Kevin Nolan to start on Sunday
In recent games this has happened with Enner Valemcia, Carl Jenkinson, Alex Song and Diego Poyet all of which went on to start after a major profile or interview appeared on the official website the day before the match.
It came as no surprise to Claret and Hugh today that the club website features a major interview with Kevin Nolan ahead of the Hammers derby with QPR on Sunday.
In the WHUFC.com interview Nolan says “I am looking forward to facing a really good friend of mine in Joey Barton, he is a good lad who speaks his mind, which I always find refreshing.
“He sometimes goes too far, but he’s a lovely lad with a big heart and a great family behind him who I know. I captained Joey at Newcastle and he was very respectful of me and helped me in a lot of ways, he was a good voice in the dressing room and it was great to play alongside him.”
If I was a betting man I would say this is the club preparing us for a Kevin Nolan start on Sunday.