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We didn’t get rid of Ogie. We sold him.

Drinan and Thompson both under contract. You can’t just get rid of them.

You said you wanted a League One centre back. Great, so you sign Beckles and leave him on the bench with Ogie?

Vigs played pretty much every game last season. His replacement has got injured. You think a guy who has moved to Ireland to play would have been League One standard.

We have a big injury list. We have been very unlucky. Sometimes it’s not anyone’s fault.

DrWindy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:22 pm We didn’t get rid of Ogie. We sold him.

Drinan and Thompson both under contract. You can’t just get rid of them.

You said you wanted a League One centre back. Great, so you sign Beckles and leave him on the bench with Ogie?

Vigs played pretty much every game last season. His replacement has got injured. You think a guy who has moved to Ireland to play would have been League One standard.

We have a big injury list. We have been very unlucky. Sometimes it’s not anyone’s fault.

Sorry, the above responding to The Reverend

Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:07 pm And Ruel, the player that has many critics on both forums and who G Shaw wrote that he should have been sent out on loan before the season had even started.....scores twice!!

Didn't watch tonight but scrolling back seems I'm living in a couple of your heads rent free Woopie he scored after being invisible for 3 games, and so the hype cycle repeats. I guess now we have Messi upfront it's all about the CBs now eh

gshaw wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:50 pm

Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:07 pm And Ruel, the player that has many critics on both forums and who G Shaw wrote that he should have been sent out on loan before the season had even started.....scores twice!!

Didn't watch tonight but scrolling back seems I'm living in a couple of your heads rent free Woopie he scored after being invisible for 3 games, and so the hype cycle repeats. I guess now we have Messi upfront it's all about the CBs now eh

Not sure anyone is calling him Messi, but he does have a nasty knack of finding the back of the net. He has had a decent start to the season, his first at this level.

He’s a weird player. I don’t know how he scores. His all round player, aside from dribbling, is awful. Touch is bad, decision making is bad, can’t win anything in the air, can’t cross but he manages to score.

Think he worked really hard tonight and that work got him chances

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:56 pm He’s a weird player. I don’t know how he scores. His all round player, aside from dribbling, is awful. Touch is bad, decision making is bad, can’t win anything in the air, can’t cross but he manages to score.

Think he worked really hard tonight and that work got him chances

Bit harsh. Agree his decision making is biggest flaw but - at least off the ball - he's shown he's maturing.

Ruel is the worst footballer that is somewhat effective I have ever seen.

Beradogs wrote: ↑Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:09 am Ruel is the worst footballer that is somewhat effective I have ever seen.

Problem is he will have a good run of games and then goes off the boil, needs Møre consistency

Max Fowler wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:04 pm

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:56 pm He’s a weird player. I don’t know how he scores. His all round player, aside from dribbling, is awful. Touch is bad, decision making is bad, can’t win anything in the air, can’t cross but he manages to score.

Think he worked really hard tonight and that work got him chances

Bit harsh. Agree his decision making is biggest flaw but - at least off the ball - he's shown he's maturing.

Feel like I deserve an assist for saying out loud “I’ve had enough of this guy” while watching the stream.

Do you call people guy? That's so cute.

Max Fowler wrote: ↑Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:35 am Do you call people guy? That's so cute.

The middle class w@nkers that live around me use that word quite a lot .

gshaw wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:50 pm

Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:07 pm And Ruel, the player that has many critics on both forums and who G Shaw wrote that he should have been sent out on loan before the season had even started.....scores twice!!

Didn't watch tonight but scrolling back seems I'm living in a couple of your heads rent free Woopie he scored after being invisible for 3 games, and so the hype cycle repeats. I guess now we have Messi upfront it's all about the CBs now eh

Gshaw... I shouldn't get too down in the dumps because one of our forwards scored two goals last night. With a bit of luck he might not score again this season....

gshaw wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:50 pm

Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:07 pm And Ruel, the player that has many critics on both forums and who G Shaw wrote that he should have been sent out on loan before the season had even started.....scores twice!!

Didn't watch tonight but scrolling back seems I'm living in a couple of your heads rent free Woopie he scored after being invisible for 3 games, and so the hype cycle repeats. I guess now we have Messi upfront it's all about the CBs now eh

Our top scorer in open play (bar Smyth) in a Championship winning season is somehow not good enough for some people.

Personally, I'm happy if he's invisible in games as long as he is getting into shooting postions and scoring goals, that after all is the role of a striker.

As I've said before, Ruel is a penalty box player and playing him out wide or deep is a waste of time, he needs to play alongside another centre forward (someone more physical) to get the best out of him.

I hope RW is sensible enough to adapt to League One by changing the formation to suit the squad he has.

Stan1972 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:31 pm We are an absolute shambles, some calling it bad luck, but it’s simple, we are not good enough.

We then go and sign a striker and what do we do?
We keep him on the bench.

Apparently I only lost negative things about Orient and therefore cannot be a true fan.


Same clearly applies to you then.

Stan1972 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:31 pm We are an absolute shambles, some calling it bad luck, but it’s simple, we are not good enough.

We then go and sign a striker and what do we do?
We keep him on the bench.

Negative comment about Orient. Not a true fan

gshaw wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:50 pm

Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:07 pm And Ruel, the player that has many critics on both forums and who G Shaw wrote that he should have been sent out on loan before the season had even started.....scores twice!!

Didn't watch tonight but scrolling back seems I'm living in a couple of your heads rent free Woopie he scored after being invisible for 3 games, and so the hype cycle repeats. I guess now we have Messi upfront it's all about the CBs now eh

Who are you ?