Bradley Holland, Author at Blowing Bubbles

West Ham’s Summer of Hope: Navigating life after our relegation

August 24, 2026 Bradley Holland 0

From England battling through the Aztec homeland with 10 men and becoming an unexpected world favourite against beloved Messi’s Argentina in deep American South of Atlanta. And hammering rival France in the sweltering heat of

How Paco Jémez brought fire and discipline to the West Ham touchline

May 19, 2026 Bradley Holland 0

Every good club needs a man who will shout at the gaffer when he gets it wrong. Proximity breeds affection, and affection can blind. Managers live inside the dressing room; but fans – the 12th

The ghost of 2021 and the pain of West Ham’s stagnation

April 14, 2026 Bradley Holland 0

We lost to Aston Villa – not a damning defeat but a defeat nonetheless at a time when every point matters. With Villa scoring one of the most fluid training ground set pieces I’ve ever

The Steidten Experiment and the bursting of the West Ham modernist bubble

February 6, 2026 Bradley Holland 0

West Ham’s arc from European trophy winners to a rudderless relegation side happened even faster than Tim Steidten’s 18-month tenure. In fact, one could say that Steidten’s time at the club was analogous to our

Why West Ham fans should adopt the USA as their second team for World Cup 2026

January 18, 2026 Bradley Holland 0

There are less than six months until World Cup 2026, and while Auld Lang Syne might still be on your lips, yet to be replaced with It’s Coming Home, there is not much time to

The Managerial Curse: Why Nuno Espírito Santo must defy West Ham’s deep-seated rot before Christmas

November 1, 2025 Bradley Holland 0

The Curse Spreads: From Strikers to Managers The curse of failed strikers at West Ham has now bled over to the managers, and we find ourselves without the old reliables of Antonio and Moyes’ to

The betrayal of Mo Kudus: Was he West Ham’s Last Supper before Spurs stole him?

September 9, 2025 Bradley Holland 0

The betrayal felt quick, immediate – I wasn’t even able to process the pain because it came like a kiss on the cheek without foresight. Of course if I had been an ITK maybe I

Chelsea, Trump and travel bans: The Club World Cup’s red flags for the 2026 World Cup

August 9, 2025 Bradley Holland 0

While you sat in your gardens, overheated and under stimulated, checking social media every 10 minutes for any tasty rumour of a West Ham transfer, a trial run for the 2026 World Cup was happening

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

The agony and ecstasy of being an American Hammer

April 23, 2025 Bradley Holland 0

A Brit recently told me that the Americans’ super power is not our unshakable optimism, or ability to supersize everything, but rather in our ability to drive great distances without being fussed about it. He

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