The Times, Sunday Times and Telegraph now seem to require registration to view articles on their sites, with the Times and Sunday Times charging readers outside the UK. The Times/Sunday Times has also moved some of the older articles into an archive which requires separate registration and requires you to pay to access the content. The Independent now charges for access to articles more than a week old. Oldham - Nick AllenWhen reading all that comes below remember that we were playing a team from a lower division. To the 14,000 (-2000 from Oldham) who attended last night, congratulations on your good fortune. For once it is a pleasure to report that Leeds managed, for long spells, to play a game that bore close resemblance to football. We had slick passing and movement, good one touch play, people moving for their teammates, a pair of forwards who were really up for it in the first half - with good midfield support - the defence coped admirably - except in the air where we were always vulnerable - see the goal line clearance from a corner. To be fair once we'd gone two up nothing much else happened. For the first goal - Ricketts chased a long ball that bounced on the edge of the box - he was side by side with the CHalf, who really should have dealt with it better - but it bounced on going further wide to the right and Ricketts got there first to his a low shot back across goal and beyond the keeper. 2-0 - punt up into the box (free kick, I think) which was half cleared to Richardson who knocked it back in first time to Healy who was running to the by-line, he backed-heeled it first time into the path of Richardson - who had kept running - and he walloped it across goal in at the far post. Lovely. Got to my seat a little later than normal and was quite perturbed to see the name Jermaine Wright on the scoreboard but then someone explained that that was the list of subs. SULLIVAN - very little to do MARQUES - looks big strong and reasonably fast. His heading, passing and tackling veered alarmingly between pretty good and bloody awful. Seems to have a good head for positional play. Looks interesting enough anyway. Maybe he'll be more comfortable at CHalf CRAINEY - looked very assured and comfortable, both on the ball and in his defensive play. Got skinned a couple of times. GREGAN - captain and again very comfortable - I have to say that I prefer the combination of him and Killa. KILGALLON - assured, calm, cleared up a couple of situations nicely - even went on a mazy run on the half way line beating 4 men. I'd pick him every time over any of our other central defenders. RICHARDSON - again puts the effort in, not a world beater but steady enough at this level - rewarded with a nice goal. DOUGLAS - I'm perplexed by the guy so far. The midfield seemed to do OK yesterday but I can't remember seeing this guy do anything other than going off with cramp. I'm not saying he's crap or that he's hiding or anything - just that I never notice him. Odd. EINARSSON - continues his bizarre mix of useful contributions and bloody awful contributions. Still he is good in the air. PUGH - looked eager but limited. Made a couple of horrible challenges that he was lucky to escape a booking for. HEALY - was MOTM (for his first half performance alone) - absolutely everywhere and at the heart of everything. He did not look like a man looking for a way out more a man looking to prove his worth. A must start on Saturday. RICKETTS - much better first half than I thought him capable of. Effective target man, won the ball, held it up, laid it off, linked up well and scored a decent goal. Was even defending in the second half. Still behind Hulse, Healy and probably Cresswell in the queue Subs BLAKE - fat and slow. SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN BITS - Niggy tried 'em and said "they're all right!"
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