Phil Parkes, Author at Blowing Bubbles

Phil Parkes: Noble’s had a great innings at West Ham but will he retire after next season?

April 12, 2021 Phil Parkes 0

For the second time in a season West Ham have been involved in a 3-0 comeback except this time it was us on the receiving end of the comeback. When you are 3-0 up at

Phil Parkes: Roeder was a really lovely guy and I’ll remember our time together fondly

March 14, 2021 Phil Parkes 0

I wanted to start my column this month by saying how saddened I was to hear about the passing of Glenn Roeder. I knew Glenn really well. We played at QPR together after QPR brought

Phil Parkes: Reid was a great player but too many injuries cost him his place in the end

February 15, 2021 Phil Parkes 0

It was great to see us make Said Benrahma’s move permanent because based on what I’ve seen so far, he looks like a very good prospect. It was also a positive move because it allowed

Phil Parkes: Toffees win left a sweet taste in the mouth after our festive frustrations

January 3, 2021 Phil Parkes 0

The Everton result on New Year’s Day completely changed how I felt about our games over the Christmas period. Those three points made a huge difference when you look at some of our other results

Phil Parkes: West Ham have worked hard and we shouldn’t feel any pressure this year

December 7, 2020 Phil Parkes 0

After three wins from three in November, I was feeling very positive about our game against Manchester United. I always look forward to us playing Manchester United because I always feel confident that we will

Phil Parkes: We must not take a step back against the lesser sides after our unlikely run

November 22, 2020 Phil Parkes 0

It’s great to be talking about positives for a change. When you look at the results – a draw away at Spurs and against Man City – I’d have taken that before the season started.

You can’t argue with the call to give up on Wilshere after his injury record

October 23, 2020 Phil Parkes 0

I can understand why the club wanted to get Jack Wilshere off their books. He’s a good player but was just too injury prone. He joins the list of players who never truly fulfilled their

Phil Parkes: Fabianski will help but Moyes must get the best out of Haller this season

September 24, 2020 Phil Parkes 0

No new signings, players leaving but we’ve still got a strong squad, without a doubt. I feel like we’re in the same position as we were at the start of last season – and don’t

Phil Parkes: they should’ve scrapped the season and started from scratch this August

June 5, 2020 Phil Parkes 0

There aren’t many situations that today’s top-flight professional footballer will find themselves in that I’ve not experienced. But what has happened over the past few months is a new one for me, and it has

Phil Parkes: Fabianski has enough credit to be forgiven

March 16, 2020 Phil Parkes 0

It was so unfortunate that Lukasz Fabianski made those mistakes at Anfield last month. The second one was the biggest mistake. Yes, he could have done better with the first and third but the second

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