COVENTRY City boss Aidy Boothroyd says he will be handing new arrival Lee Carsley the captain's armband for the 2010/11 npower Championship campaign.

Boothroyd said his mind was made up on who would be his new skipper after Carsley agreed terms on a one-year deal with the Sky Blues last week.

"I'm delighted to have got Lee Carsley in and as soon as I knew we could get him in I decided he would skipper the team," Boothroyd said.

"He's a natural captain and leader who won't take any nonsense or anybody not giving their all so I'm delighted to have him here.

"Any captain has to lead by example and walk his talk so to speak and if you look at Lee's track record it shows he's used to playing in winning teams.

"Not only will he be a captain but he'll help me, the players and the staff build a character here that doesn't accept mediocrity and push people to be all they can be."