Episode 2: The Manager Merry-Go-Round

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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 2: The Manager Merry-Go-Round

The Circus Upstairs

35 minutes 56 seconds

2 years ago

Episode 2: The Manager Merry-Go-Round

In this episode we burn through three Orient managers in the space of weeks and introduce a key character in the psychodrama: CEO Alessandro Angelieri. We hear from his predecessor Matt Porter on how Angelieri got the job and commercial manager Tom Jeffes on some of the hapless CEO’s brainwaves (“Close the club shop!”). Digressions include the bizarre signings of former Liverpool and Italian international Andrea Dossena and 6ft 6in Serie B drop out Gianvito Plasmati; plus the arrival of the handsomest translator/goalkeeping coach/scout in football, Rob Gagliardi.