GLAMORGAN skipper Robert Croft today vowed to remain as club captain and said he would continue to give his all for the county he loved.

The 35-year-old skipper and coach John Derrick have come under pressure this season as the side have performed badly in all competitions.

But Croft told the Argus: "Just as our success last was not down to me but to the team, so that has been the case this season with our lack of success.

"I am as critical as anyone of my own performances and I go home each day and analyse what I have done and decisions I have made.

"I know I have not done lots of things right and I always aim to do better and I will continue to give my all for Glamorgan as we try to turn things around.

"Without making excuses, we have had difficulties this season with the loss of some highly talented and experienced players in the dressing room.

"We have also perhaps made mistakes in the past in not blooding players at the right time.

"But when you are going well with a team of experienced guys it can be difficult to accurately gauge the right time for change and for introducing one or two younger players."

Croft said people had to accept now that the club were in a period of transition and he promised the talented young players on their books would get a run to become established and asked for the fans' understanding.

"I remember we were going through a similar period when myself and other players who went on to become top Glamorgan players first came into the side in 1989.

"It took us about three years to become fully competitive and another three or four years (Sunday league winners 1993, county champions 1997) to win things.

"That golden era is over and, as I said, perhaps we made mistakes in not gradually introducing new young blood earlier, but we are all working towards better things."