Orient - all sounds horribly familiar

EveshamAddick

Just been reading this in The Grau - another useless interfering owner gets the same result, the club dropping like a stone. The similarity to what's going on at The Valley is uncanny.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/11/leyton-orient-francesco-becchetti-owner-fans

ElfsborgAddick

EveshamAddick said:

Just been reading this in The Grau - another useless interfering owner gets the same result, the club dropping like a stone. The similarity to what's going on at The Valley is uncanny.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/11/leyton-orient-francesco-becchetti-owner-fans

From snippets I have a read it seems a worse situation than ours.

They have had 8 managers since August 2014, I imagine Fraeye will be having thoughts of coming back!

soapy_jones

Where is the annual conference for cnut football club owners held?

Leroy Ambrose

soapy_jones said:

Where is the annual conference for cnut football club owners held?

America. Because if you think our owners are bad, you can't imagine how bad the majority of Nfl team owners are

cafcledbury

They have a planned protest with Blackpool November 19th

blackpool72

Never told me

cafcledbury

It's on the BBC red button gossip column

killerandflash

The sacking of Slade helped start Orient's decline...

blackpool72

killerandflash said:

The sacking of Slade helped start Orient's decline...

And now the continuation of ours

Anna_Kissed

Met with the good folk of the Leyton Orient Supporters' Trust recently to offer advice about demos and campaigning. Amongst other things, advised them to seek alliances with other 'crisis clubs'. Good to see them getting active.

EveshamAddick

This in today's Guardian. It's all going to hell in a handcart....

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/feb/10/leyton-orient-spiteful-owner-frnacesco-becchetti

We get an honourable mention in passing, but you have to feel for the O's fans....

Leuth

That is certainly worse than what's happening here - terrifying, even. Reminds me of what happened to Wrexham a while ago

killerandflash

Abysmal what's happening there, it's seems extraordinary that Orient and Notts County are fighting against relegation to non league football

Stig

soapy_jones said:

Where is the annual conference for cnut football club owners held?

Fanny Fanackapan

One of your very best, Stig !

killerandflash

Orient drew today, but are now 3 points adrift of safety

Covered End

EveshamAddick said:

This in today's Guardian. It's all going to hell in a handcart....

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/feb/10/leyton-orient-spiteful-owner-frnacesco-becchetti

We get an honourable mention in passing, but you have to feel for the O's fans....

But according to Major friendly debt is no problem. So everything at Orient must be fine.

redman

The ostriches at the FA and the FL think everything is Ok and that they are doing a good job.

stonemuse

Covered End said:

EveshamAddick said:

This in today's Guardian. It's all going to hell in a handcart....

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/feb/10/leyton-orient-spiteful-owner-frnacesco-becchetti

We get an honourable mention in passing, but you have to feel for the O's fans....

But according to Major friendly debt is no problem. So everything at Orient must be fine.

That's a fair point. Any comment @Major ?

Chris_from_Sidcup

Couple of big home games coming up for them as they play 2 sides down there with them, if they lose those they're gone.

Henry Irving

Winding up order issued by HMRC

stonemuse

Henry Irving said:

Winding up order issued by HMRC

that's not good

ShootersHillGuru

Henry Irving said:

Winding up order issued by HMRC

Really ? That's shitty. Hope it works out for them.

stonemuse

Henry Irving said:

Winding up order issued by HMRC

standard.co.uk/sport/football/leyton-orient-face-windingup-order-over-unpaid-250000-tax-bill-a3478606.html

Hovi's Biscuit

Still, the FA were able to discipline a fat bloke for eating a pie on camera. Football's great!

palarsehater

look all but gone now after getting hammered 4-1 by stevenage last night, all too familiar dont expect to see them back up the leagues anytime soon.

Weegie Addick

Dreadful. And if Orient go, that'll leave us as the worst London club in the league...

CAFCTrev

Cant Barry Hearn step in and do something?

Karim_myBagheri

He could but the Becchetti wants his money back that he gave Herne in the first place. not sure if Herne would do that for a club looking like they're already gone down.

don't know what the orient fans think of Herne as he was the one who sold the club to Becchetti who has invested next to nothing into the club. should herne of maybe been a bit more careful about who he sold the club to?

hoof_it_up_to_benty

stonemuse said:

Henry Irving said:

Winding up order issued by HMRC

standard.co.uk/sport/football/leyton-orient-face-windingup-order-over-unpaid-250000-tax-bill-a3478606.html

Desperately sad - bigger shambles than Charlton.

I'm sure the Football League authorities will sort it out ....

Fanny Fanackapan

There's now a thread on page one re a protest fund to help Orient.