Sånn var altså Gary Kelly.....
Jonathan Douglas, who played with Kelly during the 2006/07 season, recollected a story that highlighted the former vice captain’s desire to improve the club wherever he could
“We had a couple of Irish lads who were a couple of years younger than me and they were renting an apartment in Leeds,”
“I think after a night out, Kells went back to the apartment with the lads and they were having a few drinks and stuff.
“He told the young boys that they weren’t living there anymore and they were saying ‘What are you talking about? This is all we can afford.’ On the Monday morning, Kells went and got them and said ‘Come on, we’re going to the estate agents.
"The two young boys were saying ‘We can’t afford anything round here’ and Kells went in, let them pick an apartment and said ‘You’re not living in town, you’re living closer to the training ground just to make sure you’re always on time and you’re not messing about.’ The two lads picked an apartment and he said ‘Alright then, I’ll pay your rent for a year, this is where you’re staying.’
Not only a great footballer but also an exceptional human being. Gary Kelly 💙💛