Independent Leyton Orient Forum

19 October 1991

Orient 1-1 Bournemouth

Remember like it was yesterday my grandfather telling me that morning that he was taking me to the football. Stood on the terrace in the front of the east stand, in what is now the away end. Followed that up with a 2-0 defeat at home to stoke. Great memories!!

Used to go all the time, when it was the only decent pub in Leyton. It’s fallen well behind now in my view. Terrible beer selection compared to other options. The Star round the corner is a much better option.

Colin Simpson. Steve McCormick

Scott Barrett. Was absolutely brilliant in the playoff season. I’ll never forget the save from the free kick at the end of extra time at Rotherham in the semi final.

Matt lockwood. Would have been a premier league regular if not for the ruptured spleen at York.

Super super Carl super Carl Griffiths...

Castle and Vincelot.

Vincelot probably the best defensive midfielder I’ve seen at the club. And never gave less than 100% ever.

And yes. I was at the Maldon game but you’re missing my point. Maldon at least looked like they wanted to play football - we’ll leave their actual abilities aside. Scunthorpe were absolutely abysmal, yet we didn’t come close to troubling them all afternoon. Their keeper made one save from memory - a...

Everything about today was pedestrian. This club is coasting. Management, ownership and players. Total lack of desire and ambition all over the show.

I don’t see many good players. If, without costing you any money, contacts etc which ones would you keep my answer would be Marvin e. Happe, Angol, Wilkinson at a push. Perhaps Widdowson. Macanuff if he was fit. That’s it. How many is that, 5 out of 16 regulars. No wonder we are struggling. Agreed....

I’m sorry. Hate to disagree. But a massive clear out is what we need. Brill and Coulson are out of shape, which is just an epic lack of professionalism more than anything else. No excuse for that from anyone who is a supposedly pro athlete. Add to them, ling (who to be fair was half decent today, bu...

It was worse than last week as at least Maldon had some desire and energy. Scunthorpe were poo poo. Just not as poo poo as us.

One of the worst performances I’ve seen from an orient team in a long time. And I include the Bechetti era in that. Absolutely turgid stuff.

Club needs a total overhaul on the playing side from top to bottom. Players aren’t good enough. The culture is one of incessant mediocrity. Kent banging on about all this seven year plan nonsense does us no favours. We need someone in who is going to shake the whole thing up and quickly. Make no mis...

RedO wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 5:33 pm Until there is a viable replacement, Clay has to start.

Ling doesn’t.

I’m afraid not after today. Was an absolutely insipid showing and that’s being generous

Happe is carrying Coulson at the moment.

Brill, ling, clay, coulson, Gorman, JMD, alabi. None of them good enough. All need to be moved on soonest.

One of the worst central midfield displays I’ve seen from any player in an orient shirt today.

Straight down the tunnel. Not a word. Not a glance to the supporters. A truly atrocious display of football and management. This guy is worse than Davis. At least we looked like scoring under Davis. Under this loser we concede a sack load and don’t even look like scoring. Truly terrible. He should g...

Why do people insist on analysing his win percentage when he was at Macclesfield? The club was an absolute basket case. 27% or whatever it was absolutely miraculous.

I could not give a flying flamingo what spurs fans think. Why should we give a toss.

Macclesfield were 5 points adrift of safety when he took over and only survived with a week to go, hardly a stellar achievement. He won 8 matches of the 30 he has managed, a win ratio of 27% & some of you want him here? The self proclaimed 'one of the greatest minds in football' hasn't exactly ...

Got no idea what the problem is with Sol Campbell. The guy did a magnificent job at Macclesfield with less than nothing. I’d be very pleased with someone like him here.

I get that. But we were looking ok until clay was brought on for gorman. After that we totally gave up midfield. A totally unnecessary change which more than contributed to our downfall.

I don’t really care who admits it. As long as someone does. It won’t get any better until we do.

Embleton is out of his depth. Sooner he admits this the better.