Noble calls for unity

  • by Staff Writer
  • Friday, 17th January 2014

Mark Noble has sent out a rallying cry ahead of tomorrow's vital Premier League clash with Newcastle United.

The home-grown Hammer, who is currently captaining West Ham in the absence of Kevin Nolan told the Express that "togetherness" is the key to survival.

"At Cardiff, we had the injured and suspended players on the bench. They travelled to stick with the team. You don’t get that often," he told John Dillon. "We need to keep that togetherness and get ourselves out of the rubbish.

"We got ourselves into this and we’ve got to get out of it. We’ve got no option now but to try to win every game. We need to win back-to-back games which we haven’t done since before we came back up last season. Saturday is the time to start.

"What you want is to play in the Premier League. Full stop. I’ve played in the Championship. I don’t want to play there again for West Ham."

Noble also believes that the crowd will play a major part tomorrow and called for the fans to get behind the team - which hasn't always been the case. "I have been at this club a long time and if you can’t deal with that sort of stuff, you’ll go under," he said.

“It is a big club. But over the years, it has had a lot of ups and downs. So there is a lot of pressure with the fans. They are an unbelievable bunch, but they will let you know if they think you are not pulling your weight.

“When they get behind you, it is an amazing place to play. But there have been players who have come and who have folded under it all. I’ve seen them buckle at Upton Park and play within themselves.

“You’ve got to be able to grind through that. It is probably just fear and nerves. And if you’re in this position, it doesn’t help. But if the players and the team don’t work hard, we’ll get relegated."

West Ham face Newcastle at the Boleyn Ground at 3pm tomorrow. Preview Percy's summary will follow shortly.

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