Tue May 19, 2020 1:35 pm
Selling the dream to Kav
When Graham Kavanagh signed for Cardiff City back in 2001, he already had Premier League pedigree.
With the Bluebirds having just been promoted to the third tier, and 'Kav' wanting to get back into the top flight, it took a huge amount of persuasion from Sam Hammam and Alan Cork to get him to Ninian Park.
“Sam was very persuasive,” Kavanagh told WalesOnline.
“Corky wanted to make me captain, too, and an integral part of what was going to happen moving forward.”
What a decision that turned out to be. Hats tipped to both Cork and Hammam for this one, because, let's face it, Kavanagh could easily have signed for a club higher in the footballing pyramid than Cardiff City at that time.
An outstanding footballer who was a crucial part of the team who earned promotion to the Championship. A leader who had real quality as a player and was named in the PFA team of the year five years in a row.