McGurk: Greaves will be great

David McGurk insists he has no hard feelings over missing out on the York City captaincy to summer signing Mark Greaves.

The defender wore the armband towards the end of last season after skipper Manny Panther lost his place in side and was subsequently released.

But the 25-year-old has to now cede the captaincy to Greaves and is more than happy to assume the vice-captain role.

McGurk told This Is York: "I'd have liked to have been captain as anybody would, but it's not a big disappointment to me.

"The gaffer had a chat with me to explain his reasons and I fully respect him for that.

"Mark has got a lot more experience and he's a leader who has the respect of the dressing room. I wasn't expecting the captaincy and it's not been taken off me, because I never had it.

"I'm fully behind Mark and I will look forward to being captain if he's not playing, but I will still be the same on and off the pitch whether I have the armband or not."

And McGurk believes the acquisition of the former Boston and Burton utility man will benefit the Minstermen.

He said: "For me, we needed more talkers last season and he will give us that.

"He encourages people and knows what the division is about as well, having reached the play-offs with Burton last season.

"He looks physically strong too and he's one of the fittest players we have got, despite being 33.

"I thought we lacked some sort of physical strength all over the pitch last season, but I feel that with Mark and the other new signings the gaffer has made, we have that now and hopefully that will help us get off to a good start next season."