Leyton Orient vs Swindon Town

[The Terminator]

Our first meeting with the Robins in just over 4 years. Big crowd expected for this as well with the whole away end sold out, makes a change after 2 years of only really two large away followings in Non League football.

With Josh Coulson and Jamie Turley both injured, we could have a very young defence playing. Young Shadrach Ogie may have to play at left back, he looks a great prospect in the games I've seen him play for us.

That is likely to be the only change from the team which drew 1-1 with Salford last week, most of our squad was rested on Tuesday night.

We're good with the ball, I like the way Ross has us playing with the ball but we have to start taking more chances quickly. This is because without the ball we're very shaky and I expect Swindons front 4 to cause us problems.

We'll give Swindon a tough game, but I think their firepower will be too much for us in the end.

 

[Indian Dan]

Guarantee it’s a cracking game. I said before the season started we looked like a side that’s objective was to just score 1 more than the opposition.

We are pretty lethal going forward now - although I’m not entirely convinced we’re better with 2 strikers instead of 1. Tendency to still be wasteful up front and make individual errors trying to play out at the back.

It’s a treat to watch STFC again.

 

[Agombar stool]

flying abroad so missing my local game sadly. Promises to be a great game and my confidence in this side is much higher than in previous seasons.

i'm going for a 1-3 win, Doyle, Yates, Baudry.

 

[Big Bird]

Hard not to go for a win as it stands but Orient will have their fair share of joy against us going forward I'm sure.

Expect it will be well open and full of chances.

Squeaky 2-3 win.

 

[redjed]

We are looking gooooooood going forward, defence can be shaky, but we have people that will put their necks on the line, like Shaun Taylor did in the past.
With yet another thousand plus fans following the town away again, I can see us winning 3-1

 

[Big Bird]

0-3 up at half time. It's going well.

 

[Indian Dan]

Another complete, dominating display. Played some brilliant stuff in the first half especially.

Orient were very poor, but livened up a tad in the 2nd half.

 

[Big Bird]

Could be in for a half decent season here boys! Scoring plenty and pleasing on the eye. The next game can't come soon enough.

 

[The Terminator]

As I feared, we was again not good enough without the ball and let a good side take us to the cleaners in the first half. Not the first time under Ross this has happened and we keep leaking goals and giving ourselves mountain upon mountain to climb.

Second half we used the ball alot better and Dennis should've really made it 3-2 for a granstand finale, but we was second best throughout most of the game. Too many of our players let their heads drop too quickly when the plan failed.

Swindon will be up there for sure, their front 4 were excellent as I expected, particularly in the first half and they kept possession well and were clinical - There wasn't too many clear cut chances created but they took their best one right on half time which killed the game, Dean Brill I don't think made any saves - McCormick made more suprisingly I thought. Took their foot off the gas in the second half, but kept possession well to see the game out.

I can't see Ross landing the job pernamently sadly, despite looking good with the ball and causing teams problems, we always look likely to concede and the stats back that up.

 

[Big Bird]

Massive fan of our new Lloyd Isgrove song

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