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OrientBoss Ling is looking to spring a surprise

Manager Martin Ling is out to prove the bookies wrong after they have installed the O s as one of the favouries to go down – again, writes TREVOR DAVIES. It s no surprise that they have us down with the dead men, smiled Ling. Ever since we won promotio...
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LingA lack of depth is the major concern for Orient

Trevor Davies predicts how the O s will fare this season - BELIEVE the bookmakers and Orient s season is over before it has started. Martin Ling s side are one of the favourites to go down, with only Cheltenham and Hereford having shorter survival odds t...
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SpursSpurs run riot in second half

Leyton Orient 1 Spurs 5 ORIENT slipped to their only pre-season defeat, as Spurs showed true class with a five-goal blast in the second half last Wednesday. In a game of two halves, Orient matched their Premier League opponents for the opening 45 minutes...
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BoydBoyd aims to sink Kitchen record!

Orient striker Adam Boyd believes he can become the first Orient player since Peter Kitchen to hit 20 league goals in a season, writes TREVOR DAVIES. It s 31 years ago that the legendary O s striker Kitchen hit 21 league goals during the 1977-78 season, a...
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Simon DawkinsDawkins to miss start

ORIENT S on-loan striker Simon Dawkins looks set to miss the start of the season after being stretchered off with an ankle injury during the pre-season friendly with Spurs, writes TREVOR DAVIES. Dawkins, ironically on loan from Tottenham, was caught by M...
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Spurs too hot to handle

O s boss Martin Ling believes the 5-1 defeat by Spurs will provide his side with a useful learning curve as they head towards the new season. Almost 9,000 fans saw Orient more than hold their own in the first half of their friendly clash and they led 1-0...
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aBoss Ling is set to play a waiting game

ORIENT manager Martin Ling is prepared to go into the new season without one of his front-line signings, WRITES TREVOR DAVIES.. The O s boss has made no secret of the fact that one of his top targets during the summer was going to be a left-sided player t...
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Defensive loan is on the cards

ORIENT manager Martin Ling may make a move into the loan market for a centre half. Injuries to first-choice central defenders Tamika Mkandawire and Alton Thelwell, leaves the O s boss short at the back. Thelwell played for 45 minutes at Aldershot on Satur...
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aRyan flair settles it

A second-half strike from Ryan Jarvis was enough for Orient to secure a victory at League Two newboys Orient on Saturday. A boost for boss Martin Ling was the return of Alton Thelwell, who played for the opening 45 minutes, but O s were far from their bes...
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It's really hot stuff at the Open Day

ORIENT S assistant manager Dean Smith voted the club s Open Day a big hit on Sunday. Hundreds of O s fans turned up at a typically-tropical Brisbane Road as manager Martin Ling put the squad through their paces in an open training session and a number of...
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ONLINE POLL
With most of Martin Ling's summer signings in place will the O's improve on last season's 14th place?
 
PAST POLL RESULTS
Q:Who is Leyton Orient’s best striking partnership for the play-off run-in?
Boyd & Gray 46%
Boyd & Ibehre 41%
Ibehre & Gray 13%
Q: Who do you think has been the best Orient manager in the last 25 years?
Martin Ling: 61%
Frank Clark: 22%
Tommy Taylor: 9%
Chris Turner/John Sitton: 6%
Paul Brush: 2%
Pat Holland: 0%
Peter Eustace: 0%
Q:Although Leyton Orient still have hopes of promotion, they have produced some poor performances this season. Which was the worst?
Northampton (a) 35%
Swansea (h) 27 %
Millwall (h) 22 %
Gillingham (a) 9%
Hartlepool (h) 7%
Q:The Os have won three successive away games, where is that run likely to end?
Leeds United 44%
Nowhere 26%
Bristol Rovers 26% Gillingham 11%
Q:With Leeds having been deducted 15 points at the start of the season, when do you think they will overtake Leyton Orient?
Before Christmas 18%
After Christmas 25%
Not at all 57%
Q:Who should play alongside Tamika Mkandawire in the centre of defence?
Alton Thelwell 30%
Brian Saah 58%
Clayton Fortune 1%
Let’s sign someone quick 21%
Q: Are Leyton Orient likely to lose fans next season as a consequence of Dagenham and Redbridge being promoted into the football league?
Yes: 24%
No: 76%
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