Jayden Sweeney

[Chief crazy horse]

Maybe it's better to now drop the subject on Sweeney as a few people on here seem to get irritated if you happen to say that he's not quite up to standard.

[PKM]

Sweeney is a decent back up imv
Currie cost Oxford £1m and you can see why. We did well to get him. But we’re not going to have a player of Currie’s stature as back up in case a dozy ref gives a wrong card.

[HackneyO]

Maybe it's better to now drop the subject on Sweeney as a few people on here seem to get irritated if you happen to say that he's not quite up to standard.

It’s fair to call out poor performances, but after a team performance like yesterday where he was nowhere near the worst on the pitch, it seems targeted to specifically have a named thread.

[PKM]

Maybe it's better to now drop the subject on Sweeney as a few people on here seem to get irritated if you happen to say that he's not quite up to standard.

It’s fair to call out poor performances, but after a team performance like yesterday where he was nowhere near the worst on the pitch, it seems targeted to specifically have a named thread.

Fair comment, there are quite a number of players whose performances have dropped off significantly. To single Sweeney out seems grossly unfair. Eg, Keeley is going through a rough patch but we ain’t balling him out every match.

[Chief crazy horse]

Maybe it's better to now drop the subject on Sweeney as a few people on here seem to get irritated if you happen to say that he's not quite up to standard.

It’s fair to call out poor performances, but after a team performance like yesterday where he was nowhere near the worst on the pitch, it seems targeted to specifically have a named thread.

I agree 100% about being a thread title. Not necessary. However, I do happen to think that the player is not quite up to standard for this division. Loses his man easily and is out of position far too many times.

[The Reverend]

Maybe it's better to now drop the subject on Sweeney as a few people on here seem to get irritated if you happen to say that he's not quite up to standard.

It’s fair to call out poor performances, but after a team performance like yesterday where he was nowhere near the worst on the pitch, it seems targeted to specifically have a named thread.

I agree 100% about being a thread title. Not necessary. However, I do happen to think that the player is not quite up to standard for this division. Loses his man easily and is out of position far too many times.

So just to clarify: on a Leyton Orient message board it’s unacceptable to start a thread about a Leyton Orient player?

[HackneyO]

It’s fair to call out poor performances, but after a team performance like yesterday where he was nowhere near the worst on the pitch, it seems targeted to specifically have a named thread.

I agree 100% about being a thread title. Not necessary. However, I do happen to think that the player is not quite up to standard for this division. Loses his man easily and is out of position far too many times.

So just to clarify: on a Leyton Orient message board it’s unacceptable to start a thread about a Leyton Orient player?

Of course not, but equally it is acceptable to question why an individual is being named and shamed when the actual individual and team performance is taken into consideration.

[Chief crazy horse]

The Reverend...
No, i'm not saying it's unacceptable, as you put it. I'm saying it's not really necessary to have one of our own players name put up as a heading with the intention to criticise and demean.

[CharlieO]

Think the way we were set up to play in the first half did Sweeney absolutely no favours at all yesterday. He saw so much of the ball because we played everything down the left, but we were so narrow there was absolutely no width, and none of the centre mids were ever giving him any options, meaning his only choice was to either travel with the ball or pass hopefully. Ended up giving away possession an awful lot but I’m not sure how much of that was his fault

Spot on re the centre mids, story of the season, why we constantly have to go back to the centre halves even from high wide positions.

[BoniO]

It’s fair to call out poor performances, but after a team performance like yesterday where he was nowhere near the worst on the pitch, it seems targeted to specifically have a named thread.

I agree 100% about being a thread title. Not necessary. However, I do happen to think that the player is not quite up to standard for this division. Loses his man easily and is out of position far too many times.

So just to clarify: on a Leyton Orient message board it’s unacceptable to start a thread about a Leyton Orient player?

Stop being a tw*t, is basically what is being said. We all know Sweeney is not great but yesterday he fought as well as anyone else on the pitch so why do you, consistently, feel the need to put the boot in on a day when nobody played well. Give it a rest.

[aylesburyos]

He is not the reason for our last few defeats omo. He is out of contreact in the Summer so lets see if RW rates

[Orient Punxx]

Outrageous scapegoating. Played ok - played a great ball into Agyei for 1 of our only 3 ‘efforts’.

[The Reverend]

The Reverend...
No, i'm not saying it's unacceptable, as you put it. I'm saying it's not really necessary to have one of our own players name put up as a heading with the intention to criticise and demean.

Right. So to clarify: it’s unacceptable to criticise a Leyton Orient player on a Leyton Orient message board?

[moonwalk19]

I think RW has the same view. I would like to keep him in the squad, but I don`t see him ever being a first choice at left-back.

Unfortunately it is time that he went to play L2 football. Orient are said to be interested in a Bolton full back who is out of contract this summer. ( see on Orient newsnow)

[Bandy Legs]

Funny how Premier league fans Brummie fans Bolton fans &Wrexham fans have all really rated Sweens.
A few Managers giving him huge compliments as well.
Yet Some in here really are giving him grief

[Orient Punxx]

Funny how Premier league fans Brummie fans Bolton fans &Wrexham fans have all really rated Sweens.
A few Managers giving him huge compliments as well.
Yet Some in here really are giving him grief

Yep absolute cuntttts. Although I would also describe the team’s collective performance yesterday in same way.

[essexfootball]

I'm not saying Sweney is Ashley Cole but haven't about 90% of the recent goals been from corners

[DuvB]

At his age, he now need to be playing games regularly. I’d imagine plenty of L2 clubs will be in for him.

I’ve watched a fair bit of NL this season, he’s too good for that.

I love seeing Academy players break through to the first team squad and Sweeney is one of them. Yes, he might play more at a L2 club but I like him with us. Happe has cemented his reputation with us and am hoping that Obiero will do the same eventually.

[DuvB]

Before the start of this season, I decided not to berate any Orient player on the MBs or any social media. I am assuming that some players do read what is written about them and the sort of criticism that fans post cannot help them in any way. In fact, just the opposite. I wish more fans would feel the same but its not going to happen.

[Cheshunto]

I'm not saying Sweney is Ashley Cole but haven't about 90% of the recent goals been from corners

He was the closest player to Roberts when he headed the 1st goal

[Long slender neck]

Didnt Wellens also say something about Pratley not defending the corner too?

[Hoover Attack]

Didnt Wellens also say something about Pratley not defending the corner too?

He actually said pratley got in the way and didn’t help. I’d disagree with that.

[Long slender neck]

Just watched it back, Pratley is marking nobody, manages a little shove of the scorer. He was probably trying to cover the back post area after the Charlton debacle.

[Hoover Attack]

Just watched it back, Pratley is marking nobody, manages a little shove of the scorer. He was probably trying to cover the back post area after the Charlton debacle.

Yes, Pratley was spare at the back.

We went with Dobley, Agyei and Pratley as zonal markers. Couldn’t work out why Donley and Agyei were both so far forward, I suspect Agyei should have been more central.

Sweeney was never going to out muscle a lump like that from a standing start, it’s bonkers to have him doing the protect the keeper role.