James Jones, Author at Blowing Bubbles

Does Nikola Vlasic need more time, or is he simply a waste of time?

June 6, 2022 James Jones 0

When Nikola Vlasic arrived from CSKA Moscow in a £25m deal last summer, it left many of us scratching our heads. David Moyes and his recruitment team – if such a thing even exists – had

‘Sign him up! We cannot afford to take Ben Johnson for granted’

April 10, 2022 James Jones 0

While Mark Noble edges nearer retirement with every passing day and Declan Rice continues his journey towards becoming the greatest box-to-box midfielder to have ever walked the planet (this isn’t even tongue in cheek; he

‘It’s hard to look past Tevez, Rice and Payet for Noble’s best XI’

March 7, 2022 James Jones 0

So, we’re in the final straight. There are only a few months remaining of Mark Noble’s 18-year playing career at West Ham. There aren’t many players left in world football who can boast of such

A back-up defensive partnership that did its best through testing times

February 8, 2022 James Jones 0

When the summer transfer window closed, it was painstakingly obvious that at some stage during the season we would suffer a bit of an injury crisis. That’s not to say the business David Moyes completed

2022 promises to be another ‘massive’ year for Moyes’ Boys

January 10, 2022 James Jones 0

Last year was West Ham’s most successful calendar year since the inception of the Premier League. It was a year that saw the continuation of progress made under David Moyes in 2020.It was a year

‘You don’t reach 1,000 games as manager without being very good’

December 12, 2021 James Jones 0

Moyes is proving United and Sunderland wrote him off too early and we were too hasty in our judgement

‘Finding a striking diamond in the rough must be Rob’s priority’

November 9, 2021 James Jones 0

Our new Head of Recruitment needs to build on Moyes’ transfer market success and unearth exciting gems

‘He returned, warmed the bench and then Jesse Lingard broke our hearts’

October 3, 2021 James Jones 0

Jesse Lingard’s late winner was inevitable but his muted celebration was a huge mark of respect

‘This isn’t the last we’ll hear of PAI Capital but they’ve gone for now’

October 2, 2021 James Jones 0

Their takeover bid was a complete car crash publicly but PAI haven’t ruled out a future bid

‘If they can’t talk the talk, how can we expect them to walk the walk?’

September 11, 2021 James Jones 0

It’s fair to say a large chunk of fans have been waiting for this moment for some time. Given the series of events over the last decade – the stadium move, crest change, lack of

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