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Post by kbola on Jan 2, 2014 21:26:06 GMT
What would you do if Orient left Brisbane Road and Bazza sold it off for pots of cash?
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Post by kbola on Jan 2, 2014 21:27:11 GMT
I only go because they are a London team I can get to fairly easily. The OS would be crap but I might still go. I would never travel out of London to watch them.
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Post by harlowo on Jan 2, 2014 21:32:21 GMT
Within reason i would watch them wherever they moved to but fingers crossed this never happens and we stay at Brisbane Road.
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Post by kbola on Jan 2, 2014 21:34:07 GMT
D'oh I meant Wyverns of course. I must have Brentford on my mind.
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Post by Ffs Ling on Jan 2, 2014 22:37:53 GMT
I am Leyton born and bred so it would be very difficult for me to watch Orient anywhere out of the E10 postcode
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Post by Ffs Ling on Jan 2, 2014 22:41:51 GMT
D'oh I meant Wyverns of course. I must have Brentford on my mind. Are you Richmond 0 in disguise  |
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Post by kbola on Jan 2, 2014 22:44:11 GMT
D'oh I meant Wyverns of course. I must have Brentford on my mind. Are you Richmond 0 in disguise Ha ha no I am no Brentford fan. RichmondO is another one who vanished from this forum I wonder if he will come back. |
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Post by mayland0s on Jan 3, 2014 21:39:53 GMT
Within reason i would watch them wherever they moved to but fingers crossed this never happens and we stay at Brisbane Road. This vote is extremely subjective with not enough choices.For instance I would watch the O's at the OS but not as the stadium is now.It would be awful to watch footie there without alterations,plus I suspect a name adjustment. Harlowo says he would watch them wherever but surely it wouldn't be Leyton Orient then as the Leyton would have to go and with it that personal feeling.
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Post by harlowo on Jan 3, 2014 21:48:17 GMT
When i first started watching Orient we didn't have Leyton in the name,but i really hope we stay where we are.
If things were to change like it did with MK Dons then i don't think i would still go.
I would end up going to watch Harlow Town,unless Orient reformed like AFC Wimbledon.
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Post by kbola on Jan 3, 2014 21:50:21 GMT
I doubt the Olympic Stadium will change that much even with alterations it will still be like throwing your sausage down the M1 (or am I thinking of something else)  |
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Post by mayland0s on Jan 3, 2014 21:50:50 GMT
When i first started watching Orient we didn't have Leyton in the name,but i really hope we stay where we are. If things were to change like it did with MK Dons then i don't think i would still go. I would end up going to watch Harlow Town,unless Orient reformed like AFC Wimbledon. What do you think would happen if they did end up in Harlow and how would you feel harlowo? |
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Post by harlowo on Jan 3, 2014 22:02:11 GMT
I would hate it , i was born and lived in Walthamstow for 26 years.
So even though it would be on my doorstep i hope it doesn't happen.
Harlow is a big town with the potential for a big fanbase but most people out here are Tottenham fans.
I also think we would lose most of our current fans.
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Post by mayland0s on Jan 3, 2014 22:12:12 GMT
I would hate it , i was born and lived in Walthamstow for 26 years. So even though it would be on my doorstep i hope it doesn't happen. Harlow is a big town with the potential for a big fanbase but most people out here are Tottenham fans. I also think we would lose most of our current fans. Do you think that O's will stay at Brissy,even though the fanbase will only increase by a very small amount,say 500 or so.How do we grow with out investment which will only come with someone wanting to put money into Orient. Would you be happy staying exactly where and what we are? a small club in the east end.
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Post by harlowo on Jan 3, 2014 22:19:37 GMT
Yes that will do for me it's what we are.
I would love us to get promoted but not by us having to spend millions to do it.
The way we are giving it a go this season with a team costing nothing and pure hard work is far better imo.
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Post by mayland0s on Jan 3, 2014 22:28:24 GMT
Yes that will do for me it's what we are. I would love us to get promoted but not by us having to spend millions to do it. The way we are giving it a go this season with a team costing nothing and pure hard work is far better imo. I do agree harlowo,I just wish that a few more people would come to watch us.We cant even give free tickets away FFS!Why don't more of the local people watch O's. |
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Post by harlowo on Jan 3, 2014 22:33:23 GMT
Yes that is annoying.
At a guess i would say 90 % of our fans don't live in Waltham Forest.
The amount of people who live in Waltham Forest you would think our crowds would be higher.
I wonder how many of the 2000 free season ticket holders haven't even bothered to show up so far.
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Post by Ffs Ling on Jan 3, 2014 22:34:41 GMT
I think people don't come to watch Orient because
1 expensive at 25 Quid for League 1
2 3 Premier league clubs around us
3 the cultural diversity has changed an awful lot since I was a kid there I bet if we had an asian/Somali/polish player etc etc the gates would be up slightly
Oldham Athletic did just this with there Asian Community and the gates are up 19%
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Post by harlowo on Jan 3, 2014 22:39:09 GMT
A couple of seasons ago we did free entry for one game for Polish people.
I can't remember if many turned up.
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Post by kbola on Jan 3, 2014 22:47:07 GMT
Well let's hope all the Romanians and Bulgarians flooding over here want to be Orient fans.  |
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Post by Ffs Ling on Jan 4, 2014 0:25:02 GMT
I think you would be surprised at the amount of East Europeans etc who already attend O's games kbola
Last home game I had a very young attractive Italian girl sit next to me
We chatted she lives in Leyton follows Inter Milan but has now bought one of the half season tickets
Hopefully the East Europeans that already attend can encourage other people from within there communities to come and watch the O's
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