In this weeks Teenage Kicks In our young writer Darragh Mullen rubs it in.

Continuing with the general vibe of Clarke One Nil I have decided to look on the Cardiff City situation with a broad smile on my face. I am generally a cynical person but I would like to think I have reason to smile about this one rather than just because I am a spiteful asshole!

I suppose there is no need for me to start giving links to all the various aspects of the story because if any reference is needed there are plenty articles before this one to go by. Basically though I have very little sympathy for Cardiff City FC after what we ourselves have been through and also my general dislike of the club itself. I suppose I should say though that I will sympathise with any of the fans who are watching their club deteriorate like myself and many other Leeds fans have in the past and to be honest I would not like to see any club disappear from the face of the earth. So its like a cynical opposition fan wishing an injury on a player – but not a serious one!

I am willing to admit that the majority of all of this is just bitterness but to be honest I really don’t care. The lack of sympathy we received while we were in our downward spiral was somewhat appalling and there were few teams who supported us in our plight. I can see where those clubs were coming from in that we were the masters of our own downfall but to just stand by and pass judgement while a club is on the brink of destruction and to basically sit back and laugh simply because it is fashionable to ‘hate Leeds’ has turned me this way. Now I want to see some sort of redemption after what we have experienced and to my shame I look at clubs like Cardiff, Watford, Portsmouth etc. and a part of me wants to see them struggle like we did. I imagine that is just a show of immaturity and but that is just the way I feel, even though I know myself what it feels like. Although what I am not ashamed about is when I look upon the man u situation and hope for the best from a Leeds perspective. Love Leeds Love Glazer is a group that I would show my support to any day of the week and maybe Leeds fans should start wearing red scarves in support of him!?…Ok maybe one step at a time.

That though is only half of the reason I am smiling at the thought of Cardiff City suffering and I am not going to include the ‘We told you so’ factor into this, or the fact that if Ridsdale goes into administration again it means he can’t buy a club ever again! I just really dislike Cardiff City after our clubs past experiences. If anyone needs reminding.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1742551.stm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2428813/Cardiff-charged-as-Leeds-are-warned.html

Leeds players had bottles of urine thrown at them during that game and the trouble at that game it could be fair to say was caused predominantly by Cardiff fans with the pitch invasion taking the biscuit! I realise that I am basing my opinion on my team on an isolated incident but the first time I ever took notice of the little club from Wales I saw my teams goalkeeper narrowly avoid being hit by a coke bottle filled with an opposition fans urine! And even though the club should have been punished very severely for their actions with possibly even a ban from the FA Cup itself for a year, because the FA were afraid to punish a Welsh team severely, all they received was a charge of conduct. Because of this one experience I have always dislike Cardiff which is why I am smiling in a situation like this.

I think this goes to show that even at my young age, around 8 years or so of supporting Leeds United has given me a cynical ‘old-man’ approach to certain aspects of football. If any Cardiff City fans are reading I can see why you could see me as a complete bastard but after the worst decade in the history of Leeds United I cannot help being like this. Maybe in years to come you fans might feel the same way about these sort of things as I do or maybe I am just a bad person. Really I think in this situation it is a combination of all the things above. Over time I will probably change my views in some way as I mature a bit but for now its my past experience with my own club, other clubs and other clubs fans that leaves me smiling when reading an article that will make many Cardiff fans cringe when reading.