Steve HILL
HILLY’S AWAY DAYS

Hello, it’s good to be back. I don’t mean me – although it has been a while – but the football season and hence the welcome resumption of normal service. Despite decades of practice, football’s close season is a tricky beast to negotiate.
After nine gruelling months on the road, it’s initially a huge relief to put your feet up, freed of early starts, motorway tailbacks, partially cooked pies and gut-wrenching disappointment. But as the months crawl by, the itch gets stronger, and the gaping void in your life begins to widen, exacerbated by a terrifying glimp...