Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
Oxford are a bigger club than Leyton Orient.
Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
Whingy signs off
- Thread starter El Presidente
- Start date
Oxford are a bigger club than Leyton Orient.
ILIKECANDLES
Banned
- Sep 1, 2010
- 1,854
No they are not.
Soul Finger
Well-known member
- May 12, 2004
- 2,265
Oxford are a much bigger club than Orient.
Oxford
League Cup final win - 1986. Three seasons in the top flight. Excellent crowds (now) for their level. Ground capacity of just under 20,000 when end stand completed. Big catchment area.
Orient
One FA Cup semi-final. One season in top flight. Poor crowds. Two massive clubs within five miles. Capacity under 10,000, with no potential to increase.
Oxford
League Cup final win - 1986. Three seasons in the top flight. Excellent crowds (now) for their level. Ground capacity of just under 20,000 when end stand completed. Big catchment area.
Orient
One FA Cup semi-final. One season in top flight. Poor crowds. Two massive clubs within five miles. Capacity under 10,000, with no potential to increase.
ILIKECANDLES
Banned
- Sep 1, 2010
- 1,854
I couldnt care less. They are not a bigger club. End of.
i-dont-like-candles
Banned
Good choice for him.
He's worked out that orient won't be around in a couple of years time after we move down the road from them.
He's worked out that orient won't be around in a couple of years time after we move down the road from them.
Soul Finger
Well-known member
- May 12, 2004
- 2,265
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Its all about how people perceive things, I always think of Oxford as a reasonably big club. They were good when I started watching football. Orient have always been a lower league club in my lifetime.
Sorry
chez
Johnny Byrne-The Greatest
Sorry, candles but there is no doubt about it, Oxford are a far bigger club than Orient.
ILIKECANDLES
Banned
- Sep 1, 2010
- 1,854
I disagree. They are not a bigger club. I dont have to agree, listen to reason or be anything other than small minded when it comes to the love of my club.
ILIKECANDLES
Banned
- Sep 1, 2010
- 1,854
Good luck filling a 60k stadium with the likes of Doncaster to attract your racist fans all the way from sarfend.
i-dont-like-candles
Banned
[yt]0CBgQtwIwAA&[/yt]
"Opinion is divided on the matter. All the other fans say we are much smaller than Oxford; I say we're not."
ILIKECANDLES
Banned
- Sep 1, 2010
- 1,854
you reckon? The 'holy trinity' will RAPE your club of all its assets and leave you in a soulless empty stadium. jog on son.
There is no argument - bigger crowds, bigger stadium, more trophies won, longer in the top flight........
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
This. His missus has just had a baby so he can live at home.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
Yes they are, in every way except for league standings.
BensGrandad
New member
Gradually working his way to the conference league should be able to reach it within 12 months if he tries hard enough.
Spearritt of the Albion
Member
- Jul 5, 2003
- 220
As much as I dislike Orient, they are a much bigger club. Oxford have only been in the Football League for one season!
To be a little more serious, though, they only became a full League club in 1962 and only had a successful time in the 1980's because they were being bankrolled by somebody that was stealing money from the pensions of the staff of the Mirror group of newspapers.
Saying that Oxford are the bigger club is a bit like saying, in 10 years time, that Man City are bigger than Arsenal because they won the cup in 2010/11 and finished above Arsenal in the Premier League in the same season, even though now (in 2021) City have dropped down to the Championship and Arsenal are still in the Premier League even though they haven't won anything for 16 years!!
It's all relative.
To be a little more serious, though, they only became a full League club in 1962 and only had a successful time in the 1980's because they were being bankrolled by somebody that was stealing money from the pensions of the staff of the Mirror group of newspapers.
Saying that Oxford are the bigger club is a bit like saying, in 10 years time, that Man City are bigger than Arsenal because they won the cup in 2010/11 and finished above Arsenal in the Premier League in the same season, even though now (in 2021) City have dropped down to the Championship and Arsenal are still in the Premier League even though they haven't won anything for 16 years!!
It's all relative.
ILIKECANDLES
Banned
- Sep 1, 2010
- 1,854
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
He had an offer from Orient to stay but chose to move so that he could be with his family, having just become a Dad.