LS8_whites

Just thought I'd pop in to say, impressive win for you lot today. Torres looked like the player he was at Liverpool, he was immense. Man City didn't play badly even though they were without Kompany and they have a decent record against you, so that showed strength in character. Really I think today has marked a turning point for you. Arsenal have looked fantastic so far, but like people have said, they've had a pretty easy run of fixtures. Whereas you've had a tough couple of games and have dropped little points. Think it's yours to lose now. Still don't get why Jose doesn't play Mata though. I've mentioned before that for a Leeds fan I'm not the most avid of Chelsea haters and wouldn't be gutted to see you win the league. Man United have pretty much already blown the title, so it's all good.

I always felt that game had a huge psychological impact on you. You were robbed. I'm not one of these people who gets angry every time they watch Man U play, but I was seething after that game. Two of the softest cards I've ever seen, Ivanovic made contact but it was never a red, and booking Torres for diving, when Evans brought him down? Fair play to them for scraping a win against nine men though... I actually read somewhere that Leeds and Chelsea should have been even bigger rivals than they are, as we're both clubs without natural rivals. Man U have Man City as their natural rivals, and Arsenal and Spurs have each other, who are the two clubs your fans generally seem to hate most. Plus the teams who should have been our natural rivals, we haven't played enough in our history - Bradford and Huddersfield for us, QPR, Fulham and Brentford for you. Quite interesting to think about. Eto'o is a decent signing for you I reckon, maybe not as good as he was about four or five years ago but could still be a vital player. I was a bit surprised to see Lukaku go to Everton, bit of a beast and causes trouble to opposition defences. And I agree about Man City, on paper they have a better squad than Man U, although personally I think Van Persie is better than Aguero and De Gea is better than Hart.

Agreed about Van Persie, credit where it's due, he is one fantastic player, and I also think Fellaini is more of a decent addition to their midfield than people give credit for. I don't think they'll win it but they'll be more competitive than people think. Wouldn't surprise me to see them win one of the cups. Thing is, what they don't have which you and Man City do is a world class midfield, and ultimately I think that's what will cost them the league. That is, if Mata gets more playing time as he is an utterly fantastic player, probably the best midfielder in the Premier League.

Ey up, Leeds fan in peace. There's been a fair bit of media attention surrounding your club lately for obvious reasons. And a lot of people seem to be tipping you off to finally win the league once again under Jose. Personally I think this is fairly realistic, you've probably looked the most solid out of the three title contenders. Man U have looked shaky under Moyes so far, and Man City haven't been amazing. Losing at Cardiff and conceding three goals against them is pretty poor and not the best way to start a season. I actually had you down to win it last season because you were doing pretty well under Di Matteo up until that farce of a game at Stamford Bridge against Man U, and I don't think you recovered since. On a side note I'd rather you won it than either Manchester club. I know Leeds and Chelsea are old rivals, but Man U is an obvious no-no for me, and it'd be boring and predictable if Man City won it again so soon. I'm not the most avid of Chelsea haters amongst our support, I find Lampard and Mata to be likeable and of course, Mourinho is the man, so I honestly wouldn't mind if you won the league this year. So, are you all confident that you can win it? Or will the title go back to Manchester, for a change?

Wasn't expecting a win tonight and to be 1-0 up against a team with Mata and Oscar was incredible. To be humiliated like that is always horrible (and it's not the first time we've conceded at least five goals at home in recent years) but there is a real gulf in class between the Championship and the upper Premier League. I didn't think we played too badly, but you were just too much. I know there's a bit of animosity between my club and yours but in all honesty I hate Man United and Liverpool more. ;) Deserved win.

Yet another Leeds fan here. It's quite interesting how confident our fans are, and how your fans are quite pessimistic, despite how both sides will apparently not be playing full strength sides. On paper you have the edge over us, but our side will be well up for it. It's a tough one to call. People are saying we have the advantage cos your players will be jetlagged, but people were saying Arsenal would be knackered after fixture congestion when they came to Elland Road in 2011, and they beat us 3-1, and people thought we'd beat Man U when they came to Elland Road in the League Cup last season with a third string side with some players no-one had heard of, but they beat us 3-0, and it was a poor Leeds performance that night. Still, I am expecting a strong Leeds performance, and right now I can't predict the winner. Oh, and, we all hate Bates :)

I know there's a bit of animosity between our two clubs but I thought I'd come on here in peace as I'm curious about a few things. As you might know, Ken Bates is destroying our club. He's already sacked Grayson for our squad underperforming despite him not giving him enough money to spend (9 million, peanuts) and seeing two of our best players in Howson and Gradel sold. In short, he's a bit of a d**khead. I know he nearly led Chelsea into "doing a Leeds" before the Russian fella stepped in but to be honest I'm a bit ignorant when it comes to the politics of Chelsea FC (pre-Abramovich). So I was wondering: 1) Was there hatred for him amongst your fans like there is for us? 2) How much did he spend on Chelsea Village in comparison to what he gave your manager to spend in the transfer market? 3) If your fans were unhappy with him being at the helm, did you try to do anything about it? Such as protests etc. I could probably Google all this but I'm interested in hearing from Chelsea fans themselves. Cheers for any answers! PS - Unlucky about Sunday, you were cheated out of 3 points by those red c**ts.