21 September fixtures

[The Terminator]

Fair play Orient they were excellent today. Full of passing and pressing which was a level above ours, Challinor made switches at half time that brought us right back in to it but as soon as County score, Wellens makes his own changes and neutralises us. Today showed the issue with having wing-backs who are much better at being wingers than they are full-backs, exploited time & again and Orient flashed so many balls across the goal, if they had a forward who could follow in they'd have scored seven or eight.

Definite bump back down to earth for us, shows how easy our start really was.

First 30mins we played well and actually took the chances we made for once.

County did come back into it after that, could've easily scored before they did. The changes at half time of Olafe and Bate caused us alot more problems, we managed to change shape ourselves and score the third at the right time, once it went 2-1 I was expecting us to chuck it away as we can become a bit rabit in headlights as we're a young team mainly, but our bench is alot stronger tan what it was and Cooper and Ball coming on helped. A shame our front options lack depth.

Th 4th we managed to catch county on the break, it could've been 3-2 as well at a few points, I thought the game was closer than 4-1 suggested but for once we managed to take our chances.

 

[Casey]

Been out and about all day. I did know the result but nothing about the game. First thing I hear is about an open goal miss. Just seen the highlightscand dear lord. I'd have been subbed for my Sunday league side for that miss...and I'm the manager!

Turned up, put on a performance but not quite good enough to get a point. Swan looking a bit more like the player we hoped though.

Casey

 

[AdamStag]

Just came across it, made me feel much better about our gift wrapped goal today.

I think we’re playing alright with the injuries to key players still, again (sorry to be the bore) we’ve had a generous run of opening fixtures which has helped us get away with things a little.

For me despite being 8th in an embryonic table, it’s 39 points required to 50.

 

[EricSabin]

What a day. Travelling up with no expectation of getting anything, and then all of a sudden we’re 2 up at half time. Lovely clinical finish to kill the game at 3-0, and bar a wobble for the goal/pen/red card we saw it out.

Had a good chat and a beer with the Orient fans on the way back from Stockport, a proper ‘that’s why you do it’ day out. Up the fucking Wobblers.

 

[masi51]

Where do you start with yesterday. 2pm team announced new captain and a formation which i am not its biggest fan at least it was one you could understand unlike Evatt previous 4. Gone was 5/2/3 and replaced with a 5/3/2 which you could switch to a 3/5/2 in possession. Also gone was £3m worth of signings to the bench.
First min George Johnson does one of his trademark tackles and takes out the reading wingback hard but fair.
Took the lead with a Sheehan free kick from 25 yards and quickly got a second when Charles was stupidly hauled down in the box. Three up with a second stupid penalty at this point Reading had done nothing. Reading scored the goal of the game shortly after out of the blue and suddenly woke up. They then out played us for 15 mins and on the stroke of half time we got our Fourth........Game over
Second half we never got going Reading pulled a second back then Baxter produced a Banks like save to stop it from being 4/3. We huffed and puffed then broke to make it 5/2 The usual subs after 60 mins stopped the flow of the game and we kind of limped to the final whistle. Baxter, Johnson and Adeboyejo immense but it was never a game we deserved to win by 3

 

[Conker]

I think we’re playing alright with the injuries to key players still, again (sorry to be the bore) we’ve had a generous run of opening fixtures which has helped us get away with things a little.

For me despite being 8th in an embryonic table, it’s 39 points required to 50.

Yesterday, against better L1 side we’ve probably lost the game by half time.

Just to need to get past the next international break then we will start improving with players coming back, I do think we need to strengthen midfield in January.

 

[chief]

Doctor chief we’ve found a pulse!

Right before you face us!

 

[Stocky]

Leyton Orient were good yesterday, really good away performance. Probably not a 4-1 on the balance but it was the same when we went to Blackpool a few backs won 3-0 and it looks a hammering when in reality it was mostly about getting goals at the right time.

We'll have lots of teething problems at this level, you can see we're still trying to see what works best with certain new players etc. I can see a few more of them this season as we look to be trying to bed in a more expansive game for the future. We do seem really wedded to working more and more on playing out from the back which will be bring short term pain. I though Orient worked their socks off to stop us and then had quality at the top end to round it off.

 

[Pilot_Phonic]

Crawley deserved something, but a needless corner and a great cross to an unmarked Max made it 4 home wins on the bounce. Miss of the season from their lad in the first half, and a bizarre equaliser when the lino gave offside but the ref played on. Ref certainly loved an advantage, sometimes pulling play back after about 4 seconds after a foul. Defo yellow card for a handball but as it was advantageous, ref didn't want to revisit it.

 

[Moomin]

OK but Stevenage really were dreadful. I guess that is the textbook definition of a regulation win. Even Niskanen looked good...

I’m a Niskanen fan and it was pleasing to see him have a very good game. Yes, he’s got limitations but Christ, does he put a shift in.

As you say, the definition of a regulation win. We controlled the game and won at a canter.

I was surprised how poor Stevenage looked tbh after they dispatched Barnsley last week. I was concerned we’d get turned over but they were way off the pace.

For us, I preferred playing the box midfield again. Francis looks a good player who will keep improving. Kamari Doyle is some talent too, a lovely finish for his goal.

Magennis worked his bollocks off against Stevenage’s oafish defence and showed some excellent hold up play.

Overall a decent start for us and feel there’s more to come.

 

[Gassy]

Weird game yesterday. We were atrocious for 70 minutes and suddenly after putting on our better players, who're all attackers, we suddenly play P'boro off the park and really should have drawn, if not won it.

Over the balance of play, we deserved nothing, no doubt. Not sure if I'm concerned or not. After the first 70, I thought Taylor's a gonner and we're in a relegation scrap here, suddenly I'm not sure.

Wycombe, Charlton & Burton coming up which will give us a better idea of where we are.

 

[IzzyFook]

Turned up, put on a performance but not quite good enough to get a point. Swan looking a bit more like the player we hoped though.

We were saying in our group he looked a tidy player fair do's...