A number of West Ham United supporters have blasted captain Mark Noble after he was sent off in the team’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Saturday.
The Hammers skipper was given his marching orders in the first half by referee Michael Oliver after a dreadful challenge on Wilfred Ndidi.
Noble, on a reported £50,000-per-week at the London Stadium [Source: Spotrac], left his team with a mountain to climb in the second half and the West Ham faithful were understandably infuriated with the midfielder.
COMMENTARY
You can completely see where the West Ham supporters are coming from, here. Noble has a responsibility as captain to set an example on the pitch and he failed in his duties on Saturday. Despite his protestations, his challenge was high and late and there was no way that Oliver wasn’t going to show him a red card. He needs to think before he goes in with reckless tackles because he left his team with plenty of work to do in the second half. It was a pretty even game in the first half, which the Hammers shaded thanks to Fabian Balbuena’s goal, and it was stupid of Noble to leave his team mates in the lurch in the second period. That’s why the West Ham fans were so irate. They expect better from their captain and Noble let them down. The Hammers were unable to hold on for all three points, and to make matter worse they’ll be without Noble moving forward.
Forever West Ham has rounded up some of the best tweets below.
Fine Noble
— ⚒IronHammer⚒ (@ClaretnBlueLife) October 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/westhamutd1955/status/1056236780960342017
https://twitter.com/markwhu/status/1056236478328721408
https://twitter.com/Katiie90_x/status/1056236412968845312
I can’t believe Noble has done that. As club captain with his level of experience he should know better. I don’t think it was a horrific tackle but it was a silly one and now we face a long 45 minutes. Really disappointing.
— Dave Walker (@DaveWalkerWHU) October 27, 2018
Respect Noble for everything he’s given the club over the years, but the time has come in the 1st team. Sentiment does always mean you start every game. #TimeForFreshLegs #COYI ⚒
— 父 Mark Poole 父 (@TheSkippy_) October 27, 2018
Not a bad half at all. Was dominant before that red card. It worries me because we can see where it’s going after going down to 10. So stupid from Noble. This will really show grit and what we have as a team because they will come at us second half, no doubt about it
— Jack❤️⚒🏴🌹 (@JackJPW_COYI) October 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/baldbomber6/status/1056234438177292288
