On the 22nd November 2001, LOFT was pleased to welcome Barry Hearn as guest speaker at a meeting. He was invited to speak about "Leyton Orient, his ambitions for the club and the state of football in general". Barry responded by saying that he wanted to hear from us, he would be as open and honest as possible.

He talked briefly about the proposed PFA strike, "the Bosman era" and the curse of agents. He then invited questions from the audience, saying that "of the 20 crap comments you'll make, 2 or 3 will be good", adding "I don't want to hear bollocks about how I saved the club - it's history".

The questions followed thick and fast, and Barry was quizzed on a wide range of issues, such as racism, ground redevelopments and the future of the club. He also answered questions about the manager and some of the players.

Download the full write-up of the question and answer session