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Leyton Orient (the decline of)
- Thread starter edna krabappel
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What goes around eh...
m20gull
Well-known member
I wonder whether in a professional sport we need to recognise that history has no monetary value and admit that all clubs are temporary vessels. Orient are hardly the first club to hit the buffers since our troubles. I feel for the fans and trust they will do all that they can, with support from other fans just like we did.
Raleigh Chopper
New member
Do you think there is any chance that when Orient fought tooth and nail to share The London Stadium, even prepared to go to court over it, it was only because they wanted to flog Brisbane Road, but they did not get what they wanted, so they are running it into the ground anyway.
Lots of clubs in the recent past have been threatened but have paid up in time, lets hope this is the case with Orient, if they don't then they obviously don't care and Orient will be gone, Shame, because I have so much time for the small London and Manchester clubs, yes, even Millwall.
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
And Orient for A fiver.
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Thier name is PRICELESS. Third Lanark.Queen of the South.Sheffield Wednesday,Gainsborough Trinity,Preston North End,and the list goes on.
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Good shout.
wigman
Well-known member
100% spot on with the McGleish quote.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Get John Sitton back as manager
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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bit harsh, i recall he threw millions at the club, bought the ground off them to weigh off loans and leased back for free. his ownership of the ground is probably protecting them from the current club owner stripping and selling up.
Trouble with the Italians (in particular, and relevant here) is they seem to use a club as a monumental vanity project. Leeds, QPR and now Orient. In two of three cases, quivering todgewombles who make Trump look statesmanlike and lacking in vindictiveness. Ironically, in my game, Italians have a reputation for fabricating data, nepotism and hubris. Fancy that.
Can't say I have massive fondness for Orient. But its probably down to my loathing of Hearne, who looks like Farage after a visit to Trumps dentist, all gleaming smiles, deep pile seat and deep seat piles, and an eye on the main chance, rather than any dislike of the loyal support on my part. Mostly pipesuckers, with whom I'd happily share a pint. Mind you, I'd be a bit more sympathetic if the O's rank and file had opposed the concrete bejazzling of Brisbane Road (the blocks of flats on each corner) and not sat back and enjoyed the 'good times' under the auspices of that charlatan, Bazza.
They will be all right in the end but, like it has been for us, the end could be 20 years down the line . . .
I think he's agreeing with you. But I read it the other way, first read. Email/internet - no nuance possible unless you add emoticons!
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Bottom of the entire Football League now too, and seven points adrift of safety with eight matches to play. Relegation is a matter of when, not if.
Must be even worse sat there looking at West Ham's shiny new bargain stadium just up the road.
Must be even worse sat there looking at West Ham's shiny new bargain stadium just up the road.
Well that's a matter of opinion. A build cost of £187.50 a seat might seem like a bargain to you, but not everyone has that kind of money.
BensGrandad
New member
I wonder if Barry Hearn or son will step back in to take over and clear their debts. The problem is the probability of relegation. They need to bring in MA or is he still at Sligo to try to stay up or a similar battler.
I hated Orient back in the days when we played them regularly and lost something like 9 games on the bounce and of course Dean Smith, yet i looked forward to this fixture. Time has moved on and so have we and i'm generally sad to see there demise. There was a time when they brought something like 1500- 2000 fans to the Goldstone which was excellent for a small club. Puts clubs like Reading support to shame.
We played them once at Brisbane Road and myself and a few mates went in the home end. We had that rubbish soldier player playing for us up top and we actually won 2-1 - Amazing.
Celebrated both goals and the locals and stewards were a credit to their club. Never got chucked out but had good banter. Great day that.
I would hate to see them go under, probably any club for that matter really.
We played them once at Brisbane Road and myself and a few mates went in the home end. We had that rubbish soldier player playing for us up top and we actually won 2-1 - Amazing.
Celebrated both goals and the locals and stewards were a credit to their club. Never got chucked out but had good banter. Great day that.
I would hate to see them go under, probably any club for that matter really.
The National League is not the graveyard that it used to be. Nearly every club is full-time apart from the smaller ones like Braintree, Maidstone and North Ferriby. A lot of matches are televised on BT Sport so I expect Orient to be on the box quite a lot as they're a big name. There's also some fairly local derbies like Dagenham, Woking, Braintree and Bromley.
Sincere best wishes to Leyton Orient and all their fans. They'll be back in the league very soon I hope.
Sincere best wishes to Leyton Orient and all their fans. They'll be back in the league very soon I hope.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Prime opportunity passed up to refer to him as "the Kuwaiti fridge magnate" there Edna.
Disappointing.