David Bowden, Author at Blowing Bubbles

Could 2022 be the year to break our 42-year trophy-less curse?

January 11, 2022 David Bowden 0

The quadruple dream is over following our narrow 2-1 defeat at the New White Hart Lane against Tottenham last month. We played our best possible team in the circumstances in North London, with Antonio missing

The future looks bright with Ben the latest cab off the Academy rank

November 11, 2021 David Bowden 0

Moyes has given the youngster plenty of game time recently and Johnson hasn’t disappointed

‘Andriy’s got his critics but he’s not going anywhere so let’s support him’

October 13, 2021 David Bowden 0

Yarmolenko has faced criticism of performances this season but he’s an experienced player

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

Is Areola our long-term number one, or will he replace Fab this season?

August 7, 2021 David Bowden 0

For as long as I can remember West Ham have been looking for a solid second choice goalkeeper. With Robert Green in goal, we had Ruud Boffin, Marek Stech, and Peter Kurucz, all of whom

Hammers make it five in a row

April 15, 2021 David Bowden 0

Only six West Ham players in the Premier League’s history have won the top flight’s Player of the Month. The last was Michail Antonio in July of 2020 for his sizzling hot run of form,

West Ham could be up the creek without ‘panic signing’ Dawson

March 16, 2021 David Bowden 0

When Craig Dawson signed for us last summer, there was a sense of despair. We had trodden this path before; Signing an ageing centre back with a handful of relegations on his CV – it

Hammers face tough run as the season starts to get serious

February 19, 2021 David Bowden 0

When David Moyes flicked to this month on his ‘word of the month’ calendar, I hope he is confronted with the word ‘mindset’. For the way we approach the sequence of fixtures this month and

Ogbonna shines brightly as we build solid foundations at last

January 5, 2021 David Bowden 0

Since joining from Juventus in 2015, Angelo Ogbonna has been a mainstay in Hammers’ defence and has now amassed 151 games for us. The Italian international has become Mr Dependable at the back and is

Rice’s work often goes under the radar but it’s a sign of class

December 8, 2020 David Bowden 0

Few players have polarised opinion of fans up and down the country than Declan Rice. Since breaking into our first team on the final day of the season in 2017, Rice has become a mainstay

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