Mark Noble has revealed that he is looking forward to seeing ex-West Ham manager Sam Allardyce back at the club tomorrow, but only after his side beat Sunderland.
Allardyce parted ways with the Hammers at the end of last season after spending four years at Upton Park.
The 61-year-old, who took charge of West Ham in 2011 soon after they were relegated to the Championship, helped the club win promotion back to the Premier League the following season.
Allardyce helped West Ham to stabilise in the Premier League, with the club finishing in 12th place last season.
The Englishman, who was out of job in the summer, took charge of relegation-threatened Sunderland in October, replacing Dick Advocaat.
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And Noble, who admitted that Allardyce did a great job at West Ham, insisted that he relished playing under the former Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers boss.
“I am looking forward to seeing Big Sam back at the Boleyn Ground on Saturday”, he wrote on his blog.
“I spent four successful years playing under him and we got promoted under him, which was massive for the club.
“He was brought into the club to get us promoted from the Championship back into the Premier League and he did that. He then stabilised us in the top flight.
“I will look forward to seeing Sam, but hopefully only after we have beaten his Sunderland team.”
While West Ham are currently seventh in the Premier League with 40 points, Sunderland are 19th in the table with just 23 points.
