Independent Leyton Orient Forum

Is it really a strong squad? Widdowson,just doesn’t know what to do with the ball when he receives it and is not strong in the tackle (a weak left back) Orient have no out and out right back.Happe although young lacks pace. Wilkinson lacks pace and can be lazy. Angol and Turley are injury prone. Joh...

Embleton left Orient some years ago to join Tottenham as a youth coach. He was later moved sideways and ended up at spurs satellite schools. He later rejoined Orient. I expect he will take up a position similar at another club. In football it’s not what you know it’s who you know.

The Grimsby manager is still unsure of his team.He tends to play 451 at home and 532 away which to me suggests he thinks his team strengths are in the Centre. Therefore 442 would be ok as long as we use the width and play Brophy ,Kemp/Freeman wide.Hope I’m right.

442 Vigouroux Turley/Akinola Thompson Happe Widdowson/Brophy Kemp Freeman Cisse Brophy/Dennis Johnson Wilkinson 532 Vigouroux Kemp/Turley Akinola Thompson Happe Widdowson/Brophy Freeman Cisse Hector/Clay Johnson Wilkinson However you have to watch it live to compile a proper report as TV Camera’s fo...

Formation: 442 they will get at least a point.

Slade got lucky for one season. He had no plan B. He often when loosing bought on a player in the last 20 minutes to turn a game round. You only had to look at the play off final.The next season he was given money by that Italian idiot and spent it unwisely. What the club should be looking for is a ...

It will all depend on the scouting reports he receives but he won’t have much time to work on that.

Sorry don’t mean to offend but I think most players would look garbage if played out of position/formation and coached by a boy who couldn’t run a fruit stall let alone a football club.I know Ross was a nice fellow as a person but it was a position just to far. Think it will be 442 or 532 tomorrow i...

Yes you are correct in mostly what your saying however as I stated before in a previous post Ling is the problem unfortunately.

Don’t think Maguire-Drew will be recalled shame as he is the best crosser of a ball the club has if played out wide. I would like to see Louis Dennis played out wide left so he could cut in.He seems to be the forgotten man at the club.

My guess he won’t be playing on Tuesday night.

I may be wrong but I have a feeling McAnuff may turn out to be ok. As for experience I think he’s got more than Embleton had,although not as many coaching badges. Think the first thing you will see is a change of formation,the team is crying out for 442 or something similar,yes I know it may be old ...

Are we missing the point? Ling has already negotiated with players and has drawn up a list a list for next season. Would you as a new manager be happy about that? Wouldn’t you want to bring in your own players. His successful transfer rate must be 50% at best. Simply not good enough for a club this ...

Ling is in charge end of. Until he goes the Orient will always be the same. The club missed the chance when they failed to get Derek Adams.