Fixture Release Day - Leyton Orient (A)

Fixtures released at 9am.

*UPDATE* - Leyton Orient (A) first match - 30th July.

Other fixtures:
6th August:      Northampton (H)
22nd October:  Bradford (H)
Boxing Day:     Harrogate (A)
NYD:               Stockport (H)

https://gtfc.co.uk/2022-23-fixtures-released/

Quoted from MarinerDevil

Fixtures released at 9am.

Will update this post with our first match.

Leyton Orient away.

https://gtfc.co.uk/2022-23-fixtures-released/

Harrogate away on Boxing Day, that's going to be some scramble for tickets, especially if we're doing well.

first home game see's Ben Fox Return

Fox doesn't have to wait long to make his BP return.

What’s the away capacity at Orient? About 1,000? That’ll be a squeeze if so.  

Hartlepool  and Barrow away in the same week

Leyton Orient away, easy first 3 points

Donny away on Easter Monday, should be a bumper crowd

I know you play all teams twice etc but there’s always an annoyance on fixture release day but I can’t see anything at all.

Cracking away to start, no good away days on a Tuesday, Donny on Bank Holiday, Harrogate Boxing Day

Bring it on!

29th December and 1st January both at home. Plenty of opportunity to keep the alcohol levels up then.

At least we finish the season at home, beating Wimbledon 6-0 to win the League

First away game is only a couple of miles from our last away game.

Cracking set of fixtures that. Trains booked for Orient already, hope I can get a ticket!

Harrogate away on Boxing Day is an unlucky break. BP would’ve been much better. Likely to be a supply of 600-700 tickets and a demand maybe 4 times that allocation.

Donny away on Easter Monday. That should be a great following, we took over 4000 last time. Especially if we are doing well. That's unless Yorkshire plod decide to limited our numbers!

Must be my eyes, but when is our first game against Scunny?

Which they surely will

From what I can find we'll likely get 1500 tickets so will be an absolute scramble for them.

Quoted from Poojah

What’s the away capacity at Orient? About 1,000? That’ll be a squeeze if so.  

We had just over 1,500 there under Holloway.

Good away day to start the season

Quoted from Hagrid

first home game see's Ben Fox Return

Let’s hope he gets an attack of Grimsbyitis

Quoted from GollyGTFC

We had just over 1,500 there under Holloway.

Despite the way things turned out have to say that was a cracking day out, Billy Clark scored a cracker and the Aalst lads were all there

One more week to get the new pitch bedded in.

Quoted from Croxton

One more week to get the new pitch bedded in.

Apart from we have at least 1 home friendly?

Carlisle away on my birthday - best find a decent hotel.

Quoted from PrestwichMariner

Carlisle away on my birthday - best find a decent hotel.

Combine it with a weekend in The Lake District. Sorted!

Not on topic here but I am an exile and I may buy a season ticket. On the odd occasion my son will accompany me therefore is it possible to sell my seat and book two together elsewhere in the ground?


Thanks for the feedback.

Quoted from PrestwichMariner

Carlisle away on my birthday - best find a decent hotel.

Arkale Lodge is ok.

That's my train tickets booked for Leyton Orient (A) - reckon getting the actual match tickets is going to be a LOT harder!

Quoted from Chrisblor

That's my train tickets booked for Leyton Orient (A) - reckon getting the actual match tickets is going to be a LOT harder!

That's if the trains are bloody running!

Quoted from ivanosandwich

First away game is only a couple of miles from our last away game.

Saves on the travel cost for those still out celebrating somewhere in East London...

Quoted from chipsandgravy

Not on topic here but I am an exile and I may buy a season ticket. On the odd occasion my son will accompany me therefore is it possible to sell my seat and book two together elsewhere in the ground?

In the days of the paper season tickets, you could call into the ticket office, they would take the relevant stub and give you two paper tickets, obviously only paying for one.

I'm not sure how it works now we are paperless but I would like to think there is a similar solution.

I think Rochdale A will have to be my first game. Quite a sizeable away end there isn’t there? Harrogate on Boxing Day is probably the worst date that one could have been scheduled for.

Quoted from LH

I think Rochdale A will have to be my first game. Quite a sizeable away end there isn’t there? Harrogate on Boxing Day is probably the worst date that one could have been scheduled for.

Away side.

Quoted from MarinerDevil

Fixtures released at 9am.

*UPDATE* - Leyton Orient (A) first match - 30th July.

Other fixtures:
6th August:      Northampton (H)
22nd October:  Bradford (H)
Boxing Day:     Harrogate (A)
NYD:               Stockport (H)

https://gtfc.co.uk/2022-23-fixtures-released/

We played Stockport at home NYD 1990 ..
We win promotion from division 4 that season , it’s a sign

Oooh, I got a Lady GaGa concert on the 30th at Tottenham's stadium with the missus, I'd better start complimenting her again!!

Hopefully Orient might be able to up the allocation. Booked my trains

All the decent away games seem to be on a Saturday too , I can see us topping the away support in this league

Quoted from Spidey

Oooh, I got a Lady GaGa concert on the 30th at Tottenham's stadium with the missus, I'd better start complimenting her again!!

Who? Lady GaGa or your missus?  

1,500 away supporters at Leyton Orient. They are going to be snapped up.

Quoted from chipsandgravy

Not on topic here but I am an exile and I may buy a season ticket. On the odd occasion my son will accompany me therefore is it possible to sell my seat and book two together elsewhere in the ground?

That should be fine providing you're able to find 2 together

Quoted from grimps

All the decent away games seem to be on a Saturday too , I can see us topping the away support in this league

Think for the regular season our average away following was 883 and the top of L2’s equivalent was Bradford with 856. Ours would’ve been higher but for crap capacities, massively southern based league and overly zealous plod in some places. I’d be surprised if we don’t go straight to the top of that list.

Quoted from Mariner_09

Think for the regular season our average away following was 883 and the top of L2’s equivalent was Bradford with 856. Ours would’ve been higher but for crap capacities, massively southern based league and overly zealous plod in some places. I’d be surprised if we don’t go straight to the top of that list.

A significant amount of our away games were ‘all ticket’ last year too which meant folk that would sometimes get their bottom in gear on a Saturday morning or have a couple Friday and decide to go, couldn’t.

I’m not saying it’ll be different this year but folk will probably move quicker for tickets given the number of STH.

Barrow away on a Tuesday night.

Have we ever played there on a Saturday?

Quoted from Tommy

Barrow away on a Tuesday night.

Have we ever played there on a Saturday?

Laurie Mac Season?

Quoted from Tommy

Barrow away on a Tuesday night.

Have we ever played there on a Saturday?

I saw us win 2-0 there in our first spell in The Conference. I'm sure that was a Saturday.

Quoted from Tommy

Barrow away on a Tuesday night.

Have we ever played there on a Saturday?

Not in recent memory. Don’t know why they are so obsessed with sending us there on Tuesday nights. Why can’t they swap round Barrow and Hartlepool. Hartlepool is much more doable on a Tuesday and I’ve been there before!

Quoted from Tommy

Barrow away on a Tuesday night.

Have we ever played there on a Saturday?

Just double checked, we won 2-0 there on the 23rd April 2011 which was a Saturday. Our last 4 visits have all been on a Tuesday night though.

Love Leyton Orient as an away day, so it's a shame I probably won't be able to make it (not a STH)! Hopefully three points to start the season

With the money Northampton are throwing at it, second game of the season against Northampton will be a decent gauge of where we’re at early doors. First home again of the season, they’ll bring a decent following, good opportunity to create really bouncing atmosphere early doors and we’re right into the season.

Quoted from Les Brechin

I saw us win 2-0 there in our first spell in The Conference. I'm sure that was a Saturday.

Connell scored one of the greatest goals ever that day.

12 minutes and 10 seconds in.

https://youtu.be/fYzGdRFAeVg

It was quite an achievement to have someone that good but collectively be so excrement.

Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God

Must be my eyes, but when is our first game against Scunny?

You'll need to tweet Paul Hayes. He'll help you out.

https://twitter.com/hayesy9/status/1387140044469714944?s=20&t=fzVqAHQnZ1ZXbevBDYA22A

Quoted from Northernsoul

You'll need to tweet Paul Hayes. He'll help you out.

https://twitter.com/hayesy9/status/1387140044469714944?s=20&t=fzVqAHQnZ1ZXbevBDYA22A

Not a Twitter user, please tell me he’s had a few replies in the last few months from town fans?

Quoted from Neilo83

Not a Twitter user, please tell me he’s had a few replies in the last few months from town fans?

Surprisingly,no. Though it was from 2021, so just sank with little trace, as barely a handful of Scunny fans responded to it.

Quoted from Tommy

Barrow away on a Tuesday night.

Have we ever played there on a Saturday?

Being entirely selfish, I’m delighted with the Tuesday night fixture. 20 miles from home, so this and Carlisle away are my two ‘home’ fixtures of the season and Barrow on a Tuesday gives me a fighting chance of getting a ticket.

Quoted from Spidey

Oooh, I got a Lady GaGa concert on the 30th at Tottenham's stadium with the missus, I'd better start complimenting her again!!

Complimenting her! If she's dragging you along to see Lady GaGa a free pass to see Town is the least she can offer you. The least......

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

It was quite an achievement to have someone that good but collectively be so excrement.

And yet, over the years, we've achieved it with some regularity. I look at some of the teams 'On This Day In GTFC History' post on Twitter and often think 'how did that team get relegated?'

Quoted from Garth

Leyton Orient away, easy first 3 points

Orient fan passing through.  Possibly 3 points, but it won't be easy. Frankly we'd rather avoid promoted clubs at the start of the season when tails are up and confidence has yet to be knocked down a peg or two.   FL2 is harder now than ever before, there are no dodgy defenders, everyone is super fit and properly trained and there are few glaring weaknesses to be exploited. We know the NL was a tough place, we were there a couple of years ago, but FL2 is a whole new ball game.  

Quoted from Odear

Orient fan passing through.  Possibly 3 points, but it won't be easy. Frankly we'd rather avoid promoted clubs at the start of the season when tails are up and confidence has yet to be knocked down a peg or two.   FL2 is harder now than ever before, there are no dodgy defenders, everyone is super fit and properly trained and there are few glaring weaknesses to be exploited. We know the NL was a tough place, we were there a couple of years ago, but FL2 is a whole new ball game.  

hmm, not sure I'd agree with you. It was pretty shocking in 20-21, and we had to be especially dreadful to get relegated.

How's you pre season going btw?

Quoted from Odear

Orient fan passing through.  Possibly 3 points, but it won't be easy. Frankly we'd rather avoid promoted clubs at the start of the season when tails are up and confidence has yet to be knocked down a peg or two.   FL2 is harder now than ever before, there are no dodgy defenders, everyone is super fit and properly trained and there are few glaring weaknesses to be exploited. We know the NL was a tough place, we were there a couple of years ago, but FL2 is a whole new ball game.  

I think it was tongue-in-cheek, chief. I feel like (wthout being arsed to check) we often do well at Brisbane Road. Never been but hoping to go this year. Any early recommendations on pubs and eateries?

Everyone does well at Brisbane Road, it's an institution for that.  Pre-season looks good and we just robbed Peterboro of £300k for Hector Kyprianou so maybe we can get close to break even this year.  I live in Croatia so I don't get down to E10 very often so no idea about pubs etc.   I do see the yuppies have moved in so a grotty terraced 2up-2down in an "inner city" area now fetches over £1/2 million.   Madness!
The stadium is mostly new with one side dating from 1940s but it has been tarted up this year.        

Quoted from Odear

Orient fan passing through.  Possibly 3 points, but it won't be easy. Frankly we'd rather avoid promoted clubs at the start of the season when tails are up and confidence has yet to be knocked down a peg or two.   FL2 is harder now than ever before, there are no dodgy defenders, everyone is super fit and properly trained and there are few glaring weaknesses to be exploited. We know the NL was a tough place, we were there a couple of years ago, but FL2 is a whole new ball game.  

‘kinell, we’ve only been away a year.

Was gonna say hah, it’s not as if Lg2 is the great unknown for us!

I just want to see if that really angry bloke who was in the stand to our left when we beat them 3-0 will still be there, ranting and raving.
Looked like he was going to self combust that afternoon.

Quoted from Odear

Everyone does well at Brisbane Road, it's an institution for that.  Pre-season looks good and we just robbed Peterboro of £300k for Hector Kyprianou so maybe we can get close to break even this year.  I live in Croatia so I don't get down to E10 very often so no idea about pubs etc.   I do see the yuppies have moved in so a grotty terraced 2up-2down in an "inner city" area now fetches over £1/2 million.   Madness!
The stadium is mostly new with one side dating from 1940s but it has been tarted up this year.        

I last went a few years ago and had a few pre match beers in the Goose( I think )  ? In Stratford .
There was still a few locals drinking  in there that was friendly enough and happy to chat football although they was all West Ham fans

Leyton technical if it’s still there, the volden on tap was brilliant, sure we drunk the place dry last time we went.

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

Leyton technical if it’s still there, the volden on tap was brilliant, sure we drunk the place dry last time we went.

https://leytontechnical.com/

Quoted from Les Brechin

https://leytontechnical.com/

Nice one, see you there 😉

Half price tickets for this one, though unsure if this extends to us.

Quoted from Mariner16

Half price tickets for this one, though unsure if this extends to us.

I have emailed them to ask, will let you know when I get a reply.

Quoted from Les Brechin

I have emailed them to ask, will let you know when I get a reply.

Their article does say all areas so I'm assuming so!

Quoted from Mariner16

Their article does say all areas so I'm assuming so!

I've had a generic reply to say that they will respond within 1 working day, so probably won't get a reply till Monday now.

As you say though it does say in "all match tickets", not "all home match tickets", so as you say it should be half price for us too.

Anyway, I will let you know when they confirm it.

Fair play to the Os but I’d expect strong home demand for the first game and its not as if we weren’t going to sell out anyway, so I’m puzzled at their choice of game to do this - it’s the kind of thing you do for Harrogate or similar. I’ve registered with the Os site - I can’t see any way I’ll get tickets for the away end.

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

Fair play to the Os but I’d expect strong home demand for the first game and its not as if we weren’t going to sell out anyway,s site - I can’t see any way I’ll get tickets for the away end. so I’m puzzled at their choice of game to do this - it’s the kind of thing you do for Harrogate or similar.

Beats the hell out of us too, most of us think we'd sell out pretty much so why the half-price? All that did was to pee off the season ticket buyers. We have a new CEO, he's not exactly setting the world on fire like the last one did.

Here's a YouTube vid of our first day back, it gives an idea of the huge forward steps we've taken since we got out of the NL. If you get bored......  

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JXtrvbay-4[/url]

Quoted from Odear

Beats the hell out of us too, most of us think we'd sell out pretty much so why the half-price? All that did was to pee off the season ticket buyers. We have a new CEO, he's not exactly setting the world on fire like the last one did.

Here's a YouTube vid of our first day back, it gives an idea of the huge forward steps we've taken since we got out of the NL. If you get bored......  

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JXtrvbay-4[/url]

What's the best home stand for an away fan to go sit quietly in?

Quoted from immariner

I think it was tongue-in-cheek, chief. I feel like (wthout being arsed to check) we often do well at Brisbane Road. Never been but hoping to go this year. Any early recommendations on pubs and eateries?

Sure a few fans discovered the canalside at Hackney Wick on the play off final day (there's an irony our 1st game back is at Brisbane road as i missed the play off final being in Brisbane for work!  ) but in case not I'd suggest Hackney Bridge as a good place to hang out if its a sunny day - its a 2 storey bar surrounded by food vendors. 30 min walk through the olympic park to Orients ground.

https://hackneybridge.org

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

What's the best home stand for an away fan to go sit quietly in?

We're not known for our noisy supportive fans, when we do well we say "and so we bloody should". If are doing badly then it's  "I always knew we were crap".  There are a few knuckle-draggers in the south stand but they are more offensive on the ears than anything else. It is a cash free stadium so bring your touch card for anything and everything.

Quoted from Mariner16

Half price tickets for this one, though unsure if this extends to us.

Just had a reply from them.

Yes, it will be for away tickets too.

We will get an allocation of about 1,000 only. Tickets are going to sell out fast!

I wonder if the club are trying to get more?

When the National League release their fixtures we will have to keep an eye out for when York and LJL are at the Scunts. Help to fill the away end. Especially if Town are away that day and you can't get tickets.

Do the leagues still try to ensure that Town and Scunts aren't both at home on the same day? Was that a thing or am I dreaming it?

Not long to go now, how's the pre-season going?    We seem to be injuring anyone and everyone.  Paul Smyth, Harry Smith, Aaron Drinan, Tom James, Zec Obiero, Theo Archibald, Dan Nkrumah..... all key players, all doubtful for the the Grimsby game.   Craig Clay and Dan Happe just starting their comeback games after missing 90% of last season.
Two more pre-season games to go.....    

Quoted from Odear

Not long to go now, how's the pre-season going?    We seem to be injuring anyone and everyone.  Paul Smyth, Harry Smith, Aaron Drinan, Tom James, Zec Obiero, Theo Archibald, Dan Nkrumah..... all key players, all doubtful for the the Grimsby game.   Craig Clay and Dan Happe just starting their comeback games after missing 90% of last season.
Two more pre-season games to go.....    

Hopefully bodes well for us

If you come by road, there are no Saturday restrictions for street parking on the other side of Coronation Gardens or the High Road from the ground.  Also 3 hours free parking at Asda.

[url]www.walthamforest.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-03/June%202021_CPZ%20Overview%20Map_0.pdf[/url]  Look at patch GGW.

Quoted from Odear

If you come by road, there are no Saturday restrictions for street parking on the other side of Coronation Gardens or the High Road from the ground.  Also 3 hours free parking at Asda.

[url]www.walthamforest.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-03/June%202021_CPZ%20Overview%20Map_0.pdf[/url]  Look at patch GGW.

Thank you!