I agree totally with Harry & Scotty here.... an inspirational captain can be worth his weight in gold to any team...
When I was growing up in the Glasgow area guys like John Greig (Rangers) and Billy McNeil (Celtic) were absolute legends.... God help you if weren't pulling your weight in the team when these guys were around.... Willie Miller at Aberdeen, a mere 20 odd years ago! was also a fantastic skipper..(and even a pretty good assistant referree!)
I'm not entirely convinced there is a natural successor to Darren Dods in our squad at the moment... I hope there is some truth in IHE's suggestion (for once!) that it is CC's intention to bring a quality defender of proven ability to ICT.....