September 2021 - Blowing Bubbles

Opposition View: ‘Leeds attack in numbers and it makes for a really exciting game.’

September 23, 2021 Olivia Elliott 0

With a mixed start to this campaign, it looks as though Leeds could be in for that difficult second season in the Premier League. But it’s always great to play against them! Ahead of this

The Last Word: PAI Capital’s public campaign has been nothing short of a car crash

September 16, 2021 Hugh Southon 0

There is a widely held conviction by some – notably on Twitter – that ClaretandHugh is entirely pro-board but that is just not true. But fair enough; That’s the world we live in and as

Births, deaths and marriages: Why they are the heart and soul of football

September 16, 2021 Brian Penn 0

In a world ripped asunder by the evil spectre of Covid where do we turn for distraction; A pleasant diversion that concentrates the mind on something different? From the earliest days of lockdown, football almost

Cottee predicts Antonio could become a 20-goal a season striker

September 14, 2021 William Pugh 0

Tony Cottee has hailed Antonio’s impact on West Ham with our all-action superstar looking unstoppable already this year with four goals and four assists in three games. Prolific Cottee – part of our Boys of

The Algerian wizard is casting a spell over defences this season

September 13, 2021 William Pugh 0

Who needs Jesse Lingard when Said Benrahma is playing like this? I’m serious. Because West Ham don’t. We needed a striker, a centre-back and a centre-midfielder. Urgently. And we got two-and-a-half of those I’d say.

Anger over Rio’s comments on Rice but is the bigger story his support of PAI?

September 13, 2021 Meirion Williams 0

There has been a huge social media challenge recently to the validity of Rio Ferdinand’s loyalty to the Hammers. Not only has he, along with his brother Anton, thrown his weight behind the takeover group

Are we missing the Mark? Should Said be our new penalty king?

September 13, 2021 Geoff Hillyer 0

I’d like you, if you have a moment, to cast your mind forward to the latter stages of this season. It’s May 5, 2022. We have made it to the semi-final of the Europa League

Our summer search for a striker ends with Antonio as our only hope

September 13, 2021 Blowing Bubbles 0

After the sale of club record signing Sebastian Haller in January, most Hammers fans thought it was a given that a striker would be at the top of David Moyes’ wish-list this summer. However, unsurprisingly

The future looks bright for West Ham after Moyes recruits the fab four

September 13, 2021 David Bowden 0

David Moyes continued to rebuild a new West Ham United with four new first-team arrivals and a handful of youngsters coming through the door at Chadwell Heath before the transfer window slammed shut. When the

Jimmy Walker: ‘I didn’t have to buy a drink in Essex after my Lampard penalty save’

September 12, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Life may supposedly begin at 40 but in the case of former West Ham goalkeeper Jimmy Walker, one of the most remarkable periods of his life began a decade earlier. Signed on a free transfer

Month: September 2021