Tuesday 13 November 2012 09:55, UK
West Ham midfielder Kevin Nolan says he is not surprised by his newly-promoted side's impressive start to the Premier League season.
Meanwhile, Nolan says he has no ill-feeling towards Newcastle chairman Mike Ashley and manager Alan Pardew following his exit from St James' Park. The 30-year-old swapped Tyneside for East London in the summer of 2011 after Ashley refused to hand him a long-term contract. Allardyce swooped in a £3m deal for his former Bolton skipper, who helped fire the Hammers back into the Premier League with 13 goals. Nolan said: "I needed to get the best for myself and Newcastle needed to get what they felt was the best for them. "I'd shake the owner's hand as willingly as I'd shake Alan Pardew's, because I got on well with them and they were good to me. "I hope there is no animosity between us. I built up a great relationship with people while I was Newcastle."
