[drewks]

Do you think Brunt (or maybe even Lescott) were annoyed when  they found out that Fletcher was getting the captaincy straightaway?

I'm sure that the meeting that TP called with the senior players would've explained why this was happening, and their own roles within the team/squad/club.
From what I gather TP is a very astute man manager and so would've made these players feel that they ALL had more of a role, if anything