Episode 17: Mark Noble - Boleyn Boy
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It’s Episode 17 and we are reading Boyeln Boy by Mr. West Ham himself, Mark Noble. Having been released in November 2022, this is by far the most recent book we have reviewed. Noble famously played for only one club (if you don’t count the time he spent at Arsenal, Hull, and Ipswich) but this book is perhaps most memorable for the revelation that he’s really a Man United fan.   Putting that juicy morsel to one side for a moment, Noble played a million times for West Ham and never for England (or indeed for Ireland). Have a listen and see how Al and Johnny got on with Noble’s 18 year career at his home town club.
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