Phil Parkes, Author at Blowing Bubbles

Phil Parkes: ‘Our league form towards the end of the season was a real worry’

June 4, 2022 Phil Parkes 0

I was glad that Mark Noble got minutes against Man City at home and then during the final game of the season against Brighton. It was a good way to finish. I wrote last month

Phil Parkes: Dilemma for Moyes over Noble’s final two games in claret and blue

May 14, 2022 Phil Parkes 0

How do you solve a problem like Mark Noble heading into the final game of the season? If Moyes is faced with the question of securing three points which could secure European football next season

Phil Parkes: Victory over Sevilla brought back fond memories of another occasion

April 9, 2022 Phil Parkes 0

Our brilliant victory over Sevilla in the Europa League last month reminded me of when we played Coventry City in the League Cup semi final back in 1981. We’d gone away in the first leg

Phil Parkes: ‘It’s difficult to pinpoint why Soucek and Coufal haven’t reached the same heights’

March 5, 2022 Phil Parkes 0

From our Hammer and runner up of the Year last campaign, we’ve seen a very different Soucek and Coufal this season but why is this? In all honesty, there are lots of reasons that can

Phil Parkes: Consistency is key if West Ham are to secure European football again

February 6, 2022 Phil Parkes 0

Things can change so quickly in football so I don’t think now is the time for West Ham to pull the emergency cord on this season. But I do understand the frustration of fans when

Phil Parkes: Injuries to key players held us back but Moyes’ Boys are still fighting

January 11, 2022 Phil Parkes 0

If someone had said to us before the start of the season that by the end of 2021, we’d be in the last 16 of the Europa League and fifth in the league, most West

Parkes: ‘Injuries at the back could derail our season after superb victories’

December 13, 2021 Phil Parkes 0

Losing Ogbonna was like Liverpool losing Virgil van Dijk last season – that’s how highly I rate him in this West Ham side.

‘Spurs win was vital to banish Europa League blues and to keep the bragging rights’

November 9, 2021 Phil Parkes 0

It was important to get that win against Spurs to give our players confidence they could win Thursday and Sunday.

‘The road ahead for West Ham is still long and we can’t let a good start go to waste’

October 12, 2021 Phil Parkes 0

West Ham may have had a great start to the season, but our season is very much a marathon, not a sprint.

Phil Parkes: Mark’s ability to adapt and thrive has been key to his legend status

September 11, 2021 Phil Parkes 0

When you look back at Mark Noble’s career and time at West Ham, it says a lot about his temperament and his ability to adapt that he has managed to clock up 500 plus games

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