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 […]

I guess last Saturday’s draw against Burton in our final match of the season was a performance and result that was entirely in keeping with the story of Orient’s 2025/26. If we were expecting a statement win to give us some crumbs of encouragement that better fortunes might lie ahead in 2026/27, it was underwhelming […]

A relatively short blog this week as quite frankly I am sick of writing the same thing over and over again each and every week through this season. Equally, the time for in-depth analysis has long gone, the situation is completely clearcut: if Orient beat Burton Albion tomorrow afternoon they guarantee their League 1 survival. […]

I really don’t know what to say anymore. Just when they needed to show some fight and determination to pull themselves away from the threat of relegation, once again Orient were found wanting. This time somehow managing to lose 2-0 at home to already-relegated Rotherham. In a disappointing season of underwhelming performances, this was perhaps […]

Perhaps the key learning point for O’s fans this week is that if we are going to survive in League 1, we are going to do so in something of a long and drawn-out manner. While on the face of it losing a close-fought encounter to the already promoted and very likely league title winners, […]

Surely I should have learnt this season’s key lesson by now. As soon as you think Orient have turned a corner by stringing a run of positive performances and results together, there is another disappointment lurking around the corner to take the wind out of our sails yet again. Going into the match at Wigan […]

It may not have been especially exciting, nor anywhere near a brilliant performance, but Orient just about did what they needed to do last Saturday by avoiding defeat at Exeter City. The goalless draw kept us in 17th place in the League 1 table, 6 points away from the dreaded dropzone, whilst an added time […]

Orient’s victory over Wycombe Wanderers at Brisbane Road last Saturday made it four wins on the spin which have lifted us up to 17th place in the table, 6 points clear of the dreaded dropzone. While we are not safe just yet, it is nice to be able to breathe a bit easier. As those […]

A bit of a shorter (and earlier) post this week, as I am off on my annual football travels with my Dad and Our Kid this weekend. This year we are off to Marseille to watch the mighty L’OM.  Watch this space in the coming weeks for a full write-up of our adventures in the […]

Following on from the somewhat mysterious departure of club captain Omar Beckles, then the unexpected sacking of first team coach Alan McCormack, the news broke on Friday evening that Director of Football Martin Ling was leaving his role with the club. The fact that all three departures came very much out of the blue, has […]