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  Steve Hill: Hilly’s Away Days – Caught in the twilight zone

  96, 93, 95, 94, 97, 94, 97. Not next week’s lottery numbers but a selection of this season’s goal times involving my team, Chester.

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  Steve Hill: The Northern lights await

  Show me the way to Merthyr Tydfil…” This is how my teenage son woke up the day after Chester’s devastating extra time playoff defeat at Scunthorpe back in May, belting out a broadside despite the prospect of yet another season in National League North.

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  Steve Hill: Don’t be sad, be grateful!

  “Burke’s gone”. Two words on my phone that transformed a normal Thursday evening into a JFK moment.

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  Steve Hill: The cure for winter blues

  For better or worse, football is one of the few outdoor sports that is played in all seasons, providing a challenge to players and supporters alike.