Alvin Martin is thrilled to see his son David join the club the former central defender served with such distinction over 20 years.
The 60 year old former Hammers hero has been blown way that his boy should now have become an Iron even if it is as third goalkeeper.
And talking to talkSPORT he said: “I think it’s a terrific opportunity. Dave’s under no illusions. (The West Ham goalkeeper, Lukasz) Fabianski, I think, was up there with the most consistent goalkeepers in the Premier League last year – many people would have said he was the most.
“They’ve got another excellent goalkeeper (Roberto) coming in as number two and Dave will be number three. But knowing David, he’ll go in there, he’ll be very professional and he’ll push both goalkeepers as hard as he can.”
And his father added: “Xavi, the goalkeeper coach, he worked with at Liverpool when Pepe Reina was, you know, a magnificent goalkeeper.
So I think Dave’s looking forward to going back and working with Xavi who’s been a tremendous influence on his career, and obviously must take some of the credit for Fabianski this year.”