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by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: On this day
Replies: 88
Views: 7942

Re: On this day

25 years ago today since we beat Macclesfield at home 4-3. Little, Cowan (overhead), Payton and Davis (last minute). We'd been 2-0 down and this game was probably the start of Stan's team finally taking shape. I'm not sure we lost for the rest of the season? My perception is that this match was a m...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Harry Kane statue
Replies: 44
Views: 2131

Re: Harry Kane statue

Strange isn't it how the Greeks and Romans could literally chisel perfect replicas to high detail yet 2,000-3,000 years later with CNC machinery and all the technological advancements they keep coming out with crap like that? Yeah, but how do we know the statue of Julius Caesar is spot on!!? Maybe ...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Harry Kane statue
Replies: 44
Views: 2131

Re: Harry Kane statue

I was assuming it was somebody's GCSE Art exam project.
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: On this day
Replies: 88
Views: 7942

Re: On this day

Royboyclaret wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:49 am
Classic strike from Boydy........Nine years ago, seems like yesterday!!
Nice assist from the City defender on the day. Tees it up really nicely!! 😁 Whatever happened to him?
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: This is my worst season ever
Replies: 54
Views: 2817

Re: This is my worst season ever

I think you've got to factor in where we were potentially heading at the end of the 87 season and where we're heading now. Where we're going to be next season isn't where any of us wanted to be or envisaged being, but it's still a whole lot better and in 1987 we'd have given anything for that. Havin...
by Dark Cloud
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Yellow Cards
Replies: 24
Views: 1299

Re: Yellow Cards

It was rightly banned to stop players making "statements" whether political or otherwise, but I also think there needs to be a curbing on some of the more outlandish celebrating. Coaches, subs, youth players, all invading the pitch to pile on the goalscorer is becoming ridiculous and the amount of t...
by Dark Cloud
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13153

Re: Arijanet Muric

Trafford has come in for a lot of flack this season, rightly or wrongly, but I think most would agree he will develop into a quality goalkeeper. He started the season as our number one, aged 20. He turned 21 last October. To even be considered in the PL at that age you need to have something about ...
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor
Replies: 50
Views: 1911

Re: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor

Nobody finding a place for Vandyck? I know he's not the Rolls Royce he once was, but crikey, he was head and shoulders above anyone else in his team and that was an absolutely brilliant team.
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley F C in pictures
Replies: 844
Views: 120444

Re: Burnley F C in pictures

Jack Taylor not on photo. Possible good shout for Gordon HILL. I believe he taught at BRGS before moving to Leicester. He did our semi against Newcastle Utd. Guy with his arms draped around Sadler is Wilf McGuiness. Gordon Lee managed our neighbours. Of course I meant Gordon Hill, not Lee, who as s...
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley F C in pictures
Replies: 844
Views: 120444

Re: Burnley F C in pictures

FCBurnley wrote:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:57 pm
100 bonus points to anybody naming the ref and Lino’s
Is one of the liners Gordon Lee? A top division one ref and a guy who was always listed as being from Leicester, but according to my dad was originally born and brought up in Waterfoot.
Is the ref Taylor, the world cup ref?
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The pitchside screen
Replies: 51
Views: 3473

Re: The pitchside screen

It wasn't working for our "penalty" which in fairness to the ref, who was otherwise dreadful, wasn't his fault. It was an absolute disgrace tbf. It eventually worked and it eventually showed the correct decision!
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Controversial comment
Replies: 57
Views: 4493

Re: Controversial comment

boatshed bill wrote:
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:38 pm
Go on then just for fun, name me 20 players at an average of £4million each who would have been an improvement. :D
One player (defender!) at £20 million would have made more sense!
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Brentford - Player Ratings
Replies: 136
Views: 7087

Re: Burnley v Brentford - Player Ratings

Muric 9 (light years ahead of anything else at the club whether he's the bees knees or no!) Assignon 7 (showed real desire, although there was always going to be space after the sending off tbf) O'Shea 8 (credit where it's due. He won pretty much every header. A great game) Esteve 7 Taylor 7 Cullen ...
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Amdouni
Replies: 57
Views: 3396

Re: Amdouni

Could easily have seen red so probably rightly hooked in the circumstances.
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vitinho
Replies: 54
Views: 3582

Re: Vitinho

I've often said he's great in the opposition half, but not a great defender and never a full back, but credit where it's due, he single handedly created our second (winning) goal by messing up, chasing back, not giving the easy foul and actually winning the ball. Fair play to the lad!
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Brentford
Replies: 54
Views: 2052

Re: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Brentford

To not award the penalty and leave it to VAR is utterly bizarre. It's absolutely obvious!! Why would Vitihno go down there when he's clearly going to tap in??? That set the tone for a truly weird performance unfortunately!!!
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Controversial comment
Replies: 57
Views: 4493

Re: Controversial comment

Crying out for Foster and Benson in exchange for Fofana and Oderbert after 75 minutes. Absolutely obviously imo and we wouldn't have been hanging on against 10 men and looking utterly crap ( at that point!)
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Brentford - MATCH THREAD
Replies: 446
Views: 11307

Re: Burnley vs Brentford - MATCH THREAD

Utterly weird. Trafford makes numerous mistakes and keeps his place. Last week he does nothing wrong and gets dropped. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see Muric play, but still, bloody odd!
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tom Tweedy
Replies: 8
Views: 1403

Re: Tom Tweedy

Tbf CT, people are absolutely bound to look at our youth set up and speculate and look to see if there's another McNeil in there somewhere. It might be Tweedy, or Mellon, or Dodgson, or Hugill, or Massara, or Toraj or Richardson or a whole host of other promising prospects. Or indeed it might be non...
by Dark Cloud
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vincent's Big Surprise
Replies: 33
Views: 3600

Re: Vincent's Big Surprise

Nathan Redmond is progressing better than he thought and is only 3 weeks away. (Which has massively lifted the mood in the camp!)
by Dark Cloud
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Confident for tomorrow
Replies: 60
Views: 3438

Re: Confident for tomorrow

In premier league terms Brentford are average and actually, this season somewhat below. We've played a number of teams who fall into that bracket (e.g. Palace, Bournemouth) and they've still proved much too strong for us, so I'm assuming it will be exactly the same tomorrow unfortunately.
by Dark Cloud
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Something special coming soon!
Replies: 40
Views: 2956

Re: Something special coming soon!

I think that's what DC was getting at though, Viva. There were many changes last summer with the number of players coming in, but most of them weren't of the required standard for a season in the PL (at least not yet). Yes, I was being slightly ironic, but I genuinely was excited with all the signi...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Something special coming soon!
Replies: 40
Views: 2956

Re: Something special coming soon!

Vegas Claret wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:01 pm
I actually appreciate they are looking at it as a long term thing and not just this season. I think the summer is going to be very interesting
Tbf, last summer was very interesting, but it's not amounted to a whole hill of beans in the long run.
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 725
Views: 43308

Re: Season tickets next season

I do accept it's possible we're getting somewhat het up on here rather prematurely without actually knowing the facts regarding pricing etc, but let's be honest, history tells us that "early bird" pricing is regularly out there by now and this year it's not, which seems a bit odd. Plus how early is ...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 725
Views: 43308

Re: Season tickets next season

The club seem to think we are like Tottenham and Arsenal and that they can charge what they want. They really are out of touch with the town and club. Scrapping the early bird and raising prices by the amounts mentioned would lead to thousands not renewing and meaning they would generate less overa...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 725
Views: 43308

Re: Season tickets next season

What really irks me is that football in grounds with hundreds if not thousands of empty seats is rubbish. Sky and Amazon et al actually need us. Showing matches on the TV at half empty stadiums would soon turn your average arm chair viewer off. They need atmosphere. We are the ones who provide that ...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 725
Views: 43308

Re: Season tickets next season

reading the above reminds me of this and the 'not your dad's Burnley" bravado of Burnley FC's commercial director - which is not an uncommon feature in modern club running, but is part of the ongoing charge to diminish the need for 'legacy fans' - which is an absolute nonsense for all clubs, partic...
by Dark Cloud
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: League One
Replies: 45
Views: 3766

Re: League One

League one is a fantastically competitive league and has been for a number of years. There's some big hitters in there and yet I'm still surprised it's taken Pompey so long rise to the top and they at last look certain for automatic promotion. The rest is a proper bun fight.
by Dark Cloud
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 725
Views: 43308

Re: Season tickets next season

Dark Cloud. That has to be your most optimistic post ever. Free STs next season, have you gone mad. Stick to the 50% increase which is more akin to your User Name :D :D We've seen just one home win and it's mid March and tbh I can't see us getting another. If I was Alan free season tickets for next...
by Dark Cloud
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 725
Views: 43308

Re: Season tickets next season

My guess is that all current season ticket holders are going to get next season entirely free as a loyalty bonus after this somewhat disastrous one. (People will of course have the right to opt out and cancel, so I'd expect a few on here will certainly take that option). Those without season tickets...
by Dark Cloud
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: inane lyrics
Replies: 56
Views: 2560

Re: inane lyrics

Anything by Marc Bolan. Some decent tunes, but lyrics, my god!! Inane and then some!
Also;
I'm sure I once read a quote from Bowie saying he (Bowie) had a habit of cutting up the editorials from magazines and Sunday supplements and rearranging lines until they rhymed or fit the music.
by Dark Cloud
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stadium Tour
Replies: 32
Views: 1950

Re: Stadium Tour

There's a plan????? Crikey!
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ouch- feels like a defeat that!
Replies: 52
Views: 3154

Re: Ouch- feels like a defeat that!

Our defending is never controlled or "comfortable" in the way we frequently saw under Dyche, especially if we're ahead. But that means other teams always have a chance of scoring, even out of absolutely nothing, from the very first minute to the very last no matter how many are added on. It's all ve...
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18842

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

One of the positives from this afternoon is that the hard won point takes us off the foot of the table (for now at least). Yes, I'm actually excitedly anticipating the "wooden spoon decider" at Bramhall Lane in April. I'm definitely getting a ticket as it will be our very own "cup final". (Well and...
by Dark Cloud
Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Massengo injury?
Replies: 9
Views: 1254

Re: Massengo injury?

Looks like his foot is in a boot going off Instagram? What is with our players and injuries?? The guy has barely kicked a ball in anger all season and now you're saying his foot is in a boot implying he's unfit to be selected. It sometimes seems our guys get injured putting the bloody bins out! (Sh...
by Dark Cloud
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your Matchday Cost 2020's Edition
Replies: 56
Views: 2228

Re: Your Matchday Cost 2020's Edition

ClaretAL wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:44 pm
Which pub are you going to that you can get 4/5 beers for £17 and serve pie and peas?
You'd easily get the beer at those prices in The Bridge, Miners or New Brew-m. Not sure about the pie and peas tbf.
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5862

Re: Unpopular opinions

1. I'd be absolutely amazed if our manager (or any manager in his position: 13 points from 26 games and just 3 wins) hasn't been to his chairman at some point and offered his resignation. You'd have to have huge balls not to at least have offered, even if it was refused and even if you were fairly c...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Barnes goal last night
Replies: 14
Views: 2517

Re: Barnes goal last night

Good job he salvaged it with the second attempt as the first was a bit of a comedy balls up and could have gone down as a very costly miss if he hadn't!
by Dark Cloud
Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5862

Re: Unpopular opinions

StayingDown4Ever wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:29 am
I know it’s an “Unpopular Opinion” thread but I find it staggering some people still try and defend what we’ve produced - a THIRTEEN point haul from TWENTY SEVEN games!
You forgot to add "after spending in excess of £100 million".
by Dark Cloud
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5862

Re: Unpopular opinions

Berge is awesome. A proper midfielder that we haven’t had since Barton and Defour He is actually great, when he turns up. He was excellent Sunday (imo) but couldn't influence the result and it's not the only time he's looked good, but there are many other games where I feel he's far from great and ...
by Dark Cloud
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5862

Re: Unpopular opinions

Barkley and Townsend - could have had them both. But no, Tresor and Ramsey instead. In other words, tried and tested experienced Premier League players rather than novices. Burnley's huge error. Luton's sensible choice Blimey Is my opinion unpopular? You're right. I listed Dawson, Evans and Mee abo...
by Dark Cloud
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5862

Re: Unpopular opinions

1. I don't want us to become a "sacking club" as it achieves absolutely nothing (see numerous examples, too many to mention!) and especially after what he did last season I'm ok sticking with Kompany and seeing where we are come the start of November. 2. As someone mentioned above just one player in...
by Dark Cloud
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tony Green RIP
Replies: 17
Views: 1982

Re: Tony Green RIP

ecc wrote:
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:31 am
Blackpool and Newcastle.
No, but yes, if you see what I mean?
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Get this clown out
Replies: 203
Views: 9427

Re: Get this clown out

Superjohnnyfrancis wrote:
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:11 pm
You could have at least shouted play Muric Vinny! :)
Like he f***ing would!!!! 😂
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Get this clown out
Replies: 203
Views: 9427

Re: Get this clown out

Obviously there weren't many people left at the very end, but I was one and as VK walked across the pitch and strode towards the tunnel I chose to applaud him as did the majority of others (Whether he deserved it or not is another matter, but I guess I'm just too polite!!) Anyway, some people around...
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: "BEAST" On 5 live now
Replies: 25
Views: 2908

Re: "BEAST" On 5 live now

fidelcastro wrote:
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:54 pm
I thought he carried on after 'treatment', no?
I'm thinking he tried to carry on, but "succumbed" and went off allowing Penny to make his (only?) appearance. We promptly lost!
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O'Shea Booking
Replies: 36
Views: 2569

Re: O'Shea Booking

The weird thing was I actually don't think the Bournemouth player had any intention of actually taking the throw. He'd no one to throw it to and was just feigning. O'Shea was stupid and was rightly booked. Bournemouth doing extremely similar things later and actually getting away with it is another ...
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bosscat
Replies: 11
Views: 952

Re: Bosscat

Maypole is a good pub (or certainly used to be, but I haven't visited in a while!)
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tad unlucky to lose today- me thinks!!
Replies: 67
Views: 3241

Re: Tad unlucky to lose today- me thinks!!

The only positive from the entire season? Sheffield Utd are actually worse!! Hard to believe, but it's true.
by Dark Cloud
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: "BEAST" On 5 live now
Replies: 25
Views: 2908

Re: "BEAST" On 5 live now

Goobs wrote:
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:28 pm
Couldn't remember who the sub was so guessed at Coyne.
I'm sure it was Penny.