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Leyton Orient
Topic Started: Aug 14 2010, 12:24 AM (2,510 Views)
Kingkev
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Just a small thread for a small team :D

not had the best starts to the season but i have faith in them :lol:
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norwichnutta
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nutta knows !
i expect u to keep going with this now u have started it
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Kingkev
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of course il keep going i always look at the resluts for them <_<
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Kingkev
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lost 3-1 against charlton last night.
Edited by Kingkev, Aug 14 2010, 01:50 PM.
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norwichnutta
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they lost last night superfan :lol:
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Kingkev
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i know :(
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Good grief, they were on Sky last night...

Do you actually know where their ground is. (It's not in Asia... :p )
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poor attempt at an edit eco once u already made yourself look daft :lol:
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Kingkev
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i was out last night <_<
and shut it nutta it wont happen again.
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Whats with the name Orient? Are there lots of asians in the area? :S
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS - CHAMPIONS OF ASIA 2014!!
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Leyton Orient was originally formed by members of the Glyn Cricket Club in 1881, many of whom were former students of Homerton College. The team has had several name changes since, first as Eagle Cricket Club in 1886 then as Orient Football Club in 1888.
The Os are the second oldest Football League club in London behind Fulham. They played in the 2nd Division of the Southern League in 1904, joined the Football League in 1905 and are the 24th oldest club currently playing in the Football League.
History books written on the club by its historian Neilson N Kaufman suggest that the choice of the name Orient came about at the behest of a player (Jack R Dearing) who was an employee of the Orient Shipping Company (later to be taken over by P&O). The club's name was changed again to Clapton Orient in 1898 to represent the area of London in which they played. However, some historians think the name Orient was simply chosen due to its oddity and has no connections to them being an East-End club.
The name Leyton Orient was adopted following the conclusion of the Second World War. The club had moved to Leyton in 1937. A further rename back to simply Orient took place in 1966 after the Borough of Leyton was absorbed into the London Borough of Waltham Forest. That renaming followed a financial crisis (one of several to hit the club, and by no means the first or last) and restructuring of the company behind the club; this is remembered for a "pass the bucket" collection that took place at a special meeting of supporters in the East Stand, when complete closure was claimed to be a definite possibility.
The club finally reverted to "Leyton Orient" in 1987, shortly after Tony Wood took over as chairman and at a time when a supporters campaign was taking place in the Leyton Orientear fanzine to reinstate the Leyton part of the club's name.
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That was actually interesting :thumb:

SO you have no connection, you just follow them?

I always look out for Cheltenham Town for some reason :S used to use them on FIFA
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Kingkev
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basically yea cesc.
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Orients first goal in the carling cup tie was a cracker
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Eco in case you want to know Leyton Orient have played more times at Wembley than any other club. That's my contribution to this thread :lol:
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