Bang, bang! You're down.

[sparkie]

Really they are just going down to Division 5 where there are a lot of other teams we used to play.

Absolutely. No biggie.

Hearn still owns the ground, doesn't he ? It's not like they are actually going to lose that.

 

[neilbard]

Yet another embarrassing and inappropriate thread. No class

 

[sparkie]

That is true, but that hasn't changed. Some say Barry Hearn is eating his own child.

Hearn doesn't own them any more.

 

[MattBackHome]

I'm gutted for their fans. This isn't a simple case of relegation. No one had been paid in weeks. They're going bust and Becchetti is to blame.

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[jackanada]

I should want it to happen to Palace more but West ham going down would be effin brilliant.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Cheerio Orient. In 1997 your players thought it was a wheeze to taunt the North Stand about what looked like impending relegation out of the league. Ha! Bang bang - you're as good as gone!

Jeez, heat of the moment and all that. Cold light of day twenty years later kinda costs YOU the moral high ground in my view. I wish the O's all the luck in the world right now, I do not think it will be enough.

 

[trueblue]

It's a tragedy what's happening to Orient. There but for the grace of God and all that.... A couple of players got over-excited 20 years ago when emotions were running high at the Goldstone. So what? All part of football. Hope they survive and succeed personally, especially now West Ham have muscled in.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

A real chance that they could end up in a worse situation than Brighton.
Definitely going down to non league, we didn't.
Real chance of totally folding, we didn't.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Yet another embarrassing and inappropriate thread. No class

I do agree it's an embarrassing thread, but a ban? Not for me, Clive - he retracted the sentiment pretty much immediately, and even if he hadn't, I don't think it would have got anywhere near a ban.

I could make this thread disappear into the ether [MENTION=4671]The-Libertine[/MENTION] if you'd like me to?

 

[Taybha]

Can't quite put my finger on the reason why , but Orient away was a fixture i always looked for when the fixtures came out to book a day off , had so many good days out and horrendous ones too there over the years , a club that's being dismantled bit by bit from the top down should strike a chilling cord with those of a certain age , the cuntishness of the thread title is a tad out of order but at least it maybe a reminder to us all how quickly things can fall apart if not looked after properly , enjoy today but never forget just how close we were to Orients position now .

 

[BNthree]

I do believe that your and my definition of "big and hard" are not the same thing.

That's what she said...

 

[neilbard]

I do agree it's an embarrassing thread, but a ban? Not for me, Clive - he retracted the sentiment pretty much immediately, and even if he hadn't, I don't think it would have got anywhere near a ban.

I could make this thread disappear into the ether [MENTION=4671]The-Libertine[/MENTION] if you'd like me to?

Fair enough maybe a ban is a tad harsh, but you would have thought a person with such a small number of posts would be more selective and careful when starting a thread of this kind

 

[Bigtomfu]

I generally feel it's just a matter of time before they fold. With West Ham being awarded that stadium on their doorstep that effectively has killed off Orient.

No it hasn't. Factor out the being shit in the bottom division impact on attendances and they're still attracting the same die hard core of c4,000-5,000.

What's killing them is their idiotic Italian chairman.

Sad to see it happen as I would be for any team. They managed to fill a Palace shaped and sized hole when we needed someone to really hate back in the day and for that I will look upon them fondly even if through half a skunk eye.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Fair enough maybe a ban is a tad harsh, but you would have thought a person with such a small number of posts would be more selective and careful when starting a thread of this kind

Yep, can't disagree with that....

 

[Dick Head]

Actually, you are right. That day still bugs me. Time to let it go.

Good man.

 

[Deano's Invisible Pants]

Obviously I wouldn't want to see them go bust - same for any club. At the time, however, I don't remember a great deal of sympathy from anyone from Orient for our plight. Their chairman, Barry Hearn, campaigned to have us expelled from the football league. Their players regularly goaded our fans before and during games. They had some idiotic fans, epitomised by that bloke Buono, who used to be on the PA system at Brisbane Road and played YMCA before kick off when they played us, just to get the homophobic chanting going. Through the lens of our own success and with the passing of two decades, it's easy (and better) to 'be the bigger person' and wish them well, but some of the posts on this thread are a little sanctimonious.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Their manager Taylor was a bit of an arse at the time, but good luck to their fans and club.

 

[Don Tmatter]

Hearn doesn't own them any more.

Still owns the ground

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Absolute CJTC of a post from the OP.

Pathetic - much rather see Orient fans than Spurs / Arsenal etc, we are no better than them, just got very very lucky with Bloom

W**nker

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Had some great away trips to Orient and I feel nothing but sadness for them now.