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...
