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Month: August 2024

Written by Football NerdAugust 30, 2024

Orient Nerd Weekly Ramblings- A tough start to the campaign for the O’s, but some signs to be optimistic.

When I first sat down to write this piece on Tuesday afternoon, I was all set for a deep dive into where it had gone wrong for Orient after three consecutive league defeats to start the 2024/25 campaign. Then we had the performance and result at the Den on Tuesday evening, which not only saw […]

Written by Football NerdAugust 23, 2024

Orient Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Orient frustrated at The Valley again.

A slightly briefer round-up of all things Orient this week, as the missus and I have been in my “hometown” of Rotterdam this week. While unfortunately our schedule didn’t allow us to catch a Feyenoord match, it did provide an ideal tonic from the frustration at The Valley last Saturday. Thanks to another altered kick-off […]

Written by Football NerdAugust 16, 2024

Orient Nerd Weekly Ramblings- A frustrating opening result but plenty to build upon.

As I walked out of Brisbane Road on Saturday evening, the one word that kept echoing round my head was “naïve”. I wasn’t disappointed per se, but former O Victor Adeboyejo’s winner for Bolton with just quarter of an hour left to play felt like something of a sucker punch. Going into the match it […]

Written by Football NerdAugust 9, 2024

Orient Nerd Weekly Ramblings- All aboard! As the Orient Express gets ready to roll into 2024/25.

So here we go then, it’s time to strap ourselves in and get ready for Orient’s 2024/25 adventure. I think we can all agree that while we ran out of steam a little bit towards the end, thanks in no small part to the significant injuries that we picked up throughout the campaign, last season […]

Written by Football NerdAugust 5, 2024August 5, 2024

The Orient Nerds’ Summer Holiday Part 3: An Orient Weekend in Auld Reekie

Part 1 – Berlin – The Orient Nerds’ Summer Holiday Part 1: Ein Euro-Fußball-Abenteuer in Deutschland- Berlin Part 2- Munich – The Orient Nerds’ Summer Holiday Part 2: Ein Euro-Fußball-Abenteuer in Deutschland-München here we come! A mere couple of weeks after returning from Germany we were off on our travels again, this time up to the grand […]

Written by Football NerdAugust 2, 2024

The Orient Nerds’ Summer Holiday Part 2: Ein Euro-Fußball-Abenteuer in Deutschland-München here we come!

Carrying on from Berlin (The Orient Nerds’ Summer Holiday Part 1: Ein Euro-Fußball-Abenteuer in Deutschland- Berlin) Part 2 of our Euro 2024 adventure saw us head down south to the Bavarian City of Munich. Sunday morning and it was up and out early for us as we wanted to make sure we got to the station […]

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