May 2025 - Blowing Bubbles

West Ham United Supporters’ Trust: ‘West Ham will have to be forced to consult properly’

May 28, 2025 Chris Wheal 0

British politics has turned itself on its head this year. The Labour government has adopted right-wing policies targeting benefit claimants and immigrants using the language of Enoch Powell. The Tories meanwhile have U-turned so often

Nigel Reo-Coker speaks about bad press, Baby Bentleys, and two Alans

May 28, 2025 Bradley Holland 0

If you ask the average West Ham fan who’s followed the club for a bit about the names Paul Ince, Frank Lampard Jr., and Nigel Reo-Coker you’ll usually hear the word ‘Snake’ followed by a

John Lyall Years: Lots of ‘what ifs’ to ponder after West Ham’s best league finish

May 27, 2025 Robert Banks 0

There’s no point trying to build any sense of jeopardy here – this was the greatest league campaign in West Ham’s history and represented the pinnacle of John Lyall’s powers as a manager. Indeed, West

Lucy’s Last Word: ‘Outgoing players leave room for improvements into next season’

May 27, 2025 Lucy Farrell 0

It’s here, it’s finally here – the end of the season. There have been a few big talking points in the last few weeks, all with a view to looking ahead to the new season.

The mystery of the West Ham free kick hex and our greatest modern era specialists

May 26, 2025 Brian Penn 0

Two of the finest dead-ball specialists currently plying their trade in the Premier League have notched up more than 250 appearances between them in claret and blue yet scored less direct free kicks for us

Twenty years as a season ticket holder: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’

May 25, 2025 Dawud Marsh 0

The famous line that begins Charles Dickens novel ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, is now often used to describe how positive and negative elements can exist at the same time. This came to mind whilst

‘He scored one of the last goals at Upton Park and first at our new home’

May 24, 2025 David Bowden 0

Michail Antonio’s horror car crash in December foreshadowed what was to come as our nightmare season comes to a close this month. Now our all-time Premier League goalscorer faces a race against time to complete

‘Letting Super Fab leave may backfire on us next season’

May 23, 2025 Milly Thomson 0

I was very torn about whether or not we should have offered Fabianski a new contract. He has been a brilliant servant for the club ever since he signed but he’s also 40 years old

Farewell Vladimir Coufal: The “bargain” right-back who conquered Prague

May 23, 2025 Gary Pitty 0

When we signed Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal in 2020, you could say that the majority of West Ham fans would not have known too much about them. Soucek arrived in January 2020, initially on

Jean-Clair Todibo: A Rolls Royce in disguise or just idling in neutral?

May 22, 2025 Geoff Hillyer 0

When Jean-Clair Todibo arrived on loan from Nice, I’ll admit that it felt like we might have pulled off a bit of a coup, and I know I wasn’t the only one. A classy, cultured

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