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Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Game 29: Saturday 15 January 2005
Leeds United 1 - 1 Cardiff City
(Half-time: 1 - 0)
Crowd: 29548
Referee: N Barry (Scunthorpe)
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First Leeds United were betrayed by the excesses of a
financially inept board. Now the hooligans are picking among the
entrails; vultures in blue and yellow scarves. Twice in the past
month, against Millwall and Cardiff, running battles have further
besmirched the reputation of a club in permanent crisis.
On Saturday Leeds yobs attacked Cardiff supporters as they were
shepherded to their coaches after the match in the second recent
high-security operation at Elland Road. Ten people were arrested
and two police officers injured.
The Football Association had found Leeds powerless to prevent
trouble outside the ground on December 19 after another 1-1 draw,
against Millwall, involving 15 arrests. As the club struggles to
survive, the twisted mentality that measures supremacy in terms of
violence is again gaining a foothold.
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