RICHIE’S SUPERB RESULTS BACK UP HIS BELIEF

WINNER: Richie Wellens

BACK in August, Richie Wellens claimed in these pages that his achievements in management merited a shot at the Championship.
This was a bold assertion for two reasons. One, because the chairman of his current club Leyton Orient was standing in the same room.
Two, because the O’s were -at that stage -rock bottom of League One without a point to their name.
Fast forward a few months and suddenly the 44-year-old doesn’t look so deluded.
Prior to last weekend’s 0-0draw with Peterborough, Orient had won seven of their previous eight games...

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