HISTORY AND ODDS ARE AGAINST ORIENT

Neil JENSEN

DOUBLE TROUBLE: York City fans suffer a second straight relegation. Inset: Leyton Orient fans protest
PICS: Gordon Clayton & Media Image

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About 40 years ago, I was visiting Brisbane Road for a second division game and left Leyton station in search of the ground. As I did, I asked a slight lad with a kit-bag the way to the Orient.
He said: “I’m heading there, just follow me.” A couple of hours later, I spotted this youngster on the pitch and he was running the opposition ragged. It was none oth...