In my last blog post before the Christmas break, looking ahead to the five league matches in three weeks that were facing us, I rather tentatively suggested that: “making predictions is always a dangerous practice but if we can say win at least two and draw one, possibly two, of those matches then it is […]
Coming on the back of four consecutive wins in different competitions, being held to a goalless draw at home to struggling Burton Albion felt a bit frustrating. However with the games coming thick and fast over the festive period and a congested middle of the league table there are still grounds for optimism going forward. […]
Often in football when a team is mired in a bit of a slump something unexpected can act as a catalyst and spark it back into form. While I don’t think Orient’s recent upturn in fortunes can be put solely down to Josh Keeley’s extraordinary equalizer and Dan Agyei’s late winner against Oldham in the […]
What a difference a week makes! After reflecting in last week’s post on a frustrating week for O’s fans (Orient Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Orient are stuck in a rut and can’t seem to get out.), this week after a dramatic (and lucky!) win against Oldham in the FA Cup and a much better team performance and […]
Two weeks ago on the back of a comprehensive victory over Blackpool and having progressed in whatever the EFL Trophy is called this week, I (naively perhaps?) suggested that there were some grounds for optimism amongst Orient fans. Sitting here writing this in the aftermath of another home defeat, this time to an ordinary-looking Huddersfield […]
A Different Matchday Experience Another week and another Orient home fixture postponed due to international call-ups. This time the better half and I decided that we would follow the lead of one of our closest Orient-following friends, Chris, and head off to watch Clapton CFC. For those of you not familiar with the history of […]
Strange things were afoot in E10 last weekend: not only did Orient play a home match on a Saturday with a 3pm kick-off, but they actually ran out comfortable 3-0 winners over Blackpool and looked a much better side than we had for a number of weeks. Joking aside though, wasn’t that the tonic that […]
When I signed off last week’s blog post (Orient Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Orient are well and truly in the doldrums but how do we snap out of it?), I was genuinely hopeful that an FA Cup tie against opponents from the National League South would provide a good opportunity for Orient to get themselves out of […]
Well that was all very frustrating wasn’t it? Taking nothing away from Wycombe who were more than deserved winners and looked very much as if they had another gear or two to move up into if they needed, the fact that they didn’t really have to tells you everything you need to know about Orient’s […]
As Dulcet Dave Victor put it when interviewing Richie Wellens immediately after the 1-0 victory over Rotherham United on Tuesday night: “The response you wanted, and the result you needed.” In fairness I think it was a result that every single member of the Orient fanbase wanted and needed. It wasn’t pretty (is it ever […]
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