Hart, Moyes and Carroll: “The fans were fantastic”

Joe Hart paid a very special tribute to the West Ham fans saying: “It could have gone two ways tonight but they chose to stick with us and they were fantastic.”

We have all been living on the edge whatever our points of view on what has been going on at the club but tonight the players recreated the link with the fans.

The Cockney Boys inside the LS – sparked by a battling display from the team – created a magnificent atmosphere.

And Hart  was a relieved and happy man adding: “The fans were fantastic and the way they backed us meant the world to the players.

“The manager wanted us to perform and fight. And I think we did. I wish we could have got the three points but we battled and the quality will come.”

Andy Carroll added: “The fans were brilliant and the lads did really well – now we have  to make sure we carry on from here – that’s really important.”

And manager David Moyes said: “All the negatives we were hearing before the game became the opposite. The fans were superb.”