Mark Noble says it is up to the players to make their own luck at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday
Mark Noble feels West Ham United have been the victim of ill fortune in recent weeks but says it is up to the players to make their own luck at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
The midfielder reckons the rub of the green has deserted the Hammers in 2015, with late goals and injuries the scourge of a troubled second half of the campaign.
But Noble is not after pity, just results, and insists that only the players’ sheer hard work can ensure that Lady Luck smiles upon the Hammers at Loftus Road this weekend.
“From what I see in training every day and from what I see in the games, we've had a little bit of bad luck,” Noble confirmed.
“The luck that was going for us at the beginning of the season, with Manchester City at home – I think they hit the crossbar twice and Adrian made some great saves – it's not going for us at the minute.
“You need to work harder to get that luck back. As they say, you make your own luck and we've got five games to go and we want to get some points on the board.”
The midfielder reckons the rub of the green has deserted the Hammers in 2015, with late goals and injuries the scourge of a troubled second half of the campaign.
But Noble is not after pity, just results, and insists that only the players’ sheer hard work can ensure that Lady Luck smiles upon the Hammers at Loftus Road this weekend.
“From what I see in training every day and from what I see in the games, we've had a little bit of bad luck,” Noble confirmed.
“The luck that was going for us at the beginning of the season, with Manchester City at home – I think they hit the crossbar twice and Adrian made some great saves – it's not going for us at the minute.
“You need to work harder to get that luck back. As they say, you make your own luck and we've got five games to go and we want to get some points on the board.”
Stick by us, we've had a good season, it could have been a really good season, but it wasn't meant to be.
While it certainly has not gone the Hammers’ way since the turn of the year, the 27-year-old says supporters can rest assured that the players are doing everything in their power to turn it around.
With five games still to play, the Club’s longest servant has called on the fans to keep the faith as they bid to record their highest points tally since returning to the top flight in 2012.
He continued: “Stick by us, we've had a good season, it could have been a really good season, but it wasn't meant to be.
“The league has levelled itself out now, the top six or seven are always there, that's the way it is. We've had a good go this season and we need to finish the season on a high.
“I obviously know who I train with every day and the boys that I play with and they are giving 100 per cent, coming off a bad run, admittedly. I say a bad run, well not the results that we wanted.
“Going away to Man City when they need a result is a tough place to play and we need to go to QPR away on Saturday and get a result.”
Speaking of supporters, there was good news for the fans this week in the shape of 2016/17 Season Ticket prices. Noble himself popped into the New Stadium Reservation Centre and applauded the Club’s decision to slash prices, not least for the youngsters.
“I think what the Club has done is fantastic. Season Tickets for Under-16s are £99, which is great, affordable for everyone. To get over there now, it's one more season at Upton Park, which has been a fantastic home for us and then to a new chapter for the Club.
“A lot of the newer players haven't even been into the Stadium yet, so once they stand in there and realise how big it is, what a place it's going to be to play at, I think it'll be even more exciting. And when we do obviously finally make the move, it's going to be some football arena to play in.”
With five games still to play, the Club’s longest servant has called on the fans to keep the faith as they bid to record their highest points tally since returning to the top flight in 2012.
He continued: “Stick by us, we've had a good season, it could have been a really good season, but it wasn't meant to be.
“The league has levelled itself out now, the top six or seven are always there, that's the way it is. We've had a good go this season and we need to finish the season on a high.
“I obviously know who I train with every day and the boys that I play with and they are giving 100 per cent, coming off a bad run, admittedly. I say a bad run, well not the results that we wanted.
“Going away to Man City when they need a result is a tough place to play and we need to go to QPR away on Saturday and get a result.”
Speaking of supporters, there was good news for the fans this week in the shape of 2016/17 Season Ticket prices. Noble himself popped into the New Stadium Reservation Centre and applauded the Club’s decision to slash prices, not least for the youngsters.
“I think what the Club has done is fantastic. Season Tickets for Under-16s are £99, which is great, affordable for everyone. To get over there now, it's one more season at Upton Park, which has been a fantastic home for us and then to a new chapter for the Club.
“A lot of the newer players haven't even been into the Stadium yet, so once they stand in there and realise how big it is, what a place it's going to be to play at, I think it'll be even more exciting. And when we do obviously finally make the move, it's going to be some football arena to play in.”