The assured centre-back eventually relented, first discussing the captaincy with his teammates before accepting. Speaking in the Palace v Villa programme, he said: "The gaffer asked me for that specific game… he wanted to give it to me and I said no out of respect for the players there at the time, the senior lads."
Also in the programme, we reveal how Jeff Hopkins influenced a recent signing, introduce new Academy midfielder Cormac Austin and relive the 1990 FA Cup semi-final through the eyes of its photographers.
Columnist Doc Brown then looks at changing the club's name to shift it up the table, Patrick Vieira, Steve Parish and Luka Milivojević address the fans, and we pick up the story of 2012/13's promotion.