West Ham players insist they can survive the sale of Craig Bellamy to Manchester City.

Carlton Cole said: "We've had worse thrown at us. We can do well without him. Last season we did well when he was injured.

"We've done well without him before and I don't see why we can't do it again. We've got good players who can come in and do a job."

Hammers midfielder Mark Noble added: "I wish him well. He is one of the best professionals I've ever worked with."