Overview
- Orient, which drew 2-2 at Burton on Saturday’s final day, stayed up after Exeter lost 2-1 to Bradford and finished 20th by three points.
- Richie Wellens called his players “really, really weak” and the season “embarrassing” in a blunt post-match interview.
- He told the squad to applaud the travelling supporters then leave without on-pitch family celebrations, saying they had not earned it.
- Wellens said recurring late concessions and a lack of leaders defined the campaign and he argued standards must change.
- He warned of a summer shake-up driven by data, with some out-of-contract players unlikely to get the same pay, while praising 23-goal striker Dom Ballard as League One’s top scorer with EFL Red Boot recognition.