Declan Rice Archives - Blowing Bubbles

The Last Word: Mark is a Hammer for life. I hope he gets the send off he deserves

April 16, 2021 Hugh Southon 0

Everything that needs to be said about Mark Noble’s immense loyalty to this club will have been said a million times or more. It’s the biggest given in West Ham and probably across the Premier

Dean Ashton: West Ham can secure Champions League football under a revived Moyes

April 12, 2021 Blowing Bubbles 0

Former Hammer Dean Ashton says that David Moyes can bring Champions League football to East London by finishing in the top four this season. With just seven games left for West Ham to secure a

George Parris: Lingard and Rice make their case for Euro 2021

April 11, 2021 George Parris 0

It was great to see Jesse Lingard join Declan Rice in reporting for duty for England last month. The photo of him arriving at England’s training camp wearing a West Ham tracksuit was great to

The Last Word: We’ve many Hammer of the Year contenders after vintage season

March 17, 2021 Hugh Southon 0

Has there ever been a more difficult season to even consider who should become Hammer of the Year? It’s a long time since we have seen so many contenders for the most prized of awards

Soucek gives blood and sweat as West Ham fans find a new icon

March 14, 2021 Bradley Holland 0

Tomas Soucek’s magic, he wears a magic hat, and if you throw a brick at him, he’d head the f***er back. Tall and Lanky Czech mate, lethal in the air, eats potato salad, does it

The Ex Files: So many have stepped up in this fine campaign

March 14, 2021 ExWHUEmployee 0

What a season we are having! It’s a season that I, for one, and I am sure every reader of this fanzine as well, didn’t see this coming. I would have taken a season where

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

Opposition View: Spurs hoping to climb the table against Hammers

February 19, 2021 Olivia Elliott 0

It’s another big derby game between West Ham and Tottenham this weekend. Olivia Elliott spoke to Spurs fan Ben Clark, who is feeling confident! Who would you consider the best player is for West Ham?

We’ll always feel regret for the home grown kids who got away

January 6, 2021 Brian Penn 0

If you love someone set them free; if they come back to you it was meant to be. A refrain from literature and popular song that might leave you crushed by emotion or spitting at

Hugh Southon’s Last Word: Humble Rice is starting to look like Moore on and off the pitch

December 13, 2020 Hugh Southon 0

I don’t know Declan Rice. I wish I did because as I watched him give an exuberant interview to Sky Sports before the game against Sheffield United game I felt the smile crossing my face

Declan Rice

The Last Word: Mark is a Hammer for life. I hope he gets the send off he deserves

Dean Ashton: West Ham can secure Champions League football under a revived Moyes

George Parris: Lingard and Rice make their case for Euro 2021

The Last Word: We’ve many Hammer of the Year contenders after vintage season

Soucek gives blood and sweat as West Ham fans find a new icon

The Ex Files: So many have stepped up in this fine campaign

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

Opposition View: Spurs hoping to climb the table against Hammers

We’ll always feel regret for the home grown kids who got away

Hugh Southon’s Last Word: Humble Rice is starting to look like Moore on and off the pitch

The Last Word: Mark is a Hammer for life. I hope he gets the send off he deserves

Writing The Boleyn’s Farewell made me feel part of a community

‘His time as Hammers boss had undeniable lows but I will always remember him fondly’

The Ex Files: Reinforcements needed if we are to enjoy successful European campaign