The Leyton Orientear

03/03/2025

Attention. Following a spectacular sale of Leyton Orientear #297 last Saturday it transpires that we have less than 100 left to offer to our loyal readership this coming Saturday when the O's host old favourites Northampton Town. The current edition carries two superb interviews: One with our cover star Theo Archibald and the other with board member Jim Mccaffrey and these are well worth reading in our opinion. There is also a good dollop of the usual nonsense to be found in this edition and there is still time to order a hard or digital copy from us by visiting our webpage at https://leytonorientear.com/

Up the O's.

02/03/2025

Context is everything…

28/02/2025

Big day tomorrow - not just a 6 pointer at Brisbane Road, and not just the opening day of an historic exhibition up the High Road, but the launch of a new edition of the Ear! And just like the team, we're getting better as the season progresses...

£2 gets your peepers around our exclusive in-depth interview with Theodore Valentine Archibald - covering music, fate, East London, education, religion, nationalism, cycling, and (of course) football. Plus some very positive news on his injury.

Tons more in there too, of course, including all the regulars, insights, polemic, analysis, and a few laughs thrown in.

Available from all the usual spots in and around the ground before the match, plus Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Dreamhouse Records and www.leytonorientear.com

26/02/2025

Theo Archibald has always given the impression of having a bit more about him than the typical footballer. But even we weren't prepared for just how much...

Read the first part of our new interview with him - including some positive news on his rehab - for free right here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/theleytonorientear/p/dont-you-forget-about-me

The full interview (more than three times as long) will be available in the new Ear, which is out on Saturday!

26/02/2025

Things are afoot in E10, and not just in the stadium.

We’re delighted to announce that for the whole of March (and a little bit on top) a collaborative exhibition is taking place along the High Road, celebrating the people and places that make Leyton Orient the Club that it is.

Lots more to come on this over the coming days and weeks, so stay tuned!

http://www.leytonoflondon.com/hometeam

14/02/2025

HAPPY THEODORE VALENTINE ARCHIBALD DAY!

We hope you get to spend some of it with the one you love. Or at least one of the ones you love.

And if you can’t see the one you love doing what they love, then we hope they’ll be coming back to you soon…

09/02/2025

One of the greatest football Managers of his generation, with Pep Guardiola of Manchester City in the background.

(Pic courtesy: Dave Winter)

07/02/2025

You know what - tomorrow is just 11 men against 11 men.

You might think Manchester City have come from a different planet, but they really aren't that different to us in many ways. And while we may all have serious doubts about how it's been achieved, they have shown it is possible to transform a club from being perennial also-rans to perennial winners.

Check out our handy guide to tomorrow's opponents, available on our Substack now!

Maybe Orient and City have more in common than many realise?

04/02/2025

WAITING 99 YEARS FOR REVENGE

New on our Substack: the story of the last time we played Manchester City in the FA Cup

https://theleytonorientear.substack.com/p/waiting-99-years-for-revenge

More coming soon, so make sure to subscribe if you haven't already...

01/02/2025

As Leyton Orient continues to astound and delight by doing things that few of us believed were even possible, take a moment to revisit our interview with the man who is doing more than anyone else to transform the Club…

https://theleytonorientear.substack.com/p/exactly-what-we-need

14/01/2025

YOU’RE NEXT

10/01/2025

DAY 10 OF THE TRANSFER WINDOW

(That’s about a third of the way through)

No players in yet, but we have released our annual accounts ahead of schedule to help remind everyone how much the Club is losing, our Manager has been on the wireless putting a figure on how much our poor training facilities are costing us, and his agent has been on manoeuvres.

Perkins hat trick tomorrow? You never know. Up the Os.

(Picture credit: M Devlin)

31/12/2024

Orient's recent run of form has actually put us in a better position than we were in going into last season's January transfer window. That window ended in disappointment, and the reluctance to invest then ultimately meant we couldn't sustain our momentum beyond February.

Will this year be different? Who knows... but let's at least run the rule over some of the options in a key area for us...

Happy New Year!

Yes, it's that time of year when we discover whether Orient put their money where their mouth is. As featured in Ear #296, the meticulous Sam Griffin runs the rule over some of our options...

30/12/2024

Attention: After another strong sale of the festive Leyton Orientear yesterday we have just 40 copies of # 296 left in stock. These will be on sale at next Saturday’s home game v Shrewsbury from 2pm. Alternatively you can order a copy ( or take up a subscription) via our webpage. Thanks for your continued support. Up the Os.

29/12/2024

On sale again today, before during and after the match! Grab a copy if you can, as there’s no guarantee there’ll be any left by the time we’re at home again.

We’ve got cats, veganism, steamed Christmas turkey, 5 wingers to target in the January window, a nice civilised chat with the Old Bill, the Christmas song of 2024, the great work of the Trust, and much much more besides…

www.leytonorientear.com