TOPIC: Kevin Nolan trains with Leyton Orient

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Former West Ham captain Kevin Nolan is training with Sky Bet League Two side Leyton Orient.

The 33-year-old left the Hammers by mutual consent last month after four years at Upton Park, where he scored 31 goals in 157 appearances.

Nolan has yet to sign for another club following his release and has decided to team up with former West Ham first-team coach Ian Hendon, now manager of Orient.

The former Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle midfielder will remain with the east London club for an "indefinite period", but it is not yet clear whether he is attempting to earn a contract with Orient.

"It is great to have such a model professional in Kevin at the club, and I am more than happy for Kevin to come in and train with the squad," Hendon said.

"It is good for our players to be training with a vastly experienced and talented Premier League midfielder."

Orient currently sit top of League Two, having won five of their opening six matches, and travel to Cambridge United on Saturday.

They should be falling over themselves to hand him a contract, the type of premier player that would suit the lower leagues, a thug who also doesn't rely on pace, scores plenty of goals from midfield.

He would have a field day, not sure why West Ham released him tbh.

On that score you would think Bolton would be all over him.

Bolton are all over him I think, as well as a few other Championship teams. Can't see any reason for him to drop this low.

He'll just be keeping fit until Allardyce takes charge of the first Championship side to sack their manager.

Horrible player whenever I've seen him. His entire game seems to be built around sly digs and screaming in the refs face.

The hatred the West Ham fans showed to him over the last season and a half makes Danny Grainger look like a fans favourite.