Dear Upthehammers,
With Kevin Nolan out I was the captain for the win at Cardiff City on Saturday and I have to lead by example.
Getting a goal and getting the three points with ten men for 25 minutes away from home is tough to do.
I’m happy and it’s nice to give the fans something back.
They’ve paid a lot of money over the past two weeks with the away games we’ve had and we went home on a much happier coach.
The lads dug in together and to get the goal and hold on was superb. Cardiff came at us and put us under pressure and it was attack versus defence. In the 93rd minute I managed to get the ball in the box and luckily enough I slotted it away.
It’s been tough but I’ve been at West Ham and I’m pretty used to it! It goes over my head but the players coming over have never experienced it before and it’s been tough for them.
We’ve stuck together as a Club and it was big that the Chairman came out and backed the gaffer and stayed behind him. As a result we have gone to a tough place with a new manager and come away with three points.
I did not realise how bad Guy Demel’s injury was initially so all our thoughts are with him. We actually started quite well and put them under pressure and had a few corners and a few chances and the stoppage broke the play up. We had to get back going and we managed to score a goal and the rest is history.
Come on you Irons!
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