Well, what a miserable season this has been. Useless, malevolent owners, amateur administration, staff & player churn, and some just plain old useless football.
Relegation is the least of our worries, really. Becchetti may sell his controlling stake, he might hang around, or may just liquidate the Club. Nobody really knows because he never communicates with anybody. The debts to creditors, wages to staff, and taxes have allegedly been paid up to date finally this week. Hopefully that's because a deal has been done (our understanding is that Boston MA based Dunkin Donuts CEO but local fan made good Nigel Travis is heading up a bid but been frustrated by Becchetti's mob's inability to respond).
The Leyton Orient Fans Trust have been brilliant co-ordinating campaigns, getting the circus antics out to the media, mobilising & uniting the fanbase and raising cash, but there still isn't enough in the kitty to take over except in the direst phoenix club scenario - and nobody wants that unless it's a last resort.
The kids and rookie coaches thrown in at the deep end of late have been a bright spot whilst trying their best on minimum wages (when paid at all), but it was never going to be enough to stop us ending up rock bottom - with a FL record 18 home losses to boot.
The uselessness of the EFL & FA in not stepping in when a member club is being so horrendously mis-managed is something I wont forgive or forget quickly. But the support from other clubs fans has been brilliant, including a love-in with Col U supporters during yesterday's pitch protest. Many Os fans will be travelling to Blackpool next week to join the Tangerines fans in a #fansunited protest for our last EFL game for a while...
