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POST-MATCH THREAD: Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic: Saturday 1st March 2025: KO 15:00
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As I'd expect, as it's our win and our club, not much about Orient on here - but it is well, well worth saying they're a side that play some lovely football and are doing a lot with not very much. They have some really good players. One of the better set up sides I've seen.
And we beat them. At their place. Though it sounded like ours on the stream! To have done so while missing two sitters is testament to our pressure (though admittedly they spurned at least one golden chance).
This feels like the sort of statement win that is the marker of a successful football team. Praying that it manifests.20 -
Enjoyed that. The commentary team seemed to know what was coming though arguably is their job to keep taking it up. Thanks very much @Raith_C_ChattonellRaith_C_Chattonell said: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.
@LouisMend did very well holding it together at the end when Paul Parker deferred to him. What a pro!
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I think we held on to the ball better when it was knocked forward FA and their height and strength created problems for Orient from dead ball situations. We were definitely the better side once the four subs were made.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 / Leaburn7 -
Just seen the highlights, makes such a difference when someone can deliver a decent dead ball.3
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Yeah its interesting hearing from Wellens about that too, as he says that we recognised they had no threat in the air at the back, stuck Miles and Chuks on and just bombarded themBailey said:
I think we held on to the ball better when it was knocked forward FA and their height and strength created problems for Orient from dead ball situations. We were definitely the better side once the four subs were made.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 / Leaburn2 -
Days like today are what it's all about. It's why we all keep going week after week. Fucking love this club29
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And Godden is up for fighting someone to have the next go on itStig said:
Miles has just taken the world's first Invisible Jet Pack for a test flight.17 -
Can't agree with you there, mate, Leaburn especially was involved in some menacing moves, lovely dummies and perfectly weighted passes. Chuks was more involved too. But Gilbert has earned a start, he looks class, and not just because of the corners.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
Overall we beat them for that reason, we had class off the bench, while they had Sean Clare. They didn't tire as Brownie had predicted too often but we had the game changers. A long time since I could say that.
Ref deserves a word too. Both sides got well stuck in but no bookings, and he didn't miss much. Orient fans are going to disagree re our second- Brownie reckoned VAR would have scrubbed it out - but overall he contributed positively to a blood and thunder derby between two honest teams.24 -
Suck it up buttercupScoham said: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.7 -
Wholly agree. I have enjoyed watching their games in recent weeks and they played quite a bit of good football again today. Donley seemed to fade, probably no great surprise and was taken off eventually. Felt we overloaded them in key areas. We didn't see much of Sweeney on the left but that was largely because of Small successfully running at him all afternoon. Small doesn't get credit enough imo, and scores lower in the ratings owing to his 'no end product' and 'poor finishing' but what an important and exciting player he is and how he keeps opposition sides tied up along with Campbell in particular.PaddyP17 said:As I'd expect, as it's our win and our club, not much about Orient on here - but it is well, well worth saying they're a side that play some lovely football and are doing a lot with not very much. They have some really good players. One of the better set up sides I've seen.
And we beat them. At their place. Though it sounded like ours on the stream! To have done so while missing two sitters is testament to our pressure (though admittedly they spurned at least one golden chance).
This feels like the sort of statement win that is the marker of a successful football team. Praying that it manifests.
Other Os players that stood out today were the keeper of course, until injury time, and Cooper the only fit centre back they have left partnering REG. And Kelman who also faded. They couldn't keep up their levels today, which is possibly in part weak game management, and mostly credit to our fitness and appetite to keep going.8 - Sponsored links:
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What a day and what a finish! This team just does not know when it’s beaten. I knew it was going be our day when me and my eldest met curbs outside the ground b4 the game. What a gent!
Roll on Tuesday!
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He completely misses the point that it's the WAY we won that caused the limbs. If we had gone 2-0 up early, and then were desperately hanging on at 2-1 it would have just been relief and getting it over the line.Scoham said: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.
There's nothing better in football than coming back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 in added time. That's why the 1999 Man U win in the Champions League final was so legendary,11 -
Saterdee-Choosdee-Saterdee-Choosdee, pr’aps.Amos on the wing said:What a day and what a finish! This team just does not know when it’s beaten. I knew it was going be our day when me and my eldest met curbs outside the ground b4 the game. What a gent!
Roll on Tuesday!12 -
Isn't the number 25, 'the huge unit', also the keeper?Scoham said: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.3 -
Didn't realise that Alan McOxo was a coach there, makes it even better8
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We pass and move.It’s good football when players immediately move into space.I haven’t seen us do that across the whole team for a good while.4
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What a game
Can anyone honestly remember the last time Charlton fans stayed behind voluntarily for 20 minutes after the game.
Absolutely buzzing
Hope everyone has May 25th booked in their calendar8 -
I’m refusing to rule out 2nd place at the moment. No reason we can’t make up 8 points on a very average Wycombe team5
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Of all the away games too miss!!.Written in the stars!!Bring on Barnsley!!0
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I was sat in the home end for this one and the fans around me were constantly fuming every time the ref didn't blow up for a shirt pull or a player with his arm round another, holding him back.
The ref wasn't great, but he was at least consistent in the fact that he was ignoring those fouls from BOTH teams. Orient did both far more often than we did, but obviously they only cared when it went against them.
Fans behind the dugout spent large portions of the games abusing Jones, including somebody spitting at him, another trying to climb the barrier to get at him (and being held back by the steward) and several people in the area above (which I assume was hospitality?) trying to throw tin foil balls at him, which constantly missed and hit their own fans.3 -
Only surprise was NJ not running the width of the pitch to join in.swords_alive said:
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I wondered who the coach celebrating with the fans at the end was... JB on his jacket... James Brayne, the set piece coach, enjoying his well-deserved moment.LouisMend said:9 -
Can understand that Wellens was disappointed but his comments made him seem like a bit of a knob to me. Seemed to be blaming us for them starting and finishing poorly. I’m never I don’t think rose tinted but had we lost that it would have been a travesty. Barnsley is perhaps the game that tells us what we need to know.3
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That was brilliant. Thanks for sharing.Raith_C_Chattonell said: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.4 -
Finally seen the winning goal back, see what people say about Godden but definitely not a foul for me.
I'd say its similar to Mark Bright against Sunderland in '98 where he cleverly manoeuvres his way into where the Goalkeeper was heading and stands his ground
Goalkeeper in this instance was never getting to the ball, so dont think it matters what Godden was doing. Even though there is the slightest nudge I think it was one of those where the opposition player knows they've messed up and they've gone to ground praying they'll get a Free Kick from it.
Should have focused on staying on his line and he may well have saved it.4 -
What a great day out.
One of the best days since Wembley.
Fitness coaches deserve praise.
No game is over for us until the very last whistle.
What confidence that must give the team.
Not looked forward to an end of season run in quite like this one. Full of hope and admiration for NJ and his team.4 -
From the preview thread,..
"I kind of expect us to go a goal down, but come back and win 1-3"..
Ok I got the final score wrong but hey, not too far off...🤷♂️
Great result and more than well deserved, despite what Richie Wellens said in his sour grapes post match video...4 -
I can sort of understand leaving early if we were playing an evening game at Newcastle or Carlisle and you need to get the last train home .....but leaving on 90+3 on a afternoon in London 🤷♂️.blackpool72 said:
Saw the equaliser and left feeling happy with a point.aliwibble said:
Thought you left at 90+5? Was that before or after the equaliser?blackpool72 said:Was at the match
What can I say.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees fucking have that.
Heard a loud noise walking up the road and thought fuck it.
Then realised it was us.
Happy as fuck.
Hope you've learnt your lesson.5 -
If one of theirs had done that to Mannion, I’d have been screaming for a foul at the time, but once I calmed down I’d have been more annoyed at Mannion for not being stronger and making that ball his regardless of any sneaky blocks.
Keeper did himself no favours because he made such a show of how hard done by he was for the first goal when there wasn’t even a hint of a foul. Ref probably felt he’d be looking for it again.
Credit to whoever made the call to just do the same corner again. The keeper dropped a bollock on both of them.9
