So, dare we possibly believe that as of tomorrow we might actually get to see our beloved O’s in league action for the first time in 5 very long weeks? If you are anything like me, you will have checked the relevant websites and social media feeds countless times in the last few days, each […]
After the positive draw against league leaders Forest Green, I can’t have been alone amongst the Orient faithful in hoping that our trip to Stevenage offered an ideal opportunity to get our first win on the board since the victory at Bristol Rovers more than a month ago. However, the fact that we didn’t win, […]
After a positive and encouraging start to the season which saw KJ’s newly assembled squad pick up 15 points out of a possible 24, losing just once at home to surprise package Harrogate Town, the good ship Orient seems to have happened upon some choppier waters in recent weeks. The goalless draw at home to […]
Well that was a kick in the teeth wasn’t it? There is no disgrace in being beaten by a team who are only a point behind you in the league and who are likely to be in the promotion mix come the end of the season, but to come back from being an early goal […]
Hands up, who thought we would go to Southend, win comfortably and potentially relegate the Shrimpers to the National League last Saturday? Anyone who thought so was in good company as it looked for all the world as if the Orient players felt the same. Southend were very much in the last chance saloon going […]
Well what a nice and quiet news week it’s been in world football then! Thankfully last night’s Orient game provided not only a welcome distraction from the whole European Super League power and money grab by the Dirty Half-dozen, but also a timely reminder of what real football looks like. The result may not have […]
“I’ve got a group of players that are underperforming and underachieving so I have to look at ways to turn that around.” That was the way that Orient’s interim manager Jobi McAnuff chose to sum up his thoughts speaking after the 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe last Saturday, the second in a mere matter of days against […]
In last week’s post I suggested ahead of the visit of Tranmere Rovers that if Ross didn’t try something new to spark the team and squad back into life, then he was running the real risk of not being able to withstand the loudening calls for his head if it all went wrong (Orient Nerd […]
Well hasn’t it been a thoroughly humbling if not completely depressing return to action for the O’s? I had literally just finished gathering my thoughts for my latest contribution to the Orientear and (spoiler alert coming ahead of Saturday’s publication!) wondering whether with eighteen games still to play, including an intense run of nine games […]
Once again after a run of positive results, in this case three wins in a row without conceding a goal, when Orient looked to take the next step by beating an opponent who were higher than us in the table, we couldn’t reach the level expected. In a very frustrating way it reminded me of […]
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