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    “AFTER A FEW BEERS, ROY SAID HE WAS GOING TO F**KING SMASH ME – I SOBERED UP AND WENT TO BED”

    Sep 22, 2021 5 minutes
    Interview Mark White

    You’re best known for being a key member of an iconic Leeds team around the turn of the millennium. Tell us how good that side was at its peak.

    Oh, it was unbelievable. Mostly it was a group of lads who had come up from the academy, who were really hungry to go out and do the best they possibly could. And then there were a few additions, such as Olivier Dacourt – he was massive in midfield – and Mark Viduka had joined too. It was amazing to go in every day and there was a fantastic togetherness which showed on the pitch, especially when we played the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United.

    You scored against Arsenal at Highbury three seasons in a row, and helped to hand the league to United in 2002-03 by curling home a free-kick…

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