Mark Noble

This week saw a West Ham side defeated at Upton Park for the first time in months, in a tragic 4-1 loss to fellow Premier League outfit, Wigan Athletic.
Although Sam Allardyce fielded a weakend team, to rest the key players for this weekends clash at QPR, there is still a sense of disappointment surrounding the club and fans alike.
However, it was the league cup, and both the FA Cup and Premier League survival are much more important.

'All games are equal, but some games are more equal than others'
(An adapted version of an 'Animal Farm' quotation)

Monday saw the West Ham fans buzz with excitement, after fan favourite, Mark Noble signed a new long term contract, expected to be 5 years long, and earning an extra £10,000 per week.

The midfielder who has captained the England U21s, is still awaiting a call up the National Team, and when is a better time than now?
Noble made 123 touches of the ball in last saturday's League fixture against Sunderland, that is more than any other player in any of Europe's 'Top 5' leagues. Who says we play too much long ball?!
The midfielder, who is a father to two children has also earned himself a very respectable pass success rate, which stands at 87.3% after completing 288 passes of 330 attempted. What else does he have to do to get a call up?

Without Mark Noble I feel the team would fall apart, he is like the glue that combines the whole team as a structure! He is our cement! He is massively under-rated!

Ben Edkins @bedkins12