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Interesting choices, so Chambers is to be a guaranteed starter you would think. But in which position?
Colwill to be captain tomorrow then, also a very likely starter.
I happy with chambers. But Colwill never saw that coming. One he’s just not that good, when he has the ball he hardly ever makes the right decision I would say he very selfish and could do with out the responsibility of being captain.
This is making me doubt BBM now or could it be a masterstroke. Have to wait and see.
Centre-back with Fish and Lawlor fighting for the other spot. I think that's fine for this division but we still badly need a left-back. Bagan's alright for a few games but there's a reason we've been putting someone out of position there for years.
Left back. Now. Please.
Not sure how long a contract Callum Chambers was given when he joined in the Summer 2024 transfer window but , if it was 3+ years the his salary doesn`t count in the player wage costs for the purposes of the SCMP (Salary Cap Maintenance Protocol) that the club has to operate under in League 1 with player wages capped at 60% of turnover.
Who else did we sign then under similar length contracts that the same would apply to?
No really obvious choice so I'm not surprised. Showing a lot of trust in Colwill and giving him some responsibility like this may help. Really hope he has a great season.
Fecks sake!
Why?
If things weren't bad enough.😂
Nothing could highlight the lack of genuine leaders in the squad more than these choices.
Chambers a good choice in my opinion. Hopefully he can be our Rolls Royce CB at this level.
BBM clearly rates Colwill, and lets hope he reacts positively to this decision. I think he's gonna rip the league up. Hopefully he does that with Salech, but if Salech goes, then there's Robbo / Davies / Ashford.
I think many on here are overestimating the quality in this league.
From the squad we have I think chambers is the sensible choice. He was the only one who even attempted to ‘manage the referee’ last season when things were going wrong.
I like Chambers in the CDM role, but not in the CB role personally. I'd play him over Wintle in the midfield, and have Fish and Lawlor play CB.
I am not happy with this decision. On the one hand, it shows the lack of leaders and voices on the pitch that we have to choose someone like Chambers. On the other hand, it means that he will have to be picked. I don't think he is good enough as a DM and I don't think he is good enough to play centre back.
Letting Ralls go was a mistake. Chambers is so terrible (even his peak in midfield was very very average). I dont understand why people are happy about this..
I can't say I've ever noticed any "leadership" from Chambers on the pitch from the games I've seen.
Do captains of football teams do that stuff anymore? Maybe 15 years ago, but not now in my opinion. A captain these days is probably more about how the player conducts himself, how professional they are on and off the pitch. The days of shouty footballers who ctash into the opposition is over. Not that i think that you're referring to that type of player![]()
There was a good discussion on this a few weeks ago on TalkSPORT, The strong leader captains like your John Terry and Roy Keane are a thing of the past,
The games changed, young players these days dont respond to being shouted at and dug out by the captain. Danny Murphy said when he was a young player Paul Ince had him by the throat at half time in one game, He said that would never work these days.