I've seen nothing of the Blackburn game at all - even the MOTD 'highlights' eluded me - but I understand from those who did go that nothing happened. Can I just repeat that: NOTHING HAPPENED. Sooo.... in keeping with the fact I like to keep this area fresh and free from anything that might be construed as normal behaviour, I'd like to tell you about the match I did go to and that was Colchester's home game with Leeds at the new Community Stadium. Why Colchester? Well, you might not know this but, since moving away from my beloved East End five years ago, I actually live within a stone's thrown or spitting distance of the new Colchester United ground and, in fact, I quite often spit and throw a stone in that general direction.

I've thought for a while that I ought to visit the ground and Saturday's pairing with Leeds, with history going back to that infamous FA cup defeat in 1971, seemed a good a time as any to break my duck; it's likely that one day not too soon, the visit of Leeds United to a League One club will be viewed on as a bit of a novelty.

First off, the Weston Home Community Stadium - they also built my house too so you know where to send the cheque lads! - is a neat and tidy, compact ground on the edge of the A12 and, as soon as they complete the road to take the football traffic and ease the exit from my house avoiding the town centre and station area that's not been updated since Bodeica last parked her trike there, it will be ideally situated. The atmosphere inside was excellent, aided by the obviously large contingent of travelling supporters and, I noticed, the equally large number of younger and female home fans. Getting a ticket was easy - wish I could pull up outside the ticket office at WHU - fairly priced (£24) and the view, as you'd expect in a new smaller (10,000 capacity) stadium, superb.

The teams: well, I admit to being a bit confused about Leeds, for so long most people's hate team - particularly if you were around in the cyncial Revie era - it's now hard not to think that things have got out of hand somewhat. Hell, I've started to feel...well, sorry for them. They are slumming now, no doubt, and, having worked a lot in Leeds over the past three or four years I've started to think they may have suffered enough. Not enough to want them in the Premiership, of course - I'm not that soft! - but they are certainly a Championship side and Saturday's game pretty much underlined that. If they don't win this division by a country mile I'll be very surprised.

The main difference for Leeds against the other sides around them may be striker Jermaine Beckford. In a tight and goalless first half, it was Beckford who shone the most having two goals ruled offside and bringing an excellent stop from Colchester keeper Ben Williams. The U's - I'm like a local, aren't I? - were well marshalled at the back by Okuonghae but there was always a feeling that the away side had a bit more to give, their confidence high after an impressive start to the season.

It didn't take long in the second half for Leeds to make their prescence felt. The Yorkshire side were awarded a free kick two minutes after the restart which the wonderfully named, Snodgrass took for Johnson to head in at close range. Colchester fought back well though and, after Leeds stopper Higgs tipped over Hackney's excellent free kick, found themselves level just short of the hour, Kevin Lisbie scoring from the spot after Marques tugged the forward in the area when Lisbie cleverly got round him.

Leeds didn't crumble however and took the decisive lead seven minutes later when the Colchester defence failed to clear and Maybury's defensive header just found Beckfound who scored from six yards. The U's huffed and puffed and piled on some pressure after but Leeds looked strong and played the game out for another away win. The Leeds fans celebrated and, odd though it was to walk back with some of them as they made their way to the station and I went home, I don't feel you can deny them a sense of superiority in this division.

Colchester need to rebuild themselves after a glorious start when they beat Norwich 7-1 on the opening day as they have since lost their Manager and coaching staff - to Norwich ironically - and will be looking to get things organised soon. There are some big sides in the division this season but it looked as if Colchester could hold their own with the right man in charge. What's Alan Curbishley doing?