The Leyton Orient Chronicle
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
Both of them Dane Scarlett's — 8.93
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.93, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Door shut on Marcos Senesi
Leyton Orient asked and Tottenham said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market21 Aug 2028
Leicester City come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Leyton Orient did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market21 Aug 2028
Leyton Orient sign Jed Ward for $730.0K
The paperwork is done: Jed Ward joins from Bristol Rovers in a deal worth $730.0K. Now comes the harder part.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Leyton Orient bid $220.0K for Jordan Archer
The offer went to Sheffield Wednesday this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Leyton Orient
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Match15 Aug 2028
Leyton Orient see off Oxford United
Three points for Leyton Orient, 3‑1 the final word against Oxford United in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market21 Aug 2028
Leyton Orient promote Joseph Morris from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Joseph Morris has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market21 Aug 2028
One of our own: Daniel Matthews joins the Leyton Orient first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Matthews is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Dane Scarlett at the heart of a fast Leyton Orient start
- Squad A row about effort at Leyton Orient
- Squad Dan Potts is not the player he was