Orient match thread

We may be strapped for cash in this neck of the woods, but the fans of Leyton Orient will find the people of Accrington to be not only sympathetic to their plight but also the most generous.
We don't kick a man when he's down & I for one will be happy to dig deep to support our brothers in their desperation to save their club from the abyss.
'There but for the grace of God' etc.
Having said that, my generosity of spirit will end at 7.45pm on Tuesday night.
 
Lord Stiffupperlip said:
We may be strapped for cash in this neck of the woods, but the fans of Leyton Orient will find the people of Accrington to be not only sympathetic to their plight but also the most generous.
We don't kick a man when he's down & I for one will be happy to dig deep to support our brothers in their desperation to save their club from the abyss.
'There but for the grace of God' etc.
Having said that, my generosity of spirit will end at 7.45pm on Tuesday night.
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Well said I'll be chucking a fiver in
 
Lord Didsbury said:
And onto the job in hand.... unchanged team apart from Clark for Clare?
Orient will be desperate for points, but they will be up against the wrong team at the wrong time. 3-1 to us!
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Is the young lad Clare not fit? If not throw Clark back in otherwise I'd like to keep it the same team that started at SJP
 
Got home,started reading this thread and was appalled at the clubs stance. However, as it evolved, the decision was reversed and common sense has won out. Good luck with the bucket collection and your footballing future Orient, but not no luck on the field please.
 
Lord Didsbury said:
He should have done this, he should have done that... well actually what has happened is that Stanley has now been shown to have very caring fans and a management that listens to them. Plus, Orient have more publicity for their campaign as a result and more likelihood of a better collection tomorrow.

Maybe this can be filed under "storm in a tea cup"?
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Although this has all worked out ok in the end, thank goodness & I don't want to drag it out further than it has been but the point is that there shouldn't have been any question in the first place that the collection could go ahead & yes, someone up above listened to the fans & got it sorted but I worry that the original decision to deny Orient this just shows that some of our new regime just don't get it, they don't get what Stanley or the footballing community is all about. Just my opinion & I'll shut up about it now.
Good luck to Orient with their collection tonight & on-going situation but obviously not gonna wish them luck ON the pitch, at least not tonight ;)
 
AccyMad said:
Although this has all worked out ok in the end, thank goodness & I don't want to drag it out further than it has been but the point is that there shouldn't have been any question in the first place that the collection could go ahead & yes, someone up above listened to the fans & got it sorted but I worry that the original decision to deny Orient this just shows that some of our new regime just don't get it, they don't get what Stanley or the footballing community is all about. Just my opinion & I'll shut up about it now.
Good luck to Orient with their collection tonight & on-going situation but obviously not gonna wish them luck ON the pitch, at least not tonight ;)
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Great post Di,sums things up perfectly. yer far more diplomatic than me, but were both singing from the same Hymn Sheet.;)
 
AccyMad said:
Although this has all worked out ok in the end, thank goodness & I don't want to drag it out further than it has been but the point is that there shouldn't have been any question in the first place that the collection could go ahead & yes, someone up above listened to the fans & got it sorted but I worry that the original decision to deny Orient this just shows that some of our new regime just don't get it, they don't get what Stanley or the footballing community is all about. Just my opinion & I'll shut up about it now.
Good luck to Orient with their collection tonight & on-going situation but obviously not gonna wish them luck ON the pitch, at least not tonight ;)
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suppose health and safety was to blame at the outset. wrong colour buckets. buckets could be used as weapons of mass destruction and orient fans refusing to wear high vis jackets in their quest for survival. next thing the council will get involved as they haven,t a licence to collect within 50 yards of council owned land.
 
thinking about this some more, and the thought processes that might have been involved.... if I was the recently appointed head of a charity that had organised a 5K race and someone from another charity wanted to come and collect I would no doubt have an inclination to say no.

If someone pointed out to me that my charity had benefited from others in the past I would no doubt change my mind.

I would hope that me not grasping the context initially wouldn't instantly disqualify me (in some people's eyes) from running the charity, nor would my political views (providing they don't interfere) or background - and that I'd get some slack and support from within my charity?

Obviously this is conditional on generally doing a good job.

Maybe I'm being too forgiving, or being overly analytical, but that's how I see it.
 
Come on STANLEY.:mosher:
It's an important 'SIX Pointer' tonight.:mosher:
A win and three points will help us to pull away from the relegation zone.:mosher:
Let's hope for a good turnout from the Stanley Faithful and that they are all in good voice.:mosher:
ON STANLEY ON:mosher:
WITH JIMMY AND JOHN:mosher:
 
Team

ASFC: Rodak, Rodgers, Beckles, Hughes, Pearson, Clark, Conneely, Brown, McConville, McCartan, Kee

ASFC subs: Gornell, Boco, Husin, Hewitt, Shaw, Chapman, Edwards
 
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