Noble asks for calm from Hammers’ fans

West Ham United skipper Mark Noble has called for calm from Hammers’ supporters after a sluggish start to the new Premier League season has seen them languishing at the wrong end of the table.

Before their last-gasp midweek win against Accrington Stanley in the EFL Cup, West Ham had slumped to four straight defeats in all competitions – and the Hammers faithful have been getting restless.

The exciting new era at the Olympic Park has yet to come to fruition, with the Hammers struggling to adapt to life away from the Boleyn Ground.

But Noble is convinced improved results are firmly on the horizon and has called on the West Ham faithful to keep believing and to keep getting behind the team.

Noble said: “As I said at the end of last season when I did an interview on the pitch, this is not just a football club, it’s a family. We all need to stick together.

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“The fans are a massive factor to us and we know how important they are. With 60,000 all behind us it could be pretty special.

“The mood among the players is still great. We have a great bunch of lads and we have spoken between ourselves and know what’s happened.

“We have a great manager and great players. We had a fantastic season last year but other teams we are competing against are spending £50million on one player and it makes a difference.

“We probably have the best squad here since I have been playing. The way we are together is  fantastic and I believe it’s just the way football is. Sometimes stuff just doesn’t go for you.”