As Captain
Upon his arrival at the New Bucks Head, he was named as the club's new skipper, after former captain Steve Pope had departed. the 2007–08 season was a huge success for the Bucks, as they finished second in their new league, narrowly missing out on a second successive promotion after losing in the play-offs to Barrow at the semi-final stage
After another solid showing during the 2008–09 season, Telford offered Jagielka a new deal for the 2009–10 season, which he signed immediately. However, injury saw him lose his grip on the Bucks' captaincy to Stuart Whitehead, limiting him to just four appearances at the start of the new season. With no guarantees of first team football from manager Rob Smith, Jagielka decided to join the Pitmen, making his debut in the F.A. Trophy defeat to Buxton in October
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Famous quotes containing the word captain:
“Young men all of us—we’ve got to be. You know why? I’ll give you two good reasons. We jump out of planes, and guys shoot at us.”
—Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Captain Nelson (Errol Flynn)
“You’ll be the first one on the ground.”
—Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Captain Nelson (Errol Flynn)