Source: FOOTYMAD
Green green grass of home
The old town looks the same, as I step down from the plane.... There may be a welcome in the valleys for Joe Ledley when he heads back to Cardiff for tomorrow night's friendly. The midfielder came through the ranks with his hometown club and helped them to an FA Cup final appearance before joining the Parkhead outfit last year. He will be interested to see how the fans react to him appearing in another team's strip. While he and Adam Matthews are looking forward to returning to familiar ground, they are bracing themselves for a mixed reception from the City fans. Ledley said: "For me it's big and it's going to be the same for Adam. I never thought I would have the opportunity to play against Cardiff so it's going to be a great honour for me and my family and they will be there as well. I have played there before with Wales but it's going to be a bit different against Cardiff. It will be great to play against them and it will be interesting to see what kind of reaction I will get from the crowd. I haven't got a clue what it will be like but hopefully I will be cheered for what I did for the club and achieved there, but you never know and some fans might boo me. I enjoyed my time but just felt it was the right time to move on. As long as we go there and get the win I will be happy." Despite the possibility of taking stick from supporters who once regarded him a hero, Ledley will always be a Cardiff fan. He said: "I have a lot of friends and family in Cardiff who supported me. I was really friendly with the people at the club and obviously I wanted them to do well and get promoted but it just didn't happen. I keep in touch with Mark Hudson, Stephen McPhail, and Peter Whittingham - who I saw on holiday - and some of the staff too. They will always be good friends of mine and I am looking forward to playing against them."
