POST-MATCH THREAD: Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic: Saturday 1st March 2025: KO 15:00

charltonbob

Redskin said:

YES, GILBERT

CatAddick

cracking day.  When was the last time the majority of fans were still there singing when the players came back out for the warm down?

CafcWest

ForeverAddickted said:

One aspect I'll disagree with, from the Post-Match comments is the subs that people are praising Jones for.

Apart from Gilbert and maybe Docherty, I thought they were the type you make when you're desperate and just go for it - Taking Edwards, and especially Coventry off messed up with our shape a bit, and barely noticed Aneke / Leaburn

I think NJ might also have had Tuesday night's coming tough game against Barnsley in mind where we'll really need those 2 to be up for it...

Oggy Red

valleynick66 said:

eastterrace6168 said:

Murder on the Orient Slow train to nowhere...
We just toyed with them for 90 minutes then put them out of their misery...second spot is def not impossible now...😊

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Just gutted that we seem to have let the title slip through our fingers 
 

charltonbob

Southendaddick said:

No drug can beat a last minute winner live

That was the absolute bollocks so much bruising all over my body tomorrow 😂

You've been taking the wrong drugs

CHM

Another amazing victory on stoppage time! Yeah!! And against a direct oponente! 💪🏻💪🏻
saludos!

Raith_C_Chattonell

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kp1wsb

Radio London commentary - good to sample the atmosphere - worth listening to the added on time from around 1 hour 48 minutes.

ForeverAddickted

Briston_Addick said:

ForeverAddickted said:

stoneroses19 said:

Never heard of the others

Must have heard of Leeds, they have their own channel on Sky Sports.

Oh wait... You're right... I have heard of Leeds... Leyton Orient blew one today didnt they...

Kinsella87

ForeverAddickted

CafcWest said:

ForeverAddickted said:

One aspect I'll disagree with, from the Post-Match comments is the subs that people are praising Jones for.

Apart from Gilbert and maybe Docherty, I thought they were the type you make when you're desperate and just go for it - Taking Edwards, and especially Coventry off messed up with our shape a bit, and barely noticed Aneke / Leaburn

I think NJ might also have had Tuesday night's coming tough game against Barnsley in mind where we'll really need those 2 to be up for it...

Yeah he's definitely been taking Coventry off to avoid the ban I think

cafc4life

Shoutout to the geezer I was hugging next to me in the front row when that winner went in. Scenes

aliwibble

cafc4life said:

James Beadle sat behind me in the away end 

I hope he didn't do himself a mischief in the celebrations, although at least they don't have a game on Tuesday.

DA9

my youngests first away win after 6 attempts, what a game, what a day 

AFKABartram

Me and Jnr chose Birmingham instead of Orient 

gotta laugh

killerandflash

Moments like that are what makes it all worthwhile 

A strange game, as we were easily the better team in the first half but lacked quality in front of goal, with spongefoot shooting or the header straight at the keeper.

Their players came out very late after HT, and were transformed, completely dominating the first 15 minutes, scoring, and having other chances. You know it's not good when your keeper goes down for a tactical injury break... The subs didn't really improve our play, but we still kept on creating and missing chances. Not that we could see much of it from the away section!

What the changes DID do was load the opposition box with big men, and while all the Orient defenders were preoccupied with Miles and Chuks, both Gillesphey and Ramsay were left unmarked at the back stick! You still need quality delivery though, and Gilbert delivered it in spades.

Incredible scenes, the singing went on for an eternity after the game. Sometimes away fans are kept in after the game by the police, in this case we kept ourselves in 

Covered End

Get innnnnn …………,

KiwiValley

LoOkOuT said:

Off the top of my head we’ve scored three goals from Gilbert’s corners. Unbelievable, he’s hardly played!

How does the ball stay in place on your head? 

Covered End

Wembley apart, I can’t recall Charlton fans still singing in the away end 10-15 mins after the match finished.
La la la la la la la la la la   La la la.  La la la.

cabbles

I bet it was great to be in that away end today, what a day for those that went 

Stig

Miles has just taken the world's first Invisible Jet Pack for a test flight.

AddicksAddict

Having just watched the highlights, we got the rub of the green with the winner. 

9goalswentpastperry

sam3110 said:

Orient fans calling us one of the most physical and robust teams they've played this season, and not in a dirty or underhanded way, just a physically strong outfit that bullied them all game.

Such a good thing to hear after having years and years of powderpuff squads unable to see out games

So true. I noticed as the second half was about to kick off Small just sort of flicked the Orient player opposite him. It was wonderfully dismissive and a show of physical superiority. We have that all over the pitch. 

golfaddick

se9addick said:

Amazing, amazing, amazing finish!

I don’t want to overdo it but that’s the sort of thing a team does when it’s serious about promotion, 

Took me a good 30 seconds to celebrate the equaliser, I was certain the ref would rule it out! 

I can see from that 2nd photo that Leaburn doesn't care & is just going through the motions 😀.

DA9

the video on the OS when Nathan told set piece coach James Brayne to do the fist pumps at the end, Brayne had tears in his eyes as he turned to be hugged by Ramsay 

Scoham

Amazing win. With our record this season there’s always hope we’ll find a late goal - what a game to get two.

Also found out of our first team outfield players who have started a league game this season and are still at the club, only Watson hasn’t scored a league goal (excluding those out on loan).

jonno

Richie Wellens post match interview 
https://youtu.be/x2vISNLKwms 

ShootersHillGuru

I’ve not thought until today that we might make the playoffs. Today was a day that we mustn’t lose and when I saw the equaliser I was so chuffed. The winner was a real statement that this group don’t concede defeat which is exactly the mentality you need at this stage. For me for the first time the playoffs are now in our own hands. Still tough but we can do this. The playoffs are not promotion but it’s the least we started the season expecting. If only, if only we had started the season as we’re looking like finishing. We’d be giving Birmingham a run for their money. Credit to Jones for this.

ForeverAddickted

I dont argue with much of what he has to say, think the second goal is a matter of opinion and on another day we may have it ruled out. 

I did feel for him when the Interviewer said that they conceded twice in injury time and he had to ask if it was a question... Felt like a bit of a dig more than a question. 

Scoham

https://lofcforum.com/forum1/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=15356&start=75

Thought Charlton's two wide players the number 7 and the 25 (who was a huge unit) looked really decent. The keeper looked good too. But the rest of them I thought were very poor. They are just a real hoofball team full of huge physical players - a bit like watching Wimbledon in the late 70s. And the celebrations at the end were absolutely nauseating. You'd have thought they had won the F A Cup and the Champions league rolled into one instead of a match between two teams who were 8th and 9th in League One.

Stig

Nug said:

We do have a strong bench these days and it showed today

We certainly do. I'm trying to think where that all came good (like most things, Northampton was the first real indicator I guess). At the start of the season it felt like we had a decent first XI, but as soon as we made changes things would go downhill.  Now it feels like we're strong for all eighteen squad places and probably a few reserves as well. There's obviously been some great work in developing this team.