I actually saw my first Leeds game of the season today and luckily it was a good'un. A tidy 3-0 win at home against Northampton. Before the game I was at the Old Peacock having a drink with my scary older brother and we mentioned that Ben Parker would be a decent enough left back until we could bring in someone more suited to that position. Sure enough, our back four today was Parker (solid!), Huntington (excellent!), Marques (scored!), Richardson (also scored!) and I think Northampton had one shot on goal. This also freed up Hughes and he was key in the midfield this evening. Even better, new lad
Neil Kilkenny was the man of the match today. If this game was anything to go by, this would be an inspired signing. He's twenty-two, creative, solid in the tackle and best of all he runs around like a blue arsed fly. Let's hope Birmingham will let him go.
Great to be back in the Kop at long last. The best new chant consistently evolved throughout the game. As Dennis Wise said, every team in League One that comes to Elland Road is playing a cup final. The twenty-three thousand Leeds fans give helpful reminders of this every chance they get. Leeds go one up just before half time - "1-0....in your cup final". Northampton player gets booked - "Got booked....in your cup final". Northampton player gets taken off - "Got subbed....in your cup final". And so on as the game progressed.
If today was anything to go by, there is about to be a stretch of good form for Leeds again. That automatic promotion place behind Swansea looks awfully inviting to me right now.