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by JohnDearyMe
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chesterfield back in the league
Replies: 46
Views: 2682

Re: Chesterfield back in the league

They'll find some well funded clubs in League Two - how many dependent on who goes up. I listened to Gary Neville at last year's FSA AGM and he said Salford would have the fifth biggest budget in League Two behind Stockport, Wrexham, Notts County and Bradford City. Just had a look at the league tab...
by JohnDearyMe
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Truro City - fixture congestion and ground (pitch) problems
Replies: 42
Views: 1544

Re: Truro City - fixture congestion and ground (pitch) problems

How much does it roughly cost to have an artificial pitch installed? With the weather getting more extreme it seems to be becoming more of a problem for non league clubs. Would make sense for some of the tv money in the game to be siphoned down the leagues for that purpose
by JohnDearyMe
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: JJ Watt...
Replies: 259
Views: 14444

Re: JJ Watt...

Vegas Claret wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:03 pm
at training
https://x.com/BurnleyOfficial/status/17 ... 98587?s=20
I know American football doesn't have relegation but i wonder if he ever endured any bad runs of defeats across a season like we have done? Hopefully he can pass on some salient advice if so
by JohnDearyMe
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cullen
Replies: 44
Views: 2304

Re: Cullen

Did Cullen actually play in any pre-season friendlies? I thought he missed a lot of them, which may in part explain why he was so off it at the start of the season.
by JohnDearyMe
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: A long day out and another defeat
Replies: 38
Views: 3046

Re: REPORT: A long day out and another defeat

It felt like we were witnessing the final game of the season where we had nothing to play for; the energy levels were that low.

Just another strange aspect of this mystifying season
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Crystal Palace v Burnley - Player Ratings
Replies: 72
Views: 4921

Re: Crystal Palace v Burnley - Player Ratings

One of the many frustrating things about today was that we were up against a very poor Palace team by their recent standards.
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Amdouni
Replies: 142
Views: 7729

Re: Amdouni

I thought Tresor was our least committed player but Amdouni has now surpassed him.

He is badly out of his depth and i suspect he'll be loaned out for the rest of his contract a la Weghorst
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Crystal Palace v Burnley - Player Ratings
Replies: 72
Views: 4921

Re: Crystal Palace v Burnley - Player Ratings

That was bleak. We were dreadful throughout. Special note for Amdouni who trotted around for 35 minutes contributing absolutely nothing. Anyone sat in the away end irrespective of their age or physical health would have offered more. Trafford 3 Assignon 5 O’Shea 5 Estève 5 Taylor 5 Berge 3 Brownhill...
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Replies: 733
Views: 17965

Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread

Amoundi again...good grief.

Well he's certainly due a decent game
by JohnDearyMe
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 90s Burnley footage
Replies: 20
Views: 1745

Re: 90s Burnley footage

I thought for the last game they had taken down the segregation fence so you could walk from one end to the other of the Longside. But from watching that video it appears they were still up. Maybe they just opened the doors?
by JohnDearyMe
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61731

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

Just listened for the first time and enjoyed it. Thanks to everyone involved, will listen again next week.
by JohnDearyMe
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Info - Crystal Palace (a)
Replies: 36
Views: 1543

Re: Pubs for Crystal Palace.

Could I recommend Southwark Brewing Co (SBC)...the first one of the Bermondsey Mile microbreweries and not far from London Bridge station. OK, it's not that close to the Selhurst Park - much better for Millwall next season if we're in the same division, of course - but the beer's fab and round the ...
by JohnDearyMe
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Frequently used ‘modern day’ football terminology
Replies: 74
Views: 2196

Re: Frequently used ‘modern day’ football terminology

"We go again"

Yes, that's because all clubs are obliged to fulfil their fixture requirements.
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Arsenal - Player Ratings
Replies: 79
Views: 4656

Re: Burnley v Arsenal - Player Ratings

They need help from the staff but also the terraces, and I’m not sure the general sense of apathy and even hostility is helpful right now. We had bad days when we were well beaten by the elite teams under Dyche and the feel wasn’t so different today. Given how terrible this season has been results ...
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK post match interview v Arsenal
Replies: 35
Views: 3411

Re: VK post match interview v Arsenal

Hedontplayforyou wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:57 pm
We need a couple of shithouses in the side to educate the others and give them a shake
Oh for a modern day John Deary!
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A Fantastic Championship Manager
Replies: 66
Views: 3005

Re: A Fantastic Championship Manager

The effort has been there in general. I’d go with more an inexperienced team lacking confidence. Winning breeds confidence / builds a mentality, like we saw last season. I think we showed against Sheffield United what we could be like against Champ competition. Agree with your point about winning b...
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A Fantastic Championship Manager
Replies: 66
Views: 3005

Re: A Fantastic Championship Manager

If this squad was in the Championship last season they would have absolutely smashed it as well. The gap between playing Reading at home and Arsenal at home is unbelievable. It’s a different sport. They'll be technically far better players than most in the championship but will they be putting enou...
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread
Replies: 302
Views: 9478

Re: Today’s thread

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:48 pm
A couple on here actually thought we did well 1st half which I find laughable tbh, the warning signs for this car crash performance were sawn as soon as the 1st went in and we completely stopped any form of pressing or showed any intensity or intent in our play!
Trust in the project
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread
Replies: 302
Views: 9478

Re: Today’s thread

Thank god for Amdouni. Can't imagine where we'd be this season if it weren't for his passion and energy
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread
Replies: 302
Views: 9478

Re: Today’s thread

burnleymik wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:08 pm
Sure there were two lads casually jogging in behind him. There is no urgency or desire from some of the team. It's killing us, along with VKs refusal to change it.
Too many in this team who don't care enough to play with the required intensity at this level
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PREVIEW:Clarets need to end Arsenal good fortune at the Turf
Replies: 4
Views: 450

Re: PREVIEW:Clarets need to end Arsenal good fortune at the Turf

It certainly has its critics, including myself, but those two decisions in the closing minutes at home and the one away when they got a penalty were the reasons I was originally massively in favour of VAR as two of them (the penalty wouldn’t have been overturned) would have not been allowed and we’...
by JohnDearyMe
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - CHELSEA v BURNLEY
Replies: 2270
Views: 144491

Re: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - LIVERPOOL v BURNLEY

Burnley 0-4 Arsenal

Rice 7 minutes
by JohnDearyMe
Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2023/24: West Ham United v Burnley – Ticket Information
Replies: 45
Views: 2329

Re: 2023/24: West Ham United v Burnley – Ticket Information

Thinking of going to this with my daughter and making a weekend of it by going down on the Saturday and staying over. Straight back after the match. Any tips on whether front or back is better? I'm aware that it's a poor view. Further back is definitely better. Got stuck near the front once and rea...
by JohnDearyMe
Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2023/24: West Ham United v Burnley – Ticket Information
Replies: 45
Views: 2329

Re: 2023/24: West Ham United v Burnley – Ticket Information

ClaretsPadiham wrote:
Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:46 pm
Be another low poor turnout this one, doesn’t help that it’s Sunday, horrible view at the London stadium too.
It's a dreadful experience watching the game from the away stand at West Ham. Shame as i quite like the area around the ground
by JohnDearyMe
Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shearer ...
Replies: 52
Views: 4133

Re: Shearer ...

Indeed. Shearer pointed out the general lack of authority beyond Trafford, and in particular the lack of decent blocking (this rather than marking because we dont mark man for man, because it would be a succession of mismatches). That has been a recurring theme on corner goals this season (Everton ...
by JohnDearyMe
Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - CHELSEA v BURNLEY
Replies: 2270
Views: 144491

Re: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - LIVERPOOL v BURNLEY

Liverpool 4 Burnley 0 Van Dyke 16
by JohnDearyMe
Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Joey Barton Speaks Out
Replies: 111
Views: 5924

Re: Joey Barton Speaks Out

As Clement Atlee said to Harold Laski, regarding Joey Barton:

"a period of silence on your part would be welcome"
by JohnDearyMe
Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point
Replies: 170
Views: 6009

Re: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point

And the first thing I would do in the summer is try and bring Ashley Barnes back, (not that he probably would after we threw him on the scrap heap along with all the others that got us up). It’s beyond laughable to even suggest it, but it would restore at least some connection with the fans, and hi...
by JohnDearyMe
Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point
Replies: 170
Views: 6009

Re: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point

Spare a thought for the older die hard Fulham fans who go to all their games. So many decades of visits to the Turf without a win (think it is up to 28 winless trips now), surely yesterday was going to be their day...!

Or so they thought....
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Fulham - Player Ratings
Replies: 115
Views: 6853

Re: Burnley v Fulham - Player Ratings

I think we are finally seeing why Vitinho was called
"o Brasileiro Ian Measham" whilst he grew up in southern Brazil
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets vs Fulham
Replies: 403
Views: 11810

Re: Clarets vs Fulham

This game is crying out for the all action, never say die attitude of Mike Tresor
by JohnDearyMe
Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We will beat Fulham
Replies: 58
Views: 3366

Re: We will beat Fulham

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:47 am
We have 8 to their 6 and we are currently 15th in the away table.

If I was the type who uses stats to suit an agenda I would claim we are 33% better than them on the road :D
Survival form! (Just need to sort out our home displays now...)
by JohnDearyMe
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Zaroury leaves for Hull in a Heartbeat
Replies: 113
Views: 6795

Re: ARTICLE: Zaroury leaves for Hull in a Heartbeat

Buxtonclaret wrote:
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:12 pm
Have to admit, my heads in a fog trying to follow VKs thinking this season.
Struggling to understand his thinking as well at times. Can't see why Tresor and Larsen have been ahead of him in the pecking order
by JohnDearyMe
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We will beat Fulham
Replies: 58
Views: 3366

Re: We will beat Fulham

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:05 am
Lets hope so price of 2/1 does look good value.

Points wise they are the 2nd worst team on the road.
I'm guessing our away points haul to date puts a fair bit higher up that list that Fulham?
by JohnDearyMe
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: New full back Assignon signs in from Rennes
Replies: 39
Views: 3741

Re: ARTICLE: New full back Assignon signs in from Rennes

He won’t move to a 3. Cullen isn’t good enough at this level. Massengo in completely untried. Brownhill has been poor for months, and is quiet as a mouse on the pitch despite being captain. Number one priority (again) in the summer is a captain and general in midfield. Whatever division we’re in. T...
by JohnDearyMe
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thread for tonight?
Replies: 503
Views: 14569

Re: Thread for tonight?

Amdouni: Steven Fletcher mk 2
by JohnDearyMe
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thread for tonight?
Replies: 503
Views: 14569

Re: Thread for tonight?

boyyanno wrote:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:08 pm
I know we've got a few out but I thought the decision to go with 2 in the middle today was a bad one.

Amdouni should have come out and I'd have added the extra midfielder personally.
How Amdouni is managing to start so many games given our position is bewildering to me
by JohnDearyMe
Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Another night, another dream, but always you.
Replies: 25
Views: 2089

Re: Another night, another dream, but always you.

agreenwood wrote:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:27 pm
I’ll take a goal.

We’ve managed just one in our last 12 games against them!!
Makes the 3-3 draw in the Coyle season even more remarkable
by JohnDearyMe
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:11 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284164

Re: January transfer window rumours.

I keep reading names and I wouldn’t know if they are good enough or for the future but what I don’t see and what this side desperately lacks are leaders. We came up with a young exciting team but behind them were Jack Cork, JRod, Ash Barnes, Charlie Taylor, Conor Roberts, Josh Brownhill. All either...
by JohnDearyMe
Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bacup Borough FC
Replies: 39
Views: 2515

Re: Bacup Borough FC

According to the book on Rossendale United A season by season history, the original idea when the club was formed in 1898 was to have a club that represented the whole of the valley after the collapse of the Bacup , Rossendale and Rawtenstall clubs so the Newcurch location in the centre of the vall...
by JohnDearyMe
Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bacup Borough FC
Replies: 39
Views: 2515

Re: Bacup Borough FC

Hard to believe but that game was actually filmed during a local heatwave for Bacup
by JohnDearyMe
Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bacup Borough FC
Replies: 39
Views: 2515

Re: Bacup Borough FC

Good watch, thanks
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Jan 27, 2024 2:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Todays football
Replies: 112
Views: 4160

Re: Todays football

Well done to Maidstone, brilliant performance
by JohnDearyMe
Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A class above the rest
Replies: 58
Views: 2947

Re: A class above the rest

Predictive text, correct edit I remember watching Ian Wright's first touch and movement on his debut, it was sensational. Tommy Hutchinson was another who stood out, that said it wasn't difficult in that era. 😁 Andy Cole had a lovely touch too. Never really appreciated how good he was with the ball...
by JohnDearyMe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: More FFP breaches…
Replies: 137
Views: 9805

Re: More FFP breaches…

I prefer to remember that they are bleating about losing a £20m a year stadium sponsorship deal (a number that Spurs have been unable to secure for their stadium (recognised as on of, if not the actual world's best) under the Heathrow flightpath that also hosts huge concerts and NFL games) having a...
by JohnDearyMe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: More FFP breaches…
Replies: 137
Views: 9805

Re: More FFP breaches…

Not sure what Everton fans think this will achieve barring giving Henry Winter something to write about in fawning tones from The Times Everton fan board slams ten-point deduction in 25-page statement The club’s Fan Advisory Board has claimed their team has been punished disproportionately for brea...