Talking to the Daily Mirror, Mark Noble said,
"Me and Scott have played together in the centre of midfield together in the last couple of games, I've really enjoyed it as a two and we bounce off each other. I know if he goes forward then I will sit and the other way round. It's like being telepathic and it's great to have that sort of understanding."
What a bloody joke! I watched the pair very closely against the might of Oxford on Tuesday and the closest Noble came to the truth was when he said, "we bounce off each other". You bet they do, they are so close to each other for most of a game that they could hold hands! Never mind a blanket, you can throw a tea towel over the pair for most of a match!
The truth is, both "hold" rather than attack space and, as a combination, they are more pathetic than telepathic. We need goals from midfield and a Parker/ Noble combination are not going to provide that. In any case Hitz is going to feature at some point presumably, which means that the centre midfield pairing will either be broken up on diluted with the third man.
Why has Noble come out and said this? Well The Mirror reach their own conclusion here: "After stalling on signing a new five-year contract, Noble fears that Parker may opt to leave West Ham, something which he feels would be a huge blow to the club."
Tottenham have qualified for the group stages of the Champions League now. If you were Parker, what would you fancy, Champions League football or relegation battle? Not a tough call that one is it? Why hasn't he signed that contract? It's been on the table for 3 weeks now! Those lawyers must be sounding out every letter, never mind reading every word!
i am starting to agree about parker should be sold but try and ge tmore then 10 million in noble is playing alot better then parker and was at the end of last year aswell and if noble finally reaches tht potential we know he has and then it will be gd for us on and off the pitch also sell behrami for around 5 mil as he wants to go so bad
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ReplyDeleteHF, this is 1928, now you've ruined it all by agreeing with me, please go back to your usual stance of arguing that black is white and putting people down! PS 43 years as a Hammer and I've never felt more down about a season ahead and only three games in!! I was working in the kitchen on Saturday when I heard "penalty at Upton Park" from Gillette Soccer Saturday and then listened with complete resigned expectation as Chris Kamara described Carlton's woeful effort, it was almost worth dashing down the bookies to put money on the obvious upcoming result! Enough to make one jump ship before another season of fading and dying!!
ReplyDeleteLOL Sorry mate. Take heart, I only disagree with twats! I still think we will be ok this season!
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