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by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RIP UpTheClarets
Replies: 24
Views: 1791

Re: RIP UpTheClarets

Fully agree with the op. You’ve inspired me to do the same. One less ‘positive’ poster on here until at least the new season. I’ll be at Palace next weekend supporting the team but any support of the team on here is frowned on. Time for a break. Oh and someone suggesting using the foe button doesn’t...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?
Replies: 146
Views: 5278

Re: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?

I'm not saying we need to get back 100-150 million. I was replying to someone saying we could make a 'hell of a lot of money" in player sales. I'm saying we will do well to get our money back, let alone make a profit overall on player trading. I am not sure at all that our wage bill will be conside...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?
Replies: 146
Views: 5278

Re: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?

taio wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:51 pm
I'd have thought we still owe a considerable proportion of those fees which will need paying after this season.
I get that, but nowhere near 100-150m as the poster suggested.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?
Replies: 146
Views: 5278

Re: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?

Wokingclaret wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:53 pm
Wake up RV
Are you ever going to contribute anything other than this?

At least I provide reason.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?
Replies: 146
Views: 5278

Re: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?

I guess we might make a hell of a lot of money on selling the current team but I'd be very surprised. I'd be pleasantly surprised if we were able to get our money back on the players we bought last summer. Will someone pay 15-20 million for Trafford? Amdouni? Ramsey? Tresor? I doubt it. Berge we co...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Top 3 hopes for next season?
Replies: 76
Views: 3137

Re: Top 3 hopes for next season?

1. Promotion - we’ll have a manager who delivered a 101 point season, squad which is better than that and likely some cash to play with for new signings after a sale or 2 2. Only lose 1-3 of the core/new men - I’m talking Amdouni, Foster, Berge, Brownhill, Tresor, Odobert, Koleosho… would 20m for Od...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

I don't recall saying that. What I did say is that you don't attend games, proven by your constant posts on the matchday threads. So saying people leaving early are cowards is a bit strange coming from someone who watches games from an illegal stream. Surprised you don't get free tickets anyway whi...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

boyyanno wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:28 pm
Yeah right, you must get better signal than the rest of us consider you seem to post on the match threads most weekend :lol:
So you aren’t going to Palace like me? Oh.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

boyyanno wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:24 pm
That's one of the funniest posts of the season.

If cowards leave early then people like you who don't attend games are what?
I do attend games, see you at Palace yeh?
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football
Replies: 181
Views: 4811

Re: Today's Football

He’s offside from the flick on
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football
Replies: 181
Views: 4811

Re: Today's Football

Given Sheff have had 4 points given to them by VAR and we’ve had 6 taken off us it’s no surprise they look a lot worse than us. They are incredibly fortunate to be level on points.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football
Replies: 181
Views: 4811

Re: Today's Football

Clearest red you’ll see, terrible challenge
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

CoolClaret wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:31 pm
& they are all OOC, though Brownhill has a years option.

No Barnes, no Jay, no Cork, no JBG, no Taylor... who are the senior lads setting standards and keeping the group together?
JBG has a year option in the clubs favour
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?
Replies: 146
Views: 5278

Re: Is Relegation such a bad thing really?

No, it won't be a bad thing at all. We'll be fine and this year's experience, if the players and VK have anything about them, will serve them well. There also the potential that the plastic, needy glory hunters infesting this board will finally have done one by then. Basically this. Massive learnin...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

Finances were never discussed before apart from during Covid when Garlick was forced to comment, so not sure why or what they’d need to say. Again, last season, when we were winning, there were no comments on disassociation or being detached. The club did an amazing job on the documentary and fans ...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:58 pm
You’re 7 years younger than me.

I’ve been on 11 games this season until I decided sticking needles in my eyes was more fun
I’m not, your username tells me we are the same age.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:53 pm
This has to be a generational thing. You feel close because you see things on social media.

This doesn’t even feel like Burnley for me.

Everything I liked about the club is quickly being torn away to become a cheap American franchise
We’re the same age. You don’t go on games. I do.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

So I'm not being confrontational when I ask this but sincerely, how do you feel more associated than ever? What are the elements that make you feel so associated? What are the values, morals, approaches etc that align with how you see football? Clear strategy & vision. Wanting this place to be a pl...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

Rammy1968 wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:47 am
In my 52 years of watching Burnley I have never felt as disassociated with the team and club. I understand the model but the club have been very nieve coming up to the Prem and totally changing the team.
Interesting isn’t it, in my 24 years of watching Burnley, I’ve never felt as associated.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Potter?
Replies: 34
Views: 2351

Re: Potter?

aggi wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:55 am
Excellent may be pushing it. Until Potter left, Brighton were underperforming their xG consistently. It took a new manager coming in to push them to the next level.
At least they were creating a high xG! Something we’ve struggled with all season.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which team wins
Replies: 63
Views: 2143

Re: Which team wins

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:58 am
Arsenal literally didn’t even have a gear yesterday.

Genuinely did you even watch us?
You can’t do anything if you aren’t in a gear. I suggest you go and try drive a car.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which team wins
Replies: 63
Views: 2143

Re: Which team wins

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:56 am
Pick the United game them. Pointless comparing against championship teams
We lost 2-0 and you said United never left 1st gear
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which team wins
Replies: 63
Views: 2143

Re: Which team wins

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:51 am
Why don’t you make it a fairer comparison and use the team that beat a premier league team last season?
No we can’t use that one cause Bournemouth didn’t care remember, they wanted to be knocked out of the cup.

(According to yourself)
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which team wins
Replies: 63
Views: 2143

Re: Which team wins

Would in not be fairer to judge based on the entirety of last season rather than just cherry picking our worst performance in a great season? Appreciate that view and it’s a good point albeit the counter is that here we are cherry picking an injury hit, confidence hit team that just got well beaten...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which team wins
Replies: 63
Views: 2143

Re: Which team wins

It's quite funny and very transparent that in most contexts you'd be furious if someone tried to use the Sheffield United match (one of 3 defeats in 46) to define last season yet when it's necessary you expect everyone to treat it as a good faith debating point. Seems a bit of a fairer comparison g...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which team wins
Replies: 63
Views: 2143

Re: Which team wins

The team last season didn't get dicked at Sheffield United, the goalkeeper had a horror game just like the kid currently in goal. There isn't any evidence to support the idea that the current team is better than the one last season the evidence points to the contrary. Our league position relative t...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which team wins
Replies: 63
Views: 2143

Re: Which team wins

Let’s make the comparison a bit fairer and use the team that lost 5-2 at Sheffield United mid season and had some injuries ——————Muric Vitinho THB Beyer Maatsen —————Cork Cullen Benson——Bastien—Zaroury ——————-Tella Which team wins? The one that should have got a point at Anfield or the one that got ...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The future is difficult to fathom out
Replies: 45
Views: 2468

Re: The future is difficult to fathom out

This is verbatim exactly what I/others were saying happy clappers would post as the season unfolded. The narrative has gone from: - "Well you can't judge us at home against City/Villa/Spurs" - "You can't judge us until we've played 10 games and properly gelled" - "Our season starts with our run of ...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

Only cowards leave early.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tresor
Replies: 23
Views: 2863

Re: Tresor

Can anybody explain the purpose of these loan deals with obligations to buy after a number of appearances? From our point of view I'd imagine it gives us the opportunity to take a player and if we don't like the look of them we just stop playing them before the appearance threshold is hit, meaning ...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The future is difficult to fathom out
Replies: 45
Views: 2468

Re: The future is difficult to fathom out

We will finish on 28 points.
Forest will finish on 34 and be deduced 5 points.
We will go down.
We will get 138 points next season.
Europa League the season after.
Not sure about the one after, my crystal ball ran out of battery.
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Declan Rice
Replies: 13
Views: 2125

Re: Declan Rice

I thought he was immense too. Always in the right spot for receiving the ball off the defence but more importantly sniffing out any potential threat we had. There was a moment first half where Amdouni & Fofana had a bit of a break on and he intercepted the move with an outrageous sliding tackle. Lik...
by RVclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Arsenal - Player Ratings
Replies: 79
Views: 4656

Re: Burnley v Arsenal - Player Ratings

I don't think accusations of a universal lack of fight or effort are fair, though.. I think we've one or two players who don't work hard enough and a couple more who are less dynamic than they might be. But most of all I think we've got a lack of leadership and a lot of young players who are suffer...
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A case for the defence
Replies: 27
Views: 1394

Re: A case for the defence

Bordeauxclaret wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:48 pm
We’ve conceded 19 to the side in 10th (Chelsea) and below by my reckoning?
Top 10 includes Chelsea, in 10th. :D
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ramsey
Replies: 47
Views: 5122

Re: Ramsey

Possible ACL injury on an 21 year old England youth international who’s our player and we have people thanking god he’s out.

On the match thread we had Westleigh calling him a wimp for going down like he’d been shot.

I mean, what a disgrace.
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A case for the defence
Replies: 27
Views: 1394

Re: A case for the defence

Bordeauxclaret wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:42 pm
I’m not sure that’s correct is it?
It is.
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A case for the defence
Replies: 27
Views: 1394

Re: A case for the defence

CoolClaret wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:37 pm
I think it's you that's massively missing the point tbh, with each passing loss.
Nah.
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A case for the defence
Replies: 27
Views: 1394

Re: A case for the defence

CoolClaret wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:26 pm
You see the thing is... you kinda have to play the top 10 every season in the PL and need to take points off some of them if you want to stay up.
Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:32 pm
The league table has proven how completely pointless that stat is.
Not like you two to miss the point (hint, look at the thread title).
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A case for the defence
Replies: 27
Views: 1394

Re: A case for the defence

40 goals of our 55 conceded have been against teams in the top 10. In our next 9 games we play just 3 teams in the top 10.
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Look on the bright side!
Replies: 17
Views: 1220

Re: Look on the bright side!

Claretitus wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:04 pm
Have you been drinking?

Or drugs maybe?

This mob would struggle to hit the play offs in League 1.
They will win every game in the Championship. 138 points.
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ramsey
Replies: 47
Views: 5122

Re: Ramsey

Owdsyker wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:50 pm
Most of those who looked good last season haven't had a look in this season. Baffling.
Oh ye like Brownhill, JBG, Zaroury, Al-Dakhil, Roberts, Vitinho, Jay Rod, Ekdal, Taylor, Cullen. 😂
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What a ******* shambles!
Replies: 142
Views: 7162

Re: What a ******* shambles!

I think you have put your finger on an issue which Burnley fans have overlooked, namely Kompany's man-management. He comes across very well on the media but I have increasing doubts about how he is managing his players. His failure to give Muric or Benson a chance if s beginning to look spiteful. E...
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A Fantastic Championship Manager
Replies: 66
Views: 3005

Re: A Fantastic Championship Manager

They'll be technically far better players than most in the championship but will they be putting enough effort in alongside it? That's been my biggest concern this season. Something seems badly wrong on that front The effort has been there in general. I’d go with more an inexperienced team lacking ...
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

CoolClaret wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:25 pm
259 votes is such a huge sample size.
It’s not massive but still arguably representative of a smallish fan base, given you get fans of all ages on X.
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A Fantastic Championship Manager
Replies: 66
Views: 3005

Re: A Fantastic Championship Manager

He smashed the championship with a much better team than we have now ….this is his team and he won’t win the championship with this team .. he can’t be thinking he gonna spend big next season after the disaster of signings he made If this squad was in the Championship last season they would have ab...
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

Interestingly TurfCast (most popular Burnley fan twitter account there is) have done a poll of VK in or out, currently it’s at 69% IN.
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

The reason to replace him now, is NOT to avoid relegation, it's to let a new manager get his feet under the table and be ready for next season in the Championship, which is now totally inevitable. Today was appalling and the fact that only half the crowd stayed until the end, said it all. Surely Al...
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

SD got a chance to get us straight back up, and look how that turned out After last season VK deserves a similar chance in my opinion. He was God at full time at Ewood, now people are wanting him out. It's been far from good, but the jump in quality is huge and with basically a new side, all young ...
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Positives
Replies: 65
Views: 2890

Re: Positives

Positives ,Us poor sods who had to watch it on tv have managed to get some of it off our chests For a change I could only blame Trafford for one goal. Negatives Would have RSI typing them all in. Positive is hopefully you are closer to a ban after your disgusting comment on Ramsey in the match thread
by RVclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Arsenal - Player Ratings
Replies: 79
Views: 4656

Re: Burnley v Arsenal - Player Ratings

Trafford 5 Assignon 4 O’Shea 5 Esteve 5 Delcroix 4 Ramsey 5 Brownhill 3 - absolutely abysmal, again Berge 5 Odobert 6 Fofana 5 Amdouni 4 JBG 4 Taylor 5 Rodriguez 5 After a structured and relatively okay first half (pen aside) the second half was unacceptable. We have had a knack, all season, of conc...