manager Archives - Blowing Bubbles

Forget Shakira’s hips, it’s really the numbers that don’t lie

May 26, 2021 Brian Penn 0

Numbers can be twisted to suit our own ends but essentially they don’t lie – Alan Pardew is statistically the most successful West Ham manager of the last 20 years. The post Harry Redknapp era

Big Sam the best? I’d rather we focus on these other managers

December 9, 2020 William Pugh 0

A West Ham season ticket holder recently ranked every Hammers manager since 2000 on Twitter, and I was enraged after reading just one entry. Why? Because sitting there, bold as brass at No 1, this

Moyes plays for the long-game but fans fume as Irons park the bus

March 18, 2020 Robert Banks 0

To say the reappointment of David Moyes has been unpopular could be the biggest understatement since James A. Lovell said: ‘Houston, we have a problem’. Actually he said: ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’ but the

Gold labels Grant ‘perfect’ interview candidate

December 15, 2019 David Blackmore 0

David Gold has told Blowing Bubbles that when interviewing for a manager to replace Gianfranco Zola in 2010, Avram Grant was the right choice. Looking back on nearly ten years at the helm, Gold discussed

‘I liked Zola very much’. David Gold looks back at Gianfranco’s reign.

December 14, 2019 David Blackmore 0

Former West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola made a positive impact on chairman David Gold, who says that he liked having the Italian at the club. However, Gold admits that there were a couple of reasons

West Ham Ladies manager Mark Saunderson quits club

March 2, 2014 David Blackmore 0

West Ham Ladies manager Mark Saunderson has today followed captain Becky Merritt and goalkeeper Toni Anne Wayne in quitting the club. The departure comes after the Ladies lost 5-1 at Watford in the FA Cup third

Making his Mark: Saunderson appointed new manager of West Ham Ladies

May 25, 2013 David Blackmore 0

West Ham Ladies have appointed former Crystal Palace Ladies and Fulham Ladies boss Mark Saunderson as their new manager. Saunderson is one of the most respected names in women’s football, having won the WPL Southern