William Pugh, Author at Blowing Bubbles

Cottee predicts Antonio could become a 20-goal a season striker

September 14, 2021 William Pugh 0

Tony Cottee has hailed Antonio’s impact on West Ham with our all-action superstar looking unstoppable already this year with four goals and four assists in three games. Prolific Cottee – part of our Boys of

The Algerian wizard is casting a spell over defences this season

September 13, 2021 William Pugh 0

Who needs Jesse Lingard when Said Benrahma is playing like this? I’m serious. Because West Ham don’t. We needed a striker, a centre-back and a centre-midfielder. Urgently. And we got two-and-a-half of those I’d say.

Refereeing and use of VAR play part in roaring success of Euro 2020

August 7, 2021 William Pugh 0

Well what do you know, VAR isn’t going to be the death of football as we know it after all. It turns out it’s just English officials’ implementation of it that made the Premier League

‘Refereeing is not a science, it’s an art. VAR needs changing’

May 25, 2021 William Pugh 0

I’ve hated watching football this season. More than I can ever remember hating it. I know West Ham are on the verge of their best season since Harry Redknapp was leading us to Intertoto glory.

We’ve kept our heads above water. Should Gold and Sullivan do more?

April 14, 2021 William Pugh 0

Last month West Ham released accounts for the financial year ending 31 May 2020. Their publication was conveniently sandwiched between the announcement that Mark Noble had signed a new deal and is leaving the club

‘Noble deserves a better send off than in an empty stadium’

March 13, 2021 William Pugh 0

Mark Noble’s contract was extended to the end of the 2021/22 season this week. It was due to expire at the end of the season with the much loved Hammers skipper having been at the

Why did West Ham really shuffle the pack in the directors’ box?

February 17, 2021 William Pugh 0

West Ham appointed four new directors at the beginning of January but no one really knows why. With no announcement or explanation from the club, supporters clamoured for answers amid a myriad of theories –

A mid table finish is better but still not what was promised…

January 5, 2021 William Pugh 0

David Moyes recently vowed to avoid ‘over-promising the West Ham fans’ when asked what his team could achieve this season. Granted that was before the Hammers lost 3-0 at Chelsea and failed to beat relegation-threatened

Big Sam the best? I’d rather we focus on these other managers

December 9, 2020 William Pugh 0

A West Ham season ticket holder recently ranked every Hammers manager since 2000 on Twitter, and I was enraged after reading just one entry. Why? Because sitting there, bold as brass at No 1, this

Haller can still establish himself in the side – if he gets a long run!

November 25, 2020 William Pugh 0

What the Haller has happened to Sebastien? Nothing if you ask me. It was just poor recruitment. That’s not Haller’s fault. Nor is it David Moyes’ who wasn’t in charge when he was signed. Before

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