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| Saturday, 12 January, 2002, 19:22 GMT Fans urged to stamp out hooligans ![]() The chairman wants fans to join his campaign Cardiff City owner Sam Hammam has urged fans to be his eyes and ears in the fight against hooliganism following the violent scenes at Sunday's FA Cup tie against Leeds United at Ninian Park. Writing in pamphlets issued at Saturday's Nationwide League match with Peterborough United, he accused the media of waging an"orchestrated and vicious" campaign against the club.
He also pledged his support for minder Neil MacNamara despite revelations about the security guard's convictions for hooliganism. The pamphlets were issued to launch the chairman's war on hooliganism.
"In my 25 years in football I have never witnessed an orchestrated and vicious media campaign like the one Cardiff City is having to face," he wrote. "Let there be no doubt there is only one outcome - triumph to the people of Wales and Cardiff City FC. "What you are going to see is that all Cardiff City supporters are going to get much closer together," he added.
"We will unite under the motto `All for one and one for all' and in the end we will win." In the pamphlets Mr Hammam also promised to stamp out hooliganism at the club, which he warned "could destroy everything we are trying to achieve." He has pledged to take the Second Division club to the Premiership with plans for a new 60,000-seater stadium.
Four arrests were made on Sunday and another nine in dawn raids on Friday following the study of CCTV footage. Three people were released without charge following Friday's raids but police say more arrests could follow. |
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