Town boss Roy Keane has confirmed that Alex Bruce will continue to wear the captain’s armband, as revealed by TWTD earlier in the week. Bruce skippered the side at West Brom and Peterborough in place of Gareth McAuley, who has captained the side since joining the Blues at the start of the 2008/09 season.

Keane told the club site: "Alex is taking on the role for now. I spoke to Gareth before I left him out of the team at West Brom and he's been professional about it, as you would expect.

"He is coming back from a fairly long injury and sometimes it's important for players to solely focus on getting back to full fitness, so for the time being Alex has taken on the armband.

"He plays at the back and like midfield, it's a good position to captain from. I know he's a bit young, but I think he has the potential to be a good skipper."

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blueferret added 02:16 - Aug 28 ALEX the BRUCE Born 2 lead Passion is what we need!!!!!
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multipulemicky added 06:47 - Aug 28 I like old Bruce you cant say he doesnt give it his all well done to him
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SomershamBlue added 08:06 - Aug 28 Very pleased about this. Yes, he makes mistakes and obviously there was an issue with Jim which prevented him from being picked all of the time, but he is the strongest character in our team and looks like a natural leader. Let's give him (and the rest of the team) our full support on Saturday.
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james1989 added 08:08 - Aug 28 i love u bruce u r brilliant neva want u to leave
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ricardomarkin added 11:10 - Aug 28 he definitely deserved it.
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Back_The_Boss added 11:47 - Aug 28 He has definatley earnt it, just as a leader needs to keep away from the cards, can't see it somehow, have some faith in him though!
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phil13 added 12:33 - Aug 28 Brilliant Choice!!!
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