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 […]
Well that was all a bit disappointing wasn’t it? After the relative high of the unexpected win at Millwall in the League Cup, Orient fans were brought crashing down to earth by a stagnant performance and 3-0 capitulation at lowly Shrewsbury Town. It is now the O’s that sit bottom of the table, the only […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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