Kelly yearning for final crack at football’s big time

GARY KELLY is desperate for his roller-coaster career at Leeds to finish on one last high, with a final crack at the Premiership before he calls time on his love affair with the Elland Road club.

The former Republic of Ireland international is in his 14th season with the Yorkshire side and has witnessed the rise and fall of a club which remains one of the most remarkable footballing stories of the last decade.

Kelly is a veteran of over 500 appearances and is the only current player who was at the club when Leeds last won a trophy, the old First Division championship in 1992.