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Re: Play Offs

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Bandy Legs wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 6:55 am Win our game in hand on wrexham & beat them away we'd only be 5 points behind them.
Still not sure if Wycombe losing Bloomfield will mean they fade away. Wrexham are crap away from home
Huddersfield are strange. Dropped points for fun then 16 unbeaten & lose today.

A big if but are automatics totally out of the question should we keep winning?
Lot of Ifs in that. Never trust an If
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Play Off Final v Wrexham 88/89 at Brizzy
Still my fav ever Orient game
I can still see Lee Harvey’s and Super Coopers goals if I close my eyes, what a day.
A young Kevin Campbell was amazing on loan and was in stand watching.
Orient legend Alan Comfort's last game in an O’s shirt, before flying off in a helicopter to get married and join Mboro.
(Should have stayed Alan 🤦🏻‍♂️)

I honestly did not think before the Oldham game, we would stay in L1, let alone talk off making play offs, but the transformation in this team since that game has been incredible.

I now watch our games, thinking we only have to score and we will get 3 points, as defensively we are solid and don’t look like conceding a goal.

Playoffs are 💯 on and when we get Agyei & O’Neil back, we will be unstoppable and auto promotion is also a real possibility.

In RW we trust 💪🏻
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Stan1972 wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 11:07 am Play Off Final v Wrexham 88/89 at Brizzy
Still my fav ever Orient game
I can still see Lee Harvey’s and Super Coopers goals if I close my eyes, what a day.
A young Kevin Campbell was amazing on loan and was in stand watching.
Orient legend Alan Comfort's last game in an O’s shirt, before flying off in a helicopter to get married and join Mboro.
(Should have stayed Alan 🤦🏻‍♂️)

I honestly did not think before the Oldham game, we would stay in L1, let alone talk off making play offs, but the transformation in this team since that game has been incredible.

I now watch our games, thinking we only have to score and we will get 3 points, as defensively we are solid and don’t look like conceding a goal.

Playoffs are 💯 on and when we get Agyei & O’Neil back, we will be unstoppable and auto promotion is also a real possibility.

In RW we trust 💪🏻
I agree . With our two new January signings and hopefully the striker we want we have given ourselves a tremendous chance. To use that old cliche , take one game at a time and see where we end up. In my opinion, automatic promotion is still a possibility .
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Just think where we might have been had we not had an unfortunate start to the season.
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We’re fuccckin good. 😊
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Agree we were very good.
I watched the highlights again today, and if Dilan stays fit, we have got a top player!
No wonder Chesterfield were so unhappy we got him.
The team was so balanced on Saturday, at times our pressing and quick one touch passing was superb, we outplayed a good Reading side.
Donley is showing why we beat 12 clubs to get him, just getting better with every game.
And we have Dan Agyei to come back 💪🏻💪🏻
Can’t wait for tomorrow.
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cockhat wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:33 pm Just think where we might have been had we not had an unfortunate start to the season.
just without hemming and his errors we would have:
beat Bolton
beat brum
drew charlton
we would be 4th in the league and that is not mentioning the confidence we would have had in other games we didnt get a result in
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DelightInE10 wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 10:22 pm
cockhat wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:33 pm Just think where we might have been had we not had an unfortunate start to the season.
just without hemming and his errors we would have:
beat Bolton
beat brum
drew charlton
we would be 4th in the league and that is not mentioning the confidence we would have had in other games we didnt get a result in
True but in the flip side, no Keeley and certainly no FA Cup 4th round tie. It’s sorted and we’re moving on in a most positive way.
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The suggestion is we should have gone for Keeley from the start of the season.
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RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 4:00 pm
Stan1972 wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 11:07 am Play Off Final v Wrexham 88/89 at Brizzy
Still my fav ever Orient game
I can still see Lee Harvey’s and Super Coopers goals if I close my eyes, what a day.
A young Kevin Campbell was amazing on loan and was in stand watching.
Orient legend Alan Comfort's last game in an O’s shirt, before flying off in a helicopter to get married and join Mboro.
(Should have stayed Alan 🤦🏻‍♂️)

I honestly did not think before the Oldham game, we would stay in L1, let alone talk off making play offs, but the transformation in this team since that game has been incredible.

I now watch our games, thinking we only have to score and we will get 3 points, as defensively we are solid and don’t look like conceding a goal.

Playoffs are 💯 on and when we get Agyei & O’Neil back, we will be unstoppable and auto promotion is also a real possibility.

In RW we trust 💪🏻
I agree . With our two new January signings and hopefully the striker we want we have given ourselves a tremendous chance. To use that old cliche , take one game at a time and see where we end up. In my opinion, automatic promotion is still a possibility .
.... and pip Huddersfield for 2nd place on the last day of the season.
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Orient Punxx wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:18 pm 78 points should do it. 60 points required from 29 games. 2.07 points per game but assuming we win our next 6 then a far more manageable 1.83 for the 2nd half of the season. Barring injuries on our way to the EFL Trophy and 6th round of the FA Cup I’m feeling fairly confident. Up the Os!
Got there; 6th place and 1.789 points per game now required for 78 points. Next target?
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It’s literally in our hands now
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Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:52 pm It’s literally in our hands now
We are playing well but Beckles and Clare both have injuries that will keep them out of the squad for a few weeks at least. We cannot keep up the pace with so many injuries. RW must be please with the win but gutted with the injuries to 2 key players
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Losing to Stevenage is looking like it was a good thing
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Games v teams around us coming at right time
Stockport in 5th next at Brissy
3 points behind with a game in hand.
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moonwalk19 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:06 pm
Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:52 pm It’s literally in our hands now
We are playing well but Beckles and Clare both have injuries that will keep them out of the squad for a few weeks at least. We cannot keep up the pace with so many injuries. RW must be please with the win but gutted with the injuries to 2 key players
We’ve done alright without Graham, Theo, ageyi, o’neill, Clare previously, James, Happe, etc…
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moonwalk19 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:06 pm
Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:52 pm It’s literally in our hands now
We are playing well but Beckles and Clare both have injuries that will keep them out of the squad for a few weeks at least. We cannot keep up the pace with so many injuries. RW must be please with the win but gutted with the injuries to 2 key players
I like Clare a lot but can hardly call him a key player, he’s missed the last 3 months.

Beckles is a massive blow. Need to ask questions why he’s never been rested when we’ve had the chance.
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Hoover Attack wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:05 pm
moonwalk19 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:06 pm
Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:52 pm It’s literally in our hands now
We are playing well but Beckles and Clare both have injuries that will keep them out of the squad for a few weeks at least. We cannot keep up the pace with so many injuries. RW must be please with the win but gutted with the injuries to 2 key players
I like Clare a lot but can hardly call him a key player, he’s missed the last 3 months.

Beckles is a massive blow. Need to ask questions why he’s never been rested when we’ve had the chance.
Beckles has been a key player for us and that`s why he`s not been rested
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Beckles is a key player, over 30, so should have been rested.
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Hoover Attack wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:05 pm
moonwalk19 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:06 pm
Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:52 pm It’s literally in our hands now
We are playing well but Beckles and Clare both have injuries that will keep them out of the squad for a few weeks at least. We cannot keep up the pace with so many injuries. RW must be please with the win but gutted with the injuries to 2 key players
I like Clare a lot but can hardly call him a key player, he’s missed the last 3 months.

Beckles is a massive blow. Need to ask questions why he’s never been rested when we’ve had the chance.
Let’s enjoy the moment, RW has made some good calls this season. Up the O’s
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Hoover Attack wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:05 pm
moonwalk19 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:06 pm
Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:52 pm It’s literally in our hands now
We are playing well but Beckles and Clare both have injuries that will keep them out of the squad for a few weeks at least. We cannot keep up the pace with so many injuries. RW must be please with the win but gutted with the injuries to 2 key players
I like Clare a lot but can hardly call him a key player, he’s missed the last 3 months.

Beckles is a massive blow. Need to ask questions why he’s never been rested when we’ve had the chance.
Probably the position least likely to need a rest in, other than keeper. He played basically every game in our promotion season, only missed games through suspension. You aren't dropping your best player during an incredible run.

Tonights knock looked like pure bad luck, he went down in a weird shape having positioned himself badly.
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He was 2 years younger during our promotion season.

Hammies don’t go through ‘bad luck’.

(He was rested against Stevenage by the way, I forgot that).
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