Geoff Hillyer, Author at Blowing Bubbles

‘It was blindingly obvious Bowen should be in the England squad’

June 5, 2022 Geoff Hillyer 0

Despite the disappointment of the last few games of the season, exiting the Europa League and form slipping away domestically, it’s been another season of real success at West Ham. One of the bright spots

Is Benrahma up to the task of being our consistent match-winner?

May 15, 2022 Geoff Hillyer 0

How do you solve a problem like Said Benrahma? Or, is there even a problem? Maybe these questions are a bit unfair, since the 26-year-old was pretty unplayable at the start of the season, scoring

A season falling flat? Don’t write off that top four chase just yet

March 6, 2022 Geoff Hillyer 0

March is a critical month for West Ham. Recent performances have been disappointing, the squad is thin, and results haven’t been what we have wanted. And yet we still find ourselves in the thick of

Ranking Noble’s most memorable, best and most important penalties

February 9, 2022 Geoff Hillyer 0

He’s been my club captain, and served his side magnificently over the years, it goes without saying that Mark Noble’s penalty-taking prowess is second-to-none. Mr West Ham has scored a whopping 40 penalties in his

Paul Ince: ‘West Ham have got every chance of breaking into the top four’

January 12, 2022 Geoff Hillyer 0

As any West Ham fan knows, supporting this club can be a real emotional rollercoaster. We celebrate the good times – the wins, promotions, star players at the club – and we share the pain

‘We have to ask ourselves some difficult questions after latest shame’

December 14, 2021 Geoff Hillyer 0

The anti-semitism on a plane to Belgium wasn’t a one-off and we need to continue to challenge this behaviour

‘We’re more of a team than any side in world football right now’

November 8, 2021 Geoff Hillyer 0

The two Manchester clubs might be worth more on paper but we’ve shown it’s not all about the money

‘If Noble had scored, it would’ve been a risk worth taking – but he didn’t’

October 8, 2021 Geoff Hillyer 0

Mark’s penalty record is exemplary and Moyes knows that, but was it right to throw him in against United?

Are we missing the Mark? Should Said be our new penalty king?

September 13, 2021 Geoff Hillyer 0

I’d like you, if you have a moment, to cast your mind forward to the latter stages of this season. It’s May 5, 2022. We have made it to the semi-final of the Europa League

We give our verdict on this season’s kit: is it a miss or a hit?

August 7, 2021 Geoff Hillyer 0

Here we go again. Another season is upon us, and perhaps for the first time in quite a while, we’re eyeing the new campaign with some optimism. And to keep us entertained between the end

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