Independent Leyton Orient Forum

Chief crazy horse wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 11:00 pm

OKPete wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:23 pm

Bergen wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:09 pm
I like him, but he has only played ONE game (close to 90 mins.).

I will make my desicion after the Crewe game

I’m with Bergen on this one. Been disappointed by too many one-and-a-bit game wonders over the years to get excited yet.

Yes, me too. As they say, 'hold yer horses.'

RedO wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:42 am Most people had his card marked straight away.

I’m struggling to think of one player who was widely acclaimed after a couple of appearances and then went on to be rubbish?

gshaw wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:32 am

RedO wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:42 am Most people had his card marked straight away.

I’m struggling to think of one player who was widely acclaimed after a couple of appearances and then went on to be rubbish?

Wayne Purser scored a hat-trick on his debut then did little else afterwards

eagwgw wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:38 am There is a case for saying that when a team is so lacking in particular skills, when a player comes in and supplies them, he looks great.

Adam Reed/Luke Summerfield come to mind as having good loan spells (ironically as the defensive midfielder type), perhaps Nicky Adams as well but their careers since then suggests they wouldn't have been top players for us in League One.

But we've been lacking in this area for ages. Who would have thought that adding a bit more ability with a physical presence in the midfield would deliver a big improvement in the side? Almost every fan has said that this was our weakest area.

Don't think he is an essential signing after one game (don't we have 10 others on this list to check out as well?) but in what is left of this window I would see if there is a way to get a younger player in on loan who has a similar skillset and could compete to dislodge Clay or Wright. If Cisse got injured we might be back to square one.

Scuba Diver wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:55 am Did very well I thought, but it's early days.

Definitely the type of player we have needed all season though. Amazed that fans could see this from day one, but it's taken until nearly Feb for the penny to drop with the professionals within the club.