{"id":293715,"date":"2023-10-20T10:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293715"},"modified":"2023-10-20T10:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:24:14","slug":"the-reason-orient-will-be-forced-to-wear-away-kit-for-a-home-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/the-reason-orient-will-be-forced-to-wear-away-kit-for-a-home-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The reason Orient will be forced to wear away kit for a home game"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>REVEALED: The bizarre reason why Leyton Orient will be forced to wear their away kit for a home game&#8230; and it&#8217;s linked to bus fire on the M5!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>League One side Leyton Orient host Barnsley\u00a0at Brisbane Road on Saturday<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>However, Orient will be forced to wear their away kit despite playing at home<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leyton Orient will be forced to wear their away kit for tomorrow&#8217;s game against Barnsley despite playing at home.<\/p>\n<p>Orient &#8211; who were promoted as League Two champions last season &#8211; host the third placed Tykes at\u00a0Brisbane Road on Saturday hoping to keep up their recent form that has seen them rise to 10th.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite expecting to wear their usual red strip due to being at home, Richie Wellens&#8217; side will bizarrely be donning their white away kit.<\/p>\n<p>It comes because Barnsley also play in red along with the fact that their white away kit is currently unavailable due to the team bus catching fire a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n<p>This was following a late win away at Exeter when footage shared online by defender Barry Cotter showed their coach on fire at the side of the M5 just south of Cheltenham.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/10\/76791837-0-image-a-9_1697792512643.jpg\" height=\"616\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Leyton Orient will be forced to wear their away kit for tomorrow&#8217;s home game against Barnsley<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/10\/76791745-12652969-Barnsley_s_white_away_kit_is_unavailable_after_their_team_bus_ca-m-13_1697793339708.jpg\" height=\"931\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barnsley&#8217;s white away kit is unavailable after their team bus caught fire almost two weeks ago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/10\/76791751-0-image-a-12_1697792536277.jpg\" height=\"511\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, no one was hurt but footage from Barnsley defender Barry Cotter showed the terrifying blaze<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, no one was hurt, with the club posting on social media at the time about the accident.<\/p>\n<p>They said: &#8216;We can confirm that on the way back from our fixture against Exeter City this evening, our club coach suffered complications and subsequently caught fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;All players and staff on board were evacuated safely. Everyone is in good health.We would like to thank the emergency services for their swift response.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The club will make no further comment at this time and is focused on ensuring the safe return of staff and players.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>At the time,\u00a0National Highways South-West confirmed an incident on the M5 northbound. They posted: &#8216;The #M5 northbound is closed between J12 &amp; J11 near #Gloucester #Cheltenham due to a coach fire within J11A.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Traffic is also currently held southbound between J11 &amp; J11A while the fire is brought under control.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Orient clash being Barnsley&#8217;s first game since John McAtee&#8217;s late winner against the Grecians two weeks ago, their away kit is still unavailable to use.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both teams come into the match on the back of consecutive league wins and will hope to keep up their good form in east London.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/10\/76791841-0-image-a-10_1697792515932.jpg\" height=\"614\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>With their away kit unavailable, Barnsley will instead wear their red home strip against Orient<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12652969\/Leyton-Orient-M5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REVEALED: The bizarre reason why Leyton Orient will be forced to wear their away kit for a home game&#8230; and it&#8217;s linked to bus fire on the M5! 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