Am surprised it’s taken Andy Holt this long…
No doubt either Coleman or Bell said something yesterday which proved to be the final straw.
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- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Coleman and Bell
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3688
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Hobbies outside of Football and Burnley FC
- Replies: 70
- Views: 3606
Re: Hobbies outside of Football and Burnley FC
Fly fishing- am secretary of a local trout fishing club (Nelson Angling Association) who have the rights to Upper and Lower Coldwell reservoirs. If anybody on here is interested in joining us then get in touch… Reading- Mostly history (WWI, The Holocaust, anything BFC related in particular) but also...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: One rule for the rich....
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4796
Re: One rule for the rich....
Hasn’t Bernie been fined something like £600m? That, alongside legal fees, reputational damage etc is probably a fairly hefty punishment for him…
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:36 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: John B & Garlick
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3071
Re: John B & Garlick
Not fussed if Mike Garlick is never involved with the club again…but would like think that John B will still have some input/role in some way even if it’s only informal; his business links in the far east could help open doors there.
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:15 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Moments that could have changed BFC forever
- Replies: 63
- Views: 3511
Re: Moments that could have changed BFC forever
Not appointing John Bond…
We definitely wouldn’t have had to endure the managerial decisions that followed him. We wouldn’t have signed some of the players we did.
We definitely wouldn’t have had to endure the managerial decisions that followed him. We wouldn’t have signed some of the players we did.
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
- Replies: 15428
- Views: 1647701
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
- Replies: 15428
- Views: 1647701
Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Anyone know why the Leyton Orient keeper is taking so long to sign? The media were telling us it was pretty much done a week ago. I’m not that bothered but just wondering why it’s taking so long to announce given how quick the O’Shea deal/announcement happened. Free transfer on July 1st when his Or...
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Club badge
- Replies: 119
- Views: 9673
Re: Club badge
Did the Fan Advisory Board know about this (and indeed the membership scheme)? it wasn't reported in the output from their last meeting About the whole rebranding exercise that is going to be happening over the next few years? I think I’m on fairly safe ground when I say yes they did know! As to wh...
- Thu May 25, 2023 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: After the Dobbo article
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2914
Re: After the Dobbo article
Ray Deakin
Andy Payton
Frank Casper
Just off the top of my head…
Andy Payton
Frank Casper
Just off the top of my head…
- Mon May 01, 2023 7:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ground Developments
- Replies: 190
- Views: 11165
Re: Ground Developments
The first thing to do will be to make sure that we’ve ticked all the boxes on the PL/Sky’s list of non-negotiables required for hosting PL games with all the requisite media facilities….
- Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ashley Barnes
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3739
Re: Ashley Barnes
The only way I’d re-sign Barnes is on the basis that he is to play solely for the U23s as an overage player and help bring them on. This being a hybrid first step on his coaching career. There’s plenty of other teams who do this type of thing and it’s probably the next step forward for some of our o...
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 6:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Covid
- Replies: 87
- Views: 4808
Re: Covid
Covid…the time we’ll look back on as the moment when the phrase “Avoid like the plague” was proven to be a fallacy!
- Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Gary Lineker
- Replies: 262
- Views: 7048
Re: Gary Lineker
The highest paid on screen talent that the BBC has under contract displays his own political opinions…hardly news; he’s been doing it for several years now. Even though he is a ‘freelancer’ though and not technically a BBC employee Gary Lineker is in an invidious situation because, rightly or wrongl...
- Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley want Blackburn guard of honour
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5610
Re: Burnley want Blackburn guard of honour
It’s an article written by Nixon; he’s shit-stirring, it’s what he does.
- Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goalkeeping Coaches
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2068
Re: Goalkeeping Coaches
Thanks Tony- good to know my memory isn’t completely shot to pieces!
- Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goalkeeping Coaches
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2068
Re: Goalkeeping Coaches
Think I read somewhere that Pickford didn't want Billy Mercer at the club as he had his own preferred coaches..... I may be wrong but didn’t this situation arise at Bolton when Judas left us? Manager brings in new coach against the wish of the player who had a trusted and long lasting professional ...
- Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January transfer window rumours.
- Replies: 3424
- Views: 456689
Re: January transfer window rumours.
Twice?123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:00 pmThe only reliable source of information is that YouTuber, obafemi has been a done deal twice according to his sources
Please tell me he used the phrase “To be sure, to be sure…”
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January transfer window rumours.
- Replies: 3424
- Views: 456689
Re: January transfer window rumours.
We don’t *need* to…but we *want* to; and we’re doing so from a position of strength!Flying Without Ings wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:03 pmSo much for Pace’s recent interview stating we don’t really need to bring anyone in over January (not that I’m complaining)
It’s good to be a claret…
- Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Vinnys cap
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1102
Re: Vinnys cap
Club shop…£25
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Weghorst to… Man United?
- Replies: 543
- Views: 48611
Re: Weghorst to… Man United?
Kyle Lafferty…‘nuff said!box_of_frogs wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 9:41 pmNail on the head. No professional footballers give a flying foxtrot what’s written on on a message board.
- Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dwight
- Replies: 378
- Views: 33785
Re: Dwight
To be fair Maguire was okay at the World Cup and I admire Southgates loyalty but my God there should be a place for JT even alongside Harry if need be, he'd certainly learn a thing or two about defending from probably Burnley's greatest ever centre half. “Burnley’s greatest ever centre half”??? You...
- Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stoke and Burnley connection
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2181
Re: Stoke and Burnley connection
Also Vince Overson too. Without getting too much into ‘six degrees of separation’ territory it is possible to link both Vince Overson and Sean Dyche too as not only do they both come from Kettering but they attended the same secondary school (Henry Gotch/Ise Community College/Kettering Science Acade...
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Scoring goals…January transfer window…what should we do?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 4961
Re: Scoring goals…January transfer window…what should we do?
Why does everything come with a but? Why can't fans just be positive and think on the bright side. We've scored the 2nd highest number goals in the league... BUT... But nothing. Not so much a “but” more a recognition that up front is the one area where we are light in numbers. Being proactive is su...
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 9:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Scoring goals…January transfer window…what should we do?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 4961
Re: Scoring goals…January transfer window…what should we do?
We're the 2nd highest scorers in the League. The top scorers have scored 1 more than us. But we’ve let several leads slip and not been able to regain the advantage…10 points lost due to this already I think. We need another option up front as Barnes is past it now and Jay Rod will struggle to see o...
- Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Scoring goals…January transfer window…what should we do?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 4961
Scoring goals…January transfer window…what should we do?
We obviously have an issue scoring goals, or at least scoring more than one in a game. We don’t currently seem to be deploying a “number nine” in the traditional sense of the word as Jay Rod is coming very deep and seems to be a “false nine”. In the short term I think we can muddle through for a lit...
- Sat Aug 20, 2022 10:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Less than two weeks, what do we need?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2975
Re: Less than two weeks, what do we need?
Out: Norris, Long, Lowton (purely as VK doesn’t want them here so get shut and give some leeway on the wage bill). Barnes (no longer good enough for this level) Plus anybody who the club feel aren’t good enough / who need loan football to help their development. In: Striker (x2)- happy for these to ...
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 5:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
- Replies: 10054
- Views: 1116413
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
- Replies: 10054
- Views: 1116413
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 11:02 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Midfield complete with just the strikers to go
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2106
Re: ARTICLE: Midfield complete with just the strikers to go
Now this one will be difficult…
I can see a lot of sentimental votes for one player in particular (Blake) which makes this incredibly hard to call.
Chris Wood surely has to be in there for his consistency over several seasons but choosing the other striker won’t be easy.
I can see a lot of sentimental votes for one player in particular (Blake) which makes this incredibly hard to call.
Chris Wood surely has to be in there for his consistency over several seasons but choosing the other striker won’t be easy.
- Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Drought
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5673
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 5:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
- Replies: 10054
- Views: 1116413
Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Feels to me like Wolves are trying to unsettle Nathan Collins prior to making a ‘lowball’ offer that we feel we need to accept as Collins wants to move…claretandy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 5:24 pmNixon saying that it would have to be more than 20, Boden saying that there's nothing to stand it up at this end.
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Pre-season to take in Burton and Shrewsbury
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2390
Re: ARTICLE: Pre-season to take in Shrewsbury
Wouldn’t have said annual? I know they’re replaced occasionally. Just thought ours looked in mint condition last year & can’t see why we’d replace it? Especially since it’s not seen much use last year… As CT said; our pitch is 12 years old- the Desso Grassmaster pitches are only designed to last 10...
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Pre-season to take in Burton and Shrewsbury
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2390
Re: ARTICLE: Pre-season to take in Shrewsbury
If it’s because of work being done on the pitch and they need it all sorted and safe for the start of the season then that’s not a bad thing…
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:22 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Name the next manager
- Replies: 4376
- Views: 381469
Re: Name the next manager
Regarding Kompany, sounds like you're announcing him today or tomorrow. The work permit saga must have driven you nuts, and it's curious why that took so long (to do with coaching qualifications or... couldn't he have just applied for citizenship?). More that priority is being given to Ukrainian na...
- Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wayne Hennessey
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1920
Re: Wayne Hennessey
I'd imagine Mr Pace and his pals would cack themselves if all of Dwight, Wout, Charlie and Nick decided to stay and see out their contracts. Let's hope relegation kicked in some big pay reductions. I’d imagine that the rest of the championship would “cack themselves” even more at the prospect of co...
- Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: How many incomings this summer
- Replies: 71
- Views: 8446
Re: How many incomings this summer
I can see 9 being needed- if not 10. 1 x gk 2 x centre halves 1 x left back 2 x centre midfield 2 x wingers (L+R) 2 x strikers I can see either Norris or BPF leaving and Pope is almost a certainty to go. Collins may go if a good enough offer comes in and there’s no way that we can do a promotion pus...
- Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:20 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Name the next manager
- Replies: 4376
- Views: 381469
Re: Name the next manager
Delph would be my bet…
Yes he’s 32 but he could cover both left back and midfield for us for a year or two whilst we develop long term replacements.
- Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:17 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Strongest Burnley XI (and 5 subs) from across all 8 seasons in the top flight
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2029
Re: Strongest Burnley XI (and 5 subs) from across all 8 seasons in the top flight
2009-2010: Alexander, Blake 2014-2015: Trippier, Ings 2016-2017: Keane, Barton 2017-2018: Defour, Marney 2018-2019: Heaton, Berg Gudmundsson 2019-2020: Mee, Taylor 2020-2021: Tarkowski, McNeill 2021-2022: Pope, Cornet Bit of a different formation than most: …………………………… Pope ………………………… …………… Tarkowsk...
- Sat May 21, 2022 11:52 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Leeds and Burnley v Everton
- Replies: 85
- Views: 8055
Re: Leeds and Burnley v Everton
You mean like Gylffi Siggurdsson who has likely cost them £20m in wages this season despite not been available for “undisclosed” ( ) reasons.
- Fri May 20, 2022 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Barnes last game for us...
- Replies: 68
- Views: 5956
Re: Barnes last game for us...
I wonder who is making these sort of decisions, alongside Rodriguez’s contract extension, in the absence of a management team. Alan Pace… If Barnes is going then I’d say that we are confident about signing a replacement for him. I’d also suggest that his drink/driving conviction last year hasn’t do...
- Tue May 17, 2022 9:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Gareth Bale
- Replies: 60
- Views: 8215
Re: Gareth Bale
Looks like his next move won’t be concerned with success either then…GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 8:29 pmHis next move will not be motivated by money reports are saying.
Cardiff are being linked with him as a result
- Tue May 17, 2022 11:34 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Jonathan Morgan Appointed Burnley WOMEN'S Manager
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2660
Re: Jonathan Morgan Appointed Burnley WOMEN'S Manager
Here’s to the club making an announcement about a new manager for the men’s team; even if it’s just: “We’ve conducted interviews with our shortlisted candidates and are awaiting confirmation of which division we’ll be playing in next season before making our final choice. All of our shortlisted cand...
- Wed May 04, 2022 4:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: New two year deal for Jay Rod
- Replies: 119
- Views: 7474
Re: ARTICLE: New two year deal for Jay Rod
This will likely be Jay’s LAST contract in English football- after it ends he’ll either retire or head off to the US and finish his career there. That he’s willing to commit it to us is nothing but good news. We know there’s going to be significant turnover in the next few transfer windows so having...
- Fri Apr 22, 2022 5:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mike Jackson and the backroom staff
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4846
Re: Mike Jackson and the backroom staff
If we beat Wolves then definitely keep MJ on until season end, then interview him with the other strong applicants I’d keep Jackson in charge until the end of the season anyway- he’s earned it at this point. I wouldn’t want him in charge next season though; based on what we’re seeing I’d rather him...
- Fri Apr 22, 2022 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Q and A with Alan Pace tonight
- Replies: 151
- Views: 10935
Re: Q and A with Alan Pace tonight
I'll answer this by asking you three questions: Question 1: Do you believe there is a business man in China who is prepared to invest a £100 million into the club who then "cools" because we lose away to Norwich? Question 2: Explain to me how someone could invest a £100 million in a club just bough...
- Thu Apr 21, 2022 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Name the next manager
- Replies: 4376
- Views: 381469
Re: Name the next manager
Will it be a new manager or a new head coach?
If it’s the latter then I’d want a director of football appointed first…no need for ******* contests over control, roles/responsibilities etc.
If it’s the latter then I’d want a director of football appointed first…no need for ******* contests over control, roles/responsibilities etc.
- Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley’s owners ‘don’t get the club’
- Replies: 91
- Views: 6554
Re: Burnley’s owners ‘don’t get the club’
Interesting article to say the least… Definitely feels like it’s linked to somebody who has either left or is in the process of leaving. There’s a lot of mention of the changes to personnel, strategy etc off the pitch- almost like this source has an axe to grind. I’m not so sure about their comment ...
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:06 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dale Stephens Incident
- Replies: 99
- Views: 8042
Re: Dale Stephens Incident
Well as Malcolm would only order Grouse and Bells there wasn’t really much competition…Herts Clarets wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 2:25 pmFamous Grouse whisky to be exact. Full bottle to him, half bottle to the ref. As Clive Middlemass said, all ends up in the same place.
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dale Stephens Incident
- Replies: 99
- Views: 8042
Re: Dale Stephens Incident
Can't comment on away games but I know what Mullen drank at the Turf as I supplied it and served him. To be fair I wasn't working at the Turf when he was done for DD. Should have seen him on reserve games Herts…he used to spend those in his office in the CFS and would drink a bottle of spirits duri...
- Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England test match squad for West Indies
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2059
Re: England test match squad for West Indies
I’d heard that they might leave out Anderson & Broad. Not sure it’s the best decision. There’s a busy summer ahead; give them a rest now. We know what they can do and they’re a hell of a lot closer to the end of their careers than the beginning so it makes sense to try and bring some new blood in s...