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What on earth!!!! Missed some good chances but didn't continue like we started the second half. Glad this is happening now and not in April.

little leyton orient

Absolutlely criminal not putting our biggest players at the far post given the equaliser.

The attitude from Nathan Jones summed it up, screaming for the team to get the ball when they got the equaliser. Would we have had the same attitude in the same position away from home?

Didn’t deserve to lose that
2 corners to back post, 2 goals
Keeley had a good game, but he is to blame for both goals.

3 defeats on bounce now & now RW needs to pick up the boys, and get back to winning ways on Tues away to Rotherham

Absolutely brutal ending.

Weak Mentality cost us that game

Bandy Legs wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:00 pm That was exactly why I didn't fancy us.
Beat Wrexham & then bottle it at Bolton & Home to Charlton.
How many times were we through to go 2 up & then we
F#ck it up .
Absolute Bollocks
Not clinical enough in front of goal to weak at the back

I thought REG and Cooper were doing pretty well tbh but your goalie has to do something with those crosses - he didn't get near either one. Mind you, we didn't learn from the first goal as the header came from exactly the same place. I'd need to see a replay to see who let their player in with a free header both times.

Orient Punxx wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:01 pm little leyton orient

No just sloppy. Didn’t take our chances!

Goalies should be at back post as starting position, easier to move forward than back in order to catch ball at highest point

Could see something like that was going to happen

Too physically weak defending those two corners, and Keeley should have done a lot better on both

Play-offs not in our hands now

For 90 mins CBs were solid and despite both Charlton wingers ripping us to shreds out wide didn't pose much threat in front of goal.

Concede one corner and the team goes to pot, Cooper and Sweeney dive in then get caught out of position in the lead up to the second corner goal.

Inexperience showed today and thought when it came to the physical battles we were very much second best.

Lucky this game won’t matter at the end of the season

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:22 pm Lucky this game won’t matter at the end of the season

I sincerely hope you're right mate

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:22 pm Lucky this game won’t matter at the end of the season

On the contrary I got a feeling this is the week we'll look back on for where it went wrong

gshaw wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:31 pm

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:22 pm Lucky this game won’t matter at the end of the season

On the contrary I got a feeling this is the week we'll look back on for where it went wrong

gshaw wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:21 pm For 90 mins CBs were solid and despite both Charlton wingers ripping us to shreds out wide didn't pose much threat in front of goal.

Concede one corner and the team goes to pot, Cooper and Sweeney dive in then get caught out of position in the lead up to the second corner goal.

Inexperience showed today and thought when it came to the physical battles we were very much second best.

Reminded me of the Huddersfield game, just couldn't cope with their physicality. Fair play, they spotted our weakness and exploited it.

It can only happen at the O’s, in play off position and manage to lose 3 on the bounce.
Can’t honestly say I am surprised, insufficient funding at the start of the season and far too many sick notes in the squad.
Still hoping for a miracle as always though.
Up the O’s.

Losing like that can be a real confidence knocker.

Jeremy Bentham wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:54 pm

gshaw wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:21 pm For 90 mins CBs were solid and despite both Charlton wingers ripping us to shreds out wide didn't pose much threat in front of goal.

Concede one corner and the team goes to pot, Cooper and Sweeney dive in then get caught out of position in the lead up to the second corner goal.

Inexperience showed today and thought when it came to the physical battles we were very much second best.

Reminded me of the Huddersfield game, just couldn't cope with their physicality. Fair play, they spotted our weakness and exploited it.

Charlton looked more Championship ready side in terms of the number of strong, quick physical players in the side. We couldn't handle them first half, managed to get on top playing superior football but ultimately lost to two Sunday League esque punts into the box.

I don't think neither Orient nor Charlton will be bothering that league though, they're lacking in firepower upfront (else they would've been 2 up at HT) and our fringe players aren't quite good enough at top 6 level when we have first teamers out

Jeremy Bentham wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:54 pm

gshaw wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:21 pm For 90 mins CBs were solid and despite both Charlton wingers ripping us to shreds out wide didn't pose much threat in front of goal.

Concede one corner and the team goes to pot, Cooper and Sweeney dive in then get caught out of position in the lead up to the second corner goal.

Inexperience showed today and thought when it came to the physical battles we were very much second best.

Reminded me of the Huddersfield game, just couldn't cope with their physicality. Fair play, they spotted our weakness and exploited it.

That's what I was going to say . I'd forgotten just how easily Perkins is knocked off the ball . . Horrible way to lose but to be honest I've got no complaints . I thought Charlton were better than us all afternoon . We didn't look at it whatsoever. We did look better when Agyei came on but we didn't do enough . However we had another stonewall penalty not given . Even I could clearly see the ball hit the Charlton's players arm inside the penalty area . If I could see it why couldn't the linesmen . I'm not being biased here but it was clear handball

gshaw wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:31 pm

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:22 pm Lucky this game won’t matter at the end of the season

On the contrary I got a feeling this is the week we'll look back on for where it went wrong

Think you said that several times in the league two promotion season

Welcome back Poundy.

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 6:10 pm i thought Charlton were better than us all afternoon . We didn't look at it whatsoever. We did look better when Agyei came on but we didn't do enough

A bit harsh. We were poor first half and lucky to get to HT at 0-0

Started second half really well, scored a worldie and looked the better side for a good 30 mins. Markanday was having an excellent game and actually we seemed to lose something up top when he went off.

Needed a second goal though and even then Charlton seemed to have ran out of ideas. Can't remember what the first corner came from but we lost our heads after that.

PoundhillO wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 6:01 pm It can only happen at the O’s, in play off position and manage to lose 3 on the bounce.
Can’t honestly say I am surprised, insufficient funding at the start of the season and far too many sick notes in the squad.
Still hoping for a miracle as always though.
Up the O’s.

Oh look who’s back, as soon as we falter after three really tough games and he’s calling for more money what a surprise.