Who should be United's Captain in 2020/21?

[LawCharltonBest]

It wouldn't be beyond a manager to use this situation with Maguire as an excuse to change Captain to Bruno Fernandes, who I feel is a more natural Manchester United captain, as he embodies the passion and drive we want from our team.

If the situation is as serious as new reports are saying (assault against an officer) it may be out of Solskjaer's hands anyway.

Who'd you choose? I'd give it to Bruno, but put my arm around Maguire's head and say "this doesn't change my opinion on you, this is just to take the pressure off of you blah blah"

 

[Solius]

Until we know more than a random news report with scarce details, Maguire.

 

[Zoo]

Pointless thread.

 

[United58]

It's hard to know as we're not inside the dressing room. Bruno does seem like a great leader, though.

Might be given to De Gea - wasn't he captain at one point?

 

[KiD MoYeS]

Until we know more than a random news report with scarce details, Maguire.

And thread.

 

[choccy77]

Where is the Poll?

 

[dove]

Phil Jones, great servant to the club

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

First of all we don't know what's happening. He could be defending someone or something, in fact he was actually with Rashford & Williams. Maguire will still be United's captain at the moment, we've seen stuffs like this in the past with Giggs, Cantona & Robson and they still captained us. End of the day, it's about professionalism as a footballer not about who they are as person.

 

[Tom Cato]

Harry Maguire is the captain of Manchester United until the time it's been proven that he's done something that warrants he lose the armband.

A throwback to this fun little incident from the 1999 club captain Roy Keane - who went on to keep it. - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/may/19/helencarter.vivekchaudhary

 

[el3mel]

Bruno.

 

[sewey89]

Maguire.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

It wouldn't be beyond a manager to use this situation with Maguire as an excuse to change Captain to Bruno Fernandes, who I feel is a more natural Manchester United captain, as he embodies the passion and drive we want from our team.

If the situation is as serious as new reports are saying (assault against an officer) it may be out of Solskjaer's hands anyway.

Who'd you choose? I'd give it to Bruno, but put my arm around Maguire's head and say "this doesn't change my opinion on you, this is just to take the pressure off of you blah blah"

Eh? How is passion and drive measured then?

 

[Tom Cato]

It wouldn't be beyond a manager to use this situation with Maguire as an excuse to change Captain to Bruno Fernandes, who I feel is a more natural Manchester United captain, as he embodies the passion and drive we want from our team.

If the situation is as serious as new reports are saying (assault against an officer) it may be out of Solskjaer's hands anyway.

Who'd you choose? I'd give it to Bruno, but put my arm around Maguire's head and say "this doesn't change my opinion on you, this is just to take the pressure off of you blah blah"

This piece of fanfiction ends with you bumping into Bruno on the street, you congratulating him with the captaincy and he invites you home to chill in his crib, you exchange numbers, strike up a close friendship and you're the first one he texts when he scores whe CL final winner in 2022 reading "I couldn't have done this without you @LawCharltonBest , the keys to my ferrari are in your mailbox, enjoy it buddy!" I assume?

 

[Tiber]

Local reports have named Maguire as being involved in an incident, but no details have yet been confirmed.

Yea, he clearly needs to be hung, drawn and quartered asap.

Lingard for Captain!

 

[Class of 63]

Harvey MacGyver.

 

[Okey]

We have a captain, and he's a good one. Why does that need to change? We've been captained by Cantona and Rooney haven't we? To damn good effect. No need for knee jerk reactions. Maguire has a larger body of work behind him than one indiscretion on holiday, if that's confirmed.

 

[E-mal]

Me or Brooks

 

[el3mel]

We have a captain, and he's a good one. Why does that need to change? We've been captained by Cantona and Rooney haven't we? To damn good effect. No need for knee jerk reactions. Maguire has a larger body of work behind him than one indiscretion on holiday, if that's confirmed.

Maguire hasn't been really a good captain for me this season. He's uninspiring to say the least.

 

[Irwin99]

Not commenting on the whole incident but it was weird that he was given the captaincy right away in the first place. Does it really matter anymore?!

 

[Rolaholic]

Yea, he clearly needs to be hung, drawn and quartered asap.

Lingard for Captain!

Didn't know the armband was such serious business...christ

Personally was never a fan of him being handed it in his first season with us in the first place so this incident doesn't have much bearing on my opinion. Didn't like the idea then and I still don't now, arrest or no arrest

 

[FrankDrebin]

Ole would love him (Maguire) even more after this.
Maguire causing a ruckus abroad just shows the true Britishness and pissed up ladish behaviour of the man.

 

[LawCharltonBest]

This piece of fanfiction ends with you bumping into Bruno on the street, you congratulating him with the captaincy and he invites you home to chill in his crib, you exchange numbers, strike up a close friendship and you're the first one he texts when he scores whe CL final winner in 2022 reading "I couldn't have done this without you @LawCharltonBest , the keys to my ferrari are in your mailbox, enjoy it buddy!" I assume?

Close, but swap his Ferrari for his wife and “street” for strip club

 

[mu4c_20le]

 

[littlepeasoup]

Ole would love him (Maguire) even more after this.
Maguire causing a ruckus abroad just shows the true Britishness and pissed up ladish behaviour of the man.

Wait, am I not a real British person because I don't get in p*ssed up altercations with foreign police? Damn.

Better send the Queen back my passport.

 

[bondsname]

Haven't all United captains been cnuts or fecked up once or twice? Maguire fits the profile perfectly.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Wait, am I not a real British person because I don't get in p*ssed up altercations with foreign police? Damn.

Better send the Queen back my passport.

Brexit means Brexit! Get outta here!

 

[AshRK]

Maguire.

 

[tomaldinho1]

First of all we don't know what's happening. He could be defending someone or something, in fact he was actually with Rashford & Williams. Maguire will still be United's captain at the moment, we've seen stuffs like this in the past with Giggs, Cantona & Robson and they still captained us. End of the day, it's about professionalism as a footballer not about who they are as person.

Rashford showing his awareness of a country filled with poverty by wearing what seems to be about 100 gold necklaces.

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

Lingard leads by example at least!

 

[Kostov]

Harry Maguire is the club’s captain and he should continue so unless something outrageous happened or happens.

 

[Rolaholic]

Rashford showing his awareness of a country filled with poverty by wearing what seems to be about 100 gold necklaces.

Yup, he should follow the example and show more self awareness and solidarity with the local everyman by getting into drunken street brawls like our top lad 'Arry

 

[King Andow]

Someone good at football and not an idiot, Bruno would be fine.

 

[tomaldinho1]

Yup, he should follow the example and show more self awareness and solidarity with the local everyman by getting into drunken street brawls like our main lad 'Arry

In fairness he and Williams were probably tucked up in bed whilst 'Arry was off looking for a cop to headbutt. Man of the people

 

[Okey]

Maguire hasn't been really a good captain for me this season. He's uninspiring to say the least.

Well that's a whole different issue, and certainly wasnt the inspiration for the OP. I think he's been ok personally. I'm not one for attaching otherwordly attributes to the armband. A team needs many leaders anyway...

 

[Eckers99]

The Maguire episode is clearly a real treat for the posters who've been pushing the 'Bruno for captain' agenda since, what, his 2nd full game.

 

[Baneofthegame]

Until we know otherwise, Maguire.

 

[JuriM]

Definately not you the topic maker :#

 

[Who's Kissing Cameras?]

Maguire.

 

[The Cat]

Didn't he do some stuff off the pitch this season that got applauded on here a couple of times at least? I can't remember what they were exactly but I know it happened and he was getting lauded for doing it.

Don't jump to conclusions and don't forget Fergie actually bailed Keane out of jail one morning after a night out.

 

[Smithy89]

Shouldn't be Maguire with or without this incident. Bruno for me since he acts like a leader on the pitch and has quality too.