James Collins Archives - Blowing Bubbles

‘It’s hard to look past Tevez, Rice and Payet for Noble’s best XI’

March 7, 2022 James Jones 0

So, we’re in the final straight. There are only a few months remaining of Mark Noble’s 18-year playing career at West Ham. There aren’t many players left in world football who can boast of such

Flashback: Pardew eyes a striker on West Ham’s return to the big time

October 26, 2020 Julian Shea 0

With the current season seeing games played at strange times in empty grounds, and no sign of normal service resuming soon, looking back to previous seasons is becoming an increasingly popular pastime – and for

The cream of the crop from West Ham’s time in the Premier League

January 6, 2019 Blowing Bubbles 0

Following our last two extraordinary January issues where we firstly ranked the greatest Hammers of all time and then followed this up by ranking our managers, we were keen to do a similar feature for

Reasons for West Ham to be negatively positive

August 13, 2018 Steven Galea 0

We are moving in the right direction as a club and I can see the intentions of the board are good

Blowing Bubbles Awards 2013

June 1, 2013 David Blackmore 0

Blowing Bubbles writers Andrew Hosie, Geoff Hillyer, Thomas Johnson, Joell Mayoh and Lucy Woolford give their votes for our end of season awards 2013. Player of the Season 2013: Winston Reid Embed from Getty Images

Hopes and fears for the months ahead

August 17, 2012 Nigel Morris 0

We’ve been here before. First game of the season against Aston Villa and by 4.50pm we should have a pretty good idea of our prospects for the new season.