An early and quick post this week, as the missus and I are away to celebrate her birthday for the next few days. Rest assured though, we will be wending our way to Wigan on Saturday morning! I am not 100% sure why but despite Orient showing some encouraging signs, especially in the first half, […]
It all felt a bit surreal on Saturday afternoon, with our first competitive match of the 2026/27 season being an EFL Trophy tie against an Oxford United side who were relegated from the Championship at the end of the last season. The decision to move the first round of the League Cup to the weekend […]
It’s that time already! Is it me or does the gap between the end of the previous season and the start of the new campaign seem to feel shorter each year? It really doesn’t feel that long ago since we were trooping out of Brisbane Road, underwhelmed at how our beloved O’s had only just […]
Part 1- The Football Nerds’ World Cup Adventures in the USA and Mexico- Part 1 It was a very early start for us on Sunday morning as we found ourselves waiting outside the hotel at the airport for the 6am shuttle bus to the terminals. With nothing very much open at that time, and with us frustratingly […]
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