New Captain - Corry Evans - BBC Reporting

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I see WMS are getting stuck into the club for this aswell now. I can understand the frustration/worry with the full back situation but what's the actual problem with this?

The more senior players in the squad take on extra responsibility and help with the younger players in the squad (we're going to have one of the youngest in the league) what's actually wrong with these senior players becoming better leaders,individuals and developing as a team?

They seem to be negative over everything at the club and seem to scoff at anything slightly forward thinking. Need to move with the times lads.
Nothing at all wrong with this imo. More modernisation of the club, which is exactly what I want. Some of the lads on the WMS pods are clueless.
 
Totally agree mate. Nothing wrong with this at all. And most of them can't seem to believe people have different opinions to them
Exactly, I'd have thought them having more contributors would give them more diversity in opinions but they mostly seem to say the same thing. The post match pod was horrific at times. I think the lads were about 12yr old. The craic was shocking.
 
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So what happens if we need to speak to the ref - do they first have a committee meeting to a) decide what to say and b) decide who is the most appropriate team leadership group member to converse with the ref?
The Captain speaks to him. It's blindingly obvious
 
Exactly, I'd have thought them having more contributors would give them more diversity in opinions but they mostly seem to say the same thing. The post match pod was horrific at times. I think the lads were about 12yr old. The craic was shocking.

Exactly mate. The "just a man" craic is horrendous. Trying to be funny when it's just cringe
 
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There’s nothing wrong with this of course. And I completely get the principle. I do think however they’re going the wrong way about it. You don’t become a leader by being given a new job title.

it’s pretty irrelevant tho and the people making these decisions know way more than me
 
The Captain speaks to him. It's blindingly obvious
So why have all the other appointed leaders?

You don't need a diversity of leadership opinions on a pitch or in the dressing room.

You won't get a team pulling in the same direction by employing a diversity of opinion.

Club Captain, Team Captain and Team Vice Captain are surely enough. If they aren't doing what you want then you replace one or more of them.
 
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Committee for Liaison, Integrating Talent, Organisation and Resilience Involving Sunderland.
I lick it......I mean like it. <laugh>
So why have all the other appointed leaders?

You don't need a diversity of leadership opinions on a pitch or in the dressing room.

You won't get a team pulling in the same direction by employing a diversity of opinion.

Club Captain, Team Captain and Team Vice Captain are surely enough. If they aren't doing what you want then you replace one or more of them.
They may have different remits, one may be linked to the U23s, one may be linked to the u18s, some may attend fan events, others may not. I like the idea personally. If you only have one 'leader' then there is a potential for 'their way of the highway' which is an ancient approach imo.
 
So why have all the other appointed leaders?

You don't need a diversity of leadership opinions on a pitch or in the dressing room.

You won't get a team pulling in the same direction by employing a diversity of opinion.

Club Captain, Team Captain and Team Vice Captain are surely enough. If they aren't doing what you want then you replace one or more of them.
You've never been part of a Management Team then clearly
 
So why have all the other appointed leaders?

You don't need a diversity of leadership opinions on a pitch or in the dressing room.

You won't get a team pulling in the same direction by employing a diversity of opinion.

Club Captain, Team Captain and Team Vice Captain are surely enough. If they aren't doing what you want then you replace one or more of them.

Haway man, give us a break.

Can you not look at the positives or is everything the club do completely wrong.

If the players have welcomed it why can't we ...

... what's the worst that can happen as a result of this.
 
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Haway man, give us a break.

Can you not look at the positives or is everything the club wrong.

If the players have welcomed it why can't we ...

... what's the worst that can happen as a result of this.
Possibly that the players have a more engaged attitude and we have a stronger team and better results? That would really piss off the negative twats on here!
 
Haway man, give us a break.

Can you not look at the positives or is everything the club wrong.

If the players have welcomed it why can't we ...

... what's the worst that can happen as a result of this.
Ha'way yourself! If it is such a good thing it must have been done no end of times before at loads of clubs - so give us some examples.
 
It's not uncommon in big corporations/organisations to have multiple leaders within a group. It is a contemporary thing however, lots do it. No problems with it as long as everyone knows their roles and they are clearly defined. Especially , who makes the absolute senior call on the pitch, in game etc.