Leyton Orient v Gillingham

Miserableoldgit

The jills set to start the 7:45pm kick-off match tonight with only 7 men as the rest of the team are caught up in traffic gridlock on the A12.
The Ref (a certain Mr D'urso) won't put the kick-off back.

On BBCLondon.......talking about it now.

BDL

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Henry Irving

come on you Os

Swisdom

Thats a bit daft if its true

Miserableoldgit

Apparently the Manager let the London based players make their own way to Brisbane Road, the rest of the team caught in "dreadful traffic".

mart77

Surely it cant go ahead and if it does, can players just run on as they turn up. Should be worth keeping an eye on and as Henry says, Come on you O's!

BDL

Nine gills players at the ground.

Miserableoldgit

They have 11 players at the ground, 2 on the Central line and because the Teamsheet is already handed in will probably have to make substitutions as and when the others turn-up.
2 of the 11 are goalkeepers.

Swisdom

[cite]Posted By: BDL[/cite]Nine gills players at the ground.

Probably turning up in their MKII Fiestas and can't get into the ground "No but im a player" "Yeah right sonny - jog on!!"

BlackForestReds

What are the rules on this? I.E. will the late arrivals be classified as starters or as subs?

JT

Just had 50 quid on Orient ht/ft

Miserableoldgit

Already handed the teamsheet in BFR.

Solaraddick

BBC London and text contributors are citing 'severe common sense failure' by Mr Durso.
Half the Gills players and crowd caught in traffic gridlock.

Neil_Heaney

Absolutely ridiculous. Games have been delayed loads of times when traffic has meant fans are late - but they can't put it back for players?! No real sympathy for Scally's Gills though. Tin-pot club, should be on a bus.

BlackForestReds

Why are Gillingham taking players from London?

Cuff

Ha ha. Yeah, we don't have trouble transporting people from gillingham to london in time for kick off:)
Perhaps we could lend them a sat nav
That is harsh on the pikies though

Miserableoldgit

4 Minutes.........
1-0 Orient.

Medders

Hahahahaha couldnt happen to a bigger set of mugs

Kap10

3-1 Orient

PeakieRocket

Anyone know what sort of team they managed to field in the end?

soapy_jones

A shit one ?

Pikie twats......

johnnybev1987

[cite]Posted By: JT[/cite]Just had 50 quid on Orient ht/ft

how much you win JT? good bet :-)

Medders

They even had to borrow Orients away kit. Pikeys by name...

Ketman

Joke Club run by Millsmall no mark Chairman. Hope we spank them at the Valley.

GRAY9

I heard the same and ran indoors to have £250 on Orient with just 2 minutes to spare.

JT

[cite]Posted By: johnnybev1987[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: JT[/cite]Just had 50 quid on Orient ht/ft

how much you win JT? good bet :-)

200.

ISawLeaburnScore

borrowed kit is absolutely village!

DaveMehmet

We had to do it against palace one boxing day in the 80's

BlackForestReds

There's a story on the BBC...it seems that the referee Andy D'Urso had no jurisdiction to delay the match because there were seven Gillingham players present at the ground an hour before kick-off.

We can have fun with this one for years and years or at least every time a Gills fan raises his head above the parapet.

EGAddick

[quote][cite]Posted By: DaveMehmet[/cite]We had to do it against palace one boxing day in the 80's[/quote]

We had to borrow West Brom's away kit shorts for a TV game a couple of years ago too.

kinveachyaddick

Great work those who managed to get a few shekels on the Os.

Was out so missed the chance - one very good reason to get an Iphone for Xmas so can log on and get stuck in myself should something similar happen in the future.