The Opponent: Leyton Orient
There is not much to be said about last Monday that probably hasn't been said already. It felt shit until Tuesday morning, then the recovery began. The team now need to go forward and push on, it would be nice if we still had something to play for with 6 games to go, its not an expectancy, more a hope, but why not? There is often a team each year that sneaks up the league quietly. Obviously we would be considered outsiders for a top 6 finish by most but I have this terrible sense of optimism that just won't go away. Its what keeps me going to the County Ground match after match and has done in the relatively short period of time I have followed Swindon. Long live optimism. Feel free to shoot me down.
Last time I went to Orient we drove to some tube station in West London, Hounslow or something like that, then spent what seemed like a lifetime travelling to the other side of London by Tube. At half time we sent the nominated burger gatherer for the fodder and he came back with what seemed like a rather nice pie at the time. After getting home and sleeping for a couple of hours I woke up with the worse case of tom tits you could ever imagine, as did the other pie eaters amonst us. So if I can offer just 1 tip it would be this, give the pies a miss, London has so much more to offer than pouches of Whiskas in Gravy surrounded by wet cold pastry.
Weather or not? - Looking like a decent day for travelling and for a game of football, although I take no responsibility of this is untrue. Top temperature of a barmy 12 degrees with a slight westerly wind.
Where the opposition gather - http://leytonorientforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=16873"Ranger out for the rest of the season, two other top scorers havent a goal between them in the last 9 games!!!! (Nailed on for them then or are new Orient capable of making that 10)"
Tossers.
Last 6 - WLLLDW (2nd in League 1) Interestingly they recently lost 1-3 at home to the Slave Traders.
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hey have served us both - Billy Batty, Mark Cooper, Jonathon Tehoue, John Cornwell, Ian Culverhouse, Wayne Carlisle, Teddy Ware, John Smith, Pat Kanyuka, Gary Alexander, David Harper, George O'Hanlon, Stan Earl, Tom Jenkins, Rhy Evans, Arthur Barraclough, Fred Fisher, Alex Revell, Baden Herod, Percy Whipp, Glen Cockerill, Ralph Codling, David Peach, Calvin Andrew, Craig Easton, Craig Maskell, Tom Wells, Jack Brinton, John Gorman, Rollo Jack, Billy Reynolds, Scott Cuthbert.
The Odds - Leyton Orient 5/6 Draw 5/2 Swindon 10/3 Orient have an abundance of players that have shorter odds than our shortest priced player, Michael Smith, generally 7/1. You can even get 8's on Nile Ranger if you fancy donating your hard earned to Coral etc for bugger all.
The Son Says - We haven't mentioned the word Peterborough since Tuesday morning. Although he has now decided his predictions will not be just based on FIFA 14 scorelines that he gets against the respective opposition the night before a game. 2-1 Town.
The Prediction - Despite our 2nd team having to pitch up today, we will win 2-1, the recently pointless Luongo scoring the opener on his 50th appearance for the club and a late Michael Smith winner, proving our season is not over yet. 4'444 in attendance with 598 red brothers and sisters in attendance,
And Finally - Leytonstone is thought to have taken its name from a Roman military distance marker and is shown on maps from early times as “Leyton Stone”. The stone is still there to be seen at the junction of Holly Bush Hill and New Wanstead Road, it was moved from its original location when the roads were improved.
