Julian Shea, Author at Blowing Bubbles

Robbie Slater: ‘West Ham is an iconic club, the name is known worldwide, and when you say you’ve played for them people are instantly impressed’

November 15, 2023 Julian Shea 0

Australian midfielder Robbie Slater’s West Ham career may only have lasted one season, but it was one that wrote his name in the record books and has helped him maintain a high profile in his

Tony Gale: ‘Ludo still says I owe him for how well West Ham played against United!’

October 24, 2023 Julian Shea 0

In life, some people choose to start at the bottom and work their way up, and others just choose to make life difficult for themselves by starting at the top. Tony Gale seems to fall

Julian Dicks: ‘Fans have been with me through it all, and never turned on me’

September 19, 2023 Julian Shea 0

If any sentimental West Ham fan should ever take a trip down memory lane by way of a trip down Green Street, in search of long-lost memories of legends like Bobby Moore, Billy Bonds or

Joe Sealey: ‘When I was younger, I didn’t realise how connected with West Ham history the name Sealey was’

August 18, 2023 Julian Shea 0

The Sealey family play a prominent role in West Ham history. Alan Sealey wrote his name in club folklore when he scored both goals in 1965’s Cup Winners’ Cup final triumph, and is immortalised in one

Tony Cottee: ‘I’d love to have a role letting the board know how fans are feeling’

March 23, 2023 Julian Shea 0

In the currency of fan praise, the chant ‘he’s one of our own’ is as high as it gets. And in Tony Cottee, West Ham fans have someone who was one of them on the

Hayden Foxe: ‘Paolo was fantastic; Eccentric, typically Italian and flamboyant’

January 26, 2023 Julian Shea 0

Every player’s path to the top of the professional game is different, but few have taken quite as roundabout a route as former West Ham defender Hayden Foxe. Born in New South Wales, trained in

Neil Orr: ‘I feel privileged to have been part of what happened under John Lyall’

December 19, 2022 Julian Shea 0

To be told a manager has signed you to replace one of your new club’s all-time living legends is a daunting enough way to get bedded in, but to find yourself filling the manager’s seat

Brian Dear: ‘I was given a second chance at West Ham but I let everyone down’

November 28, 2022 Julian Shea 0

Before it was the Academy of Football, life for trainees at West Ham was the School of Hard Knocks — and one who knows this more than most is former Irons striker Brian Dear. Stag,

Tim Breacker: ‘I wasn’t a natural and I never took my time at West Ham for granted’

October 3, 2022 Julian Shea 0

If you are only going to score one 35-yard top corner screamer past one of the world’s most famous goalkeepers in your career, it helps if you do it when a club that wants to

Paul Goddard: ‘It’s great for West Ham that this squad is making their own history.’

September 5, 2022 Julian Shea 0

When a player joins a new club, what he is really looking for is words of encouragement to help him settle. But that is not exactly what striker Paul Goddard got when he moved across

Articles by Julian Shea

Robbie Slater: ‘West Ham is an iconic club, the name is known worldwide, and when you say you’ve played for them people are instantly impressed’

Tony Gale: ‘Ludo still says I owe him for how well West Ham played against United!’

Julian Dicks: ‘Fans have been with me through it all, and never turned on me’

Joe Sealey: ‘When I was younger, I didn’t realise how connected with West Ham history the name Sealey was’

Tony Cottee: ‘I’d love to have a role letting the board know how fans are feeling’

Hayden Foxe: ‘Paolo was fantastic; Eccentric, typically Italian and flamboyant’

Neil Orr: ‘I feel privileged to have been part of what happened under John Lyall’

Brian Dear: ‘I was given a second chance at West Ham but I let everyone down’

Tim Breacker: ‘I wasn’t a natural and I never took my time at West Ham for granted’

Paul Goddard: ‘It’s great for West Ham that this squad is making their own history.’

Opposition View: ‘The Premier League is the place to be but I did enjoy watching Burnley in the Championship…’

Robbie Slater: ‘West Ham is an iconic club, the name is known worldwide, and when you say you’ve played for them people are instantly impressed’

Claret&Hugh: ‘Paqueta and football should learn from the Rugby World Cup’

FA Cup Years: Plenty of quarter and semi finals but no cup joy from 1983 to 2003