Summary:
It was a bizarre day for fans of West Ham, as their club's famous bubble machine failed to blow any more than a cloud of smoke before a match.

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West Ham are famous for their 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles' chant at Upton Park, but the lyrics needed changing on Saturday afternoon after the bubble machine started blowing smoke instead. Prior to kick-off in West Ham's Premier League clash with Manchester City, a member of stadium staff was seen desperately attempting to fix the broken machine, after it started emitting smoke. His attempt at rescuing the machine appears to have worked though, as normal service was resumed when the players walked onto the pitch - bubbles and all. West Ham's bubble machine blew smoke instead of bubbles before Saturday's match at Upton Park . A photograph from 2012 shows the full effect of West Ham's bubble machine . West Ham sat fourth in the Premier League table in the lead-up to the match, four points behind Saturday's opponents Manchester City. The Hammers won four of their first eight matches, beating Liverpool in the process, and went into Saturday's match off the back of a two-game winning streak. City are desperately searching for three points to keep in touch with Premier League leaders Chelsea, who have already extended a five-point lead at the top of the table. The bubble machine did eventually work, with this lone bubble showing a reflected view of Upton Park .