Home And Away | Never-say-die: Leyton Orient are down but not out after Football League relegation amid fan furore
Protest greets drop into non-league ranks for first time in 112 years as anger grows towards Italian owner Francesco Becchetti
As football commentaries go, it was one of the best – up there with legends like ‘They think it’s all over ... It is now’ Kenneth Wolstenholme, Brazilian Milton Leite and his elongated ‘Goooool!’ and Norwegian “Maggie Thatcher. . . Your boys took a hellva beating” Jorge Lillelien.
Last week, listening to the English Premier League commentary on the radio, the studio host cut into the Premier League coverage to tell listeners we were going across to a League Two side Leyton Orient’s Brisbane Road stadium where an incident was unfolding.
Alas, the name of the reporter was lost in the din of a Saturday afternoon live sports endeavour, but his description of the unfolding scene is etched in the memory; whoever he is, he caught the mood perfectly.
The referee had stopped the game against Colchester United in the 85th minute and the players were darting for the tunnel, he said.
“It’s extraordinary scenes here. Supporters are on the pitch protesting, peacefully,” he relayed.
Leyton Orient probably won't be finished today. This is the scene on their pitch right now.. (via @iainmacintosh) pic.twitter.com/Sf81euIexN— talkingbaws (@talkingbaws) April 29, 2017
“The fans are now sitting down in front of the executive box ... It’s a family atmosphere. There are parents with their young kids making their feelings known,” he went on.
