as club captain, with the midfielder succeeding Kevin
Nolan in the role at Upton Park.
Mark Noble has been appointed as West Ham's new club
captain.
Noble is West Ham's longest-serving player and all-time leading
Premier League appearance-maker. He succeeds Kevin Nolan,
who left the club by mutual consent last month.
The 28-year-old paid tribute to Nolan and also spoke of the
pride associated with captaining his local club, having
graduated through West Ham's youth system.
"When you are at a massive Premier League club like West Ham
United playing in the best league in the world, to be captain and
be brought up in the same area is something very special for
me, for my family and the fans because they can relate to it," he
wrote in his column for West Ham's official matchday
programme.
"I have stood in for Kevin Nolan in the past and, in my eyes, he
has been a top captain for this club. He has brought the
dressing room together and done all the stuff on the inside that
nobody sees.
"I've watched Kev and how he dealt with things and I've learned
a lot from him and hopefully I can be as good a captain as he
was."
Noble captained the side and scored when they claimed an
impressive 3-0 win at Liverpool last time out and they will chase
a first home win of the campaign against Newcastle United on
Monday night.
"I've got a bunch of great players here and over the last couple
of weeks their performances and attitude have made things
much easier for me as captain," Noble added.
"I captained the team at Liverpool and to lead the team out at
Anfield for our first win their in 52 years, and scoring in front of
the Kop was special and those memories will never leave me."
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