Phil Parkes, Author at Blowing Bubbles

Phil Parkes: Wilshere is a good player but Irons can not build a team around him

September 4, 2019 Phil Parkes 0

There’s no doubt he is a good player, but does Wilshere fit in West Ham’s system? Is there a place for him?

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

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