Nolan: Parker must stay

ew West Ham skipper Kevin Nolan is desperate for midfielder Scott Parker to remain at Upton Park. Parker, who was expected to leave the Hammers during pre-season, played in the club's 2-0 friendly victory over Spanish side Real Zaragoza at the weekend. And with the east London side opening their Championship campaign against Cardiff on Sunday, Nolan is keen for Parker to be involved. He told the local Guardian: "We've got some top players and if we manage to keep hold of Scotty [Parker] it's going to be fantastic for us. "Obviously we hope the five weeks can fly by and from a selfish point of view we can have him here for the season. "I know that he's happy here and he loves the club. So hopefully we'll be able to keep him just on the basis of that."