Tackling issues from Hull City to Leeds United, here is a look at Richard's thoughts on the current state of football.

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First question then Richard, have Hull City shown in the first weeks of the season that they have enough to compete in the Premier League?

Eight points from five games has been an encouraging start, there can be no doubt about that.

And if those first five games are an adequate gauge of what is to come, then yes City do have enough to compete.

But it is far too early to say with any confidence what will happen in the coming months just yet.

What effect a run of defeats or a couple of injuries to key players will have remains to be seen, but at the moment it is a case of …. So far, so good.

They've exceeded a lot of expectations, but have they exceeded your expectations?

So far, yes. You only have to look at the quality of the teams below Hull in the league table after five games to see how well they have done.

I did a feature in the YP before the season started with Danny Wilson about what it was like for Barnsley in their first ever season in the Premier League and he said the key for his team in 1997-98 was that they did not TRULY believe they belonged among the elite until three months had elapsed.

And that had simply been too long.

Talking to Phil Brown and his players, I get the impression they already believe they belong.

Which has to be a good thing.

Is it damage limitation at Arsenal this weekend or can they go there and pull something out of the hat?

Speaking to George Boateng at the training ground yesterday for a feature in tomorrow's YP, I was struck by how confident he felt about the game.

He really believes Hull can gain some reward, and if the rest of his team-mates share that optimism then who knows?

However, I must admit this is one of those games where the opposition will just be too good.

If Hull can leave the Emirates with their pride intact on Saturday evening, I am sure their fans will be happy.

Richard, Robert from Huddersfield has emailed a question into us at YP Sport, he says... Hull City are obviously the region's biggest club at the moment but how do you decide which of our other clubs should be afforded the greatest prominence in your pages, especially the excellent Sports Monday? I suppose you can't please all the fans all of the time?

I don't. The Sports Editor decides what games we should cover.

Having said that, us humble reporters do have an input and the general rule of thumb is to cover the game that looks the most interesting/has most at stake.

If it is a choice between a club who can go top of a division for the first time in seven years with a win as Bradford did a couple of weeks ago against a club from a higher division who are in mid-table, then the first one has to have priority.

Sheffield United suffered a mauling at Arsenal in the week, but had a much bigger victory off the field, what's your take on the Carlos Tevez saga?

All credit to Kevin McCabe for sticking to his guns and exposing the disgrace that was the original verdict.

It seemed that because it was Sheffield United, the Premier League thought they could do what they wanted and I am with former manager Neil Warnock on this one in that Richard Scudamore should resign over his part in this farce.

Do you see all this as a weight off United's mind now, enabling them to concentrate on securing promotion to the Premier League by events on the field?

To be honest, I don't think it will make any difference whatsoever to the players, I doubt they gave the Tevez saga a minute's thought before, during or after games.

What it could do is give manager Kevin Blackwell some money to spend in the transfer market - though any appeal by West Ham could mean the Blades have to wait for their money.

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Simon from Hunslet wants to know, it's been a good week for Leeds United, they are now third in League One, how encouraging a start has it been?

Again, like Hull, it has been encouraging but there is a long way to go.

Perhaps the most pleasing thing for Leeds, though, is the number of goals they are scoring.

Gary McAllister, as you would expect from someone so technically gifted as a player when in possession, clearly wants his side to entertain and I would be very surprised if Leeds do not go on and win promotion this season from a division that is, at best, ordinary.

Do Leeds have the squad to sustain it, or would the sale of a leading light like Jermaine Beckford in January be a real blow to the squad?

The current squad is certainly deep enough and has sufficient quality to sustain a challenge.

But, and it is a big but, if they were to lose Beckford then there is no doubt the squad would be weakened as a result.

After an injury-troubled second half of last season, he is looking a far better all-round player this time around and if he remains fit then there is every chance he could become the first Leeds striker to score 30 goals in a season since Lee Chapman in 1990-91.

His partnership with Luciano Becchio is also developing nicely, so it is to be hoped that Beckford is still at Elland Road come the end of the January transfer window.

One of our football followers from the very north of the county has emailed in now, Mark is a Middlesbrough fan in Northallerton. He says: Richard, have you seen Newcastle have just appointed Joe Kinnear as manager until the end of October - how laughable is that? Can anyone ever take this club seriously?

Just when it seems Newcastle can't get any more bizarre, they manage to raise the bar once again.

Having been at St James' a fortnight ago for the club's first game post-Keegan and seeing the anger the majority of fans felt towards the board, this is only going to make the situation worse.

As the old saying goes 'if cups were given for cock-ups, Newcastle would win every year…..'

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Richard, what's happening at Huddersfield Town - is it expectation weighing them down, a lack of quality or a lack of leadership?

It has not been the best of starts, that is for sure.

But, as with Leeds and Hull's good starts, there is still a long way to go.

I have only seen Town once this season, at home to Bradford in the Carling Cup when they were outstanding in the second half and tore the visitors apart.

People seem to be forgetting just how many changes took place in the summer at the Galpharm and that all the new signings will take time to bed in. Once they do, expect a charge up the table.

Amy from Rotherham has emailed in a question. She asks: Rotherham United are one win away from reaching the big '0' in League Two. With Mark Robins winning manager of the month and a cracking start to the season, do you think the Millers can actually reach the play-offs? And how do you think that Mark Robins has managed to achieve such success?

Robins has done an outstanding job, not just this season but also last term when - but for the huge blow of losing 10 points mid-season - could well have gone on to reach the play-offs despite having a relatively small playing budget compared to some of their rivals.

Looking from the outside, the key this season seems to have been keeping everything positive and not getting dragged down by negative feelings towards the League and the injustice of kicking a club when it is down.

Getting to the play-offs may be a tall order, but in a division where there were almost as many away wins as home wins last season clearly means that any team capable of putting a sustained run together could get in the top seven - even if they started with the considerable handicap of minus 17 points.

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You keep a very close eye on events at Valley Parade Richard, do you get the feeling this will be Bradford's year or will their home form again be their undoing?

Last weekend was a disappointment with Bournemouth claiming their first win of the season, but I do like the look of City's squad and expect them to challenge.

The only slight worry is what happens if either Peter Thorne or Michael Boulding pick up an injury that keeps them out for a while.

If that happens, maybe City could try and bring back one of their old boys - Dean Windass.

And finally Richard, Neil from Bradford wants to know: Richard, I listen to SportsTalk every week, it's the best podcast available on the internet and your insight into football is comprehensive and entertaining. But you seem to like only football, and have in recent weeks turned your nose up at the Olympics and the Ryder Cup. Are there any other sports you like or are you just football mad?

Not at all. There are plenty of sports I enjoy, I spent a few days at the cricket in Scarborough earlier this month watching Yorkshire draw with Sussex and I've been to Headingley a few times this summer. In fact, I wish I was in Hove right now watching the relegation battle against Sussex….

I also love rugby league, being an infrequent visitor to Cougar Park on a Sunday - though I must say I'd prefer the season to still be in winter as it still doesn't feel right watching rugby league at any other time of the year.

However, when it comes to the Olympics, I just cannot muster any enthusiasm for sports such as cycling, swimming and the like. I watched the men's 200 metre final but that was it.

And as for the Ryder Cup, I can't help but think of the phrase 'golf being a good walk ruined'……….

That's it for Live at Lunchtime this week. Our thanks to Richard Sutcliffe for all his answers and to the members of the public who emailed in questions.

See you next week.