Kitson has long been reckoned the writer behind The Secret Footballer, the brilliant Guardian column and the best-selling books that took a sceptical view of footballing life. Though he has always denied he was the author, there is no question that as a player, he stood out in the dressing room. And not just because he is 6ft 4in with bright red hair. Rather because of his unusual approach to the trade.
“People ask me what I miss from my days as a player, expecting me to say the banter,” he says. “Well,…
