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Yep. The 'core' support of 10k or so need to be bunched together, otherwise it'll feel very flat. But compared to our last play off final, I have had way more interest in coming from O's curious friends. I think we can take a very decent number and convert a few more to becoming fully fledged fans.

But it never used to be an issue. Why has it crept in? If Beckles gave away a penalty and then another one next game I would suspect he would be told to stop it. Maybe we should agree to disagree. This stuff has happened as long as I've watched football, I think a combination of improved coverage, ...

Cch would use reaching the pearly gates as an opportunity to complain about Wellens touchline behaviour. Pathologically grumpy.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-moxon-escapes-deserved-red-in-nasty-stockport-incident-v-leyton-orient/ Balances out the offside goal from the first leg. Less egregious as a mistake but a more consequential one. If Beckles had the penalty given against him, then most of Stockport's corn...

He was very magnimonious in the sky post match interview. They were definitely the better side over two legs and will naturally be gutted not to have capitalised on it.

Stop it. I can't bring myself to believe quite yet. But do feel that destiny has our back a little more than last time.

A gutteral yes yes yes, then inexplicably whipped my top off. Apologies for any mental image this creates.

Stockport absolutely were the better team over two legs. We got away with a lot of dicey moments tonight. But doesn't matter a jot.

Whatever happens at Wembley, what a season. And what a manager Wellens has been for us. I was thinking earlier that I didn't expect something to come close to that night at Gillingham for a long while. And he's done it again.

F*cking love this club.

For the first 70 minutes, I think we played it brilliantly. But since their equaliser, we've been bossed and if I'm being honest, Stockport deserve it over two legs.

Jeremy Bentham wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 8:21 pm Played well first 10, now stopped playing.

Stockport are obviously a good side. We weren't going to dominate the whole 90 minutes.

Moxton could have been off there. That's a proper horrible challenge.

Currie and Brown back is huge, assuming they are fit. Should be a different game to Saturday.

Bonkers that people on here thought we were above signing him based on his performances as a green youth team product 3 seasons ago.

Galbraith has more influence on the game from right back. James wasn't on for long but you saw how much less fluid we were bringing the ball out with him there. But if no Brown, then I guess Galbraith will have to move into midfield, Pratley has looked spent even when fit towards end of season and B...

Just had a game changing thought on my morning run. Ageyi was basically marked out of the game on Saturday whilst their right winger ran riot. He’s played there before, so I’d be tempted to start Ageyi on the left. If he gets the ball a few times in the opening 5-10 mins and causes problems it will...

Wellens reaction to this going against us would be apoplectic. Can completely understand why Challinor was so hacked off, even if the decision wasn't inexplicable in that you can see why they missed Beckles's touch.

The Beckles grapple on their forward felt more of a pen to me - as HV said, the forward pushes down on Reg and so should have been a foul, but it's a 50/50. I can see how the Kelman first goal was given, even if it's an awful decision. Wasn't massively clear in real time whether Beckles touched it o...

Brown is such an underrated part of our team. Not outstanding at anything but is generally reliable on the ball, can do the ugly stuff well and works incredibly hard. Need him back for Wednesday, as good as Galbraith is in the middle, we saw the limitations of James playing the right back role in te...

He was thinking we just won our last two games, one against the 5th placed team, by playing this system, and that Currie wasn't fully fit.

The surprise and disappointment today was Abdulai. Clearly has talent but his decision making looks abysmal and he was the weakest link by far.

A good - and fair - result today. We benefitted from the dodgy offside goal but equally were denied a clear penalty on Kelman so evens out. Stockport absolutely dominated for large periods of that game. They were well on top until the first Orient goal where they (understandably) lost their heads u...

Stockport look a better side in all honesty, but ONeil and Currie changed things for us. No idea why they took their foot off the gas, could have killed the tie.

People make out like identifying non league players who are good enough to make the step up is a simple case of hauling our scouts to Braintree. If it was that easy, everyone at our level would be doing it. You get the other complaint which is that we should be finding more gems from discarded prem ...

We finished 12 places ahead of Peterborough this season. Obviously our recruitment isn't that bad.