Hammers Archives - Blowing Bubbles

Yossi gave us a touch of class if his time here was a bit fleeting

May 8, 2019 Lucy Woolford 0

The midfielder, who retired last month, made quite an impact while at the club

Claret & Hugh: ‘Billy Bonds is now immortal – forever written into our history’

March 4, 2019 Hugh Southon 0

Until you have met Billy Bonds it’s nearly impossible to comprehend the humility this legendary Hammer wears like a cloak.

Robert Snodgrass: “I wasn’t good enough at first, that’s the honest truth”

February 10, 2019 Danny Lewis 0

The Scotsman on his life in London, how he shrugged off those comments from David Sullivan and why he was able to turn his West Ham career around

Time is running out for Big Andy but it could’ve been so different

February 5, 2019 David Bowden 0

In an era where footballers transfer fees are astronomically high, the fact Andy Carroll’s house is worth double the value of the big Geordie striker rather sums up where his career is heading.

Will the Samir Nasri gamble pay off or will it all end in tears?

February 4, 2019 Emily Pulham 0

Taking on a player who was notably out of shape and out of practice was a risk for West Ham; but given his talent and previous relationship with Hammers maestro Manuel Pellegrini, it seemed to be a risk worth taking.

Damp squib of another January transfer window shows problem with the current rules

February 3, 2019 Lucy Woolford 0

The longest month of the year has been and gone, along with one of the most nerve wracking and increasingly pointless times in the football calendar.

Claret & Hugh: ‘Declan Rice can live up to the hype and go onto greatness with West Ham’

February 2, 2019 Hugh Southon 0

Rice could be the new Duncan Edwards – a player who was hailed as the best ever before his sad death in the Munich Air disaster at the age of 21.

Carroll’s back for Christmas but his deal must be pay as you play

December 1, 2018 Greg Richardson 0

We all love a carol at Christmas. Songs that unite us and lift us above ourselves into a collective celebration of the birth of a miraculous infant. However amongst the West Ham fan base, there