Noble adds his words of sympathy

West Ham captain Mark Noble has added his words of sympathy after the King Power Stadium  tragedy which took the lifes of Leicester City owner and four others. Nobes explained the team was shocked and there was stunned silence on the team coach when the news first broke after they left Leicester.

Noble told WHUFC.com “I’m sure I speak for everyone at West Ham United when I say how hurt and saddened we are by the tragedy that occurred at the King Power Stadium following our match against Leicester City on Saturday evening,”

“We heard about the incident on the coach back to London after the game and, not surprisingly, the reaction was one of complete shock and stunned silence. It’s hard to comprehend the scale of it and how much it has affected so many people.

“Like most people, I haven’t really been able to stop thinking about it since. Our thoughts and sympathies are obviously with the families of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and the four other people who lost their lives, along with everyone at Leicester City football club – the players, the staff, the supporters, who we were alongside on Saturday evening.

“At times like these, the result of a football match suddenly feels very insignificant. However, by the same token, this game also has the power to bring people together and remind us all that, whatever the rivalries on the pitch, off it we all stand together as part of a common love.

“The football family is very much behind the people of Leicester right now.”