We got here to Wales with three wins in a row and high of the Premier League.
It was an thrilling younger Leeds group beneath David O’Leary and we had reached the semi-finals of the Champions League final season.
Cardiff to Ninian Park was tenth within the third stage and we could have been a bit detached.
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Mark Viduka gave us a 1-0 lead early, however Rio Ferdinand was injured, Graham Kavanagh equalized and Alan Smith was ejected earlier than halftime.
Throughout the recreation, the environment grew to become more and more hostile and numerous objects had been thrown onto the sector, together with empty miniature bottles of whiskey, gin, and vodka.
Referee Andy D’Urso needed to cease play at one level with a coin that minimize off his head.
Within the second half, Cardiff president Sam Hammam drove behind the objective, driving the group wild. He was operating up and down, waving his arms.
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Cardiff took a late win by way of Scott Younger and I bear in mind D’Urso warning us to get off the pitch as quickly as the sport was over. It was fairly apparent that there could be a large invasion of territory.
We escaped unscathed however it was principally a ‘when the whistle blows, decrease your head and run into the tunnel’.
Leeds followers have by no means forgotten that day and that is why their recreation with Cardiff was at all times intense.
We began the season on the high of the Premier League that yr, completed in fifth place and missed the Champions League qualifiers. However that FA Cup defeat wasn’t accountable for how the remainder of the season developed.
Now I am taking a look at Leeds and I believe by way of Premier League survivability contact and going to proceed as a result of it is extremely tight. Whether or not it is a win or a draw, generally they simply get a little bit carried away by going ahead once they simply have to see the end result.
Twenty-one years since we misplaced at Ninian Park, possibly Leeds can break the report on Sunday.