Meet The Captain

Here is a picture of Verdy's newest captain.........Harutaka Ono. As you might know by now, Ono used to play under Verdy boss Rui Ramos. He also has connections to Verdy newcomers Basilio and Shigenori Hagimura. In 1998, all 3 were members of Kashiwa Reysol. He teamed up with Hagimura to help Reysol win their only championship.........the J League Cup.

It makes sense, considering Ramos philosophy of picking up guys who were former peers. Ono still has something left in his tank so he can keep up on the field while bringing experience and personal connections to the table.

What's going to make this tough is that Ono is taking over the captain's position from a Verdy staple. He has to fill the shoes of EXOTIC TERMINATER. Ono has no history with the club, so it might be a bit tough for fans to warm up to him, especially if the buzzards get off to a rough start in J2.

Anyhow, gotta go and think of website names for the new captain.......maybe HARUTAKA ONO IS A LAVENDAR ASSASSIN.......Yeah, it needs work.