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[MDK]

20 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

Rumours about Kevin Nolan joining Notts County in some capacity, possibly as manager, have surfaced over the past few hours. How well liked was he at Leyton Orient?

Pfft, hardly had a chance. And to be fair he was the best of all the managers we've had during the Bechetti era and I don't know why he was sacked. 

[MDK]

@Adam

[Adam]

Let me try this again...

We are 3-1 up at half time away at Barnet and currently going six* points clear at the top. Looking good at the moment!

*It's staying at 4 again for now. Come on Stevenage, help us out!

[Bobfoc]

A 0-0 draw! It's a miracle!

[Noah]

A leeds fan I saw on facebook just predicted Brighton will win the championship, Leeds will grab second and Newcastle will have to chance their luck in the playoffs.

I like the first part of what he said!

[Matt]

I'll take that! I just wish we'd got Monk in place earlier and he'd had a full pre season with the squad and got his players in earlier, so many points dropped in those first few weeks before the players gelled with each other and to the system. Had that happened i think we'd be top now and I'd be confident of finishing top 2, as it is i think we'll fall a tad short and inevitably fail at Wembley again.

[The Lusophone]

Nile Ranger is in trouble again - suspended by Southend pending an FA investigation.

[MDK]

What is his goals to arrests ratio? 

[Noah]

Didn't we have a Nile Ranger diary in the cube at one point?

[MDK]

Every 2.08 goals or thereabouts 

[Adam]

The following club statement from Leyton Orient is frankly the most ridiculous thing I've ever read from a footballing hierarchy. I do not understand how anyone can have allowed this to happen a fine Football League club, it is beyond pathetic. So unprofessional it beggars belief, typos, calling out ex-players directly and bizarrely trying to claim that the club is in the mess it's in because the owner isn't around more? Certainly reminds me of our troubles under Ken Richardson in the 90's. What do you make of it @MDK?

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A Club Statement from Chief Executive Alessandro Angelieri reads as follows

“The actions of the club over the past two and a half years have always been in good faith and that can never be doubted. A squad without future was inherited, and has been completely renewed with it today including a number of talents aged between 17 and 24.
 
Mr Becchetti did not like the fan protests because at the beginning of the season everyone, supporters included, praised the club for their summer transfer business.  Thereafter Mr Becchetti doesn’t play on Saturday.

I think that within common sense, Mr Becchetti will continue to fund the club, though appropriate offers for the club will be considered. One offer has been received, but it was not acceptable for a number of reasons.

In regards to player departures, since last February Jay Simpson had scored six goals, and from last summer he had been trying to leave the club. Andy Edwards rightly decided to leave him out of the squad because of his lack of commitment to Leyton Orient.

Jordan Bowery’s contribution during the first half of the season was imperceptible, so his departure can be considered neutral, while Alan Dunne was out of the plans under both Andy Hessenthaler and Andy Edwards.

In terms of funds available, it’s not the club that has to give guarantees to Andy Edwards, but vice versa. Andy can count on prospects who he has helped nurture like Sam Sargeant, Aron Pollock, Sandro Semedo, Myles Judd, Sam Dalby and Tristan Abrahams who has scored 20 goals for the youth team this season, as well as great young talents like Paul McCallum and Gavin Massey who are players with fantastic qualities, and have a massive desire that was lacking from players in the past like Darius Henderson, Jobi McAnuff and Jordan Bowery.

I think that my absence due to ill health could have had some negative effect, but I believe even further that the absence of Mr Becchetti during the last three months has had a more negative impact on the squad. His personal business did not allow him to be close to the team, when he would usually come to the training ground every Friday and to the games on a Saturday. Mr Becchetti has a great charisma and the players definitely feel his absence.

We are fully confident that we will remain in the Football League come the end of the season but if relegation was to unfortunately happen we will keep our current policy in place of promoting and showing faith in young players."

 

 

[MDK]

I heard a bit of it on the radio this morning. I think the main thing that supporters want to ask is "What were you expecting from the club? What was your plan?" because so far it has been a joke. And calling out players is just unprofessional, I don't like that. And I'm calling bullshit on the players liking Becchetti, I'm sure that isn't the case. And so some of the players didn't show desire to play? We had two managers that didn't speak English (not including Kevin Nolan ) so that isn't all the players fault.

But yeah, Becchetti can go fuck off.

[DavidMarrio]

33 minutes ago, MDK said:

 We had two managers that didn't speak English (not including Kevin Nolan ) so that isn't all the players fault.

I was supportive towards your struggles and sympathetic.  Now...I'm not too sure

[Just Joe]

Mike Dean awarding a penalty to Leeds for a handball clearly outside the area...

[Baddar]

Love stuff like this

 

[Lineker]

So Doukara went all Yeboah last night, ey @Matt?

[Matt]

Aye, it was a bit alright.

[Adam]

Against League 3 have released the results of their Ownership Survey, with Charlton Athletic fans voting their owner the worst in the country, just 'ahead' of Coventry City, Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers.

[MDK]

15 minutes ago, Adam said:

Against League 3 have released the results of their Ownership Survey, with Charlton Athletic fans voting their owner the worst in the country, just 'ahead' of Coventry City, Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers.

Woo! Another league table we are near the bottom of!

[The Lusophone]

I am intrigued by this x factor for footballers idea. Did it actually happen?