I would always go for a host which gives you the freedom to do whatever you want. Depending on the level of knowledge you/friends have it shouldn't be too hard to setup wordpress yourself.
I have never used any host other then VRocker or the Minelord dedi, so I can't really recommend a particular host.
Depending on what you're going to use the blog for, I could offer some space on the minelord dedi if you want.
I'll have a chat with Windy first though, just to be sure it's alright with him as well.
Or that ^. It's not really a bad host. Im not sure if they support a .com domain to go with it though?
Guess they do. It's 15 euros a year for the domain. But I think you need to buy premium as well, which costs 80 euros a year.