We badly need Dan Happe

[SouthStandPete]

Dans absence has been a massive loss. His size and physical presence may well have stopped the 2 Stockport goals today. At the moment we are just not big or powerful enough to defend set play situations. Hurry up and get fit Dan !

[Long slender neck]

Not going to happen

[Hoover Attack]

Can’t stay fit.

But yeah, you’re right. As good as Stockport were yesterday, the only times they really hurt us were balls from their right to the far post. That way they bypass Cooper and Beckles, targeting REG/Galbraith in the air. Our lack of height is our one big weakness.

[PKM]

Just going to try score than they do.
Think we will go with 4-2-3-1 for 2nd leg, hopefully Brown & Currie can start
Can see bringing James on if we need to push Galbraith forwards
O’Neill for last 30 mins to replace Agyei or Williams
All finely poised.

[Hoover Attack]

We cannot start with a back line of Currie, Beckles, REG and Galbraith. They’ll murder us in the air.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Hear me out…

Technically Joe Piggot is still our player, isn’t he?

[BiggsyMalone]

Bedwetters out in force today

[PKM]

We cannot start with a back line of Currie, Beckles, REG and Galbraith. They’ll murder us in the air.

Who would you start with? A lot depends on who is fit , obviously.
Can’t see James starting
And the 3 centre back formation didn’t work on Saturday
We looked a lot better when we reverted to 4-2-3-1

[Hoover Attack]

We cannot start with a back line of Currie, Beckles, REG and Galbraith. They’ll murder us in the air.

Who would you start with? A lot depends on who is fit , obviously.
Can’t see James starting
And the 3 centre back formation didn’t work on Saturday
We looked a lot better when we reverted to 4-2-3-1

It wasn’t the formation. The 3-4-1-2 formation has been fine in recent weeks. (Even if Richie doesn’t like it).

The problem was playing Donley as CM. He gave it a good go but that’s not his strength. He has to play as the 10.

[HackneyO]

We cannot start with a back line of Currie, Beckles, REG and Galbraith. They’ll murder us in the air.

Who would you start with? A lot depends on who is fit , obviously.
Can’t see James starting
And the 3 centre back formation didn’t work on Saturday
We looked a lot better when we reverted to 4-2-3-1

It wasn’t the formation. The 3-4-1-2 formation has been fine in recent weeks. (Even if Richie doesn’t like it).

The problem was playing Donley as CM. He gave it a good go but that’s not his strength. He has to play as the 10.

Exactly, the lack of a proper cm alongside Clare meant there were too many spaces for them to exploit. Brown was the big miss. Surprised Ball didn’t start, but suppose it says where he stands in Wellens eyes.

[PKM]

We cannot start with a back line of Currie, Beckles, REG and Galbraith. They’ll murder us in the air.

Who would you start with? A lot depends on who is fit , obviously.
Can’t see James starting
And the 3 centre back formation didn’t work on Saturday
We looked a lot better when we reverted to 4-2-3-1

It wasn’t the formation. The 3-4-1-2 formation has been fine in recent weeks. (Even if Richie doesn’t like it).

The problem was playing Donley as CM. He gave it a good go but that’s not his strength. He has to play as the 10.

Agree re playing Donley as a CM, deffo not his strength.
But that won’t help the ‘murdering us in the air’ feeling, unless your suggestion addition of Cooper helps there and perhaps Brown adding an extra shield for the defence?
Would you stick with the 3-4-1-2 for 2nd leg?

[RedDwarf 1881]

Hear me out…

Technically Joe Piggot is still our player, isn’t he?

Dear God

[RedDwarf 1881]

Who would you start with? A lot depends on who is fit , obviously.
Can’t see James starting
And the 3 centre back formation didn’t work on Saturday
We looked a lot better when we reverted to 4-2-3-1

It wasn’t the formation. The 3-4-1-2 formation has been fine in recent weeks. (Even if Richie doesn’t like it).

The problem was playing Donley as CM. He gave it a good go but that’s not his strength. He has to play as the 10.

Agree re playing Donley as a CM, deffo not his strength.
But that won’t help the ‘murdering us in the air’ feeling, unless your suggestion addition of Cooper helps there and perhaps Brown adding an extra shield for the defence?
Would you stick with the 3-4-1-2 for 2nd leg?

Happe is definitely out until next season . How is Simpson ?

[HackneyO]

Who would you start with? A lot depends on who is fit , obviously.
Can’t see James starting
And the 3 centre back formation didn’t work on Saturday
We looked a lot better when we reverted to 4-2-3-1

It wasn’t the formation. The 3-4-1-2 formation has been fine in recent weeks. (Even if Richie doesn’t like it).

The problem was playing Donley as CM. He gave it a good go but that’s not his strength. He has to play as the 10.

Agree re playing Donley as a CM, deffo not his strength.
But that won’t help the ‘murdering us in the air’ feeling, unless your suggestion addition of Cooper helps there and perhaps Brown adding an extra shield for the defence?
Would you stick with the 3-4-1-2 for 2nd leg?

If Brown is back I’d stick with the formation, Donley further forward would mean our attack is more fluid and coherent, while the 3cbs is pretty solid. If no brown I’d go 433 with Currie lb and Williams/James rb, Ethan in cm.

[Pugwash]

We cannot start with a back line of Currie, Beckles, REG and Galbraith. They’ll murder us in the air.

Who would you start with? A lot depends on who is fit , obviously.
Can’t see James starting
And the 3 centre back formation didn’t work on Saturday
We looked a lot better when we reverted to 4-2-3-1

It wasn’t the formation. The 3-4-1-2 formation has been fine in recent weeks. (Even if Richie doesn’t like it).

The problem was playing Donley as CM. He gave it a good go but that’s not his strength. He has to play as the 10.

Against a toothless Huddersfield & an out of form Wycombe.

[DrWindy]

Currie has to start. We are a much better side with him in it.

[Orient Punxx]

Brown & Currie please, with Donley No 10. James, to play a part, if not start.

[DelightInE10]

We cannot start with a back line of Currie, Beckles, REG and Galbraith. They’ll murder us in the air.

How about Cooper at RB? Galbraith struggled to physically handle Oloafe on the left wing, surely Cooper would do a better job defensively then we can push Ethan in the middle (if Brown isnt fit, and if he is we can put Clare on the bench, Ethan is way too good to bench) with Sean Clare, and have Currie to deal with Fevrier on their right

[KingLes]

On the subject of CBs anyone knowwhere Jack Simpson has disappeared to !!

[RedDwarf 1881]

Brown & Currie please, with Donley No 10. James, to play a part, if not start.

It's now sh*t or bust , they have to play .

[essexfootball]

On the subject of CBs anyone knowwhere Jack Simpson has disappeared to !!

Hasn't been mentioned for a while too, very random and strange, he was just coming into his best form in an Orient shirt before he has been injured for months

[PKM]

Got injured v Blackpool
Was on Orient TV recently, wasn’t fit then

[Hoover Attack]

Brown & Currie please, with Donley No 10. James, to play a part, if not start.

It's now sh*t or bust , they have to play .

They will both feature, no doubt. It’s just whether they start or not. With the possibility of extra time, it makes more sense to start them and run themselves into the ground, then come off. Otherwise you could bring them on at 60 mins and they then have to play 70 mins with pretty much no break.

[DuvB]

On the subject of CBs anyone knowwhere Jack Simpson has disappeared to !!

Hasn't been mentioned for a while too, very random and strange, he was just coming into his best form in an Orient shirt before he has been injured for months

Spoke to Jack before the Wycombe game and thinking he was injured asked him when he would be back. He replied that he had been told that he 'did not fit in and was not fit'. Strange reply.

[DuvB]

Brown & Currie please, with Donley No 10. James, to play a part, if not start.

It's now sh*t or bust , they have to play .

They will both feature, no doubt. It’s just whether they start or not. With the possibility of extra time, it makes more sense to start them and run themselves into the ground, then come off. Otherwise you could bring them on at 60 mins and they then have to play 70 mins with pretty much no break.

My guess is that if Brown is fit, then Gally will play right back to stifle their left winger and Currie to play right back to stop the other guy for as long as he can manage - to be replaced by TJ when he is knackered.