Phil Parkes, Author at Blowing Bubbles

Phil Parkes: ’40 years is simply too long for a club like West Ham to go without a trophy’

August 5, 2019 Phil Parkes 0

Next May will be the 40th anniversary of West Ham’s win over Arsenal at Wembley

Phil Parkes: ‘Super Fabianski was a worthy winner and follows a fine history of West Ham goalkeepers’

June 9, 2019 Phil Parkes 0

Phil Parkes on why he was delighted to see Lukasz Fabianski win Hammer of the Year.

Phil Parkes: ‘Fabianski gets my vote but I’ll have no problem if Declan Rice wins the prize’

April 28, 2019 Phil Parkes 0

My thoughts have turned to who I think would be my Hammer of the Year.

Phil Parkes: ‘Last summer’s cash made this year stress free but West Ham must spend again’

April 5, 2019 Phil Parkes 0

As the season draws to a close, many of us will be looking towards the summer and asking ourselves who will sold and who will we bring in.

Phil Parkes: ‘It’s a manager’s duty to know all he can about his club’s youth team’

March 3, 2019 Phil Parkes 0

Manuel Pellegrini is the first manager we’ve had in a long time that has given our youngsters a chance. He is a class above the managers we have had for a while, and I can

Phil Parkes: ‘Captain Bonds was a great leader who was an example to everyone’

February 2, 2019 Phil Parkes 0

Billy Bonds belongs to the fans of West Ham. He epitomises everything we used to stand for.

Phil Parkes: ‘Mark Noble deserved his new contract and will repay West Ham’s faith in him’

January 4, 2019 Phil Parkes 0

It was pleasing to see the club extend Mark Noble’s contract and have stayed loyal to him to ensure he will see out his top-flight playing career at West Ham. In today’s game, it wouldn’t

Phil Parkes: ‘Pellegrini’s boys look the part but it’s still two steps forward one step back for West Ham’

December 4, 2018 Phil Parkes 0

A year ago, we ended November being stuffed 4-0 at Everton, with Wayne Rooney scoring one from his own half, so as we enter the Christmas period, now seems like a good time to see

Phil Parkes: ‘West Ham must cut out the late goals if we are to get the points we deserve’

November 2, 2018 Phil Parkes 0

After a super September, it was back down to Earth with a bang in October and I can’t really understand why it happened. After the taste of what we could do in September, it was

Phil Parkes: ‘Pellegrini starting to make a case for the defence after a torrid few weeks’

October 4, 2018 Phil Parkes 0

Defensively we were all over the place before the Everton game but Ive seen enough to make me believe that we have started to iron out our problems.

Articles by Phil Parkes