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ORIENT BLOG: Panda man Matt Roper's half-term report
So, more of the same old Orient this season? Maybe not. With Division One as tight as ever, just three wins in a row would have you moving up several places. We are a few points away from the dreaded trap door but in the same
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Fulham v West Ham - prediction
WEST HAM will have to record their first league win on the road in almost a season and a half if they are to deliver the three points that are so badly needed to help save manager Avram Grant's job and ease their relegation fears. The task
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WANSTEAD: £300k boost for high street
A POPULAR high street is set to benefit from £300,000 of improvements, including a new cycle path and better pavements, under the latest funding from the Mayor of London. The money will be spent to improve Wanstead High Street, and Boris Johnson said
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ORIENT BLOG: Snow and the transfer window
The Football League shuts down for snow as the opening of the transfer window looms. These two matters are what occupy me at this time. Both things are out of our hands. League One grounds are totally defenceless against a big snow dump. Obviously,
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Fulham v West Ham preview
WEST HAM boss Avram Grant goes in search of the win that could save his job at Craven Cottage on Boxing Day. The Israeli manager was reportedly told by club owners David Gold and David Sullivan that he must find a victory from games against Blackburn
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WOODFORD GREEN: Family helps hospice after water supply fails
A SELFLESS family came to the rescue after a children's hospice lost its water supply just days before Christmas. The Whitelegg family, of Horn Lane in Woodford Green, gave up more than three hours of their time driving to and from Haven House hospice
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SPURS BLOG: AC Milan boss no Special One when it comes to mind games
IF I know Harry Redknapp – and I think I do – the slur delivered by AC Milan's manager will only get him and his team more fired up for the next round of the Champions League. The club's grande formaggio, Massimiliano Allegri, has made a fairly weak
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WOODFORD GREEN: Police say petrol station fire may have been arson
POLICE believe a fire which threatened to blow up a petrol station yesterday morning may have been started deliberately. As many as 30 people were evacuated from their homes shortly before 3am yesterday (December 23) as the blaze engulfed the
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WALTHAMSTOW: Teenager bailed over student protest
A TEENAGER has been released on bail after being arrested in connection with violence during protests over increased student tuition fees. The 17-year-old from Walthamstow was one of 47 people questioned over the disturbances on December 9,
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Daggers vs Brighton - prediction
DAGENHAM & Redbridge have such a tough Boxing Day match that it has the potential to spoil Christmas. Table-topping Brighton & Hove Albion came to Victoria Road on Sunday. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two clubs and Daggers
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ORIENT: vs MK Dons - prediction
CAN Orient wrap up a win and give themselves a great late Christmas present on Sunday? The statistics say the hosts have the firepower to do damage to MK Dons at the Matchroom Stadium. Alex Revell and Scott McGleish have 11 goals each
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TRAVEL: Boxing Day Tube strike will go ahead
THE Tube strike planned for one of the busiest shopping days of the year will go ahead, after an eleventh-hour legal bid to stop it failed. London Underground had tried to get an injunction from the High Court to stop members of the Aslef union
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ORIENT: vs MK Dons - preview
WILL fans be served up a Christmas cracker of a match when Orient host MK Dons on Boxing Day? The lowest shot tally in League One for boss Karl Robinson’s side suggests that turkey might be on the menu. But shot-shy opposition could
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ORIENT: We really want to play over Christmas - skipper
I went to Whipps Cross hospital on Tuesday with some of the lads to hand out some presents to sick children. It was nice to put a smile on the faces of some kids who are having a tough time with illness. It certainly put into perspective all the complaining
