David Blackmore, Author at Blowing Bubbles

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.

We need to build on this season – not let it become an one-off

May 23, 2021 David Blackmore 0

This month marked five years since our final game at Upton Park as we said farewell to the Boleyn in style by beating Manchester United 3-2. That victory actually took us up to sixth in

The Long Goodbye: We’ll miss Noble when he leaves West Ham

April 11, 2021 David Blackmore 0

I can still vividly remember Mark Noble’s first penalty for West Ham away at Birmingham City – then owned by Gold and Sullivan – in August 2007 with his spot kick proving to be the

The next few months will tell us exactly what this squad can do

March 13, 2021 David Blackmore 0

There is no denying that we’ve come a long way under David Moyes since he returned for a second stint at the end of 2019. Steering us away from relegation fears last campaign to guiding

European qualification is still possible despite our FA Cup exit

February 14, 2021 David Blackmore 0

As the players emerged from the tunnel at Old Trafford for our FA Cup fifth round tie against Manchester United, I thought back to our memorable quarter final clash there in 2016. As Dimitri Payet

Football was one of my few highs last year and I’m staying positive

January 2, 2021 David Blackmore 0

The lead up to the arrival of the New Year is always a time for reflection for me, and when thinking about my highlights of 2020, they were pretty much all West Ham related. To

Fans return is the first glimpse of hope as we look ahead to 2021

December 6, 2020 David Blackmore 0

They came, they saw and while the two thousand West Ham fans inside the London Stadium didn’t witness a famous victory against Manchester United, it was great to hear them singing Bubbles and urging Rice

We need to become better at breaking down weaker teams

November 21, 2020 David Blackmore 0

The history books will show that we managed to beat Fulham earlier this month and take our tally to 11 points after eight games. But what it won’t show is how much we struggled to

Moyes has mastered Zoom and I could get used to FAB displays

October 22, 2020 David Blackmore 0

In a world of uncertainty during an unprecedented year, I thought there might still be some things we could still rely upon – namely West Ham being, well, West Ham. It all looked to be

It’s in our hands but please don’t let it go down to the final game…

July 4, 2020 David Blackmore 0

The games are coming thick and fast this month but will our return from our first four games since the restart be enough to keep us up? With Villa, Bournemouth and Watford struggling to pick

Articles by David Blackmore

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

We need to build on this season – not let it become an one-off

The Long Goodbye: We’ll miss Noble when he leaves West Ham

The next few months will tell us exactly what this squad can do

European qualification is still possible despite our FA Cup exit

Football was one of my few highs last year and I’m staying positive

Fans return is the first glimpse of hope as we look ahead to 2021

We need to become better at breaking down weaker teams

Moyes has mastered Zoom and I could get used to FAB displays

It’s in our hands but please don’t let it go down to the final game…

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

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

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

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