Slaven Bilic has named Mark Noble as the Hammers’ new Club captain.
“When you are at a massive Barclays Premier League club like West Ham United playing in the best league in the world, to be captain and be brought up in the same area is something very special for me, for my family and the fans because they can relate to it,” Noble wrote in today’s match programme.
“I have stood in for Kevin Nolan in the past and, in my eyes, he has been a top captain for this Club. He has brought the dressing room together and done all the stuff on the inside that nobody sees. I’ve watched Kev and how he dealt with things and I’ve learned a lot from him and hopefully I can be as good a captain as he was.”“I’ve got a bunch of great players here and over the last couple of weeks their performances and attitude have made things much easier for me as captain, I think it helps that I have been at the Club for a long time and I know everyone and how it all works, and the experience I have had playing for West Ham in the Premier League, and I am looking forward to being the buffer between the players and the manager.”
“I captained the team at Liverpool and to lead the team out at Anfield for our first win their in 52 years, and scoring in front of The Kop was special and those memories will never leave me.”
Good news – who’s Vice-Captain?
Good luck Mark
But not my choice and hope we don’t end up with another Nolan scenario,
Vice captain could be a big decisions,Kouyate or Payet my choice,
At last. Our top man gets the top job.
Happy Days!!! 😀
A great choice for captain by Slaven. I’ve seen his form peak and trough but his commitment, passion and workrate have never failed imo. I think with a better team around him (which we now have) and having been given captaincy we will see Mark lead by example and be a great captain for our great club. COYI!