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DAVE KITSON

DAVE KITSON

Now Arl see things from this chair...
By DAVID RICHARDSON

THE FA Cup never used to be a priority for Dave Kitson – but then he became a Non-League football club chairman.
The former Premier League striker with Reading and Stoke City once said he didn’t give “two *****” about the competition amid a relegation battle.
Fast forward over a decade and Kitson is stood on the terraces as chairman of Arlesey Town agonising over every moment of their FA Cup preliminary round ties.
“When I used to play an FA Cup game, you’d be upset if you lost but you...

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