The future of this fine club will be decided over the coming seasons, the hopes and dreams of millions will, as they always have, rest on the shoulders of 11 men who strive towards greatness, who fight to be equals with the heroes of yesterday. The days of Gascoigne and De Boer have gone, the players of today are not blessed with the talent or flair of those legends of the game, but they have shown over the past two seasons they possess the heart to take the club forward.
This is only a basis for success, players will come and players will go, the key to the future of the club is a captain who commands respect, a captain who's ability and mentality are unquestionable, a captain at the very core of the team.
His name is Kevin Thomson.
With Barry Ferguson on the way out and David Weir with 1 good year left in him it is time for the boy from Peebles to step up, his apprenticeship under Ferguson will have made him a far superior player to the one signed in January 2007 from Hibs, where at only 22 he was made captain of a team that included quite a few current Old Firm players, and with a year under David Weir to solidify the defensive aspects of his game he is the perfect choice for the armband.
At only 24 he has suffered the misfortune of picking up two major injuries, the first a cruciate ligament injury at Hibs and the second a knee injury that required career saving surgery, there have been many players that have never been the same after a cruciate injury but Thomson not only came back from it, he improved.
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