May 2021 - Blowing Bubbles

The Last Word: Will Moyes suffer the same fate as Bilic and Pellegrini? Let’s hope not!

May 26, 2021 Hugh Southon 0

It’s been a great season, but I hope it won’t be a case of deja vous and a replica of what happened to Slaven Bilic and later Manuel Pellegrini in their second year. The received

Forget Shakira’s hips, it’s really the numbers that don’t lie

May 26, 2021 Brian Penn 0

Numbers can be twisted to suit our own ends but essentially they don’t lie – Alan Pardew is statistically the most successful West Ham manager of the last 20 years. The post Harry Redknapp era

Accounts lay bare the impact of COVID-19 on West Ham and others

May 26, 2021 David Blackmore 0

West Ham’s 2019/20 financial results covered an ‘unprecedented’ season when we finished 16th in the Premier League with our finances significantly impacted by COVID-19 and David Moyes replacing Manuel Pellegrini as manager in December 2019.

Will any of our loan rangers ever get their first team chance?

May 26, 2021 Greg Richardson 0

Loan deals can be historically hit or miss. For every Dani, there is a Robbie Keane. For every Alex Song 2014 -15, there is an Alex Song 2015-16. It is best not to catch feelings

‘I was happy sitting on the bench and that’s not me. I wasn’t focused’

May 25, 2021 Bradley Holland 0

It’s no wonder that Jesse Lingard has found himself liberated in a David Moyes built West Ham squad where graft, courage, and endurance are the key attribute to success. With a manager in David Moyes

‘Refereeing is not a science, it’s an art. VAR needs changing’

May 25, 2021 William Pugh 0

I’ve hated watching football this season. More than I can ever remember hating it. I know West Ham are on the verge of their best season since Harry Redknapp was leading us to Intertoto glory.

Quest begins for reinforcements and competition for Rice and Soucek

May 25, 2021 Blowing Bubbles 0

For a while it has been clear that we’ve needed another central midfield option. Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek have been a formidable force this season, but Rice’s recent injury has highlighted the lack of

Football clubs and players boycott social media, but what next?

May 25, 2021 Meirion Williams 0

The recent May Day bank holiday was a strange one for many. This oddity had nothing to do with the pandemic or the weather, but was due to the decision by the sporting fraternity to

The Ex Files: ‘Our most consistent season in my lifetime and fans weren’t there’

May 25, 2021 ExWHUEmployee 0

This season has been one to remember and a real positive in what has been quite a testing year for us all. At the start of the season if you would have told me that

Rob Lee: “My West Ham career was short but I’m still delighted it happened”

May 24, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Former England midfielder Rob Lee says he played much of his best at Upton Park – so it is West Ham’s loss that just 14 games in his 23-year long professional career were at the