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Noble calls for calm from fans
- Updated: September 24, 2016
West Ham skipper Mark Noble has attempted to heal the growing rift between fans and the club over the London Stadium move.
The Hammers’ opening matches at their new home have been played to a backdrop of ugly scenes in the stands, with supporters fighting amongst themselves during the 4-2 defeat by Watford a fortnight ago.
The problems stem from fans who want to sit down being seated behind sections who want to stand, and the club has moved quickly to relocate more than 200 supporters while working to improve the stewarding and segregation.
Such is the ill-feeling in parts of the former Olympic Stadium that skipper Noble, a boyhood Hammers fan and Upton Park regular before making his debut 12 years ago, asked to address the media ahead of Sunday’s visit of Southampton, live on Sky Sports 1, to call for calm.
The midfielder said: “It’s a fantastic stadium but …
