Although there was no game yesterday EPISODE 275 will be with you late tonight as we are delighted to be joined by @leytonorientfc Director of Football Martin Ling!
We are keen to hear from fellow #lofc fans, so send us your sensible questions by 7pm tonight and we'll do our best to get them put to him.
Please can you talk us through the process flow of the transfer committee. Specifically, how do we identify targets? Does Jackett identify the potential targets?
Did Kenny Jackett specifically want Coleman, Brown and Moss. I.e. he chose them?
Why did we not sign an experienced midfielder in the January transfer window? Especially considering Kenny's comments about unexperience in the team.
Is it your decision whether to continue with Jackett or replace him, or does that decision sit with others?
Why have we suddenly stopped scoring goals?
Last edited by Smendrick Feaselberg on Sun Feb 20, 2022 12:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
gshaw wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 12:35 pm
Hope you get a large pot of coffee brewed ready for this one, looking at the Twitter responses already it's going to be a busy evening!
What sort of things are being asked on there out of interest?
gshaw wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 12:35 pm
Hope you get a large pot of coffee brewed ready for this one, looking at the Twitter responses already it's going to be a busy evening!
What sort of things are being asked on there out of interest?
Managerial selection and success rate
Effectiveness of academy / summer camps / women's team
Transfer window discussions re: CMs, player selection
Reaction to KJ comments about lack of experience in the squad
1...When the transfer window opens, be it January or the summer window, why are we always late signing players?
as an example, within 5 days of the recent January window opening, Stevenage had signed 5 players, and Carlisle 4.
2...Why on earth didnt you realise last summer, that there wasnt any cover for Tom James. Thats unforgivable
3...How did the club bring Drinan here last summer. His record before we got him was atrocious, there was nothing to suggest he would score goals, yet he was brought here as a main striker, instead of a tried and trusted name. Was it purely a financial reason?
I believe we have some of the better players in League 2.
eg: Vigs, James, Beckles, Ogie, Pratley, Archibald, Khan, Smyth, Smith plus pretty good ones in Drinan, Happe,
Wood, Clay, Brown, Coleman and maybe Riley. There's plenty of developing talent coming through as well. We have the experienced managerial team in place many of us wanted to see. Yes, there are injuries... but same goes for the opposition.
'Question is - We have a perfectly good fiddle but why do you think we can't get a tune out of it?
Do you consider yourself very fortunate to still be in your position given:
1) The objective/goal this season was promotion?
2) The expense spent on the appointment of KJ?
3) The ridiculous and very poor transfer decisions?
4) The disastrous run were on?
5) Sitting 18th in L2, 5 points of relegation to NL?
Orientnil wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:41 pm
I believe we have some of the better players in League 2.
eg: Vigs, James, Beckles, Ogie, Pratley, Archibald, Khan, Smyth, Smith plus pretty good ones in Drinan, Happe,
Wood, Clay, Brown, Coleman and maybe Riley. There's plenty of developing talent coming through as well. We have the experienced managerial team in place many of us wanted to see. Yes, there are injuries... but same goes for the opposition.
'Question is - We have a perfectly good fiddle but why do you think we can't get a tune out of it?
Because a couple of our fiddles important strings are missing
Less than a decade ago we were competing
with the likes of
Wolves ( Prem),
Brentford (Prem),
Rotherham(soon to championship),
Preston (Championship),
Peterborough (Championship)..
Whilst we languish in the lower reaches
of the bottom division..
Hedmans Header wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:03 pm
Less than a decade ago we were competing
with the likes of
Wolves ( Prem),
Brentford (Prem),
Rotherham(soon to championship),
Preston (Championship),
Peterborough (Championship)..
Whilst we languish in the lower reaches
of the bottom division..
Hedmans Header wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:03 pm
Less than a decade ago we were competing
with the likes of
Wolves ( Prem),
Brentford (Prem),
Rotherham(soon to championship),
Preston (Championship),
Peterborough (Championship)..
Whilst we languish in the lower reaches
of the bottom division..
What’s gone wrong so quickly???
Do you genuinely not remember the Becche**i era?
I remember it finished 5 years ago and
apart from the JE era we’ve generally
gone backwards..
Can’t keep going on about the Becchitti
era it’s done,gone, finished ..
Whilst we’re meant to be getting excited
about the summer camps in the USA..
Nothing is being achieved on the park..
Please can you talk us thru the debacle
of playing the Tranmere away game with
barely a squad available..
And how close was the team coach driver
and Simon the club photographer near to
being named on the subs bench due to a
depleted squad ..
Hedmans Header wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:03 pm
Less than a decade ago we were competing
with the likes of
Wolves ( Prem),
Brentford (Prem),
Rotherham(soon to championship),
Preston (Championship),
Peterborough (Championship)..
Whilst we languish in the lower reaches
of the bottom division..
What’s gone wrong so quickly???
Do you genuinely not remember the Becche**i era?
I remember it finished 5 years ago and
apart from the JE era we’ve generally
gone backwards..
Can’t keep going on about the Becchitti
era it’s done,gone, finished ..
Whilst we’re meant to be getting excited
about the summer camps in the USA..
Nothing is being achieved on the park..
3 years as JE era ended with his untimely passing .
Nigel has already stated how difficult that was to deal with .
It's taken 2 years to get over .
Then add covid into the mix .
Not to mention some really bad injuries to key players .
Hedmans Header wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:03 pm
Less than a decade ago we were competing
with the likes of
Wolves ( Prem),
Brentford (Prem),
Rotherham(soon to championship),
Preston (Championship),
Peterborough (Championship)..
Whilst we languish in the lower reaches
of the bottom division..
What’s gone wrong so quickly???
Remembering Bournemouth, Brighton and Fulham, who we played regularly not that long ago
Hedmans Header wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:03 pm
Less than a decade ago we were competing
with the likes of
Wolves ( Prem),
Brentford (Prem),
Rotherham(soon to championship),
Preston (Championship),
Peterborough (Championship)..
Whilst we languish in the lower reaches
of the bottom division..
What’s gone wrong so quickly???
Do you genuinely not remember the Becche**i era?
I remember it finished 5 years ago and
apart from the JE era we’ve generally
gone backwards..
Can’t keep going on about the Becchitti
era it’s done,gone, finished ..
Whilst we’re meant to be getting excited
about the summer camps in the USA..
Nothing is being achieved on the park..
This might be the first season under the new ownership where we haven't finished higher than the previous season.
As disappointing a season as this is, it's not certainly not "genuinely gone backwards".
I remember it finished 5 years ago and
apart from the JE era we’ve generally
gone backwards..
Can’t keep going on about the Becchitti
era it’s done,gone, finished ..
Whilst we’re meant to be getting excited
about the summer camps in the USA..
Nothing is being achieved on the park..
This might be the first season under the new ownership where we haven't finished higher than the previous season.
As disappointing a season as this is, it's not certainly not "genuinely gone backwards".
EPISODE 275
