Breckin has been an ever-present in defence ever since he joined the Club two years ago, and for many Forest fans, he has been the weak link. I will admit that he is quite good with aerial challenges, which comes in handy against big, physical strikers, but when Forest attempt to play a more passing game, his frailties are shown up for all to see.
And as for being captain, please don't make me laugh! He is as quiet as a dormouse, and never shouts words of encouragement at his team mates, like a proper captain is supposed to do. And I have also heard, although it might not be true, that he doesn't have much time for people off the pitch, often snubbing people for autographs. Remember that incident at the City Ground where he stuck two fingers up at a supporter, for which he later apologized?
No wonder he's not popular with the fans.
The captain's armband will almost certainly go to Neil Lennon, who, of course, has a wealth of experience, having skippered Celtic to the Scottish title last season. But whether or not he is officially recognised as such, he will do most of the talking on the pitch anyway. Although, I hope he doesn't slag off the other players when they make mistakes, which I have heard he did quite a lot during pre-season. That's the fans' job!
Breckin's injury will be an ideal opportunity for Luke Chambers and Kelvin Wilson to stake a claim for the two central defensive berths. If they can strike up a good understanding in the next fortnight while Breckin is sidelined, it will be hard for Calderwood to justify changing the defence again. After all, Chambers and Wilson are his signings, so he would surely want to play them instead of one of Megson's cast-offs.
I haven't mentioned Wes Morgan, as I don't think he's in very good form at the moment, judging by people's pre-season reports of him, so I expect him to be on the bench, and let's hope for goodness sake that he stays there this time!
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