Kentish Football 
Dover Athletic unveil Ross Kitteridge signing
Monday 20th June 2011
ROSS KITTERIDGE has joined Dover Athletic on a free transfer from Bishop's Stortford, writes Justin Allen.The former Reading keeper - who spent a loan spell at Dover four years ago - penned a one-year deal and replaces the now departed Ross Flitney.
Kitteridge is a talented keeper who spent eight years at the Arsenal academy before joining the Royals as a scholar in July 2006.
And after spending short loan spells at Stevenage, Dover and Eastleigh, Ross was sent out to Basingstoke for a full season, where he kept 16 clean sheets.
But, unfortunately, Ross was released by Reading and after a short spell at Aldershot last season, he ended up with Stortford.
Hayes told www.doverathletic.com: "One thing I like about this lad, as well as the fact he's a good keeper, he is hungry to get back into the Football League.
"That's what we want, not players who just fancy going part-time and staying that way without any ambition. Dover's not a place where we want things to be cosy. We want hungry players and Ross fits this bill."
Flitney went quiet after being offered a new deal and strangely was quoted in a local paper that he had a "figure in his head" that was not met.
Hayes added: "I wish Ross told me the figure - rather than keep it stored in his head! We never heard back from him and I couldn't reach him - so I knew he had other ideas and wanted to go elsewhere, which is a shame.
"Ross spoke about the travelling distance and not wanting to do it anymore - but in the next breath he mentioned about staying if a figure was met. But at the end of it all I wish him luck. He did very well for me last season, but we move on."
Article courtesy of Justin Allen – www.doverathletic.com
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