Hall could face West Ham United as an Oxford United player later on Wednesday.
The former West Ham United winger Rob Hall has declared Mark Noble the most underrated player never to win an England cap.
Hall progressed through West Ham’s academy system a few years after Noble, and is in line to face his old side as an Oxford United player later on Wednesday.
And speaking to The Oxford Mail ahead of the game, the 25-year-old recalled his first encounter with the Hammers captain.
“The first time I came across Nobes was when he was about 17 and doing extras in the gym and on the training pitch,” said Hall.
“Even the coaches were saying that this is the person you need to look up to, because his teammates were at home.
“This was 5.30pm at night and he was doing possibly his third session of the day – things like that helped him get to where he is now.
“He’s been a consistent Premier League player for ten to 15 years and is probably the most underrated player that hasn’t got an England cap.
“We all looked up to him then, and any current young players at West Ham will still do that.”
Hall returned to Oxford United after Bolton Wanderers released him in 2016, around five years after he starred for the U’s on loan.
His time at West Ham came to an end when he was sold to Bolton in 2013, after just seven senior appearances in claret and blue.
The Aylesbury-born played has started both of Oxford United’s League Cup fixtures this season, but none of their 10 in League One.
Oxford United fans – can Hall upset his former club tonight?
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