Hibs manager Lee Johnson has talked up centre-back Ryan Porteous' ability to lead the Hibees as a captaincy decision beckons.
Current skipper Paul Hanlon is still recovering from an operation and while he was out in Portugal for their warm weather training camp, didn't feature in either friendly against Hartlepool United and Burton Albion. Johnson hasn't decided who will be his Hibs captain and that decision might not be one that comes quickly.
Porteous was strapped up with a microphone during a recent friendly and is on video barking the defence through proceedings, and Johnson told the Edinburgh Evening News of what he looks from off a captain: "Aren’t they dead in terms of old-school leaders? Are they there anymore, genuinely? You’d probably say Ryan is the closest to an old-school leader, Darren McGregor is a great lad as well. You look at those type guys, even your 30-year-olds maybe aren’t cut from the same cloth.
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"It used to be that you earned respect, it’s now about, ‘listen, you must respect me’ no matter what. That’s a delicate balance, I think, in terms of the leadership stuff.
“I think society has changed and my take is to try and promote the individuals’ leadership qualities. You can’t all be like wacko who goes and heads the door before he goes out.
“I’ve not decided yet, but I don’t have to decide that yet. I might vary it a little through the cup games then in the league campaign I will set it as a rule.”
Hibs return to Easter Road to begin their competitive campaign this Saturday in the Premier Sports Cup against Clyde, before Premiership action gets underway later this month versus St Johnstone.
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