Town boss Paul Jewell says Grant Leadbitter shouldn’t feel slighted by Carlos Edwards keeping the captaincy despite the midfielder’s return to the side. Edwards took over as skipper while his former Sunderland colleague was out of the team and kept the armband for Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Bristol City.

Jewell said: “I think sometimes we think too much about the captaincy in football. In cricket and rugby and other sports they have more input. I just said to Grant to go and play, don’t worry about trying to be captain.

“I think Carlos is the type of guy who is so laid back that [he’s unaffected by being captain], although I’m sure he’s honoured by it, and I want him to be honoured.

“I don’t think it affects Grant that much but I just wanted to make sure that all he had to worry about was playing football, if there was anything on his mind.

“It’s not a kick in the teeth, it’s just that Carlos has done the job fine and it’s no big deal to me, I’ve got to be honest.

“In Italy, the guy who has got the most caps gets the armband, a lot of the time goalkeepers get it. I just don’t think it’s that big a deal.”

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