Kevin Nolan is eyeing a brighter future for his West Ham United side after they ended their home programme for 2013/14 with a bang.
The Hammers forgot their recent disappointments with a commanding display in defeating local rivals Tottenham Hotspur for a third time this season.
But for an outstanding display in goal from Hugo Lloris, West Ham would have won by an even greater margin than the 2-0 the scorebook showed, with Nolan himself being denied in breathtaking fashion by the Frenchman.
The three points were all that mattered to the No4 though, and he was delighted to sign off at the Boleyn Ground in some style.
"We had it all on Saturday," he said. "Everyone to a man was fantastic and it just shows that if we were all fighting fit for the majority of the season we would have seen a different West Ham.
"I couldn't believe it that he saved that chance from me in the second half, and I wanted to end at home with a goal. The ones which mean something are the goals that matter to me, and when I look back at the goals I've scored, every one has been in good circumstances to take us on to the win or make it safe.
"Not making it to ten doesn't matter, it's about goals which make a difference to the team. Hopefully I can nick one next week, but I was just delighted with the win and the performance on Saturday.
"Sometimes we haven't been good enough this season, and we're an honest enough bunch of lads to hold our hands up to that.
"With the quality we've built here, we were able to hang on in there. We hung on in there until January, and then went on that fantastic run which we knew we could do.
"Losing four games on the trot twice this season is disappointing and it's something we'll be working to avoid next year.
"That's for next season now, this year has been tough but we've come through it and I'm proud to lead those boys in the dressing room."