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Why cashing in on our top defensive prospect is a massive risk

September 25, 2026 Blowing Bubbles 0

Our decision to sell El Hadji Malick Diouf raises the following questions: is it good business? Or have we sold a player we should have been building around? At just 21 years old, Diouf appeared

The emotional rollercoaster of West Ham penalty shootouts

March 31, 2026 Gary Pitty 0

Recently we triumphed over Brentford in the FA Cup via a penalty shootout: A 5-3 win resulting in a place in the FA Cup Quarter Finals; a home tie against Leeds United. In what has

West Ham and the FA Cup is still a love affair like no other

March 9, 2026 Meirion Williams 0

I am of an age which saw the FA Cup as one of the ultimate goals for West Ham. The competition now seems to pale into insignificance compared to the league and European endeavours but

Opposition view: Thomas Frank and the growing pressure of the Tottenham hot seat

January 15, 2026 Blowing Bubbles 0

First impressions of the new era What’s your honest first impression of Thomas Frank? Inspired appointment or a sideways move? Cautiously optimistic. It felt sensible rather than exciting but I think that’s what we needed.

Pub Talk: Nuno’s chaos, tactics, transfers, and West Ham’s relegation threat

November 10, 2025 Blowing Bubbles 0

Nuno’s Tenure: Bizarre Selections and Tactics What have you made of Nuno’s start to life as West Ham manager? Gary Pitty: Nuno began well in his first game at Everton and I could see more

George Parris on West Ham’s tactical flip: “How luck and Wilson changed the complexion of our season”

November 9, 2025 George Parris 0

After the sheer misery of those defeats against Brentford and Leeds, the air around West Ham felt toxic. The collective mood was dark, and the knives were starting to come out. Fast forward a week,

Rocket fuel and reality checks: West Ham’s turnaround and the road ahead

November 9, 2025 David Blackmore 0

t will take a long time – maybe even a lifetime – for me to forget the soul-crushing defeats against Brentford and Leeds that had our entire fan base staring into the abyss. The air

The rot from the top: How fan protests are turning up the heat on David Sullivan

November 4, 2025 Emily Pulham 0

The Era of Poor Choices and Contempt The rot has truly set in at West Ham – and it’s one that is spreading from the top in the era of David Sullivan and pals. This

Nuno’s Dreadful Start: Why the ‘inverted full-backs’ experiment has failed West Ham’s defence

October 30, 2025 Gary Pitty 0

Trust Wavers: A Dreadful Start for Nuno I ended my October piece by saying: ‘In Nuno, we have to now trust’ because, as supporters, we have to try and trust the manager. But it is

Tactical genius or transfer disregard? Analysing Nuno’s baffling West Ham line-ups

October 29, 2025 Holly Worthington 0

Optimism Meets Bewilderment: Nuno’s Questionable Start Nuno’s appointment brought a sense of optimism and change; something that we’d needed so desperately. Yet just a few games into his reign, his squad selection and tactics have

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