Richie Interviews after Barnsley 1-3 loss & DV's to RW thanks to Bergen

[gshaw]

Right, now Richie is talking about injuries 3 games into the season the question has to be asked, what are Orient doing wrong to be afflicted with so many injuries on a regular basis?

When you're going multiple seasons with half a dozen or more concurrent injuries for most of the time it can't all just be bad luck.

The footballing review looked at recruitment, player personality and supposedly physical robustness but did it look at training regime, fitness & conditioning and how players are brought back after injury?

Seems we have not only a problem with the injuries in the first place but players relapsing with the same injury again (Forrester a case study in recent times). Boniface breaking down having only just joined seems another odd case.

On the expectations thing barring the usual suspects saying HMS Piss the League regardless of who we sign it's mostly mid-table predictions, with the only expectation being to avoid another relegation dogfight. If that's too much to ask something is going wrong.

[Bergen]

Am I the only one who is getting a bit worried by some of these comments by RW? He said before the Barnsley game that he was pleased with the progress and that we are much better than last season. Now he is blaming the players and asking questions about our ambitions. I hope I wrong.

[AlphabetKing]

Our last home win was in March.

I'll never boo the team, as I don't think it helps in any way, but he has to give us something to cheer at home. Today was an unacceptable performance l.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Am I the only one who is getting a bit worried by some of these comments by RW? He said before the Barnsley game that he was pleased with the progress and that we are much better than last season. Now he is blaming the players and asking questions about our ambitions. I hope I wrong.

I hate to admit it, and I’m hoping it’s the emotion of the game on both our parts, but he sounds as though he doesn’t want to be here anymore.

Obviously it’s frustrating when you sell your best players but all clubs outside of about 2 in the whole country have to deal with that. He knew the budget when he signed his contract, and presumably going into this season he knew where things stand.

If he doesn’t like it he should leave and go to a club that he thinks will match his ambition. I don’t want him to go but it feels like it’s turning into unhealthy resentment on both sides

[Hoover Attack]

Ffs.

He’s trying to temper fans expectations and take the heat off a young, inexperienced side.

It’s not that deep, bro.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Ffs.

He’s trying to temper fans expectations and take the heat off a young, inexperienced side.

It’s not that deep, bro.

Think you’re probably right but the whining about blackpools forwards helps that. Presumably he’s sore because we didn’t want to pay a fee for his mate Jerry Yates.

Annoyingly he’ll read this thread and get wound up and the vicious circle continues

[PKM]

Richie always blows up in an interview after a match where we lose badly

[Mistadobalina]

Jarring interview to give after a performance like that. Sometimes it's worth saying I got things wrong and we move onto the next game. Digging out specific players, complaining the fans are being impatient, implying we don't spend much - all sounds like buck passing.

And saying forget about the play offs in game 3 is bizarre.

What did he get wrong today?

What else could he have done, personnel, formation or tactics wise, to secure a better performance and result?

That interview was a reminder to fans that we’re 3 league games in, this is a work in progress, we are a young side,the reaction from some of our fans was diagusring today.

If anything, I've been surprised it's taken this long for some fans patience to wear thin. We haven't won a home game for 6 months. And today really was abysmal.

I'm not saying Richie out, he should be given time with a new squad. But the fact he's back to deflecting blame having been backed heavily in the summer after throwing almost the entirety of last season's squad under the bus - it's irritating after a game like that. Should have left it at it's a young squad and we're learning.

[Hoover Attack]

Ffs.

He’s trying to temper fans expectations and take the heat off a young, inexperienced side.

It’s not that deep, bro.

Think you’re probably right but the whining about blackpools forwards helps that. Presumably he’s sore because we didn’t want to pay a fee for his mate Jerry Yates.

Annoyingly he’ll read this thread and get wound up and the vicious circle continues

Yeah, you’re right about Yates, must have wanted him and been told no.

But he’s right. If the owners want us out of this division, we need another option up top. Kabia should be the back up to an older, more experienced option.

Same applies in other areas. We’ve a kid in goal, a kid at CB and no cover for our 2 CMs.

[Hoover Attack]

Jarring interview to give after a performance like that. Sometimes it's worth saying I got things wrong and we move onto the next game. Digging out specific players, complaining the fans are being impatient, implying we don't spend much - all sounds like buck passing.

And saying forget about the play offs in game 3 is bizarre.

What did he get wrong today?

What else could he have done, personnel, formation or tactics wise, to secure a better performance and result?

That interview was a reminder to fans that we’re 3 league games in, this is a work in progress, we are a young side,the reaction from some of our fans was diagusring today.

If anything, I've been surprised it's taken this long for some fans patience to wear thin. We haven't won a home game for 6 months. And today really was abysmal.

I'm not saying Richie out, he should be given time with a new squad. But the fact he's back to deflecting blame having been backed heavily in the summer after throwing almost the entirety of last season's squad under the bus - it's irritating after a game like that. Should have left it at it's a young squad and we're learning.

What blame has he deflected?

And my question above remains unanswered. What else could he have done? He was right to keep WellensJnr1 out of the midfield, they’d have murdered him. That team was as good as it gets from the available players.

[Mistadobalina]

Ffs.

He’s trying to temper fans expectations and take the heat off a young, inexperienced side.

It’s not that deep, bro.

Think you’re probably right but the whining about blackpools forwards helps that. Presumably he’s sore because we didn’t want to pay a fee for his mate Jerry Yates.

Annoyingly he’ll read this thread and get wound up and the vicious circle continues

Yeah, you’re right about Yates, must have wanted him and been told no.

But he’s right. If the owners want us out of this division, we need another option up top. Kabia should be the back up to an older, more experienced option.

Same applies in other areas. We’ve a kid in goal, a kid at CB and no cover for our 2 CMs.

We spent f*ck knows how much on Kabia. The idea a club record signing should have been brought in as an understudy is crackers.

[KenleyO]

Does the fact that we have only had 3 wins at home in the league in 2026 with the last one being mid March have something to do with the crowd reaction?
That is relegation form. He’s changed most of the starting 11 but we play the same way. All the other league managers have sussed him out and he’s too stubborn to change.

[E10quence]

Does the fact that we have only had 3 wins at home in the league in 2026 with the last one being mid March have something to do with the crowd reaction?
That is relegation form. He’s changed most of the starting 11 but we play the same way. All the other league managers have sussed him out and he’s too stubborn to change.

We played Barnsley at home in February. We lost 3-1. Except in that game we had better xG, more possession, more shots.

Since then, we've assembled an expensive new squad, spunked a record fee of c£700k on a new striker, and Richie can't improve the team's performance over what we had six months ago. Same tactics, same nonsensical subs.

[Mistadobalina]

What did he get wrong today?

What else could he have done, personnel, formation or tactics wise, to secure a better performance and result?

That interview was a reminder to fans that we’re 3 league games in, this is a work in progress, we are a young side,the reaction from some of our fans was diagusring today.

If anything, I've been surprised it's taken this long for some fans patience to wear thin. We haven't won a home game for 6 months. And today really was abysmal.

I'm not saying Richie out, he should be given time with a new squad. But the fact he's back to deflecting blame having been backed heavily in the summer after throwing almost the entirety of last season's squad under the bus - it's irritating after a game like that. Should have left it at it's a young squad and we're learning.

What blame has he deflected?

And my question above remains unanswered. What else could he have done? He was right to keep WellensJnr1 out of the midfield, they’d have murdered him. That team was as good as it gets from the available players.

Getting the best out of the players available is the managers job. I don't think anyone watching that today would say we got the best out of that side. And the subs he made actually made us look worse.

Again, just chalk it up as a bad day. Digging out the fans, the experienced players, the budget - feels pointlessly negative and defensive.

[gshaw]

What staggered me was him saying we all want top six but the owners not expecting it , don’t tell Gandlier we’re aiming for another season of mediocrity

I mean if that’s true that’s worrying in a wider scale. More like Richie sulking that we sold Ballard but could the owners be happy to chug along in league one, get a couple of decent fees every year?

Basically yes, I still see nothing that convinces me that Gandler is interested in Orient beyond the hook of getting his multi sports complex built

[Hoover Attack]

Think you’re probably right but the whining about blackpools forwards helps that. Presumably he’s sore because we didn’t want to pay a fee for his mate Jerry Yates.

Annoyingly he’ll read this thread and get wound up and the vicious circle continues

Yeah, you’re right about Yates, must have wanted him and been told no.

But he’s right. If the owners want us out of this division, we need another option up top. Kabia should be the back up to an older, more experienced option.

Same applies in other areas. We’ve a kid in goal, a kid at CB and no cover for our 2 CMs.

We spent f*ck knows how much on Kabia. The idea a club record signing should have been brought in as an understudy is crackers.

The record signing bit is irrelevant. We’ve paid good money for him purely so we can develop him and sell him on for a big profit.

He’s had one season - admittedly a very successful one - of League football, in the division below. He shouldn’t be our only genuine striker option. We should have someone else in the squad that can play up top, not a stocky left winger with a patched up knee and an untried and untested 18 year old kid with no experience of men’s football.

Richie is right.

[Hoover Attack]

By comparison, Bristol City’s record signing has started 1 out of 4 of their games so far, letting him adjust to his new level, without slamming the pressure on him….

[RedDwarf 1881]

Yeah, you’re right about Yates, must have wanted him and been told no.

But he’s right. If the owners want us out of this division, we need another option up top. Kabia should be the back up to an older, more experienced option.

Same applies in other areas. We’ve a kid in goal, a kid at CB and no cover for our 2 CMs.

We spent f*ck knows how much on Kabia. The idea a club record signing should have been brought in as an understudy is crackers.

The record signing bit is irrelevant. We’ve paid good money for him purely so we can develop him and sell him on for a big profit.

He’s had one season - admittedly a very successful one - of League football, in the division below. He shouldn’t be our only genuine striker option. We should have someone else in the squad that can play up top, not a stocky left winger with a patched up knee and an untried and untested 18 year old kid with no experience of men’s football.

Richie is right.

When fit Aaron could play there .

[Mistadobalina]

Imagine he will go straight into the team up top. We have a silly number of wingers on our books.

[Hoover Attack]

Alan has to be wide left or in the 10, not up top.

He’s right, there should be another player available there.

[Mistadobalina]

Yeah, you’re right about Yates, must have wanted him and been told no.

But he’s right. If the owners want us out of this division, we need another option up top. Kabia should be the back up to an older, more experienced option.

Same applies in other areas. We’ve a kid in goal, a kid at CB and no cover for our 2 CMs.

We spent f*ck knows how much on Kabia. The idea a club record signing should have been brought in as an understudy is crackers.

The record signing bit is irrelevant. We’ve paid good money for him purely so we can develop him and sell him on for a big profit.

He’s had one season - admittedly a very successful one - of League football, in the division below. He shouldn’t be our only genuine striker option. We should have someone else in the squad that can play up top, not a stocky left winger with a patched up knee and an untried and untested 18 year old kid with no experience of men’s football.

Richie is right.

Disagree. You don't spend that amount of money on a project player. That's what a Ballard type signing is for.

Would agree that the backup option is, on paper, extremely underwhelming. If it was a choice between bringing in two permanent players at a decent chunk, or blowing so much of our budget on a single bet that we had to resort to the kid on loan route for a deputy, it's a hell of a gamble and a worse position than we were in last season.

[Hedmans Header]

Looking at the game it’s fair to say Dobra
should never have started obviously still
not 100% fit ..
So we rock the boat and the reliable Oberio
drops to the bench and the midfield looks so
poor compared to the Wednesday game ..

Baxter lasts barely 2 games before injury

O’Neill out for roughly 6 months injured

Dobra lasts 70 mins in first game before
Injury..
Boniface .. barely lasts first game injured ..


Investment in a sound training facilities
for a professional football club … Priority

[Hoover Attack]

Kabia has had one season of League football (in the division below). Of course he’s a project player.

The only reason we had to pay a bit more for Jaze than Dom is he had one successful season of football compared to Doms none.

[Hoover Attack]

Looking at the game it’s fair to say Dobra
should never have started obviously still
not 100% fit ..
So we rock the boat and the reliable Oberio
drops to the bench and the midfield looks so
poor compared to the Wednesday game ..

Baxter lasts barely 2 games before injury

O’Neill out for roughly 6 months injured

Dobra lasts 70 mins in first game before
Injury..
Boniface .. barely lasts first game injured ..


Investment in a sound training facilities
for a professional football club … Priority

Ok, I accept Richie was wrong to start Dobra, he wasn’t ready. But understand why he left out Zech and WellensJnr1 against their midfield.

[gshaw]

Looking at the game it’s fair to say Dobra
should never have started obviously still
not 100% fit ..
So we rock the boat and the reliable Oberio
drops to the bench and the midfield looks so
poor compared to the Wednesday game ..

Baxter lasts barely 2 games before injury

O’Neill out for roughly 6 months injured

Dobra lasts 70 mins in first game before
Injury..
Boniface .. barely lasts first game injured ..


Investment in a sound training facilities
for a professional football club … Priority

Agree on this apart from Obiero, still not up to it at League 1 level imo. Another season long loan required.

Pushing half fit players when they're not ready seems to be a common theme and we then wonder why they break down again

One of the recent RW videos looked like it might be coming from the training ground but they never used it all summer. Is it the facility or also the training intensity / schedule?