The O’s are in a relegation battle. Yep, you read me right, writes Fan’s View columnist Mat Roper.

So what evidence do I have to back up such a bold claim with 93 points left to play for? Well, since the new manager took over, his record doesn’t exactly scream points on the board, let alone success.

We have tried to play in a more attractive way, but in most of the games, this has only lasted for approximately 30 minutes, while the other 60 or so have seen a team devoid of ideas, direction and heart.

Until the first goal on Saturday, we were slightly in the ascendancy. We knocked the ball around well through the defensive and middle thirds, playing positively, even if there was no end result.

The second Alex Cisak was picking the ball out of his net though, you only had to look at the players’ body language and the subsequent hour to know that we still wouldn’t have scored.

In previous home encounters against Luton and Portsmouth, a great deal has been made of the fact that Alberto Cavasin and his charges were up against ‘big’ sides. With all due respect to the Railwaymen, they do not fit into that bracket in terms of size of club or current league position.

The second half of Saturday’s game was testament to why we are on a downward spiral. Cavasin stood almost motionless, making two strange substitutions, the second to a chorus of ‘You don’t know what you’re doing’ and the players lacked confidence to move the ball effectively even over five yards.

I am not blaming Cavasin, and have nothing against the guy personally. He has been thrust into a tough situation, which with his time out of football and difficulty in communicating with the workforce, makes it ever more precarious on the field for the O’s.

The players do need to accept some of the blame. They are professionals doing a job most of us would give our right arm for, but once again we come back to the sad fact that from top to bottom the club is rudderless.

On the plus side Pandamonium Fanzine celebrates its 25th birthday later this month, the fans’ trust AGM on November 10 will hopefully bring a larger number of the fan base together to help pull the club from the mire we are in, and as I write this, I feel vindicated that four years’ hard work defending the club’s position on the Olympic Stadium is finally coming to fruition with the announcement that London Mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered an investigation into its financial affairs.

This news just goes to show what can be achieved by a group of football fans and it is something I would ask all O’s fans to bear in mind in the coming weeks and months.