"Sometimes you say fans never forget but, at the end of the day, I'm a West Ham boy, they have a place in my heart, and always will do.
"I started there as a player and it will be a proud moment to go back there as a manager.
"I was at the club from the age of nine so, of course, I want them to do well - but not this Saturday."
Meanwhile, Ince's return could deflect some of the pressure on boss Alan Curbishley, but he knows another defeat could put his job in jeopardy with reports that Croatia coach Slavan Bilic, another ex-Hammer, is one of the names in the frame to replace him.
