177 days! That is how long it has been since we last heard “Rockin’ All Over the World” over the Tannoy at Brisbane Road after a league game. Since that 2-0 victory, ironically over Saturday’s opposition Wycombe Wanderers on the 21st of March, we have lost to Huddersfield, Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and now Wycombe, and […]
It has been another week of mixed results for Orient: a hard-fought point away at Luton followed by a capitulation in the League Cup at home to Bradford. If I am completely honest, I wasn’t expecting too much from the trip to Kenilworth Road last Saturday. However, credit where it is due, the O’s gritted […]
It is really difficult to know what to make of Orient so far this season. A disappointing defeat is followed by an encouraging performance, only for us to then lose again and then bounce back with a resounding victory. At times the squad looks like it is building its understanding, at others it almost seems […]
After the frustration of the opening match of the league season at home to Sheffield Wednesday, it was vital that the players showed a response. They certainly did that in the trip to Wigan last Saturday with another encouraging performance, this time with the positive result that our efforts merited. Scoring first, and early, felt […]
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 – Orient Nerd Season Review 2025/26 – Part 1: July to October 2025 Part 2 – Orient Nerd Season Review 2025/26 – Part 2: November 2025 to January 2026 We ended Part 2 of this season review with Orient desperately struggling for consistency. Their poor form having seen them drop to 18th place in the […]
Part 1 – Orient Nerd Season Review 2025/26 – Part 1: July to October 2025 In a similar vein to the previous season, it is fair to say that Orient’s 2025/26 had gotten off to something of a mixed start. We had won 5, drawn 2 and lost 7 of our opening 14 league fixtures and been […]
After our late surge to the play-offs, knocking out Stockport, and then being cruelly denied at Wembley (again!), it is probably fair to say that the majority of the Orient fanbase went into 2025/ 26 with a degree of optimism despite the significant number of first team departures over the summer and the need to […]
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