Geoff Hillyer, Author at Blowing Bubbles

Pie in the sky! Fans’ talk of new ground will never be achieved

August 3, 2019 Geoff Hillyer 0

West Ham don’t have a billion pounds to demolish a golf course outside Romford

FA Cup Final caps West Ham Women’s superb maiden Super League campaign

May 20, 2019 Geoff Hillyer 0

It’s Saturday, 4 May, 2019, at just after 5pm. The sun is shining, and West Ham United’s players are walking out onto the Wembley pitch for the FA Cup Final. It’s an event that I

Banter? The days you could shout ‘f**king Jews’ should never have existed!

May 9, 2019 Geoff Hillyer 0

Singing ‘running round Tottenham’ is simply racist and it must stop right now

Rosie Kmita: ‘We had to break the mould but the boys would respect us for it’

April 10, 2019 Geoff Hillyer 0

West Ham Women star Rosie Kmita on her journey to the club, the rise of the women’s game and the Irons first season in the FA’s professional Super League

Ben Johnson shows the Academy is more than just a slogan again

March 7, 2019 Geoff Hillyer 0

Young full-back takes his chance after being thrown in at the deep end against Man City

Arnautovic is staying but he has tainted his reputation forever

February 1, 2019 Geoff Hillyer 0

Whatever happens now, our memories of him will always be tainted because of this whole episode. That’s a real shame, and Arnautovic only has himself to blame.

Would Alexandre Lacazette have made the difference had West Ham landed him?

January 3, 2019 Geoff Hillyer 0

As I write this before Christmas, I’ve found myself in the odd position of thinking about West Ham and believing that no matter what the match, we are likely to score. In each of the

There can be no excuses! West Ham must secure Declan Rice deal and fast

December 5, 2018 Geoff Hillyer 0

This season, there’s been huge competition in the east End – and I’m not talking on the pitch here. At the moment, the makers of EastEnders and the board of West Ham appear to be

The London Stadium soap opera rumbles on as everyone suffers

November 4, 2018 Geoff Hillyer 0

It’s time for an early Christmas cracker joke: what’s the difference between Coronation Street and the London Stadium saga? Answer: whilst they’re both soap operas, at least Coronation Street has a vaguely believable plot-line. As

Why I’m tipping Diarra to shine at West Ham

August 18, 2012 Geoff Hillyer 0

He wasn’t successful at Liverpool but he could be a very shrewd acquisition, adding experience to the midfield.

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