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Deserves his own thread.

Orient chairman during arguably the greatest period ever In the clubs history.

Had the pleasure of chatting to him at 78 reunion dinner, what a great bloke who loved the Orient.

Rest in peace Brian x

RIP

Saw him at the 78 reunion dinner but hadn't seen him since he left the club, still a gent then, You'll never know how much you will be missed Brian RIP

Missed this on the other thread. Yes, absolutely deserves it's own thread.
Brian was a decent guy and a true Orient fan.

The game, and particularly the finance of it, was so different in those days and he did brilliantly to keep us in what is now the Championship for as long as he did.

He wasn't averse to doing a stint in the ticket office either. In the 78 cup run, I remember buying my ticket for the Chelsea match from him

Rest in peace, Brian.

Was He related to Harry Zussman or Ovenden by Marriage ? Seem to remember reading something like this

Sad to hear the news, RIP Brian, and thanks for everything you did for our club.

He was chairman when I was a kid, and oversaw us steer away from financial disaster, to the old Division Three title under Jimmy Bloomfield, and within a whisker of making it to the top-flight. Top guy.

EastDerehamO wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 7:29 am Sad to hear the news, RIP Brian, and thanks for everything you did for our club.

He was chairman when I was a kid, and oversaw us steer away from financial disaster, to the old Division Three title under Jimmy Bloomfield, and within a whisker of making it to the top-flight. Top guy.

I thought Arthur Page was the chairman when we won the 3rd division.
Came across a programme the other day from the first game back in div 2, i'll have a look.

Did so much for the O's - a reminder that it's not all about what happens on the pitch. Thank you Brian. RIP

one o in huntingdon wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 8:09 am

EastDerehamO wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 7:29 am Sad to hear the news, RIP Brian, and thanks for everything you did for our club.

He was chairman when I was a kid, and oversaw us steer away from financial disaster, to the old Division Three title under Jimmy Bloomfield, and within a whisker of making it to the top-flight. Top guy.

I thought Arthur Page was the chairman when we won the 3rd division.
Came across a programme the other day from the first game back in div 2, i'll have a look.

Ah, good call, thanks, you may well be correct there.

Sad news. I seem to recall the club being in safe hands when he was at the helm. Loyal Orient man. RIP.

A proper chairman.

I hope he was invited along to sit on the balcony and watch the season finale.

He was invited but sadly was too ill to come along.

R.I.P. Brian.

timothy wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 11:18 am He was invited but sadly was too ill to come along.

Ah, sorry to hear that.

RIP Brian, you did a hellva lot for this club.