After two and a half seasons (for that is how us hopeless football obsessives measure time!) of dedicated work, I am very pleased to announce that my book detailing my decision to put my ludicrously over-priced Arsenal season ticket on hold and to follow Leyton Orient all over the country, has now finally been published. […]
First and foremost I am sure that all of the Orient Family’s thoughts, prayers and heartfelt condolences are with the family and friends of Derek Reynolds, the lifelong Orient supporter who sadly went to Tuesday evening’s match against Lincoln City never to return home. None of us who were there will ever forget the incredibly […]
The final whistle at Valley Parade on Monday brought to an end the 2022/23 season, a campaign that will live long in the memories of the Orient faithful. Before we get into reminiscing about the season we have just had, I have to say that I am a huge fan of Valley Parade and Bradford […]
In the end the O’s couldn’t quite raise their game enough against a decent Stockport side who remain very much in the hunt to join us in League One next year last Saturday; but being brutally honest, I am struggling to be even slightly down about it. Seeing the O’s lift the trophy as champions […]
Why were we even worried that after securing promotion at Gillingham last Tuesday the O’s wouldn’t go on and win the league title to cap off what has been a truly remarkable season? The fact that we did so in the very next game, and thanks to Stevenage losing once again (hooray hooray!), merely added […]
Well, that was a very fun four days wasn’t it? Have we all recovered yet? Are we all ready to carry on the party at Brisbane Road tomorrow? Normally during these weekly posts, I try to analyse and understand how the O’s have been performing and to look forward to and preview upcoming matches, however […]
Going into the Easter weekend and the usual schedule of two matches in quick succession, there can’t have been too many Orient fans that wouldn’t have accepted 4 points out of 6 as being a decent return. However, the fact that we followed up the fairly comprehensive win over Salford City at their place by […]
Despite the fact that we had to rely on a very late and fortunate own goal and a crucial and even later defensive intervention from Omar Beckles, Saturday’s win over Carlisle United felt like a massive step forward for the O’s in our quest to reach the promised land of League 1. The fact that […]
Another Saturday and another two points dropped, as Orient once again failed to capitalise on a winning position. It put me in mind of that old joke about why we shouldn’t trust the squad to walk anyone’s dog as they simply cannot hold onto a lead! Once again Stevenage and Carlisle conspired to lose their […]
Probably for one of the only times this season, it is fair to say that Orient were poor against a struggling Colchester United last Saturday. To make matters worse, just when we thought we had somehow done about enough to scrape a victory, we then managed to throw it away by conceding two goals in […]
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