Grant McCann says he will "have to wait and see" if he
gets his home debut at Upton Park this weekend.
Grant came on as a second half substitute for John Moncur at Liverpool, and with the personnel available being the same this weekend as last, there is every chance that he could play his first game at the new-look Upton Park.
Although his appearance at Anfield was not technically his debut - that was two minutes from time at Middlesbrough on the last day of last season - he regards it as his introduction proper to the first team.
"When I came on against Middlesbrough I didn't get a touch of the ball," he recalls, "but last week I got a few and I'm quite happy.
"It looks slow when you are watching it but when you come on they close you down so quickly and you don't get much time on the ball."
The venue of the game had special resonance, too, as he reveals.
"I've always supported Liverpool so it was good to come on against them," he says.
"I was looking forward to it and hoping that Glenn would put me on earlier, but it was good to get at least 20 minutes.
"What's more I was up against some of the best midfielders in the league so it was a good experience - Redknapp came on just as a sub, so it just shows you how big their squad is.
"I did enjoy it although I gave it away a couple of times, but that was only nerves, I think.
"It was the first game of the season and everybody wants to be involved; it was good to travel with the squad and even better to come off the bench and get a game."
Glenn spoke to Grant for some time before he was introduced to the action, and Grant explains:
"He was just telling me it would be alright, and that I was good enough to play at this level or he wouldn't have me here."
Now it is up to Grant to make an impression on the season as a whole, and he says:
"I would like to be involved for most of the games this season, so I'll just have to keep working hard and see how things go."
He says he would welcome it if Glenn signs another midfielder, as he is looking to do, and adds:
"It is good to have competition and it makes people work all the harder to get in.
"Hopefully he will get a few more players in - I wouldn't mind that."
Grant played in the centre of midfield on Saturday, having also played for the Hammers, and Cheltenham on occasion - where he spent last year on loan - as a left midfielder.
Which does he prefer?
"I don't mind to be honest; as long as I'm playing I don't care."
As for the season as a whole, he concludes:
"I think Glenn will do a good job; everyone seems to be saying that he won't but I think he will, and all the players do, too."
Grant came on as a second half substitute for John Moncur at Liverpool, and with the personnel available being the same this weekend as last, there is every chance that he could play his first game at the new-look Upton Park.
Although his appearance at Anfield was not technically his debut - that was two minutes from time at Middlesbrough on the last day of last season - he regards it as his introduction proper to the first team.
"When I came on against Middlesbrough I didn't get a touch of the ball," he recalls, "but last week I got a few and I'm quite happy.
"It looks slow when you are watching it but when you come on they close you down so quickly and you don't get much time on the ball."
The venue of the game had special resonance, too, as he reveals.
"I've always supported Liverpool so it was good to come on against them," he says.
"I was looking forward to it and hoping that Glenn would put me on earlier, but it was good to get at least 20 minutes.
"What's more I was up against some of the best midfielders in the league so it was a good experience - Redknapp came on just as a sub, so it just shows you how big their squad is.
"I did enjoy it although I gave it away a couple of times, but that was only nerves, I think.
"It was the first game of the season and everybody wants to be involved; it was good to travel with the squad and even better to come off the bench and get a game."
Glenn spoke to Grant for some time before he was introduced to the action, and Grant explains:
"He was just telling me it would be alright, and that I was good enough to play at this level or he wouldn't have me here."
Now it is up to Grant to make an impression on the season as a whole, and he says:
"I would like to be involved for most of the games this season, so I'll just have to keep working hard and see how things go."
He says he would welcome it if Glenn signs another midfielder, as he is looking to do, and adds:
"It is good to have competition and it makes people work all the harder to get in.
"Hopefully he will get a few more players in - I wouldn't mind that."
Grant played in the centre of midfield on Saturday, having also played for the Hammers, and Cheltenham on occasion - where he spent last year on loan - as a left midfielder.
Which does he prefer?
"I don't mind to be honest; as long as I'm playing I don't care."
As for the season as a whole, he concludes:
"I think Glenn will do a good job; everyone seems to be saying that he won't but I think he will, and all the players do, too."