Mateus Fernandes Archives - Blowing Bubbles

How selling top talent exposes our broken recruitment strategy

September 29, 2026 Blowing Bubbles 0

As I sit to write this, before the transfer window closes, it is easy to lament another disappointing summer. Another full of promise that has only delivered us a familiar frustration. With the change at

Leaving for Spurs may bring cash but rarely delivers trophies

August 19, 2026 Meirion Williams 0

Few transfers in English football provoke as much emotion as a player leaving the Hammers for the Lillywhites of North London. West Ham selling a first team player to Spurs has long been viewed as

HEADER: Selling Fernandes to Spurs is brilliant business for the club

August 18, 2026 Blowing Bubbles 0

With any relegation comes a huge shift with any Football Club. Ultimately, your main assets – the players – will either want to leave the club due to their own personal ambitions or the club

Pub Talk: Setting objectives for the Championship campaign

August 12, 2026 Blowing Bubbles 0

Four seasoned Hammers fans debate this season’s expectation and transfer strategy What would you consider a successful season for West Ham this campaign? Riley Johnson: Automatic promotion has to be the objective but the Championship

West Ham squad’s end-of-term report cards after a disastrous relegation campaign

June 13, 2026 Lucy Farrell 0

This has been a turbulent year for the Class of 25/26, unfortunately resulting in being demoted from the higher level PE group, to the intermediate class. As a whole, the class has underperformed, but there

Blowing Bubbles End of Season Awards 2026

June 12, 2026 Blowing Bubbles 0

Player of the Season: Mateus Fernandes Meirion Williams: Crysencio Summerville is my West Ham Player of the Year. He’s the one who consistently changes the energy of games bringing a spark of unpredictability through the

George Parris: ‘History repeats itself as we prepare for a grueling Championship rebuild’

June 9, 2026 George Parris 0

It’s funny how history tends to repeat itself. Our 2026 relegation comes exactly three years after our European triumph in Prague – mirroring how we fell into the second tier in 1989, just three years

Relegation reality check and the long road back to the Premier League

June 8, 2026 David Blackmore 0

It was a devastating campaign. We were comfortably the third worst team over the season, and our relegation was thoroughly deserved. Despair on the pitch and protests in the boardroom The warning signs were there

How Mateus Fernandes became the midfield general West Ham needed

May 16, 2026 WestHamRambles 0

When West Ham sanctioned the January departure of Lucas Paquetá, many fans were relieved yet also understood you don’t casually replace a player of that technical flair and creative instinct. No direct replacement was brought

The Contenders to be crowned Hammer of the Year

May 11, 2026 Emily Pulham 0

It may not be the Ballon d’or, but it’s just as prestigious – that’s right, it’s time to decide on our 2025/26 Hammer of the Year. Hammer of the Year is bestowed on the fans’

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