‘Stats don’t look great,’ – ‘Give him a chance – not even played yet’ – Mixed reaction from these fans to Leyton Orient’s new signing

Leyton Orient have moved quickly to replace departing star striker Macauley Bonne, signing Dagenham & Redbridge forward Conor Wilkinson on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Bonne’s move to Charlton Athletic was confirmed this morning, and the O’s have wasted no time in finding a replacement.

Wilkinson scored twelve goals in twenty-three appearances for the Daggers last season as they battled towards the bottom of the National League.

The 6ft 3in forward had previously been at League One Gillingham but sealed a permanent move to Dagenham in the January transfer window following a successful loan spell earlier in the campaign.

Bonne was very popular at Brisbane Road, and it was always going to be difficult to replace a striker who scored forty-five league goals in two seasons, and Wilkinson certainly has big boots to fill.

The potentially arduous task ahead for the twenty-four-year-old was reflected in the reaction to his signing by Orient fans on social media, with many disappointed at signing a striker with less than impressive career goal stats.

Wilkinson has twenty-five league goals in one hundred and thirty-four career appearances according to soccerbase.com, and these far from mouth-watering figures left some O’s fans underwhelmed.

However, some were quick to point out Bonne had a less than impressive goal record before landing at Brisbane Road and were more positive on the move and appealed to their fellow supporters to give their new player a chance.

Here is a selection of Orient fans responses to the signing on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/PaulStaines86/status/1140605454319595521

https://twitter.com/IanJacobs1957/status/1140606060778196997

https://twitter.com/TGerbaldi/status/1140608810094092289

https://twitter.com/DanAuton2590/status/1140607526012096519

https://twitter.com/Simon08edward/status/1140607543175258112

https://twitter.com/joewatts9/status/1140605846143098880

https://twitter.com/iam_emmo/status/1140616193453285377

https://twitter.com/Orientsphincter/status/1140605140266823680

 

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  1. Give the lad a chance. All Orient fans should be pulling together at a time like this , looking forward to the new season. UP THE O’s.

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