Well I didn't have Chev's name on a pretty short list of candidates because I was hoping rather than expecting him not to be in the team.

I know he's a good pro and helping coach the 16s but the fact remains he was truly woeful last season to the extent I was certain he'd retire.

Truly woeful...? Now I know Chev was a popular scapegoat but that's is completely OTT in my opinion. If Jimmy was looking for an experienced player who leaves everything out on the pitch and willing to put his body on the line then it would be hard to find a better candidate in our squad IMO.

What if Chev is the fake Captain (e.g. Robbie Paul) and the vice captain will be the real one (Graeme Bradley - who incidentally is now 50 which melts my mind a little bit)?

These mind games are way too much for me..

As long as he hasn't taken any tips from Gale's captain skills when the chips are down (stand behind post hands on hips staring at the grass ) and he can get them going when backs against the walls I have no problems. Will we he really be no the pitch that much though ??

On the basis that you don't choose a captain unless they'll more than likely play every game and a fair few minutes of each one, we can assume that Chev is getting an awful lot more game time than the majority of us were expecting.

Whatever we might think about his ideal place in the pecking order, I don't doubt for a second that Chev will put his heart and soul into the role.

We can assume, unless there's a complete disaster, he won't be playing prop or centre.
And from the comments in the T&A, Peterson & Addy seem to think they're competing for the LF slot.

So that leaves one of the 3 2nd row slots in the matchday 17. (or possibly 4 if AoB is trusted to be an 80minute hooker, we may not need an interchange hooker...)

So If Chev is going to get the nod for a 2nd row slot most weeks as captain, that leaves a lot of players fighting it out for the other couple of positions.

It's odd having this number of players. I'm not used to it. The last couple of years you basically selected the 17 least injured people and put them on the pitch!

Don't forget it is still the off season. By the start of the season we could have 10 waiting for operations.

Steady on!! There are too many true words said in jest.