Blowing Bubbles Monthly Magazine - November 2024

In this issue

In this issue of West Ham fanzine Blowing Bubbles: George Parris’ exclusive column: ‘Things need to change quickly if we want to avoid a relegation scrap’ ExWHUemployee give his view: ‘The lack of game time for our younger players sends out a negative message’ More VAR controversy: ‘All I want for Christmas is to not have to write about VAR anymore’ Leaky defence: ‘We need to find a way to stop the endless flood of goals against us’ Benching Areola: ‘Replacing Areola with Fab smacks of a short-termism approach’ Spurs defeat: ‘To lose the way we did was painful but even more so against Spurs’ Priority points: ‘Why is it fair that some home games get you two priority points?’ Record vs Man United: The good, the bad and the ugly of facing the Red Devils since 95 Six Star success: ‘From Tokyo to NYC – 2024 has been a year to remember for me’ Football mixtape: ‘Football and music don’t always make the happiest of bedfellows’ View from the top: ‘Our visits to the No.1 spot have been infuriatingly brief’ West Ham Women: ‘Beating the Foxes helped to reignite our push for Europe’ Fan regulation: ‘Football is about to be regulated and fans will finally get a say’ Super squad: ‘Why was Hurst seen as our fifth important World Cup winner?’ The John Lyall Years: ‘The FA Cup final win was Lyall’s finest hour as West Ham boss’ Irons Supporting Foodbanks: ‘Your generosity has made a difference in the lives of the homeless’ Lucy’s Last Word: The fans, players and manager are all frustrated and disconnected And much, much more