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Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:38 am
by Kent
Just a thought... Laurie Cunningham only played 3 seasons for Orient and I'd say he was a club legend.
Max Fowler wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 10:07 pm
Stan1972 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:34 pm
Max Fowler wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:08 pm
I'd have Smyth over Comfort.
That is the funniest thing I have every heard
Smyth shouldnt be mentioned in the same breath as Alan Comfort.
Smyth was good for a season, and scored a few goals, Alan Comfort is a club legend who scored 46 goals in 150 games over 3 seasons!!
Of course Comfort was a great player in our Division 4 team that scraped to promotion via the play-offs. And he may have gone on to be a good Division 2 player if not for injury. But it takes more than 3 seasons to be classed as a club legend.
Smyth was the catalyst for us walking League 2. Created countless goals and scored some of the best goals seen from an Orient player in forever.
Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:24 am
by Sid Bishop
Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:34 pm
Like for like though, the game is miles faster and more technical now and defenders are better. Smyth is probably better.
Saying that, when I was 30 a few years ago, playing right back in the fans v legends games, a 50 something comfort flew past me with ease. What an honour.
Really surprising that Alan Comfort could still play in any sort of football games at the age of 50 years old considering the terrible knee injury he got which lead to him having to retire from playing when in his prime !
Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:01 am
by Max Fowler
Kent wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:38 am
Just a thought... Laurie Cunningham only played 3 seasons for Orient and I'd say he was a club legend.
Good point. LC is obviously regarded as a club legend, but that's mainly because of what he went on to achieve after leaving us.
Alan Comfort played a dozen games in the old division 2 before hanging up his boots and becoming a homophobic man of the cloth.
Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 1:51 pm
by Story of O
He us a club legend because of his time here, the clue is in the word club. And the amount of seasons someone is at a club has no bearing, Peter Kitchen proves that.
Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:08 pm
by Equaliser0
Chelmsford Swimmer wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 12:08 am
Max Fowler wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 10:07 pm
Smyth created countless goals.
4 assists in two seasons.
People suggesting Smyth is in the same league as Alan Comfort, either haven't seen Alan Comfort play, or have bad memories.
Smyth 14 goals in 2 seasons, Alan Comfort 46 goals in 4 seasons. Nuff said.
Some fans think they know Football , Stats & other Fans memories show they know very little .
Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:12 pm
by Max Fowler
Some fans act like petulant kids because footballer left and didn't say nice things about former club.
Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:23 pm
by Equaliser0
They have a right to & He has a right to go where he wants. Claiming He is the best thing weve had forever shows an Immaturity beyond belief. Our Brilliant defence won us the league last year not some Injury prone showman .
Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:51 pm
by Max Fowler
Equaliser0 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:23 pm
not some Injury prone showman .
No need to talk about a club legend like that.
Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 4:15 pm
by Equaliser0
Max Fowler wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:51 pm
Equaliser0 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:23 pm
not some Injury prone showman .
No need to talk about a club legend like that.
A Loanee injury prone showman.
Re: Smyth to QPR
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:32 pm
by Eggski
Smyth could lace Comforts boots, well he could but would get injured...
