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Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Game 14: Friday 21 October 2005
Leeds United 1 - 1 Sheffield United
(Half-time: 0 - 0)
Crowd: 23600
Referee: A Wiley (Burntwood)
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A once firm friendship has turned into something like enmity
between Kevin Blackwell and Neil Warnock but, should both their
teams win promotion, they have agreed to dine out together. Do not
bet against it happening. This compelling draw leaves Sheffield
United six points clear at the head of the Championship while
Leeds, handily placed in fourth, look stronger by the week.
Before defecting to assist Peter Reid here Blackwell was
Warnock's No2 at Bramall Lane but their parting was acrimonious and
the pair's relationship remains tense, highlighted by the manner in
which they fleetingly touched rather than shook hands at the
end.
"It was a good, tight, game and a fair result," reflected
Blackwell. "There were times when we had each other on the rack; it
was a cracking atmosphere and felt like the old Premiership days.
But it was also a benchmark as to how far Leeds have moved on in
the past nine months."
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