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The Circus Upstairs
Matt Simpson
15 episodes
1 week 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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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 5: “We made some mistakes”
The Circus Upstairs
41 minutes 21 seconds
2 years ago
Episode 5: “We made some mistakes”

Matt and James are back to tell the story of the 2015/16 season in which Francesco Becchetti appears to have learnt from his mistakes of the previous campaign. At least for a few minutes before trying to pick the team himself again. Assistant manager Andy Hessenthaler, goalkeeping coach Lee Harrison, captain Mathieu Baudry and community liaison officer Howard Gould give their take on events, which include the best goal Orient have ever scored; Becchetti’s aversion to the training ground tea; and the thinking man’s CEO Alessandro Angelieri’s simple take on how the regime managed to relegate Orient. 

The Circus Upstairs
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.