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Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 5:47 pm
by BrendO
New blog: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s 18/19 title winning campaign
https://lofc1881.wordpress.com/2019/05/ ... 19-season/
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 5:48 pm
by spen666
why?
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 6:23 pm
by CreamofSumYungGai
Craig Clay 1st
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 6:32 pm
by Disoriented
I thought it was looking quite accurate until it got towards the end. Clearly the writer missed the first half of the season.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 6:37 pm
by F*ck The Poor & Fat
Such things are subjective but on the whole, give or take the odd position, I’d say it’s reasonable.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 8:22 pm
by Thor
What’s so funny about that? He was arguably our best player last season.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 8:26 pm
by F*ck The Poor & Fat
Thor wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 8:22 pm
What’s so funny about that? He was arguably our best player last season.
Arguably there is a case for a few players being our best overall, including Brill and Coulson. All subjective but +/- a few places it’s OK.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 9:09 pm
by BrendO
Hi guys, obviously it’s all subjective, footballs a game of opinions that’s what it’s all about. I’m studying sports journalism at the minute and this was mainly done to keep me writing a little bit while I’m on holiday. So I appreciate any feedback, even if you disagree with me, cheers.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 9:13 pm
by CreamofSumYungGai
Thor wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 8:22 pm
What’s so funny about that? He was arguably our best player last season.
Other than the five or six ahead of him, I agree.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 9:36 pm
by eagwgw
Agree with most of it.
Elokobi doesn't really qualify, don't recall him being worse than Coulson in the first game, got injured in the second. By the time he came back against Ebbsfleet he was finished anyway as Turley had signed, and subbing him might have been a tactical humiliation to make him angry so we could terminate his deal.
Think it was too generous to Harrold and Brophy. Until the final run-in where we changed formation I thought they had poor seasons. Brophy redeemed himself by doing OK in a variety of positions. Harrold did in the tinpot which improved the quality of his sub appearances.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 11:00 pm
by orienfan64920
CreamofSumYungGai wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 9:13 pm
Thor wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 8:22 pm
What’s so funny about that? He was arguably our best player last season.
Other than the five or six ahead of him, I agree.
Fan's and players player's player. Think you're in the minority mate.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:49 am
by Sid Bishop
Enjoyed the ratings, job well done !!
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:00 am
by EliotNes
Good work and agree with the No. 1 placing for Craig Clay as did the fans and his fellow players.
Keep up the nice work
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:03 am
by Esteban
Overall it’s a reasonable list. What baffles me is why so many players have a moment from the tinpot trophy as their moment of the season. There’s no way thatthe most important things Dan Happe and Joe Widdowson did all season occurred in that pointless competition.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:34 am
by CreamofSumYungGai
orienfan64920 wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 11:00 pm
CreamofSumYungGai wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 9:13 pm
Thor wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 8:22 pm
What’s so funny about that? He was arguably our best player last season.
Other than the five or six ahead of him, I agree.
Fan's and players player's player. Think you're in the minority mate.
What fans? I was never asked.
Justin has it right with SJC and Widdowson
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:55 am
by eagwgw
I think it's doing Coulson a disservice really. Really I think he was the glue that held the defence together, and was the experienced guy marshalling Happe and Marv. He also scored some real important goals, don't recall us ever having a centre-back with so many goals from open play, perhaps Mkandawire.
Marv was way out in front at one stage but after his injury he wasn't the same player, whereas I think Coulson stayed consistent... can't remember him having too many off games.
I think for other candidates there is a fair amount of emotion swaying it.
If Jobi wasn't so old I think he would have been marked down a bit. If Clay wasn't so badly maligned last season I think he would have been marked down a bit as well. On an absolute basis neither player was one of the best in the division I feel, but Coulson was.
One of the bad players this year like Ling or Gorman only really need to have just a good season next year to be in contention for the crown IMO, whereas Bonne would not be if he managed 'only' 15 goals.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:37 am
by Sid Bishop
eagwgw wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:55 am
I think it's doing Coulson a disservice really. Really I think he was the glue that held the defence together, and was the experienced guy marshalling Happe and Marv. He also scored some real important goals, don't recall us ever having a centre-back with so many goals from open play, perhaps Mkandawire.
Marv was way out in front at one stage but after his injury he wasn't the same player, whereas I think Coulson stayed consistent... can't remember him having too many off games.
I think for other candidates there is a fair amount of emotion swaying it.
If Jobi wasn't so old I think he would have been marked down a bit. If Clay wasn't so badly maligned last season I think he would have been marked down a bit as well. On an absolute basis neither player was one of the best in the division I feel, but Coulson was.
One of the bad players this year like Ling or Gorman only really need to have just a good season next year to be in contention for the crown IMO, whereas Bonne would not be if he managed 'only' 15 goals.
Being as Josh Coulson is a legend at Cambridge Utd, wonder if that club is regretting the decision to let him go ? Amazing that we have two older players in Brill and Coulson who have both overcome injury ( Brill had retired due to injury problems ) problems and to play so well in so many games last season.
Harrold another player who seems to have now got over the injury problems that he had both before and after coming to the Os. I hope Ling, Judd and also Dayton can also get over their injury problems and be up for it in the coming season.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:51 pm
by Adz
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:41 am
by Red_Army
orienfan64920 wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 11:00 pm
CreamofSumYungGai wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 9:13 pm
Thor wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 8:22 pm
What’s so funny about that? He was arguably our best player last season.
Other than the five or six ahead of him, I agree.
Fan's and players player's player. Think you're in the minority mate.
He's never rated Clay. He downplays his quality to cover for him being so wrong about him.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:24 am
by Thor
True that.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:34 am
by CreamofSumYungGai
Red_Army wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:41 am
orienfan64920 wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 11:00 pm
CreamofSumYungGai wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 9:13 pm
Other than the five or six ahead of him, I agree.
Fan's and players player's player. Think you're in the minority mate.
He's never rated Clay. He downplays his quality to cover for him being so wrong about him.
I never rated clay when he was god damn awful last season, you're right.
I have given him praise on lots of occassions this season, when he's warranted it.
And as I've said on many a thread, I'd have him as around 7th best player this season. Hardly as if I have it in for the guy. I've also commented on how handsome he is, despite the gargantuan size of his face.
The main reason I appear to go on about him too much is that, in my opinion, some have incorrectly overrated his ability and performances because of 1) how bad the rest of our central midfielders were and 2) how bad he was last season. That's all.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:09 pm
by Thor
Yeah you must be right Bob, a centre midfield that won the league.
Re: Ranking all 22 players from Orient’s title winning campaign
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:42 pm
by CreamofSumYungGai
So because we won the league, that means all our players are the best in the division? Right oh.
