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[ August 9, 2022 ] The Last Word: Plenty of questions left to be answered around our Soucek saga Opinion
[ August 9, 2022 ] ‘If you want to have a say on all things West Ham, sign up’ Features
[ August 9, 2022 ] ‘Two games at the City Ground that’ll forever be etched in my mind’ Features
[ August 9, 2022 ] ‘Should we change our song to I’m Forever Buying Replica Shirts?’ Features
[ August 9, 2022 ] ‘The amount Jesse wanted was just not worth that risk’ Features

The Last Word: Plenty of questions left to be answered around our Soucek saga

August 9, 2022 Hugh Southon 0

Tomas Soucek’s West Ham future may remain questionable by the time this piece is published although with David Moyes signing Flynn Downes and bidding for other midfielders, questions are still being asked. The story which

George Parris: ‘The longer the Lingard saga dragged on, the less likely it was we’d sign him’

August 7, 2022 George Parris 0

I wasn’t surprised to see Jesse Lingard end up at a club like Nottingham Forest. With him being available on a free, there were always going to be a number of clubs interested in signing

Pub Talk: ‘Controversially, I think we’ll do well to maintain where we have been for the last couple of seasons’

August 6, 2022 Blowing Bubbles 0

What would you consider a successful season for West Ham this campaign? Meirion Williams: Having a striker that scores 20-plus goals would be my idea of a successful season. If we have that sort of

Phil Parkes: ‘It’s been too long since we lifted a trophy – Now is the season to end our drought’

August 6, 2022 Phil Parkes 0

It’s been over 40 years now since we last won something and the team we have right now is good enough to put that right. Like last season, we’ve got three chances with the FA

From Allardyce to the Europa League; It’s been a rollercoaster

August 6, 2022 David Blackmore 0

They say time flies when you’re having fun and that’s certainly been the case over the past 10 years as editor of Blowing Bubbles. I can still vividly remember the train ride home after the

The Last Word: Dithering Dave has the chance to reinvent himself this summer

June 7, 2022 Hugh Southon 0

Despite his fine couple of seasons in charge, the real test as West Ham boss is about to face manager David Moyes. For years he has been bothered with charges of being a ditherer in

Opposition View: ‘West Ham have been fantastic this season…’

June 7, 2022 Olivia Elliott 0

This month we caught up Everton fan Kieran Rants, Newcastle supporter Jack Charlton, Liverpool fanatic Stuart McManus, Arsenal follower Dominic Mensah, and Watford lover Cian Hallahan What was your assessment of West Ham this season?

ExWHUEmployee: ‘This transfer window will show everyone what our ambitions are’

June 5, 2022 ExWHUEmployee 0

This transfer window is going to be an absolutely crucial one for the club because of the number of players that I feel that we need to bring in. Whilst Moyes operated with a small squad

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

Pub Talk: ‘All things considered, to balance a Europa League campaign with finishing 7th exceeds expectations’

June 4, 2022 Blowing Bubbles 0

Looking back to August, what were your expectations for this season? Meirion Williams: In my heart, I was hoping for a repeat of the previous season with maybe a cup final win attached too. But