Stephen Robinson made this point in the Q&A, it's been re-made previously on here, and I can't believe it's having to be made again, but:
CHANGING WHO HAS THE CAPTAIN'S ARMBAND WILL NOT IMPROVE OUR PERFORMANCES.
If someone in the squad has a crazy ability to always be able to tell which way up a coin will land, then give it to them. Other than that, it doesn't matter a great deal.
I think Alex Kenyon has always been a very good example to use in these situations. He's very vocal and encouraging towards his teammates. Always displayed some very good leadership qualities, yet never wore the armband that often - only when our first choice captain wasn't playing. The point is, it didn't matter if he had an elasticated bit of cloth around his arm. It was in his character to be a leader, and he would do it regardless of the fact he rarely had the armband.
I would say the same goes for Toums. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have the armband on - he'll still lead in the way he usually does. Just reading/listening to a few interviews, it's very clear how much respect the players already have for him.
On O'Connor - he was massively at fault for their second goal. No doubt about it. The whole team reacted very poorly to the short throw (somebody should have stepped out, not just Cole chasing back), but O'Connor getting drawn towards the ball and losing his man was pretty criminal.
However, he also made two absolutely brilliant tackles in very difficult situations - he was pretty much the last man and the forward had built up speed running into the box. They were goal saving tackles in my book. I also really like the way he takes the ball out of his feet when receiving it and how he pushes the ball in different directions to open up space to make passes. Really nice.
He's not perfect, and he's definitely not the aerial juggernaut that Lavelle is (although far nippier - can't imagine Lavelle making those tackles mentioned above), but people are making out like he's some calamitous donkey when that is simply not the case. The whole team are crumbling defensively far too easily and making too many mistakes. That doesn't happen just because of one player or because you don't like the manager's choice of captain.
There are issues that need addressing that Stephen Robinson has said in an interview that he's aware of. Hopefully these can start to be addressed and the players will start to tighten up and concentrate more.