It’s been a week of contrasting cup fortunes for the O’s: first up we secured passage to the second round of the FA Cup for only the second time in the last eight years with a 3-1 win over Carlisle United. Then we “sadly” exited the Pizza Cup Bristol Street Motors Trophy (catchy eh?), with […]
Having pondered Orient fans’ slight frustration at two draws in succession last week (Orient Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Is our slight frustration a sign of how far the O’s have come in such a short space of time?), I guess I should probably blame myself for the goalless draw that played out at the Pirelli Stadium last […]
Two draws in four days on the one hand represents a further step towards consolidating our position in League One; but on the other it feels, the result at Northampton in particular, like an opportunity to push further up the table squandered. Being totally honest, I went into the Barnsley game with a slight nagging […]
There seemed to be something a little bit different about the O’s performance up at Carlisle last Saturday. Maybe I am reading too much into it, but it looked from our vantage point that, perhaps mindful of the way that Carlisle had had such success with a counter-attacking approach in their previous league match at […]
After a very emotional week for the Orient family, I do think the club did all that they could to commemorate the life of Derek Reynolds: the lifelong O’s supporter who so tragically passed away at the previous home game just four days before. I am sure I wasn’t alone in having a lump in […]
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 […]
After a picking up four points from two tough away games at Exeter and Peterborough, a hard-fought 1-0 win over a resolute Shrewsbury side ensured that the O’s continue to build on the momentum generated over the last few weeks. It was far from being a scintillating performance, but as is often said: toughing out […]
Four points from two tough away fixtures in successive weeks, is not just probably more than most of us expected, but it also perhaps suggests that the revamped Orient squad is beginning to settle and get to grips with life in the third tier. Probably the most impressive aspect of these two results is the […]
After the previous week’s defeat at the hands of an old foe in the form of Stevenage, and to a lesser extent the shambolic loss to Gillingham in the Pizza Cup (EFL Trophy), it is probably fair to say that you would have been hard pushed to find an O’s fan going into the away […]
Well that felt like a bit of a kick in the teeth didn’t it? After such a highly convincing performance and result against Cambridge just seven days previously, falling to defeat against a Stevenage side from whom we should have known exactly what to expect, was beyond frustrating. We started the game positively enough and […]
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