Noble for England

What another great season for the West Ham captain Mark Noble who has got some supporters telling Gareth Southgate it is not too late for an England call-up for the 32-year-old. The skipper scored two on the last game of the season with a superb solo effort followed by a trademark penalty.

Former Hammer Trevor Sinclair said on social media “Noble deserves an England cap …… so underrated outside of West Ham”

Another former Hammer in the form of Ian Wright Talking on BBC Match of the Day said “Great touch from Mark Noble, Mark Nobles’s skill from here is fantastic. He doesn’t get a lot of credit for this sort of stuff but that’s fantastic.”

West Ham fans sang at Vicarage Road after Mark Noble’s solo goal: “Too good for England, too good for England”

Having represented England 47 times at youth level, including captaining the U21 team, one would expect the natural progression to be for him to do the same at senior level. Disappointingly this has never been the case. Despite the fact he has played 467 games for West Ham in all competitions, he has still not received a call-up at senior level.