact he was a schoolboy captain is surely completely irrelevant? For all we know he could have got the captaincy back then because his Dad was mates with the teacher! It probably wasn't why he got it but the point is being captain of junior sides is no guarantee you can hack it doing the job as an adult. I am sure several other of the squad captained junior sides as well. Many of the best youngsters who go on to professional careers probably naturally gravitate to be the top player in their junior sides and end up captain as a result. This doesn't mean they can do the job at the top level. It doesn't mean they can't either but it just isn't relevant IMO.

Dave

I'm not sure where you think the insult is. If it was my saying "a nobody on the internet" to differentiate from a whole host of professional coaches, please explain how this was an insult...or indeed, inaccurate!

As for the second part. Yes, please point out the naivety without using your old fallback of "he would say that" whenever the evidence doesn't support you. I'd be very interested indeed.