Quote: faithful13 "Standee its not possible for Ellis to be a worse captain then radturd. At least Ellis (when fit ) puts the minutes in ON the pitch where you need a captain. On a serious note on this theme of giving local lads a chance who better then Houghton for captain hull lad, puts the minutes in and leads by example, vice for me should be stilts for been a consistent performer and fans fav'"
Houghton was vice captain last year wasn't he? Same as I said about Ellis , he was ineffective at Wembley and Huddersfield as a leader. Leading by example isn't enough it needs strategic thinking and a bit of psychology and I don't see Houghton as having those sort of attributes. Let him concentrate on improving his acting half play and passing. Agree about Rich Whiting but I guess it depends on whether he's likely to get the 13 shirt or not or at least be a starting back rower playing long minutes. For me Whiting would be 13 , captain and first name on the team sheet but then again I don't [iknow[/i whether he would want it or be any good at it. Captains/leaders tend to be natural choices in successful teams and often are long serving whilst we've chopped and changed and tried to manufacture ours.
