Supporters got Hammer of the year award wrong

BBC pundit Garth Crooks claims West Ham supporters voted for the wrong player in installing Marko Arnautovic as the Hammer of the year.

Crooks asked: “How can West Ham fans name Marko Arnautovic their player of the season? Surely it has to be Mark Noble.

In one of the most difficult seasons West Ham have had in the Premier League, it was Noble who assured the fans when they lost their heads that with their help all would be well. He has never shirked a game, a tackle or an interview, and against Leicester – when you needed a big man to match the occasion – it was ‘Mr West Ham’ who came to the rescue and won the points.

There is only one player of the season for me at West Ham and that is Mark Noble. As well as scoring from his only shot of the match against Leicester, Noble attempted the most (43) and completed the joint-most (34) number of passes of all West Ham players in the game.”