Jermain Defoe Archives - Blowing Bubbles

‘He returned, warmed the bench and then Jesse Lingard broke our hearts’

October 3, 2021 James Jones 0

Jesse Lingard’s late winner was inevitable but his muted celebration was a huge mark of respect

We don’t mind players leaving, as long as they show us respect

February 18, 2021 Robert Banks 0

There are good ways to leave a football club, and there are bad ways to leave a football club. We remember players like Scotty Parker, Paul Goddard, Joe Cole and Carlos Tevez with affection because

Signs of life from the Academy of Football as talent starts to emerge again at West Ham

June 4, 2019 Meirion Williams 0

There was a time quite recently that I thought a great West Ham tradition was dead and buried. It was an important tradition that was one of the founding blocks in the last 50 years

No tough questions for Harry Redknapp as he charms the nation on the box

December 9, 2018 Brian Williams 0

Few people divide public opinion in quite the same way as Harry Redknapp. He’s not Marmite. He’s the human equivalent of Brexit. Of late, loveable old ’Arry has been charming large parts of the population

Could Defoe really come back to finish his career with West Ham?

November 6, 2018 Lucy Farrell 0

It could be the transfer storyline of January if Jermain Defoe makes a return to east London to sign for Manuel Pellegrini’s Hammers. The rumour mill is already turning and the suggestion is that the