Greg Richardson, Author at Blowing Bubbles

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

May 26, 2021 Greg Richardson 0

Loan deals can be historically hit or miss. For every Dani, there is a Robbie Keane. For every Alex Song 2014 -15, there is an Alex Song 2015-16. It is best not to catch feelings

A summer sale is coming but which players will be axed?

April 12, 2021 Greg Richardson 0

As the season approaches its end, thoughts turn to the summer and our potential transfer activity. But, this year, more so than ever due to the impact that the pandemic has had on club finances,

We knew he was good, but it turns out Mark’s the very best

March 16, 2021 Greg Richardson 0

He may have only clocked up three starts and 11 substitute appearances in the Premier League this campaign but Mark Noble is now officially the penalty king of Europe. Last summer The Sportsman revealed that

Looks like the mystery Twitter account led us up a garden path

February 19, 2021 Greg Richardson 0

‘That is the last ever shambles GSB window for West Ham fans to endure’. So said ‘The Secret Agent’ aka @itk_secretagent in October last year such was his confidence that a takeover of West Ham

Will Benrahma do any better than Diangana would have?

November 24, 2020 Greg Richardson 0

Cast your mind back to the summer when we sold the promising home grown talent Grady Diangana for a relatively meagre fee of £18m. Also keep in mind that the reasoning given by David Sullivan

Does Yarmolenko have a role to play after surviving squad cull?

October 26, 2020 Greg Richardson 0

Given the alarming lack of new arrivals at the London Stadium this summer and the asset stripping off the squad, the sight of a fit and firing Andriy Yarmolenko could provide us with a smidgen

Fans and players united in anger as Irons sell Diangana to Baggies

September 23, 2020 Greg Richardson 0

Grady Diangana is a player who had many West Ham fans excited about the upcoming season. A super charged winger who is capable of doing the unexpected and creating chances in a side that lacks

Captain Mark could find Noble calling in new roles for the Irons.

July 24, 2020 Greg Richardson 0

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. This line may have been uttered in reference to Batman in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’, but it could easily

Ogbonna and Rice lead the way in poll after difficult campaign

July 7, 2020 Greg Richardson 0

As the end of this extraordinary season draws near, I’ve been wondering who would be my Hammer of the Year – and who are my other contenders. And it’s not just me who’s been thinking

Who has earned the accolade of Hammer of the Year?

April 4, 2020 Greg Richardson 0

Ogbonna has been a dependable and reassuring presence at the heart of the side. The same could be said of his closest ‘rival’ for the HOTY crown – Declan Rice.

Articles by Greg Richardson

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

A summer sale is coming but which players will be axed?

We knew he was good, but it turns out Mark’s the very best

Looks like the mystery Twitter account led us up a garden path

Will Benrahma do any better than Diangana would have?

Does Yarmolenko have a role to play after surviving squad cull?

Fans and players united in anger as Irons sell Diangana to Baggies

Captain Mark could find Noble calling in new roles for the Irons.

Ogbonna and Rice lead the way in poll after difficult campaign

Who has earned the accolade of Hammer of the Year?

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?