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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 7h

It's almost like the Leyton Orient players are aware there's a new manager of a bigger club watching from the balcony and want to give him something to think about for the January transfer window #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 7h

🎶In your head, in your head, Connelly!🎵
2-0 to Leyton Orient! #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 11h

ICYMI, check out my interview with Leyton Orient majority owner David Gandler, exclusively for @leytonorientear.com, where he talks about the new stadium plans, his first six months in charge and his vision for the club #LOFC
theleytonorientear.substack.com/p/i-have-a-t...

"I have a track record of never giving up"

O’s majority owner David Gandler speaks exclusively to the ‘Ear about his plans for a new stadium and his vision for Leyton Orient

theleytonorientear.substack.com

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 1d

✍️ORIENTEAR EXCLUSIVE⚽️
"I have a track record of never giving up": I spoke to O's majority owner David Gandler exclusively for the Orientear about his plans for a new stadium and his vision for Leyton Orient #LOFC
theleytonorientear.substack.com/p/i-have-a-t...

"I have a track record of never giving up"

O’s majority owner David Gandler speaks exclusively to the ‘Ear about his plans for a new stadium and his vision for Leyton Orient

theleytonorientear.substack.com

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The Leyton Orientear @leytonorientear.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE - now on our blog, the first supporter-media interview with David Gandler. Or at least some of it - for the full thing you'll have to buy the 300th edition of the Ear (due out in 2 weeks' time!) #LOFC

theleytonorientear.substack.com/p/i-have-a-t...

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 2d

What odds do the betting shops have on Charlie Wellens signing for Luton? #LOFC

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The Leyton Orientear @leytonorientear.com · 4d

This may not be the longest statement that you'll read today, but it's still worth 2 minutes of your time #LOFC

@lofanstrust.bsky.social @lofcsupporters.bsky.social

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 5d

Leyton Orient draw 6th tier Farnham Town away in the first round proper of the Women's FA Cup. Tie to be played weekend of Oct. 25/26. £6000 to the winner and £1500 to the loser #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 7d

Leyton Orient right now #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 14d

This was a lot better when Leyton Orient were leading 1-0 #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 28d

This pigeon is so offside. What's it doing? #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · 29d

Meet O's captain Grace Gillard, who dropped from Tier 3 Hashtag Utd to try and lead Leyton Orient rapidly up the pyramid. My interview with the 5'9" centreback with the unmissable fringe, on the @leytonorientear.com Substack #LOFC
theleytonorientear.substack.com/p/our-lady-of-grace

Our Lady Of Grace

Meet the captain of Leyton Orient Women, recently recruited from Hashtag United to lead the O’s charge up the pyramid

theleytonorientear.substack.com

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · Sep 6

We're going to get a fee for Charlie Wellens, right? #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · Sep 4

It's been a summer of intrigue for Leyton Orient Women, who open their season Sunday. For @leytonorientear.com, I took a look at all the changes as the O's embark on an ambitious project to rapidly climb up the women's football pyramid #LOFC
leytonlaureate.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/n...

New-look Orient Women have no room for sentiment, with pro ambitions

[This piece first appeared in the Leyton Orientear, issue 299, a few copies of which are still available for sale online or outside Brisbane Road on matchdays. It has been lightly updated ahead of …

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The Leyton Orientear @leytonorientear.com · Sep 3

All the latest goings on at #LOFC Women's team, as featured in our latest edition, courtesy of @leytonlaureate.bsky.social

Our women's team is transforming itself for the second time in just four years. Is consistency over-rated? Time will tell...

New-look Orient Women have no room for sentiment, with pro ambitions

[This piece first appeared in the Leyton Orientear, issue 299, a few copies of which are still available for sale online or outside Brisbane Road on matchdays. It has been lightly updated ahead of …

leytonlaureate.wordpress.com

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Spice Albert @spicealbert.bsky.social · Aug 12

I dare @dulcetdave.bsky.social to ask the manager where he found a player like Charlie Wellens.
#LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · Sep 1

Possibly the key metric to monitor when it comes to Leyton Orient's spending budget #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · Aug 30

Leyton Orient have played today like a teenager who had a 3 inch growth spurt in the summer and now doesn't know how to walk around without knocking everything over #LOFC

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The Leyton Orientear @leytonorientear.com · Aug 28

David Gandler joins the board of Newsmax, a US broadcaster and media company that supported Donald Trump in the aftermath of his attempt to overthrow the result of the 2020 election. Let’s hope DG is going in to help clean them up #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · Aug 23

This is one where you burn the match video and move on #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · Aug 22

Watching the Quad City River Bandits play the Great Lakes Loons at Modern Woodmen Park, one of the nicest settings for a minor league baseball stadium

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The Leyton Orientear @leytonorientear.com · Aug 19

NEW ON THE BLOG!

@leytonlaureate.bsky.social runs the rule over the players of the Travis era who were quietly let go in contrast to the fanfare that greeted their arrival...

Some matchday reading featuring one or two names you may have forgotten about... #LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · Aug 19

⚽️NEW POST✍️
Don't always buy the hype! Two weeks left in the transfer window, but lest you get your hopes up, here's a review of all the players signed and then released by Leyton Orient in the Travis era, in my latest piece for @leytonorientear 👇 #LOFC
theleytonorientear.substack.com/p/not-fit-fo...

Not Fit For Sale

A starting XI of Orient's most regretful signings in the Travis era

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · Aug 13

It was actually £235k from our FA Cup run to the 4th round, a surprising £55k from getting to the Vertu Trophy Round of 16, and a measly £12k for getting to the Carabao Cup 3rd round. There's also the ticket revenue that I didnt include, which could have added another £200k or so #LOFC

Spice Albert @spicealbert.bsky.social · Aug 13

So that's £300k from the FA Cup, £1,985 from the League Cup and 30 pieces of silver (50p coins - £15) from the Second-Hand Car Dealers' Cup?
#LOFC

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Leyton Laureate @leytonlaureate.bsky.social · Aug 13

By my count, Leyton Orient earned £302,000 in prize money last season from its three cup competitions (Carabao 3rd round, Vertu Round of 16, FA 4th round). This season's prize fund is off to a bad start, though the Carabao Cup pays out the least of the three by far #LOFC

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