Episode 14: Ding Dong the Witch is Dead

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The Circus Upstairs

Matt Simpson

15 episodes

5 days ago

The story of how Italian billionaire Francesco Becchetti bought Leyton Orient and almost put the club out of existence. Over three seasons we saw two relegations; an ill-fated reality TV show; the whole squad imprisoned in a hotel for a week following at defeat at Hartlepool; unpaid players, staff and taxes; regular interference in team selection; and Becchetti himself fined and banned for attacking the assistant manager on the pitch. Join Orient fans Matt Simpson and James Masters as they talk to the people on the inside and try to make sense of the madness.

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Episode 14: Ding Dong the Witch is Dead

The Circus Upstairs

56 minutes 35 seconds

1 year ago

Episode 14: Ding Dong the Witch is Dead

In the final episode of The Circus Upstairs, Matt and James sift through the aftermath of the Becchetti regime – via a date in court where Orient face a winding up order for the second time and a mysterious text message allegedly sent to a "Magnificent" seven fans from a potential buyer. We talk to Matt Porter and incoming Interim CEO Marshall Taylor about the mess the new owners inherited, including £7,000-a-month mobile phone bills; a pimped up BMW X5; and a raft of County Court Judgements. We hear some final perspectives on Becchetti himself, and Matt and James get a bit emotional…