Independent Leyton Orient Forum

£44.99 caramba!! Think I will borrow a copy from the local library, if it still exists.

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:38 pm £44.99 caramba!! Think I will borrow a copy from the local library, if it still exists.

Not that bad for a man of your means, price of a good meal out and a bottle of reasonable wine !
Plus getting your name in the book !

Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:51 pm

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:38 pm £44.99 caramba!! Think I will borrow a copy from the local library, if it still exists.

Not that bad for a man of your means, price of a good meal out and a bottle of reasonable wine !
Plus getting your name in the book !

£44.99 isn’t enough for a good meal plus wine at Orient Sid

Cheshunto wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:17 pm

Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:51 pm

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:38 pm £44.99 caramba!! Think I will borrow a copy from the local library, if it still exists.

Not that bad for a man of your means, price of a good meal out and a bottle of reasonable wine !
Plus getting your name in the book !

£44.99 isn’t enough for a good meal plus wine at Orient Sid

Ok well in that case try fried egg, chips and beans or fish fingers, chips and beans with a couple of slices of bread and butter and and in place of the bottle of wine, have a cup of tea instead !

That is a bit steep for me.

I like big books and I cannot lie.

It is not that expensive when you consider a replica shirt costs about £50.
The book would be better value in my opinion.

Just how many of these Leyton Orient books have been published over the years. Once you've read one, you've basically read them all.

Chicken Dhansak wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:17 pm Just how many of these Leyton Orient books have been published over the years. Once you've read one, you've basically read them all.

Potentially, this could be very good. Although the author has been in South Africa for many years and I don't think has been to a match for a very long time.

It may represent OK value but no way am I paying nearly £50 for a book.

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:29 am It may represent OK value but no way am I paying nearly £50 for a book.

I would stress that I've not read it myself, so this isn't my opinion - but I have heard some grumbling that the Dave Victor fronted one is a bit overpriced too. I think that'll just be the way with any Club "official" product for the foreseeable future.

Chicken Dhansak wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:17 pm Just how many of these Leyton Orient books have been published over the years. Once you've read one, you've basically read them all.

Unless you want information on results, teams and players since 2006. We don't have a website with all that information in one place, unlike even Barnet
https://www.onlybarnet.com/bfcsa/index.htm

It's £44.99 to get your name in the book. Loads of people will be happy to pay this.

It'll then be a more reasonable price when on the shelves.

I wonder how much material Kaufmann failed to return in the making of this book?

The problem with a compendium like this is that it dates rather quickly….

OyinbO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:46 am

Chicken Dhansak wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:17 pm Just how many of these Leyton Orient books have been published over the years. Once you've read one, you've basically read them all.

Potentially, this could be very good. Although the author has been in South Africa for many years and I don't think has been to a match for a very long time.

He wrote the book in 89 whilst living in South Africa as well.

There have been two "Complete Records" books. One in 1999 and one in 2006 and it would be correct that all matches, results and lineups appearing in 2006 would have appeared in the earlier edition, however the rest of the book is different. Good job he is not updating "The Men Who Made Leyton Orient" as that might be nearer £100.

Bought it yesterday, to add to my collection, personally I think it’s a bargain.

Imagine going to a History of Leyton Orient Quiz Night....having read this!

Joe315 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:41 pm

OyinbO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:46 am

Chicken Dhansak wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:17 pm Just how many of these Leyton Orient books have been published over the years. Once you've read one, you've basically read them all.

Potentially, this could be very good. Although the author has been in South Africa for many years and I don't think has been to a match for a very long time.

He wrote the book in 89 whilst living in South Africa as well.

Apartheid South Africa, eh? Nice.

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:59 am

Joe315 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:41 pm

OyinbO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:46 am

Potentially, this could be very good. Although the author has been in South Africa for many years and I don't think has been to a match for a very long time.

He wrote the book in 89 whilst living in South Africa as well.

Apartheid South Africa, eh? Nice.

Lots of people lived in S Africa at that time were against apartheid

Not sure how many people opposed to it moved there at its height in the early 80s.

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 1:57 pm Not sure how many people opposed to it moved there at its height in the early 80s.

I know one.

Mind you he did go there to work with the Marxist Workers Tendency in the ANC.

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:59 am

Joe315 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:41 pm

OyinbO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:46 am

Potentially, this could be very good. Although the author has been in South Africa for many years and I don't think has been to a match for a very long time.

He wrote the book in 89 whilst living in South Africa as well.

Apartheid South Africa, eh? Nice.

I have no idea

No idea about what? Whether South Africa operated a policy of apartheid in 1989? Fairly well known that they did.