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by jurek
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 334
Views: 8954

Re: Arijanet Muric

Agree with all Colburn says re. Muric and VK who I believe was too keen to prove the spend on Trafford was justified. What finally prompted VK into giving Muric a chance I'll suppose we'll never know. It was probably a difficult decision possibly influenced by the views of many fans. Is it a sign th...
by jurek
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight’s Football
Replies: 180
Views: 4089

Re: Blades v Gunners

Apparently it's the 4th home game on the trot where they've conceded
five goals = well at least 5 as they've just conceded a sixth against Arsenal.
Can't imagine what the Turf would be like if we d been in the same situation.
by jurek
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tad unlucky to lose today- me thinks!!
Replies: 67
Views: 3207

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

Yes we were a tad unlucky and it's not unrealistic to say that with a bit of luck we could have scored a couple of goals. On another day (and another referee) the one that we did score but was disallowed might have stood and the one their keeper made a wordly save was just a few inches away from bei...
by jurek
Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: against the run of play
Replies: 7
Views: 925

Re: against the run of play

I'm still hoping we manage to get a goal and then go on and win it 3-1
rather than Bournemouth get another.
Sounds like our best performance for a long time.
by jurek
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The stats don't lie
Replies: 5
Views: 1012

Re: The stats don't lie

Yet another reset me thinks with a few players leaving. Probably 5 or 6, maybe more.
VK still likely to be in charge but for how long who knows?
A young team no doubt.
by jurek
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Palace away - quietly optimistic...
Replies: 99
Views: 4448

Re: Palace away - quietly optimistic...

One can but hope even if we’re in the last chance saloon.
If we lose against Palace then virtually all hope will be extinguished. But if we win then the flame of hope will still be flickering. Until our next game that is.
by jurek
Mon Dec 25, 2023 11:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 7 points from last 5 games !
Replies: 9
Views: 1777

Re: 7 points from last 5 games !

7 points from the next 5 games would set us up nicely. Liverpool, Luton and Fulham at home, Villa and Man City away. Need to beat Luton and Fulham at home and pick up a point at Villa and/or City. A tough ask to be honest but probably a bare minimum if we are to still be in with a chance. Here's hop...
by jurek
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Goals v Fulham
Replies: 7
Views: 1379

Re: Goals v Fulham

Absolutely brilliant to see those twp gpals.
by jurek
Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match Thread - Wolves v Burnley
Replies: 605
Views: 58754

Re: Match Thread - Wolves v Burnley

Poor second half but we shouldn't have lost that one.
A 0-0 draw might have been a fair result.
by jurek
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match Thread - Wolves v Burnley
Replies: 605
Views: 58754

Re: Match Thread - Wolves v Burnley

Poor goal to give away and we've got it all to do in the second half.
Hope we can up our game a little and get back into it but suspect Wolves
can't play that badly in the second half.
by jurek
Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next 2 games
Replies: 5
Views: 1248

Re: Next 2 games

We certainly need to get a few points from the next 2 games just to keep the momentum going. Having said that must also say Wolves and Brighton are more than decent teams. So I'd be happy if we came out of these 2 games undefeated which means at least 2 points - 2 draws. A win and a draw would be ev...
by jurek
Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: FA Cup Third Round Draw Thread
Replies: 59
Views: 7148

Re: FA Cup Third Round Draw Thread

Nothing to lose with this tie.
Hopefully by then we'll be closer
to those above us in the league and still fighting to stay up.

We might still surprise Spurs but probably not likely
and if we lose we can then concentrate on staying up
which is the main objective.
by jurek
Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sacking Kompany
Replies: 218
Views: 26207

Re: Sacking Kompany

I doubt very much that another manager would be able to get much more out of the present squad without bringing in another 2 or 3 players. Finding.getting the right players would be much of a lottery too. So we need to stick with Kompany even if it means the almost inevitable relegation. What happen...
by jurek
Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We've hit rock bottom, the only way is up.
Replies: 19
Views: 2204

Re: We've hit rock bottom, the only way is up.

I don't think we're quite rock bottom yet but we could be if we lose our next 2 or 3 games. And even then there could be one team (Sheff. United) still below us. We are sinking. That may be closer to the truth. At present it's difficult to see us getting a point never mind 3. I hope that we can turn...
by jurek
Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: when do questions start to be asked
Replies: 130
Views: 9087

Re: when do questions start to be asked

We need to be patient for while yet at least. I think it will take at least another 5 or 6 games before VK will know what our best starting 11 is or will be. And even then it’s a squad game so we’re talking about our best 14 or 15. Look at Forest last year. They managed to turn it around but it took...
by jurek
Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Amdouni
Replies: 133
Views: 17051

Re: Amdouni

I suspect that whatever 11 we start with will not be the same 11 at the end of a game. VK likes to mix it up and I'd be surprised if in most games he doesn't bring on at least 2 or 3 subs possibly more depending how the game is going. We've got lots of options up front, not so many in midfield and v...
by jurek
Sat Sep 02, 2023 11:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trafford
Replies: 349
Views: 19053

Re: Trafford

VK I think felt obliged to start Trafford given the large fee and possibly for other reasons unbeknown to me. But it probably wasn't one of his best decisions even though Trafford hasn't played that badly. Had Muric started these first 3 games we probably would have lost them anyway. But Muric has p...
by jurek
Sat Sep 02, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Positives
Replies: 76
Views: 5230

Re: Positives

You tend to learn more from defeats than wins - hopefully?
We have 2 or 3 players (Beyer, Foster, Koelsho) who look as if they could
be decent premiership players - hopefully?
We may have two or three more who have yet to feature much.
We will improve as the season goes on - hopefully.
by jurek
Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1609486

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

There's been a lot of froth around re. potential incoming but most, if not all of it has evaporated over the last few hours. Pity really because some of names mentioned have got many of us a tad too excited, myself included. It looks as if we'll have to do with what we've managed to get in but not m...
by jurek
Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Points by end of October
Replies: 72
Views: 6804

Re: Points by end of October

I think it will take some time before VK will know and be able to field his best 11 so I'm not expecting too much from our first 8/9 games. Maintaining our belief alongside Improvement in our performances and getting a few goals will be key for me. So I'd be surprised and relatively happy if we mana...
by jurek
Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1609486

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

McNally has the potential to be a 10-15m+ pound player if he progresses over the next two seasons and I suspect VK may well feel that is the case and I suspect Coventry may well feel the same. So 5m for him now seems pretty low to me. Whereas Coventry wanting 15m for Hamer seems excessive to me espe...
by jurek
Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1609486

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Would be great if we could sign up Harwood-Bellis as well as Trafford.
Give us the basis of a strong spine to the team.
by jurek
Fri May 12, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Where are Clarets fans from outside of Burnley?
Replies: 278
Views: 16430

Re: Where are Clarets fans from outside of Burnley?

Born in Skipton on 1951.
Taken to the Turf by my dad when was about 9 or 10.
Went to Ermysted's Grammar School in 1962.

Left the are to study when was 16 and later spend 4 years abroad.
Returned to England in 1976 and have lived in Stourbrdige, West Midlands
for the last 35 years.
by jurek
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benson
Replies: 71
Views: 7153

Re: Benson

Can;t recall now but what deal is Benson on?
by jurek
Mon Apr 24, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chants at Ewood 25.04.2023
Replies: 61
Views: 4854

Re: Chants at Ewood 25.04.2023

After we've won (or drawn come to think of it0
we should just

'When you're smiling.....'
by jurek
Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Saturday's title win
Replies: 8
Views: 1638

Re: Saturday's title win

T'would be great if we could win 5-0 against QPR on Saturday and seal the Championship with a fine performance and victory. But I suspect we might find it difficult against a team fighting to stay up. Just as we have done the last two games against Reading and Rotherham. And if we can't manage a win...
by jurek
Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: THB presser
Replies: 19
Views: 2073

Re: THB presser

A good promising Championship centre-half with the potential to make it to the very top would probably fetch around 12-15m and if he did make it at the highest level may well be worth double that in a few years. If City are willing to sell than we might well be beaten by other interested parties who...
by jurek
Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v Mackems
Replies: 331
Views: 11937

Re: Clarets v Mackems

Draw our next 5 and win at Rovers and we're up.
Simple.
by jurek
Sun Mar 19, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next three games...
Replies: 14
Views: 2433

Next three games...

...will go a long way to deciding whether we coast to the title/promotion Sunderland at home followed by Boro' away and the Sheff. Utd at home. I'd be happy with 4/5 points from those three but ideally a point at Boro' and 3 against Sheff. Utd would do it. Hopefully we'll have everyone back and clos...
by jurek
Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Middlesbrough math
Replies: 115
Views: 12239

Re: The Middlesbrough math

Or win 3, draw 3 Boro' would then need to win all their remaining games bar one and get a draw in that one. And score a lot of goals too. I'd be surprised and probably shocked if we didn't manage to win at least 3 of our remaining games. But I think we all (including VK) would wish to go up as Champ...
by jurek
Sat Mar 11, 2023 11:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Interest Rate Up
Replies: 230
Views: 14152

Re: Interest Rate Up

I'm one of the lucky ones in the sense that I paid off my mortgage about 15 years ago The only affect it has had on me was that my saving rates tumbled over the last 5 years or so to such a low percentage that it was pitiful.. Just not worth saving Having said that I do remember back in the 80's (or...
by jurek
Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: If you could go back to the end of last season
Replies: 28
Views: 1862

Re: If you could go back to the end of last season

No is the obvious answer especially if we look at where we are now. If we'd stayed up we would have struggled again. How we will fare in the premiership next season is anybody's guess. But at the end of last season no one could have predicted how well we would perform in the Championship especially ...
by jurek
Wed Mar 08, 2023 2:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brownhill injury. Any news?
Replies: 48
Views: 5930

Brownhill injury. Any news?

Can't seem to see anything re. Brownhills' injury?
Has anyone heard anything?
by jurek
Sat Mar 04, 2023 10:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Recent Results
Replies: 39
Views: 3500

Re: Recent Results

I think we're going to find it more difficult to get wins over our last 11 games than our previous 11 games. We've struggled a little over the last two games especially to score goals. Defensively we've been fine. The good news in terms of promotion is that we've built up not far off an unassailable...
by jurek
Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foster
Replies: 333
Views: 26381

Re: Foster

Foster struggled tonight and didn't look as if he could or would score. But then again neither did any one else. I think we had 30 attempts but very few were even close to clear cut chances. Fleetwood defended admirably but we didn't look as if we could score. Zaroury wasted a lot of potential chanc...
by jurek
Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Good point
Replies: 74
Views: 4640

Re: Good point

Overall a very good point tomight against one of the better teams in the Championship - especially at home. Given they put 3 past Sheff. United on Saturday and we were without our two best centre halves (no disrespect to those that played) not too mention Benson out too. We weren't at our best by th...
by jurek
Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Player of the Season - so far?
Replies: 52
Views: 2724

Re: Player of the Season - so far?

Much depends on how some of the potential candidates for Player
of the Season perform over the last games but so far it's any one from
those already mentioned but for me it's Cullen closely followed by Harwood-Bellis.
by jurek
Fri Feb 17, 2023 1:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The " run in " ....
Replies: 36
Views: 3830

Re: The " run in " ....

It's not over until the fat lady sings. There's still a possibility that Boro' will go on the sort of run of wins we recently recorded. I mean who would have predicted we would go on a run of 10 wins and draw 11 games ago. Not many for sure. So it's possible that Boro' might do the same. Possible bu...
by jurek
Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 9 more wins
Replies: 31
Views: 3009

Re: 9 more wins

Unless either Sheff. United and/or Middlesbrough go on the sort of run of wins we have over the last 10/11 games then I doubt we'll need 9 more wins. We would also need to have a really bad run. So I think 6 more wins and say 4 draws would suffice. That would take us up to 91 points, me thinks. Sure...
by jurek
Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What has surprised you the most this season
Replies: 70
Views: 3130

Re: What has surprised you the most this season

All of those mentioned plus

the way we play and our never say die attitude

and as also mentioned
the return of the fans and support both home and away

and last but not least

the smiles on players and fans' faces
by jurek
Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets uncut v WBA
Replies: 8
Views: 1224

Re: Clarets uncut v WBA

Thanks Vegas. Worth watching and great to see the celebrations
after Twines' goal.
by jurek
Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We're up
Replies: 251
Views: 17292

Re: We're up

Although we've still got some tough games to come the teams below also have some tough ones coming up and most of them have still to play each other. I do think 80 (or just above) points might be enough but am hoping we can go no and win it outright. Truly amazing season so far and the team, VK and ...
by jurek
Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Utter domination
Replies: 23
Views: 2105

Re: Utter domination

I only tuned into the BBC football website at half time
and must admit to thinking it wasn't going to be our night.
But what a second half!
As others had said we absolutely battered them
in the second half and so pleased for Twine.
Joyous days at the Turf and so happy for the fans.
by jurek
Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match thread
Replies: 386
Views: 13926

Re: Match thread

Yet another crucial win taking us closer to whatever number of points required to get promoted. Don't wish to hazard a guess as to how many points required but it might be less than 80. And keeping the gap between us and third to 14 I think it is. This team just doesn't know how to lose. Two more tr...
by jurek
Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We're up
Replies: 251
Views: 17292

Re: We're up

Unless one of the teams below Blackburn (can’t include
Blackburn) go on a phenomenal run and we lose 6 or more
of our remaining games then we should make it back up the top league.
I just hope we do it in style and actually win it.
If so it will be an absolute fantastic achievement.
by jurek
Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stoke v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 594
Views: 16023

Re: Stoke v Burnley Match Thread

This result is absolutely crucial.
I think we’ll look back at this one and
see it as the launch pad for promotion.
Some tough games still to come admittedly
and we’ve got to lose sooner or later
but delighted it wasn’t tonight.

Come on you Clarets!
by jurek
Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight
Replies: 39
Views: 4072

Re: Tonight

As long as we give a good account of ourselves and get no major injuries
I'll be fine with whatever the result is.
And we come away from the game proud to be Clarets.
Having said that a 3-1 win would be great!
by jurek
Sun Dec 18, 2022 10:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thoughts at the halfway stage
Replies: 70
Views: 3263

Re: Thoughts at the halfway stage

Still get worried and nervous when we go 1-0 down
but have to say this team does seem to hane the abiltiy to come back and win games.

Long amy it continue!
by jurek
Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match Day Thread v QPR
Replies: 317
Views: 15538

Re: Match Day Thread v QPR

Just seen highights/goals on Sky Sports.
Got to say three excellent strikes for the goals.

Doesn't seem as if the break has had any adverse affects
and we've still got Zaroury to come back alongside
Twine, Churlinov, Westwood to make their mark.

It's looking good approaching the half way stage.
by jurek
Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sheff U vs Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 667
Views: 17674

Re: Sheff U vs Burnley Match Thread

Don't think you can put the blame on Muric albeit Sheff. Utd exploited his weak spot but you could also, at the same time argue that our defence didn't provide enough cover or get sufficient challenges in. We were clearly overrun especially in the second half and the stats don't lie. Utd had 28 shot...