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LIFE AFTER THE CUP HEROICS

LIFE AFTER

Ben Smith looks at the reality for Maidstone United following their stint in the spotlight...

Few underdog stories capture the country’s imagination like the giant-killing cup run of a Non-League club.
Newspaper pages typically reserved for the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool are suddenly turned over to the minutiae of a small town team and their inspiring manager.
Pub chat gravitates towards the geography-teaching goalkeeper and striker who works as a postman. And the draw for each round is awaited with all the feverish anticipation of the final itself.
So, it was with an inevitab...

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