John Ruddy’s career CV to date reads similarly to several footballers his age. A protégé at Cambridge United, Ruddy made his debut aged 17 on the final day of the 2003-4 season. After establishing himself as the U’s No. 1 the following season, Ruddy was sold to Everton for an initial £250,000 (rising to £500,000 depending on appearances). Heralded at the time by Toffees manager David Moyes as a future England international, Ruddy nevertheless spent large parts of the next five years in the reserves, being farmed out to numerous lower-league clubs. Now 23, Ruddy has recently signed for Championship…
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Return of the Ginger Ninja
Dave Kitson would be up there with Michael Gilkes and Shaka Hislop as one of my all time favourite players. I first took note of the Ginger Ninja in a 2-2 draw between Cambridge United and Reading at the Abbey Stadium back in 2002. The former shelf stacker was everywhere that day and it was with huge excitement that I greeted his arrival at Madejski Stadium a year later.Big Dave’s sleight of passing, studied flicks around the edge of the box, and crashing finishes were a hallmark of his half decade in blue and white hoops: a spell of wonder…
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