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 […]
Aren’t international breaks boring? In my days of being a Premier League season ticket holder I used to find them highly annoying, but at least there was some scant consolation that you knew well in advance that they were coming. In League One it is even worse with the majority of matches being called off […]
In many ways Orient’s performance up at Lincoln last Saturday pretty much encapsulated our start to the season in ninety minutes. Once again we dominated the opening period, didn’t really threaten Lincoln’s goal other than an effort from distance by Tom James that hit the crossbar, conceded two sloppy goals and found ourselves desperately chasing […]
Last week we talked about Orient having turned a corner after a difficult start and how it felt like we were starting to get our season up and running (Orient Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Orient get their season up and running.). A week and two matches later and that momentum seems to have dissipated after two disappointing […]
Building on the win at Reading a couple of weeks back, this last week has been another positive one for Orient with an away win at previously undefeated Stockport, followed by a creditable draw at home to perennially favoured for promotion Peterborough. Going into the match last Saturday at Stockport, I was hopeful of us […]
We ended last week’s blog (Orient Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Might a settled starting eleven be the key to Orient getting on track in the season?) with the hope that the additional time on the training ground as a result of the Peterborough game being postponed might help Orient to get back on track and get their […]
How annoyingly frustrating are international breaks? Especially this one that comes just as the season is getting underway to accommodate the Nations League – a “competition” that most football fans don’t really understand, and even fewer see the point of! Perhaps the only good thing is that the enforced break from league action will have […]
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