LING THE PERFECT FIT

FINALLY… THEY GOT WHAT THEY WANTED! Leyton Orient fans protest against now former owner Francesco Becchetti and inset, Brisbane Road and Martin Ling
PICTURE: Action Images

F ootball… it really is a bloody soap opera! Just last week we were all set to pen the potential obituary of Leyton Orient with the club lurking in limbo. Despite surviving a winding-up petition at the High Court, the threat of liquidation remained a real prospect as the fans screamed for a financial backer and saviour.
After three years of hopeless mismanagement under the direc...