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Post by ContrifibulatoryFred »

This is now a MUST Win game

Saturday's wake up call (0-3 versus Macclesfield Town reserves) has left us teetering on the edge of an abyss that not even Dean Brill's considerable bulk can save us.

Maybe we need to get rid of what's left of our midfield entirely so we can play a few more centre-halfs in the starting 11

Perhaps we will recall Harrold and Alibi to the team in order to give this our very best shot

(In trepidation) Up the Os
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Very good
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ContrifibulatoryFred wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:20 am This is now a MUST Win game

Saturday's wake up call (0-3 versus Macclesfield Town reserves) has left us teetering on the edge of an abyss that not even Dean Brill's considerable bulk can save us.

Maybe we need to get rid of what's left of our midfield entirely so we can play a few more centre-halfs in the starting 11

Perhaps we will recall Harrold and Alibi to the team in order to give this our very best shot

(In trepidation) Up the Os
Surprised you didn’t call for Janata to clear up the mess!😀
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MUST win?

Why?

It will certainly be good to win. However a defeat or draw in this game is neither you gvto relegate or promote Orient.

It's one of 44 remaining games and only accounts for a maximum of 3 points.

It's not a MUST win game at all
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I've blocked Spen666 but I expect he is in the process of reporting me to the CPS for the crime of stating an opinion about the gravity of our situation and the probability that we could soon be cast adrift of the peloton in League Two
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Not much of a wum more of a whim
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ContrifibulatoryFred wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:34 pm I've blocked Spen666 but I expect he is in the process of reporting me to the CPS for the crime of stating an opinion about the gravity of our situation and the probability that we could soon be cast adrift of the peloton in League Two
So cast adrift that Orient are currently 13th in the table. Even if they list and the best possible results for the other sides, Orient would not be bottom of the table and at least 8 teams (if not more) would not have more points than Orient


Hardly Cast adrift

Try harder
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We're mid table at the moment. Bang on target for the aspirations of many pre-season.
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Glad to see COYOS_RS has been working on his routine over the summer, this was a good one 😊
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ContrifibulatoryFred wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:34 pm I've blocked Spen666 but I expect he is in the process of reporting me to the CPS for the crime of stating an opinion about the gravity of our situation and the probability that we could soon be cast adrift of the peloton in League Two
I can see where he's coming from, He's a bit pendantic, who isn't at times, Unblock read, listen, learn. it's well worth it just watch from the side lines.
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I'm afraid life's too short for engaging with festering protagonists like Spen666
I was not a party to his banning, and have not complained about his unwelcome return

You go right on ahead and enjoy his input, but I'd rather retain him as the only person I have ever foe'd on any MB
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My OP was entirely ironic anyway, intended to satirise some of the more doom-laden factions on this MB - hence any 'advice' Spen666 might have felt his duty to impart would have been entirely WASTED

i will, however, admit that losing at home to Stevenage could be a cause for concern
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Post by EliotNes »

For team and fan morale it'd be nice to win. But its still early days. 44 games to go, its a marathon not a sprint.

Last season in the Championship Norwich were 5th from bottom after 6 games and got promoted as Champions and I'm sure there are other similar examples.
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Why dont we play brophy and dennis on the wings drop ling and go back to 352 or 442 what ever works
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faith1234 wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 9:38 pm Why dont we play brophy and dennis on the wings drop ling and go back to 352 or 442 what ever works
After two defeats in a row , conceding five and scoring none , I think we might have to .
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ContrifibulatoryFred wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:18 pm My OP was entirely ironic anyway, intended to satirise some of the more doom-laden factions on this MB - hence any 'advice' Spen666 might have felt his duty to impart would have been entirely WASTED

i will, however, admit that losing at home to Stevenage could be a cause for concern
That’s all well and good but he’s got loads of other antagonistic accounts on here. You can’t avoid him.
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Sadly, the pressure is starting to crank up for RE and the team already. Could be a difficult 90 minutes ahead on Saturday!😳
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Given Stevenage have problems of their own I would hope for us to scrape a win.
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dOh Nut wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:10 pm Given Stevenage have problems of their own I would hope for us to scrape a win.
I was thinking along similar lines vs Macclesfield last Saturday!😩
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Stevenage have no points and no goals this season, don't think I'd accept a draw before the match.

If we don't at least put in a strong performance that will be quite concerning.
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eagwgw wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:13 pm Stevenage have no points and no goals this season, don't think I'd accept a draw before the match.

If we don't at least put in a strong performance that will be quite concerning.
My guess is prepare yourself eagwgw
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Yeh everyone is saying a must win but we are only 2 league games in 3 points from 2 games and also our first year back in the football league so its going to take time
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faith1234 wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:05 pm Yeh everyone is saying a must win but we are only 2 league games in 3 points from 2 games and also our first year back in the football league so its going to take time
Of course it will take time and maybe too early to panic. But like I’ve said already, I’m getting jittery about our lack of ability to create opportunities. Even against Cheltenham and with the lions share of possession apart from the first 25 I never really saw any cutting edge to our play. Seems to have been replicated in our last two games also.

That worries me. Creating but not taking chances is one thing. Not creating much is far more serious.

Stevenage will be a good indicator. If we don’t create much against them it’s time to worry as there are much stiffer tests to come.
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Don't panic
We'll smash Stevenage 2.0
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dOh Nut wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:10 pm Given Stevenage have problems of their own I would hope for us to scrape a win.
I would take a scrappy win for us all day long
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