iamsober Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, RumRed said: I'd do some research on the important matters if I were you mate, there is plenty of press on this by respectable print journalists. you know respectable journalists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just now, iamsober said: you know respectable journalists? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/nov/02/west-ham-olympic-stadium-deal-explained-london-mayor-sadiq-khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just now, iamsober said: you know respectable journalists? I actually do know a few, they're not all bad! I'm not talking the EP here BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsober Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just now, RumRed said: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/nov/02/west-ham-olympic-stadium-deal-explained-london-mayor-sadiq-khan I think they did good business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just now, iamsober said: I think they did good business! Oh they did, but at whose expense? Doesn't really make you proud does it? This f'ing country and its inept politicians grrr, but that's another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 15 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: I went to the cup game, where we lost 4-1 (or was it 4-0?) I seem to remember some shenanigans in the street, after the game, but think that was City v Old Bill. Yep 4-1 defeat, FA cup 1st round I think. It just seemed to me that having recently gone through 4 years of London mobs brimming with violence in div 1, the Orient lot were cut from a different cloth which I found quite endearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsober Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just now, RumRed said: Oh they did, but at whose expense? Doesn't really make you proud does it? anyone that can get a good deal is alright by me! But I still don't understand where Leyton Orient's demise comes into this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, iamsober said: anyone that can get a good deal is alright by me! But I still don't understand where Leyton Orient's demise comes into this!! I think just the fact that they tried to get a slice of the exceedingly cheap pie and got binned off. I have no love for Orient after sitting in their home stands watching us crumble under the sleet a time or two but I do not like the haves and have nots in the football world .I also think that the West Ham stadium debacle really is a disgrace, you know we picked up most of the tab for the conversion? Good business but I truly hope they they fail miserably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsober Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just now, RumRed said: I think just the fact that they tried to get a slice of the exceedingly cheap pie and got binned off. I have no love for Orient after sitting in their home stands watching us crumble under the sleet a time or two but I do not like the haves and have nots in the football world .I also think that the West Ham stadium debacle really is a disgrace, you know we picked upmost of the tab for the conversion? Good business but I truly hope they they fail miserably. Haves and haves not - City and Rovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just now, iamsober said: Haves and haves not - City and Rovers Exactly, and West Ham have basically stolen a ground, they just had better negotiators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsober Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just now, RumRed said: Exactly, and West Ham have basically stolen a ground, they just had better negotiators. and what is wrong with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just now, iamsober said: and what is wrong with that? Gentlemanly conduct Sir, and doing the right thing. More people should try it, the world may be a better place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 London's 2nd oldest club, had some good away days there especially the special train that broke down on route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hope they bounce back. They were our opponents in my first ever City game in 1981. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southstandoriginal Posted April 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 3 hours ago, iamsober said: Haves and haves not - City and Rovers True, it would be nice to be the sixth richest club in the country but we will just have to put up with what we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire reds Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Barry hearn. You must take some of the blame. You say you love orient but you sell to this guy. Strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarksRobin Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 11 hours ago, RumRed said: And there are many better. Out of interest, who do you have in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 9 hours ago, Offside said: Hope they bounce back. They were our opponents in my first ever City game in 1981. That was my second! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 On 4/23/2017 at 03:54, RumRed said: Ground share I believe but West Ham were having none of it. Happy to be corrected but I believe that to be true. My early readings on this, pre Hearn departure, was that they seemed only to argue about having a Prem team on their doorstep not to share a ground they clearly had no chance of justifying. On 4/23/2017 at 04:12, iamsober said: anyone that can get a good deal is alright by me! But I still don't understand where Leyton Orient's demise comes into this!! Quite. Perhaps Hearn will buy it back in the close season for 10p in the pound though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoxton casual Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 my condolences to a great club. Come back soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitchurch1966 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 07:10, Hampshire reds said: Barry hearn. You must take some of the blame. You say you love orient but you sell to this guy. Strange And you retain ownership of the ground and the residential developments around it, even stranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 On 22/04/2017 at 21:29, iamsober said: same distance from orient's ground to stratford as it is from upton park to stratford. West Ham no longer play at Upton Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsober Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Major Isewater said: West Ham no longer play at Upton Park. Read the whole thread before commenting. And for information I have supported West Ham in some form or another since the fifties. So I think I would know about any changes don't you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcshorey Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 On 4/23/2017 at 07:10, Hampshire reds said: Barry hearn. You must take some of the blame. You say you love orient but you sell to this guy. Strange He sold up as he was led to believe Becchetti would come in with a cash injection to give them another push for the championship. As for keeping hold of the ground, it was a good thing he did as it means Becchetti can't sell it off. Hopefully the Fans Trust can buy him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Niffty Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I feel really sorry for the Orient fans. The club always seemed to be a good old fashioned family club. I believe until a few years ago they were the club we had played the most most since city had been in the football league. Hopefully some one will take over and bring them back, i think Barry Hearn owe's them big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39774294 The old computer does throw up some interesting games doesn`t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 Announced on SSN this morning that as Leyton Orient are no longer in the League, their owner is looking to sell the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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