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title: "Mark Noble claims West Ham are one of the biggest clubs in the world"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2018-08-12T10:48:58Z"
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# Mark Noble claims West Ham are one of the biggest clubs in the world

West Ham midfielder Mark Noble has laid out his expectations for the new season, admitting that he wants to get back enjoying his time on the pitch with the Hammers, [the Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/08/11/mark-noble-just-want-enjoy-season-west-ham-one-biggest-clubs/) report.

The 31-year-old has made 363 league appearances for the club and is preparing to start his 15th full season.

![Stu Forster/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/08/1005311116.jpg)

The past few campaigns haven’t been what the midfielder has been hoping for, with the Englishman having to ‘put out fires’ between the fans and the club as arguments off the field were dominating any action on the pitch.

However, in a lengthy interview with the Telegraph, Noble admitted that he is hoping for a strong top 10 ten finish under new boss Manuel Pellegrini, but is focused on enjoying the game more than he has done in previous campaigns.

> I just want to enjoy it more than I have done the last couple of seasons because I have been putting out fires left, right and centre.

> Look, I don’t mind. It’s my job – I am the captain of the football club and I take that solely on my shoulders. But when you are using a lot of energy off the pitch to keep the place, to keep the lads \[together\]… sometimes I’ve sacrificed myself because the changing room is so important.

Noble, who has spent his entire career with the Hammers, also went on to describe the size of the club, believing that it is one of the biggest in the world.

> And it’s one of the biggest clubs in the world. I mean that. I was walking along somewhere in the Maldives and there were West Ham fans there. It’s crazy. To captain this club and to lead them from Upton Park to the London Stadium. That’s history.

The midfielder, who has been capped by England at under-21 level, looks set to play a big part under Pellegrini.