Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient Match Day Thread

Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient      

Men in the middle Andy Woolmer    Games 15   YELLOWS 49     RED NIL

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Argyle need to bounce back after the ECFC defeat, could be a tough game against Leyton.

I am going for a 1-0 win with Jervis grabbing the only goal in a very tight encounter. Attendance will be 7,524.

Our dessimated, weakened, and very easily beatable side will be no match for the Os. And it's only going to get worse.

Argyle 0-2 Leyton Orient

Season over - that is unless we get sucked into a relegation scrap by April

BRENT OUT

Leyton Orient: The Opposition

Orient head coach Ian Hendon was the League Two manager-of-the-month for August

ORIENT won 3-2 against struggling York City at Brisbane Road on Saturday – after the squad spent four nights last week in a nearby hotel.

Orient's Italian owner Francesco Becchetti was furious after the O's lost 3-1 away to Hartlepool United in a Sky-televised game the previous Sunday.

So he ordered head coach Ian Hendon and his players to stay at a hotel in Waltham Abbey as 'a punishement'.

Orient responded with an eighth League Two win of the season, with top scorer Jay Simpson getting two of their goals and captain Mathieu Baudry also on target.

Hendon insisted after the game that too much had been made out of the squad's hotel stay.

He said: "I have got a good group of players in there. They are honest. Any mistakes that are made are honest mistakes.

"We had a couple last week (against Hartlepool) and the result of that was to spend a week in a hotel. That's something that happens from time to time here."

The victory over York also saw the return to action of 34-year-old midfielder Jobi McAnuff as a late substitute.

The Jamaica international had previously been frozen out of action for the whole season at the request of Becchetti.

Orient gave a debut to French centre-back Jean-Yves M'Voto against York after he signed on a short-term deal last week

Argyle News

With the transfer window for loans set to close on Wednesday, Derek Adams has said that more loans would be highly unlikely although the Pilgrims have put themselves in a good position to attract loan signings.

Argyle's current list of loan signings stands at five; Craig Tanner from Reading, Oscar Threlkeld from Bolton, Hiram Boateng from Crystal Palace, and the two new loan signings Luke Croll, also from Palace, and goalkeeper Christian Walton from Brighton.

Derek thinks that the way in which Argyle have treated their loan signings means that clubs will be more willing to let their players join the Pilgrims on loan, as they know they are being well looked after at Home Park.

"The players do not need persuading," said Derek, "but the clubs just have to look at their own situation. It's never easy getting players in but the clubs we have dealt with have all been very helpful towards us.

"I think when you look after the players we have had from Reading, Bolton, Palace and Brighton now, if you look after them then you have always got the opportunity of going back and getting another player because the player likes it and the club knows you are dealing well with them so it gives you the opportunity to get the better players from those teams."

Derek continued to explain that the board had been helpful last week as he looked to bring in reinforcements.

"They knew how tight the squad was that we were working with and knowing the board, they are very supportive of the football club," said Derek.

With five loan signings at Home Park already Derek has said there is a slim chance of any new additions before Wednesday.

"I would find it highly unlikely, but you never know. We have got five loan signings; it is probably more than I would want. We have got that at this moment in time, but we will still look and see."

With Hiram Boateng, Carl McHugh, Luke McCormick, Reuben Reid, Peter Hartley all away from first team action, Derek has said that they are all heading in the right direction.

"They are progressing well. We are always hopeful, we are looking on a daily basis so we haven't ruled anything out yet."

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Oh dear ! what a disaster

Ffs sort it ooooot Adams!

Ffs !!!!'!! Get a grip adams

Game and season well and truly over.

Wheels are falling off. How long until pasoti start calling for Derek Adams to step down?

Threlkeld off injured after a nasty tackle by goalscorer Simpson (who was booked). Hopefully see Lee Cox brought on.

Simpson comes on

.... and misses a sitter.

Excellent night so far, now if Sercs could just snick one in for Oxford.

Daggenham must be winning, then.

Oxford losing to Shezza's Newport.

York down to 10 against Pompey.

Ffs.

I expect it's pointless asking whether Brent will stick some cash in Adams' pot so he can strengthen in January.

Lord Tisdale wrote:

Excellent night so far, now if Sercs could just snick one in for Oxford.

totally agree, the Pride of Devon are 2 up again at halftime, Sercs double would make for a good evening as it currently stands

Don't know what you greenies are moaning about, click your fingers and you get loan players in. At City we have no such luxury, 5 changes tonight and we're 2:0 up!

Sturtz wrote:

Don't know what you greenies are moaning about, click your fingers and you get loan players in. At City we have no such luxury, 5 changes tonight and we're 2:0 up!

You make a very cogent point sir.

How's it hanging?

Sir John Hawkins wrote:

Daggenham must be winning, then.

Hanging on to a point at Wimbledon, I am reduced to watching the Arse on the tele, doing the granddad thing.

At the moment it's semi flaccid old chum!

Sturtz wrote:

At the moment it's semi flaccid old chum!

I think that may be what my kids used to refer to as overshare.

Pompey 1 up at home.

Pompey now 2 up.