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Can't really compete when a League 1 side comes knocking
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I’ve not seen many players in L2 who can beat a player and run with the ball for fun like Brophy.RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:10 pmI agree Max but it’s getting them to sign for us , that’s the problem. Good players will always be in demand by everybodyMax B Gold wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:45 pmDisagree. A very limited player. There's better out there.
Admittedly his end product was missing sometimes, but I always enjoyed watching him play and Cambridge obviously rate him.
Yes Max there is better out there, but will they come to Orient ??
Hopefully we will forget about those leaving soon as we get some better players in.
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I agree, but pre-season is just three weeks away and it would be nice to resign a few of the out-of-contract players. Lets hope we can keep Happe and Vig.Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:15 pm Can't really compete when a League 1 side comes knocking
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Id rather keep Vig , I just don't rate Happe ☹Bergen wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:24 pmI agree, but pre-season is just three weeks away and it would be nice to resign a few of the out-of-contract players. Lets hope we can keep Happe and Vig.Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:15 pm Can't really compete when a League 1 side comes knocking
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Again no real surprise, his dad's comments on FB said he was going without ever stating it directly. The point about finding a manager he can trust speaks volumes too.
There were two key factors - I wanted to come back into League One and I wanted to find a place and a gaffer that I can relate to and that I felt he had trust me in and I had trust in him.
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Rather disappointing imho. A very good and versatile player who I think would have continued to be an asset for us. Looks like KJ is going to have a bit more work than expected this close season in filling the gaps - especially down the left hand side of the team.
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Thats a tad unfair Monkey boy. Negotiations with these payers started at the turn of the year, way before KJ came to the club.
I think they had made their minds up they were going a while ago, and waited for their agents to get the best deal.
Playing under Ross and then Jobi ( or was it Ling) must have been frustration for any forward player, as they played such a cautious negative way.
Im a bit upset with Brophs and DJ, but i didnt like Wilko. he has an attitude problem IMO
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Very good player who was failed by
Leyton Orient probably the best
left winger the club has had since Alan
Comfort..
And Frank Clark certainly wouldn’t
have wasted Comfort’s ability and
development to ask him to play left
back ..
Good luck to Brophy as he’s only wasted
the past 3 years in E10..
Leyton Orient probably the best
left winger the club has had since Alan
Comfort..
And Frank Clark certainly wouldn’t
have wasted Comfort’s ability and
development to ask him to play left
back ..
Good luck to Brophy as he’s only wasted
the past 3 years in E10..
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Whatever the merits of James Brophy and wherever he played he gave us Four years decent service, won a promotion and ended up getting a three year deal on League One wages, good luck to him.
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Will remember Brophy scoring at Northampton in front of us to give us the win a couple of years ago, the only time I was sure he was going to finish it. Not enough end product and frustrating as he is nearly a very good player but nowhere near the same class as Comfort or Otto. More Greg Berry!
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What I was getting at is,you would have thought working with KJ might have persuaded them a little more.but this seems to have had the reverse affect? Perhaps some of them have been coasting over the last season or two and now they might actually have to work for there place?Jack wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:48 pmThats a tad unfair Monkey boy. Negotiations with these payers started at the turn of the year, way before KJ came to the club.
I think they had made their minds up they were going a while ago, and waited for their agents to get the best deal.
Playing under Ross and then Jobi ( or was it Ling) must have been frustration for any forward player, as they played such a cautious negative way.
Im a bit upset with Brophs and DJ, but i didnt like Wilko. he has an attitude problem IMO
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What about Dean Cox?Hedmans Header wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:54 pm Very good player who was failed by
Leyton Orient probably the best
left winger the club has had since Alan
Comfort
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He’s nowhere near the player Coxy was, just for starters.Hedmans Header wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:54 pm Very good player who was failed by
Leyton Orient probably the best
left winger the club has had since Alan
Comfort..
And Frank Clark certainly wouldn’t
have wasted Comfort’s ability and
development to ask him to play left
back ..
Good luck to Brophy as he’s only wasted
the past 3 years in E10..
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Dean Cox did nothing of note at Orient. Yeah he scored some nice goals and had a lovely song but Brophy delivered success
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Cox lead Orient to a higher finish in every single season he was here.BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:55 am Dean Cox did nothing of note at Orient. Yeah he scored some nice goals and had a lovely song but Brophy delivered success
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No, we were relegated.
Still finished in a higher position in the league, though.
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You must be joking mate . Brophy couldn’t even tie Coxy’s boot laces. IMO ,Coxy was one of the best players Orient have ever had in it’s history. A real terrific little player who always wore his heart on his sleeve. I think Brighton made a big mistake letting him go when they did .BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:55 am Dean Cox did nothing of note at Orient. Yeah he scored some nice goals and had a lovely song but Brophy delivered success
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Brophy made history at Orient. Cox played well.RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:25 amYou must be joking mate . Brophy couldn’t even tie Coxy’s boot laces. IMO ,Coxy was one of the best players Orient have ever had in it’s history. A real terrific little player who always wore his heart on his sleeve. I think Brighton made a big mistake letting him go when they did .BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:55 am Dean Cox did nothing of note at Orient. Yeah he scored some nice goals and had a lovely song but Brophy delivered success
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Sad how Dean's career has nosedived after leaving the club.
Couple of seasons in League 2 then non league in the Isthmian and Conference South
Couple of seasons in League 2 then non league in the Isthmian and Conference South
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Successful dribbles (League One: 2021/22)
164 - Oladapo Afolayan
135 - Chiedozie Ogbene
126 - James Brophy
92 - Barry Bannan
92 - Teddy Bishop
90 - Theodor Corbeanu
87 - Jay Matete
87 - Wes Burns
86 - Ethan Hamilton
86 - Panutche Camara
The boy has done well.
164 - Oladapo Afolayan
135 - Chiedozie Ogbene
126 - James Brophy
92 - Barry Bannan
92 - Teddy Bishop
90 - Theodor Corbeanu
87 - Jay Matete
87 - Wes Burns
86 - Ethan Hamilton
86 - Panutche Camara
The boy has done well.
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Interesting.
Can you run the numbers for the same players but this time for "assists". Cheers.