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Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 11:28 am**

No-one. I would stick with RW

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 11:40 am**

At this level we should be a reasonably attractive option. Board back their managers, there’s been an increase in budget and there’s the potential new stadium. From the outside it’ll look like a progressive ambitious project.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 12:16 pm**

Basil Fawlty

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 3:26 pm**

Orientnil wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2026 6:29 am We have an experienced manager and a decent L1 squad. Things are not going well at the moment and we're all disappointed. A couple of wins and attitudes will change. All this anti management talk is akin to jumping off a cliff cos you're afraid you might fall.

We've been falling since the play off final.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 4:14 pm**

Whoever it would be, I'd prefer someone who has won at least one promotion as a manager and certainly not someone with only relegations on their CV, no matter who they had managed in the past.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 5:18 pm**

Mistadobalina wrote: Sun Oct 25, 2026 8:22 pm Challinor would be good appointment imo, but probably waiting for a bigger job than us. If we decide to ditch Wellens, the sooner the better, hiring someone for a relegation fight puts a lot of pressure on them.

Challinor would be excellent choice, but he left Stockport because he wants to manage in the Championship. He will be offered the Burnley job, possibly the Sheffield. Wed job.

I must admit im not sure who is available presently, but Prats as a temp. Head coach would do for me until a good candidate appears

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 5:29 pm**

Personally i would see where we are at Xmas. Stick with RW now

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 10:38 pm**

The fact that the majority of responses on this have been sarcastic, just show hows limited posters on this boards knowledge is on the lower leagues.

Either that or they haven’t got the bollocks to commit to a preferred option because they;re too afraid of being wrong which their egos won't let them do.

The only realistic coaches in our reach IMO are:

-Matt Bloomfield - I believe he worked with Scott Mitchell at Wycombe (But stand to be corrected), also the Wycombe team he built was 2nd in League One when he left them for Luton 2 years ago when he was given time to build them.

-Dean Brennan - Barnet Head coach who has been on the way up with them for the last 5 seasons, also did well at Wealdstone. Would cost compensation and be a big gamble, but he is a coach on the way up.

-Karl Robinson - Vastly experienced League One/Two manager now. Did well at Oxford & MK Dons at this level. Unlucky to be sacked at Salford IMO.

-Gary Rowett - Apparently prefers playing more senior players than developing younger players, might go against him for this job, but worth a punt IMO. Has had success at this level but not for a while.

-Ryan Mason - Young coach sacked by West Brom, would be a bit of a gamble IMO.

-Liam Manning - Did well at MK Dons and Oxford at this level and was OK at Huddersfield. He has off field personal issues though which I think means he is currently unavailable. I'd give him a go here.

-Darren Ferguson - Personally I'd only take him if we was in League Two.

Luke Williams, Henrik Pederson, Kevin Nolan, Ryan Lowe also avaliable but I don't think any of these would be considered.

The safe option and my pick would be Matt Bloomfield.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 10:44 pm**

The Big Shot wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2026 10:38 pm The fact that the majority of responses on this have been sarcastic, just show hows limited posters on this boards knowledge is on the lower leagues.

Either that or they haven’t got the bollocks to commit to a preferred option because they;re too afraid of being wrong which their egos won't let them do.

The only realistic coaches in our reach IMO are:

-Matt Bloomfield - I believe he worked with Scott Mitchell at Wycombe (But stand to be corrected), also the Wycombe team he built was 2nd in League One when he left them for Luton 2 years ago when he was given time to build them.

-Dean Brennan - Barnet Head coach who has been on the way up with them for the last 5 seasons, also did well at Wealdstone. Would cost compensation and be a big gamble, but he is a coach on the way up.

-Karl Robinson - Vastly experienced League One/Two manager now. Did well at Oxford & MK Dons at this level. Unlucky to be sacked at Salford IMO.

-Gary Rowett - Apparently prefers playing more senior players than developing younger players, might go against him for this job, but worth a punt IMO. Has had success at this level but not for a while.

-Ryan Mason - Young coach sacked by West Brom, would be a bit of a gamble IMO.

-Liam Manning - Did well at MK Dons and Oxford at this level and was OK at Huddersfield. He has off field personal issues though which I think means he is currently unavailable. I'd give him a go here.

-Darren Ferguson - Personally I'd only take him if we was in League Two.

Luke Williams, Henrik Pederson, Kevin Nolan, Ryan Lowe also avaliable but I don't think any of these would be considered.

The safe option and my pick would be Matt Bloomfield.

Clueless enough on who theyd want
While believing Wellens is the wrong
Man .

The Constant is Fans who know very very
Little about the game.
They just react nastily to defeats & Hide
after wins .
Never lnown a set of fans
Like Orient Fans .

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2026 11:24 pm**

The Reverend wrote: Sun Oct 25, 2026 3:30 pm If he does go in the next couple of weeks, who would you like to see come in?

me.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2026 8:53 pm**

Top of the JES wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2026 11:23 am Gary Bowyer for me.

Done a good job at Burton on a smaller budget than ours and they play relatively good forward thinking football, doesn't make excuses for poor performances and a good communicator added to which he has some affinity to the club with his dad having played for us in the 70's, he admitted last week in his pre match press conference that he looks out for our results and thinks we are a solid well run club.

I think Bowyer would be a solid choice. He's been steady at Burton for sure with a limited budget, and on paper, would probably assume our squad is better.

He would view coming to Orient as a 'step-up' of sorts also, should we end up looking for a new manager.

Nigel Clough has also shown himself to be a steady and sensible manager, but seems to have a nice thing at Mansfield, and it settled in Notts. I can't see him coming to Orient personally.

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2026 2:37 pm**

'Wouldn't mind Rowett at a pinch but he's not as good as Wellens. None of the recommendations above are.

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2026 4:34 pm**

Bandy Legs wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2026 10:44 pm
The Big Shot wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2026 10:38 pm The fact that the majority of responses on this have been sarcastic, just show hows limited posters on this boards knowledge is on the lower leagues.

Either that or they haven’t got the bollocks to commit to a preferred option because they;re too afraid of being wrong which their egos won't let them do.

The only realistic coaches in our reach IMO are:

-Matt Bloomfield - I believe he worked with Scott Mitchell at Wycombe (But stand to be corrected), also the Wycombe team he built was 2nd in League One when he left them for Luton 2 years ago when he was given time to build them.

-Dean Brennan - Barnet Head coach who has been on the way up with them for the last 5 seasons, also did well at Wealdstone. Would cost compensation and be a big gamble, but he is a coach on the way up.

-Karl Robinson - Vastly experienced League One/Two manager now. Did well at Oxford & MK Dons at this level. Unlucky to be sacked at Salford IMO.

-Gary Rowett - Apparently prefers playing more senior players than developing younger players, might go against him for this job, but worth a punt IMO. Has had success at this level but not for a while.

-Ryan Mason - Young coach sacked by West Brom, would be a bit of a gamble IMO.

-Liam Manning - Did well at MK Dons and Oxford at this level and was OK at Huddersfield. He has off field personal issues though which I think means he is currently unavailable. I'd give him a go here.

-Darren Ferguson - Personally I'd only take him if we was in League Two.

Luke Williams, Henrik Pederson, Kevin Nolan, Ryan Lowe also avaliable but I don't think any of these would be considered.

The safe option and my pick would be Matt Bloomfield.
Clueless enough on who theyd want
While believing Wellens is the wrong
Man .

The Constant is Fans who know very very
Little about the game.
They just react nastily to defeats & Hide
after wins .
Never lnown a set of fans
Like Orient Fans .

Second this.
Wellens ain't going anywhere anytime soon.
Some on here are really on cloud cuckoo,
Some go on like we're man city or Man utd, yeah I agree the football isn't great at present & we're losing some games but we're not at the bottom of the division.
A promotion (as champions) & a playoff final in 4 years other teams fans would bite your hand off for this.
Lists of managers who some would like to come here, it's not pick & mix in Mr Simms shop.
We are Orient not basket case club Chelsea, who sack managers if someone farts in the wrong direction.
Let's see where we are after the next 6 or 7 games & then see where we are.
Ritchie has said this himself & maybe he's said this for himself as well as the team.
Let's get behind the team & hopefully we'll be in a good position at the end of November.
If not all down to Mr Simms

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2026 4:56 pm**

The Big Shot wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2026 10:38 pm The fact that the majority of responses on this have been sarcastic, just show hows limited posters on this boards knowledge is on the lower leagues.

Either that or they haven’t got the bollocks to commit to a preferred option because they;re too afraid of being wrong which their egos won't let them do.

Just to say: with me it's the former. I know next to nothing about lower league football and even less about higher league football. However, I do have a strength in this area, which is that I'm often wrong about football. I'm quite proud of that, really.

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2026 7:04 pm**

I neither want nor expect Wellens to go but I could not think of a more tactically astute man to take us on than Bowyer. He's made Burton punch well above their weight.

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2026 11:18 pm**

Just to be clear... Of course we should replace Wellens with someone better. Until someone better becomes available, we should support and encourage the man.

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