Richie & Sweeney today

[oriboy]

Also, Phil Wallace. Often forgotten that the bloke who nearly bought us nearly 30 years ago sees the Club he did actually buy being consistently ahead of us in the league for most of the last 8 years. It’s no reason for a rivalry, but he must feel pretty chuffed with how things have turned out.

I may be wrong but I think Phil Wallace is an Orient supporter!

[LittleMate]

Also, Phil Wallace. Often forgotten that the bloke who nearly bought us nearly 30 years ago sees the Club he did actually buy being consistently ahead of us in the league for most of the last 8 years. It’s no reason for a rivalry, but he must feel pretty chuffed with how things have turned out.

I may be wrong but I think Phil Wallace is an Orient supporter!

He probably just claimed to be in the supporters club meeting "meet the owner that never was".

[OyinbO]

He’s from Walthamstow. Very unlikely he was a Stevenage supporter, anyway.

[Top of the JES]

Full highlights of the game are on the official website. Wouldn't want to watch the game again but Skip to 2 hours 11 mins and it shows Sweeney clearly walk over and grab Wellens and the push and shove that followed.

[Top of the JES]

He’s from Walthamstow. Very unlikely he was a Stevenage supporter, anyway.

He had a very successful import and export business based in Highams Park for quite a few years, not sure if it's still there?

[Proposition Joe]

Tbf they did beat us in the fa cup mid 90s when they were non league. So I’ve always hated them

Seem to recall Barry Hayles bullying the crap out of us. Which he did again later for Bristol Rovers (and Fulham?).

[EliotNes]

Also, Phil Wallace. Often forgotten that the bloke who nearly bought us nearly 30 years ago sees the Club he did actually buy being consistently ahead of us in the league for most of the last 8 years. It’s no reason for a rivalry, but he must feel pretty chuffed with how things have turned out.

Is it 30 years ago, seems like yesterday sometimes, but that's age for you.

[Hoover Attack]

Tbf they did beat us in the fa cup mid 90s when they were non league. So I’ve always hated them

Seem to recall Barry Hayles bullying the crap out of us. Which he did again later for Bristol Rovers (and Fulham?).

Great player. No idea what he was doing at that level.

My abiding memory of that day is Shilton taking goal kicks and barely getting the ball out of the penalty area.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foo ... 13612.html

[essexfootball]

Of all the teams to get rattled by some shithousery!

The ref should've sent Sweeney off and gave Wellens a yellow

[B.whitehouse+10more]

check out his antics while manager of Boston Utd as well as multiple incidents of him using foul and abusive language towards match officials and other people from opposing clubs staff, Evans left Crawley on 9 April 2012 to be appointed manager of fellow League Two club Rotherham United on a three-year contract. In September 2012, Evans was given a six-match stadium ban and fined £3,000 by the Football Association after being found guilty of "using abusive and insulting words and behaviour" towards a female member of Bradford City's staff, an incident which occurred during his time at Crawley.


After resigning as Stamford manager he was appointed manager of Boston United in October 1998. He managed Boston to promotion from the Southern Football League to the Football Conference in 2000 and subsequently to the Football League in 2002. Both promotions have since been overshadowed by revelations of off-the-field cheating.

Evans was suspended by Boston as manager on 4 July 2002 after a much-publicised Football Association (The FA) investigation into "contract irregularities". He later resigned as manager of the club in September 2002, after still being suspended by the club. He was found guilty by The FA in December 2002 of impeding an FA inquiry into contract irregularities. Evans was also suspended from the game for 20 months in January 2003 for involvement of the affairs of Boston, in which players' contracts lodged with the FA contained false salary details. Evans was further accused of impeding the inquiry and fined £8,000. Evans lodged an appeal against charges in May 2003, but The FA rejected his appeal later that month and the punishment stood. Evans later pleaded guilty in court to conspiring to cheat the public revenue, and was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.

An announcement was made on 20 February 2004 that Evans would return as Boston's manager on 2 March. In September 2005, Evans and four other people connected with Boston appeared in court, denying fraud charges. In November 2005, Evans was given a £1,000 fine, suspended for a year, after admitting to using insulting or abusive words to the match official in a match against Peterborough United in October 2005. On 11 February 2006, he was escorted from Grimsby Town's stadium Blundell Park by Humberside Police at half-time, after he berated the fourth official after being incensed when Grimsby goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall appeared to handle the ball outside his area and was immediately spoken to by a police officer after a complaint of alleged foul and abusive language. After the match Boston chairman Jon Sotnick accused the football authorities of waging a "conspiracy" against his manager. In October 2006, Evans was linked with the vacant Darlington managerial vacancy, but Boston chairman James Rodwell and Evans both denied the link. Also in October, Evans was sent from the dugout after an altercation with Wycombe Wanderers player Tommy Doherty for which he later received a £1,000 suspended fine from the FA. Despite this, which came on top of his conviction for tax evasion, Evans kept his manager's position at Boston, a decision that angered the Boston United Supporters' Trust.

[Hoover Attack]

Of all the teams to get rattled by some shithousery!

The ref should've sent Sweeney off and gave Wellens a yellow

A yellow for what?

[essexfootball]

Of all the teams to get rattled by some shithousery!

The ref should've sent Sweeney off and gave Wellens a yellow

A yellow for what?

Unsporting behaviour

[Monkey Boy]

check out his antics while manager of Boston Utd as well as multiple incidents of him using foul and abusive language towards match officials and other people from opposing clubs staff, Evans left Crawley on 9 April 2012 to be appointed manager of fellow League Two club Rotherham United on a three-year contract. In September 2012, Evans was given a six-match stadium ban and fined £3,000 by the Football Association after being found guilty of "using abusive and insulting words and behaviour" towards a female member of Bradford City's staff, an incident which occurred during his time at Crawley.


After resigning as Stamford manager he was appointed manager of Boston United in October 1998. He managed Boston to promotion from the Southern Football League to the Football Conference in 2000 and subsequently to the Football League in 2002. Both promotions have since been overshadowed by revelations of off-the-field cheating.

Evans was suspended by Boston as manager on 4 July 2002 after a much-publicised Football Association (The FA) investigation into "contract irregularities". He later resigned as manager of the club in September 2002, after still being suspended by the club. He was found guilty by The FA in December 2002 of impeding an FA inquiry into contract irregularities. Evans was also suspended from the game for 20 months in January 2003 for involvement of the affairs of Boston, in which players' contracts lodged with the FA contained false salary details. Evans was further accused of impeding the inquiry and fined £8,000. Evans lodged an appeal against charges in May 2003, but The FA rejected his appeal later that month and the punishment stood. Evans later pleaded guilty in court to conspiring to cheat the public revenue, and was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.

An announcement was made on 20 February 2004 that Evans would return as Boston's manager on 2 March. In September 2005, Evans and four other people connected with Boston appeared in court, denying fraud charges. In November 2005, Evans was given a £1,000 fine, suspended for a year, after admitting to using insulting or abusive words to the match official in a match against Peterborough United in October 2005. On 11 February 2006, he was escorted from Grimsby Town's stadium Blundell Park by Humberside Police at half-time, after he berated the fourth official after being incensed when Grimsby goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall appeared to handle the ball outside his area and was immediately spoken to by a police officer after a complaint of alleged foul and abusive language. After the match Boston chairman Jon Sotnick accused the football authorities of waging a "conspiracy" against his manager. In October 2006, Evans was linked with the vacant Darlington managerial vacancy, but Boston chairman James Rodwell and Evans both denied the link. Also in October, Evans was sent from the dugout after an altercation with Wycombe Wanderers player Tommy Doherty for which he later received a £1,000 suspended fine from the FA. Despite this, which came on top of his conviction for tax evasion, Evans kept his manager's position at Boston, a decision that angered the Boston United Supporters' Trust.

Who cares

[Kevash]

to be fair the loanees where in there too,does show the unity of the squad