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Can’t remember the last time I saw an Orient player so clearly a level up to everyone else on the pitch.

Looks like Swanseas bid bas only given him more confidence.

Unreal player

Runs rings around league one players

Definitely a million pounds player

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:53 pm Definitely a million pounds player

£3 million more like, he seemed inspired by playing at elite level against the Citeh players at the weekend

Have to see his goal again as I was down the other end but it looked like he glided through their defence and stuck it bottom corner with his weak foot

Ethan was absolute quality tonight, Mansfield could not get near him, he looked a class above.

Considering his recent form and age he is easily a £3m player.

Will definitely go in the summer, and good luck to him. It’s been a pleasure to watch him at BR. Such a talent.

Ethan will leave Orient for £3M, after scoring the winner at Wembley in L1 playoff final to send Orient into Championship

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:02 pm Have to see his goal again as I was down the other end but it looked like he glided through their defence and stuck it bottom corner with his weak foot

Watch him go past Bowery so easily that the guy got sent back to 2017 being slated by a certain ex owner

Top draw again today

Enjoy...

Richie got that second season with Galbraith that he wanted with Smyth and look at the result.

gshaw wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:38 pm Enjoy...

Solo effort but look at the runs off the ball taking defenders away and creating space.

Stan1972 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:16 pm Ethan will leave Orient for £3M, after scoring the winner at Wembley in L1 playoff final to send Orient into Championship

Like it. However, I think an automatic promotion place is possible.

Ethan’s value just doubled tonight after that performance, absolute quality.
I had a Derby scout sitting alongside me tonight, maybe it was Ethan he was looking at.

He was unplayable tonight, they resorted to booting him all over the pitch out of pure frustration. Magnificent to watch.

Cheshunto wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:04 am Ethan’s value just doubled tonight after that performance, absolute quality.
I had a Derby scout sitting alongside me tonight, maybe it was Ethan he was looking at.

How did you find out it was a Derby scout?

Class but oddly Mansfield didn't mark him tightly or seem aware that he is a good player

idontkn0 M wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:21 am

Cheshunto wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:04 am Ethan’s value just doubled tonight after that performance, absolute quality.
I had a Derby scout sitting alongside me tonight, maybe it was Ethan he was looking at.

How did you find out it was a Derby scout?

He was wearing a woggle and continually said "Ay up, me duck"

essexfootball wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 7:53 am Class but oddly Mansfield didn't mark him tightly or seem aware that he is a good player

Love the idea of man marking a right back

idontkn0 M wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:21 am

Cheshunto wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:04 am Ethan’s value just doubled tonight after that performance, absolute quality.
I had a Derby scout sitting alongside me tonight, maybe it was Ethan he was looking at.

How did you find out it was a Derby scout?

He was sat next to me at the Shrewsbury game and he happily identified which club he was with and we chatted as he made his notes. On that day he was sizing us up in readiness for the cup game of course, but last night, I don’t know.

Celtient wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 8:11 am

idontkn0 M wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:21 am

Cheshunto wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:04 am Ethan’s value just doubled tonight after that performance, absolute quality.
I had a Derby scout sitting alongside me tonight, maybe it was Ethan he was looking at.

How did you find out it was a Derby scout?

He was wearing a woggle and continually said "Ay up, me duck"

In my experience this is likely to be a more southern scout subtly trying to throw you off the scent.

The big issue teams will have, if you scout him, where do you play him, he has played right back pretty much for the last three months and his best football has come but I can't see many teams playing him there

gshaw wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:00 pm

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:53 pm Definitely a million pounds player

£3 million more like, he seemed inspired by playing at elite level against the Citeh players at the weekend

Exactly my thoughts about him being inspired. I had a brief word with him after the Man City game on the way to tube and said that he looked better against better opposition - he said 'yes' but he might have thought I meant the whole team - I didn't, I meant him individually!

essexfootball wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 10:27 am The big issue teams will have, if you scout him, where do you play him, he has played right back pretty much for the last three months and his best football has come but I can't see many teams playing him there

In possession he basically plays in central midfield for us. It won't be an issue to go back to being a full time central midfielder.