"I was hoping to bring someone in to captain the side but that has not developed yet."
Stags defender Jake Buxton was also none the wiser over the identity of the new captain of the side "Richie Barker was a great leader and I don't think there is a captain among our starting 11 now.
"I think we all have to come together and try to be captains - unless someone else is brought in by the boss who is a recognised one." he told the NEP