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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Gateshead out of play offs
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1216
Re: Gateshead out of play offs
Just to clarify Gateshead Council are the owners of Gateshead International Stadium and are currently looking to put out to tender the management of the GIS plus two other leisure facilities therefore they cannot guarantee the lease of the facilities for the next ten years. The Council attempted to ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:46 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Taffy
- Replies: 155
- Views: 5946
Re: Taffy
He was an amazing player. Skilful and fearless. Back in those days full backs would dish it out to wingers but I never saw him flinch. He also had a great career with Swansea, securing two promotions to the top flight. Consider also he won 54 caps for Wales and scored 10 goals, two vs England includ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Brownhill Contract
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2755
Re: Brownhill Contract
Joint top scorer for Burnley in the EPL this season.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:54 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: So who's renewed their ST?
- Replies: 267
- Views: 12701
Re: So who's renewed their ST?
I agree and I think it’s disgusting. I went in before the game on Saturday and there was a family of three who looked pretty destitute to be honest, in there renewing their season tickets. They were lovely with the lady serving them. Pretty hard to accept the club is raising prices to squeeze a few...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: So who's renewed their ST?
- Replies: 267
- Views: 12701
Re: So who's renewed their ST?
Just renewed. Factoring in my Ticket Exchange stash on account, it will cost me £12 per game so a no brainer even if I only attend half the matches. I am over 65 so there are some compensations for ageing but given a choice I would rather pay full price if I could have all my own teeth and be able t...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Maatsen
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2325
Re: Maatsen
I was critical of Maatsens defensive ability but can't say I've seen much of his action at Dortmund to see if much has changed. His attacking ability was never in doubt. Do I believe he'd have made us stronger this season defensively? Absolutely not. Do you think Borussia Dortmund will be in for Ch...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 2 years without Dyche.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3444
Re: 2 years without Dyche.
I have mixed feelings about Dyche. I remember that in the COVID period he had hardly any players he went to Palace with Kevin Long, two keepers and 4 kids on the bench, and won 1 - 0! It was from around about that point on things seemed to grow gradually worse with minimal investment so that Oligarl...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: A movie title for BFC this season
- Replies: 96
- Views: 2836
Re: A movie title for BFC this season
Hard Day's Night
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Simon Hooper v Brighton
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2196
Re: RATE THE REF - Simon Hooper v Brighton
Re the non penalty, it looked like one in real time and certainly looked like one after on the replay. This type of incident is one where the benefits of VAR should be brought into play. As Enola says the ref could be blind sided as to whether Estupinan played the ball or not, so why not give the pe...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Brighton - Player Ratings
- Replies: 91
- Views: 4881
Re: Burnley v Brighton - Player Ratings
Muric - 4 Assignon - 7 some decent attacking play and reasonably sound defensively. Ekdal - 7 handled BHA front 2 quite and decent distribution Esteve - 7 ditto above Vitinho - 6 looked ok to me played out position again Odebert - 7 our most dangerous forward player, on another day might have had tw...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:39 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Padiham FC
- Replies: 147
- Views: 11372
Re: Padiham FC
The FA have allowed the Northern League to extend until May 11th due to fixture pile up.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Post match interviews v Everton
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3740
Re: Post match interviews v Everton
People seem to have quite selective memories of the Dyche era. Personally I prefer to recall the season we qualified for Europe when we took on the likes of Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea etc in their own maddens and came away with points. We also played a lot of good stuff in the closed doors era. Furth...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton v Burnley - Player Ratings
- Replies: 78
- Views: 5024
Re: Everton v Burnley - Player Ratings
Yet according to our manager, speaking to BBC after the match, we have been the better side over all of the last six games and could have been looking at an 18 points haul I heard that too. I know this might be about semantics but for me the "better" team is one that scores more goals than the othe...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: I’m so sick of Kompany
- Replies: 349
- Views: 16062
Re: I’m so sick of Kompany
I find myself in broad agreement with WarksClaret. Oddly we have only been doubled by the top four (so far) but our undoing has been the three doubles mentioned by Warks, six games where we only managed one goal and conceded 12. It was imperative not to lose against teams like Palace and Everton but...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: I’m so sick of Kompany
- Replies: 349
- Views: 16062
Re: I’m so sick of Kompany
Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:19 pmI wonder why the promoted teams are the bottom 3, can't put my finger on the reason that would be.....
The previous season all three stayed up. Forest, Cherries and Fulham.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Toffees vs Clarets Match Thread
- Replies: 494
- Views: 15728
Re: Toffees vs Clarets Match Thread
Right, it’s all the refs. fault.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Toffees vs Clarets Match Thread
- Replies: 494
- Views: 15728
Re: Toffees vs Clarets Match Thread
Glad he’s gone for an attacking line up as there is no point blocking out for a draw today. The pre match stats show that Everton have a long run of failing to win after conceding the first goal. Also if we don’t beat Everton and Forest there really is very little chance of reeling either of them in...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (25/04/1947 - 24/03/2016)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1030
Re: Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (25/04/1947 - 24/03/2016)
I saw Cruyff play for Barcelona vs Ipswich in a UEFA Cup Round 3 tie in November 1977. Not one of the Dutch Master’s better nights as the Tractor Boys masterminded by Bobby Robson ran out 3 - 0 winners. Neeskens was also in the Barcelona line up. Cruyff actually “retired” at the end of that season b...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Padiham FC
- Replies: 147
- Views: 11372
Re: Padiham FC
Spare a thought for Charnock Richard FC in Padiham’s division. They have 12 games to play in the next 27 days due to postponements.
They’ll need a new tumble dryer at the end of April.
They’ll need a new tumble dryer at the end of April.
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Padiham FC
- Replies: 147
- Views: 11372
Re: Padiham FC
Because at non league level costs will increase in three different ways. First there are possible ground improvements that the club may have to make for the next level, second there are additional travel costs as the team will have to travel further distances third there will be increased player cos...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:14 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Natural Gas
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2372
Re: Natural Gas
Cheers Paul thanks for your extensive note.
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chesterfield back in the league
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3017
Re: Chesterfield back in the league
Hibsclaret wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:18 amI’m sure we had a game called off at Chesterfield some years ago probably around late 80’s or so. I remember getting to saltergate and seeing the spire and driving straight back. Complete waste of time
You mean you found your visit uninspiring?
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Natural Gas
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2372
Re: Natural Gas
BS surely it does not matter where we buy our gas from, the Ukraine invasion created a shortage of global supply which must force prices up. Also you mention storage, my understanding is that one of the reasons we pay over the odds for our energy is that the UK compared to our European counterparts ...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:31 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Non League Day
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1107
Non League Day
Will any of you be taking the opportunity to support grass roots level local clubs? Myself I hope to attend Ashington vs Grimsby Borough a NPL Eastern Division mid table clash, although it is a trifle windy up here atm with 40 mph+ gusts so not expecting any Burnley like Samba football. I note that ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Bournemouth - U21 Latest
- Replies: 50
- Views: 3469
Re: Burnley v Bournemouth - U21 Latest
A bit remiss of you CT but you forgot about Bobby Thomas who has just got to an FA Cup semi final.
Just below league level Conn Clarke has emerged as a big goalscorer for Altrincham who are pressing for a play off place.
Just below league level Conn Clarke has emerged as a big goalscorer for Altrincham who are pressing for a play off place.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Natural Gas
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2372
Re: Natural Gas
Paul, thanks for your detailed answer. OK here are UK Natural Gas Prices https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/uk-natural-gas they seem to correspond closely to US prices. Re the seasonal aspect: prices fell steadily from 136p per therm in October 23 down to 55p in February 24 back up to 73 in the ...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 5623
Re: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
We suddenly have better performances and strength in depth upfront with Fofana and Foster back fit with Amdouni/Rodriguez as subs. Its not beyond the realms of possibility but its still unlikely. Decent point, but we need some of the others to chip in as well. Since Fofana arrived he is the only sc...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Natural Gas
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2372
Natural Gas
My energy supplier informs me that the unit price for gas bill will drop by about 14% however when I look on the charts for the current prices for Natural Gas I note that the Natural Gas price on the markets has halved from October 2023 and fallen exponentially since the to reach peak in August 2022...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:07 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 5623
Re: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
VAR more or less gave us three points on Saturday, shorty and the Lady Lino played on when Vitinho was flattened.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 5623
Re: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
We need to make up five points on Luton plus they have a better goal difference. Their last four home games are vs Bournemouth, Brentford, Everton and Fulham. Also Forest play Palace and Fulham at home in their next two games the current four point gap could easily be nine or ten after the next roun...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Padiham FC
- Replies: 147
- Views: 11372
Re: Padiham FC
Meanwhile over at Gigg Lane the wheels have come off the promotion wagon a bit. Only one point from the last nine so Bury are now chasing the two Wythenshawe clubs for the Auto spot. Furthermore the Shakers played their last two home games behind closed doors following a crowd incident earlier in th...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today’s football 17/3
- Replies: 178
- Views: 4356
Re: Today’s football 17/3
Former Claret Rob Harker scores for promotion seeking FC Halifax vs doomed Oxford City in the National League.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Brentford
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2159
Re: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Brentford
Alongside most refs this season we got few of the 50/50 decisions and I feel he was trying to level things up a bit after the penalty against Brentford. He had a golden opportunity to “level things up” especially Fofana’s rugby tackle in the box. If anything Brentford felt they were hard done by wi...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Brentford
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2159
Re: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Brentford
A back pass has to be played by the foot. The keeper can pick it up if it comes off the shin, knee or thigh. In this case it came off the Bees player’s knee.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Brentford - Player Ratings
- Replies: 136
- Views: 7386
Re: Burnley v Brentford - Player Ratings
Muric - 9 Assignon - 7 Taylor - 6 O’Shea - 6 Esteve - 6 Berge - 7 Cullen - 7 Odebert - 6 Vitinho - 8 Fofana - 7 Larsen -7 Amdouni - 6 Considering we were up against 10 men the defence allowed Brentford a lot of decent chances which they either missed like Toney’s free header early in the first half ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:06 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Arijanet Muric
- Replies: 388
- Views: 17106
Re: Arijanet Muric
Yes it means that the players receiving the ball have more time and space as the opposition aren’t “set”.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Vitinho
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3688
Re: Vitinho
Not sure about the “ no end product” assessment as he won the penalty and instigated the move for the second goal, I would be interested to see his pass completion rate as he seemed to have quite a lot of the ball but kept and passed it quite well on the whole.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Arijanet Muric
- Replies: 388
- Views: 17106
Re: Arijanet Muric
One superb ball to Fofana (?) in the left wing position in the second half was sublime, thought we had Ross Barkley in the nets for a moment.
Pulled three out of the net and up the tempo of Burnley’s performance.
Pulled three out of the net and up the tempo of Burnley’s performance.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley to York/Harrogate via Blubberhouses
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1907
Re: Burnley to York/Harrogate via Blubberhouses
For anyone going north of York, the A59 closure isn't that big a deal. The obvious detour through Pateley Bridge is almost as quick and very scenic. For anyone who's confident on country roads, you can also go cross country through the Dales up to Wensleydale and off towards the north east. Not ide...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
- Replies: 98
- Views: 6914
Re: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
Were the new signings brought in to increase Burnley’s chance of surviving in the EPL or as an opportunity to check out some potential new investments on a sale or return basis? A bit of both maybe. Re their effectiveness, since Fofana came into the side for his five and two bits of a game the Clare...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:22 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sir Jimmy Anderson
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2590
Re: Sir Jimmy Anderson
Fred Trueman has a statue in Skipton for a mere 307 wickets.
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Premier League's worst bottom two
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2153
Re: The Premier League's worst bottom two
Owen and Brian ensured that we have the most EPL defeats away from home in a season with 17, now Vinny is gunning for the home defeat record which I was surprised to find is held by Watford when they went down with us in 2021/22 with 15. We are also in the running for the least number of points at h...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wooden spoon derby
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2490
Re: Wooden spoon derby
We actually finished 10 points ahead of the Blades last season, another indicator of our regression this season.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Bournemouth - Player Ratings
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5002
Re: Burnley v Bournemouth - Player Ratings
I didn’t go to the match but saw the highlights and I am surprised nobody else has mentioned up to now Taylor’s cowardice in turning his back and creating the deflection that wrong footed Trafford for Bournemouth’s second. He did the same vs Arsenal for their fourth and he’s not the only player in t...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Amdouni
- Replies: 142
- Views: 7962
Re: Amdouni
I am not a big Amdouni fan he doesn’t seem able to link up with his team mates for me, but realistically what are the other options? Thanks to loans and injuries we only had the ephemeral Larsen and Benson on the bench plus the ancient Rodrigues.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Time to revert back
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1853
Re: Time to revert back
Doubt there'll be a big turnover this summer, can't afford another £100m Well, for a kick off nearly all the old guard are out of contract except for Roberts who has one year left but I can’t see him coming back. Muric Benson Twine and Zaroury may well want a fresh start. The three new loanees will...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Time to revert back
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1853
Re: Time to revert back
I’d completely write off the next 12 games and use them to gel the players and system for next season. It at least gives the fans something to get behind, and encouragement that there’s a plan in place. But I don’t think VK has the humility to do this. I don’t agree with this Approach TB. We should...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Bad as Laws era
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2938
Re: Bad as Laws era
Under Laws percentage points won = 18.5% VK has won 12.8%
There was also a stat on the BBC statingthat it was the most goals conceded by any Burnley team after 25 games since 1932.
There was also a stat on the BBC statingthat it was the most goals conceded by any Burnley team after 25 games since 1932.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: pace
- Replies: 89
- Views: 5702
Re: pace
She's spunked all the money Alan gave her for groceries on cosmetics and it's all come off in the rain.burnley007 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:18 pmWho would replace him?
He's the most beautiful girl in the room.
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: QPR' s Chair jailed
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3842
Re: QPR' s Chair jailed
Ideal inmate for the Jailhouse Rock