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Steve Hills
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 8h
Celeb Traitors is so well cast 👏

Was worried a Celeb version would spoil it but they've got good people and looks like the brilliance of the past series is going to continue into this.

Bravo Traitor choice, one in particular- no spoilers.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 9h
Watch all previous series too you won't be disappointed.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 1d
Feels like winning the Champions League has condemned us to bad luck since - for how long we'll have to wait and endure.
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FFS x2
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FFS
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FFS
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 2d
Love him
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 2d
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Sustainability in sport: Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award
Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks to Elizabeth Conway about his attempts to live a more sustainable life after being named global champion at the BBC Green Sport Awards.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 2d
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'With power comes responsibility' - Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award
Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks about his attempts to live a more sustainable life as he wins the BBC Green Sports Award.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 2d
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Sustainability in sport: Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award
Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks to Elizabeth Conway about his attempts to live a more sustainable life after being named global champion at the BBC Green Sport Awards.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 2d
I think we will and deservedly so. We could potentially be talking today with 2 titles had ww had the rub if the green in places Tiny margains
I imagine this season will be really close again & whoever finishes 2nd/3rd will be able to point at certain things that prevented them getting over the line
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 2d
Neville said Arteta shoukd leave if he got Arsenal to 4th because there's nowhere to go after that because we can't compete with City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Utd.

Suddenly we're now supposed to get the pitchforks out for finishing 2nd. 🚮

Team to be proud of & miles away from when MA came in.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 2d
I'm sick of people like Gary Neville telling me how i should be feeling & what i should demand.

I don't demand anything. I don't think we should win the league.

I do think Arteta has done an unbelievable job. We are properly competing and that's just fine. The league is now a coin toss
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 3d
No, Hincapie means a defender gets injured during the internationals. Thems the rules
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 3d
The Odegaard injury leaves 2 questions that need answering.

1. Under the one in one out injury rule who out of Noni & Kai will now return?

2. Who will have to get injured for the other one to return?
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
He can look clunky at times and that seems to be the main takeaway for a lot of people whilst overlooking the delicateness and high level technical stuff, particularly in the final 3rd.

The quality of his assist for Saka in Madrid is barely spoken of.

Players & managers love him
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
I'm disappointed there's a narrative around Merino and it's evident in the ground now. Huge groans when he turned back today - it was 100% right move and led to us playing forward.

Misconception about him.

Has high technical level but not thought of in that way. Shame
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
Delicious outside of boot pass.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
Guy has no shame.

I can guarantee that exact incident would not get a penalty in Champions League. You cannot drag a defender back by his shirt no matter what competition you're playing in.

It's mental he's even raised this as an incident.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
We got the squad to cope now. No risks. No misplaced bravery.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
Hang on, is Slot really saying Liverpool should have got a penalty when Isak actually fouled Reece James?

That can't be the incident he's talking about surely.

I know Liverpool get pens easily but come on ffs
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
That was a clear indication he wasn't right. I wonder if having to go off against Forest and Leeds pushed him to keep going.
Admire that but if you have to sit down after already previously going down it's clear, IMO, you need to come off.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
He should have gone off when he kicked the ball out and sat down. Nothing good could come from playing on.

Just hope we get lucky and there's no real damage - Arteta saying Odegaard is not positive about it is not what i wanted to hear
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
Think we need to brace ourselves for bad news.

2 months minimum seems to be the norm for knees currently.

I fear out for rest of this year.

When a player sits down 3 times for the same injury, mobility visably impacted in between & the action in the injury has me worried
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
Yeh, now when i look at the fixtures they all look really hard - that's purely driven by fear and overlooking how good we are.

Take the matches in blocks between international breaks and then up to Xmas/NYE.

Boss & players will cope better than i
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
Need everyone to survive the international break.

3 tricky away games and in form Palace at Home before the next international break.

Huge 4 games there, nothing easy.
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Steve Hills @merse10.bsky.social · 4d
Top of the league going into 2nd international break.

Fine work from Arteta and the squad.

Done with so many injuries too.

1st target achieved. ✅️
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