There's a serious lack of dissent on this thread & I'm not going be any different - Neville seems to be a natural leader but you have to question whether he can still justify a first XI spot on footballing ability alone & if not then Jagielka & Heitinga seem to me to be the two outstanding...
When one considers Shankley compared Dean with Shakespeare, Rembrandt and Bach to emphasise how truly great he was, then he must have been some player.
There's no point fretting about possible missed opportunities, I just hope the Board can come up with a viable way to address this issue - & get it right next time!