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Utterly dreadful

SATURDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 1919 PORT VALE v CLAPTON ORIENT : MATCH POSTPONED Today’s match at Port Vale is off and has been rearranged for Monday 24th November. Port Vale took over the fixture list prepared for Leeds City when they took over Leeds’ place in the league in October, but as a result number o...

3rd NOVEMBER 1919 The results of Saturday’s voting in the elections for London’s Municipal Boroughs are in. Progress for Labour was anticipated following a good showing in the London County Council poll in April. In the event, Labour did even better as they won more votes than any other party, finis...

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1st 1919 LEAGUE DIVISION TWO CLAPTON ORIENT 1 LINCOLN CITY 0 On the way to the match don’t forget to pop into the polling station and vote in the municipal elections- the first elections to the London Boroughs since 1912. Labour is expected to make gains but it’s unlikely you will ...

It was a diabolical piece of business. He would go for a fee in the millions now not the pittance we got. Worse still we do not learn from these mistakes and no doubt will continue to let our most promising youngsters leave at bargain prices. This is an old orient issue as well, always selling our ...

SATURDAY OCTOBER 25th 1919 LEAGUE DIVISION TWO LINCOLN CITY 2 CLAPTON ORIENT 1 Coming off of four straight defeats, the last one a 0-4 home reverse against Tottenham, Orient have the opportunity to end the run away to Lincoln City, two points behind them and without a win in Division 2. Goalkeeper; ...

No way Fletcher is responsible for that. A wake up call. Heads weren't right perhaps. This season two games in a week has been a problem. I wonder if they're fit enough? This is the same set of players in the same formation that have just started to get things together, 10 points from 12 isn’t it? ...

Combination of both, plus the formation change and Dennis giving them something to think about when he came on Not sure why he didn’t start last Saturday either, Yep he was head and shoulders our best player when he came on, think he's better out wide right but he asked a few questions of Plymouth ...

No way Fletcher is responsible for that. A wake up call. Heads weren't right perhaps. This season two games in a week has been a problem. I wonder if they're fit enough?

Chichester bye. (Bye bye Bury)

Following the liquidation of the Leeds City club last week, things are moving fast. The League met with the club's twenty-five professional players last week to organise transfers to new clubs. The players themselves will be able to choose where they go. The League is paying players wages and transf...

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:43 pm Blimey , James Alabi scores . Well he couldn't have timed it better with Carl Fletcher sitting in the stands . Well done James .

"Well if that's what he can do, I'm offering him a new four year contract"

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18th 1919 LEAGUE DIVISION TWO CLAPTON ORIENT 0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4 Maybe the runaway leaders were below par last week, but no mistakes in the return leg as Spurs take a 2-0 lead in 10 minutes and never look back. There is a huge crowd at Homerton, quite possibly breaking all gate re...

Does the Grimsby match count against Ross's stats or Fletcher's?

I have taken my full 43 years experience of shouting at footballers to this problem and weighed all the issues. I have never heard of this guy and he's never won anything as a manager. He must be cr*p.

Did a bit of Googling on the role of loan manager. Crucial role in transitioning players from the U21s/23s to the first team. Helping players who are promising but not quite good enough for the Premier league to find playing experience and nurturing them through that process. Sounds to me like relev...

Bergen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:02 am Fletcher is not YT manager, he is their LOAN PLAYER MANAGER.

https://www.afcb.co.uk/teams/staff-prof ... l-fletcher

I read this that he manages the u23's and the loan players - most of whom will be loans out from the u23s, so it makes sense.

MONDAY OCTOBER 13th 1919 LEAGUE DIVISION TWO HULL CITY 3 CLAPTON ORIENT 1 There are two Division Two matches today, but the big football news concerns the suspension of Leeds City Football Club and its expulsion from the League. The club is suspended from all football until the books and papers rela...

Association with the Bournemouth set up is a good sign. Bound to have learned from Eddie Howe. My worry would be how well does he know the level?

HenleyO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:17 pm From what Kent Teague said on Orient Tv at half time sounds like we want someone who is in a job already which will probably mean Calderwood!

Darren Currie

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11th 1919 LEAGUE DIVISION TWO TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 CLAPTON ORIENT 1 In contrast to last week’s difficult strike-bound journey to South Shields, this week’s travel arrangements are a whole lot easier, with a short step across North London to White Hart Lane. An immense crowd is in att...

After a meeting of two and a half hours in Sheffield, the Special Commission of Inquiry into the wartime activities of Leeds City football club adjourned until next Monday. In the meantime Saturday's scheduled fixture between Leeds and South Shields will not be played. The board of directors of Leed...

Maybe with a new manager coming in the second string players didn't feel the need to impress RE. Hope for their sakes the new man wasn't in the crowd.

Knows how to win at this level.

Seeing the red rebels I wanted to see if I could start an Orient chant.