Mark Noble has revealed how he makes certain all the backroom staff at the club share in the players’ bonuses.

The captain – discussing  the act of kindness with the Mi’s Had of Sport Lee Clayton and Jamie Redknapp – goes the extra mile every month to ensure everybody is looked after.

He explained: “I want West Ham to do well.

“For the fans, the chef, for Shirley in the kitchen, who was here when your dad was manager, for Jimmy Frith who comes in to help the coaches every day, keeps things ticking over and has been doing so since John Lyall brought him in.”

“I’ve known these people since I first came to the club. I want the very best for this club. I make sure, out of the players’ bonus, every staff member shares in that bonus. We can’t do it without them.”

Mark has been at the club since he was 12 but remains uncertain about his future in the game when retirement arrives.

He said: “I’m really not convinced I want to be a manager at all. Managers are just wide open to abuse.

“I was managed by Gianfranco Zola, who played at the highest level. No matter how good he was as a player, lose three games and it’s ‘get him out’. Do I need that? You don’t!”

“Alan Shearer had one go at Newcastle, got relegated and thought he’d sit and comment on the TV, like you [Redknapp]. When the Nottingham Forest job came up they had 75 applicants.”