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Awayday Report: Enshittification and a Miserable Defeat to Burton Albion
25.10.26, 09:30 Updated 25.10.26, 10:15 5 Minute Read
I kissed my wife and hugged my kids tight as I left home in the grey early-morning chill. It would be a while before I saw them again.
I was trekking through wind and rain to East Staffordshire to support Leyton Orient in their battle against Burton Albion. Someone had to.
Our Os have been playing a purposely ugly brand of football, with manager Richie Wellens opting for a formation with three centre-backs and sacrificing some offensive firepower to stop giving up so many goals.
It has been difficult to watch, but there has been some modest success with the safeguarding strategy. There was a goalless draw at Bradford City, a welcome though not entirely convincing 2-0 win against an equally punchless Blackpool, and then a loss to a Reading side whose goal came largely against the run of play. That counts as progress.
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Herman Wang
The Leyton LaureateHerman previously ran the Leyton Laureate blog and is a season ticket holder in the North Stand. In addition to writing and editing for the Orientear, he is a RainbOs committee member. In his day job, he is a business journalist and began his career as a sports reporter in the U.S.