Recently, it was noted that Meeklah was probably a little busy to continue with his captaining responsibilities. With a baby on the way (congrats) and studying while working, his weekends aren’t as free as they used to be. As a result, his skills have been reapplied to the off-field stuff as the club’s co-founder becomes its President. Josh’s enthusiasm for his club hasn’t wavered in ten years and it’s great that he’s taken on this role.
Of course, in Josh’s move to becoming Shakedown’s head honcho, it meant there was a space for captaincy. Sure, I’ve been one of the men’s captains for nine years and I could maybe do it by myself, but Shakedown has always benefitted from a pool of people working together. In this regard, Josh, Sophie and I discussed who should fill the position and came to the conclusion that there was really only one man for the job – Chubby.
Chubby has donned the kit with pride since the team’s first outing in Cardiff in 2009 and has also been one of the core members of Shake & Bake as well. He knows what works for the club on field and is a fantastic motivator. With me doing a lot of team wrangling and pre-tournament tactics, Chubbs will be able to provide a better on-pitch voice than I can sometimes. Working together, I think Shakedown will continue to go from strength to strength.
So that leaves Shakedown with a captaincy tripod of myself, Sleonard and Chubb. Josh is President and Becky is unofficial ‘Admin Captain’ as Sophie crowned her at MT1. I’m sure it’ll pay off as we head into MT3 with a strong, decent sized squad featuring some old faces.