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RICHIE AND HIS O’S ENJOY HAPPY ENDING

LEYTON ORIENT SEAL PROMOTION BACK TO LEAGUE ONE
By Chris Dunlavy

TOP FEELING: Jubilant Leyton Orient savour their promotion
PICTURE: Alamy

RICHIE Wellens wielded a secret weapon in Leyton Orient’s relentless charge towards League One: YouTube.
The O’s sealed promotion in bizarre circumstances on Tuesday night, losing 2-0 at Gillingham in a match interrupted by floodlight failure only for Swindon’s 1-0 victory over Bradford to leave the Londoners dancing in the dark.
“Absolute madness,” was how Wellens described the scenes at Priestfield, which...

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