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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
Just to complete the above Liverpool won the 1st division championship in 1966 but on this date they lost 2-0 at a very bright but also very muddy Turf Moor. One of the best performances I've witnessed over many years. Same date in the late 70's Billy Ingham scored his wonder goal v Chelsea to earn...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Kompany to Brighton?
- Replies: 114
- Views: 7723
Re: Kompany to Brighton?
Don't know that the latter's the case. We were linked with Quillindschy Hartman last June-July and I was elated at that as a prospect, felt he'd be the better call than Maatsen, but for whatever reason nothing came of the rumour. But it makes me think we did at least have eyes on other players. Qui...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: REPORT: Burnley win big at Bramall Lane
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1452
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Beehole's Monday Night Mini Scrapbook Quiz - CANCELLED
- Replies: 10
- Views: 372
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:52 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Beehole's Monday Night Mini Scrapbook Quiz - CANCELLED
- Replies: 10
- Views: 372
Re: Beehole's Monday Night Mini Scrapbook Quiz - CANCELLED
Hi guys I've got this week's quiz typed up and ready but unfortunately I'm unable to host tonight due to unforeseen circumstances. Hopefully I can get things back on track next Monday night. Apologies to those that were looking forward to our regular Monday mad scramble for points. :lol: Sorry to h...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: REPORT: Burnley win big at Bramall Lane
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1452
Re: REPORT: Burnley win big at Bramall Lane
Of all the performances at Bramall Lane over the years the '73/'74 opening day ranksed as the very best.
Wonderful goals from Doug Collins and Martin Dobson were just an appetiser on what was to become a very special season,
Wonderful goals from Doug Collins and Martin Dobson were just an appetiser on what was to become a very special season,
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
Think the goal that Taffy scored was his first since a stunning strike at Hillsboro ba k in October when we won 0-1 in front of MOTD cameras. Day before had seen us win 0-2 at Oxford. They had another home game on the 21st v Carlisle whose team bus was outside the ground after our game which they'd...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
Champions elect, of course.
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:51 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
21/4/73.... Burnley 3 Brighton 0.
Most appropriate that today's featured game includes a classy performance and stunning goal from a certain Leighton James.... RIP Taffy.
The James goal was in the first-half followed by further goals in the second-half from Casper and Dobson.
Most appropriate that today's featured game includes a classy performance and stunning goal from a certain Leighton James.... RIP Taffy.
The James goal was in the first-half followed by further goals in the second-half from Casper and Dobson.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Taffy
- Replies: 155
- Views: 6524
Re: Taffy
The club have a week now to make a fitting tribute to Super Taff. The times like these video could incorporate lots of Taff footage and tributes,young fans love singing we are the Longside Burnley you can't think of Leighton now without remembering him tearing down the wing in front of the Longside...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Taffy
- Replies: 155
- Views: 6524
Re: Taffy
Sad news, indeed.
One of the very finest to ever pull on the famous Claret shirt.
RIP, Leighton.
One of the very finest to ever pull on the famous Claret shirt.
RIP, Leighton.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
10 years ago today.... 18/4/14....Blackpool 0 Burnley 1. Michael Kightly with the second half winner for yet another victory in that memorable 2013/14 season. It seemed like half of Burnley had made it over to Blackpool that day as we continued on that relentless march back to the Premier League. Ju...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
12/4/86 Burnley 1 Cambridge Utd 1.
An attendance of just 2,796 for this Division Four fixture with Tommy Cavanagh by now in charge.
Neil Grewcock with our goal, not the last important goal Neil would score for us on the Turf.
An attendance of just 2,796 for this Division Four fixture with Tommy Cavanagh by now in charge.
Neil Grewcock with our goal, not the last important goal Neil would score for us on the Turf.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:40 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
50 years ago today..... 10/4/74.....Newcastle Utd 1 Burnley 2. Goals from Dobo and Geoff Nulty gave us a fairly comfortable win at St.James Park. It came just eleven days after our defeat to them in the FA Cup semi-final at Sheffield and those two heartbreaking goals from MacDonald. But it didn't en...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton - 2 more points deducted.
- Replies: 72
- Views: 4506
Re: Everton - 2 more points deducted.
Chester Perry references the "public lies about taking the Premier League warnings seriously" and this became abundantly clear when their Operating Loss for the last financial year was published at £89m. Never a chance that they would be within the PSR threshold of £105m. But it gets worse......I've...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: REPORT: Clarets suffer a damaging defeat at Everton
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2140
Re: REPORT: Clarets suffer a damaging defeat at Everton
At least the memory is still there of that final Jimmy Mac goal for us in 1962.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:49 pmAbsolutely spot on but there have been so many performances like that this season.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chelsea and diving ...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1665
Re: Chelsea and diving ...
Omar Sivori.
Jose Altafini.
Both from the "Battle of Naples" in 1967.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:34 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: PREVIEW: Next stop – Goodison Park and Everton
- Replies: 2
- Views: 441
Re: PREVIEW: Next stop – Goodison Park and Everton
That partly obscured Everton programme from the 1954/55 season at the top of the preview holds special memories for me........It was, I think, the very first time I'd seen Jimmy Mac play in a Burnley shirt away from Turf Moor. Dad had said before the game to "take note of our player in the No.8 shir...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:34 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
- Replies: 268
- Views: 12392
Re: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
Look at the bigger picture, my friend.
So fortunate that Alan Pace is aligned with the very immediate future of Burnley Football Club.....
.......
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
- Replies: 268
- Views: 12392
Re: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
Not sure about that, won't it mainly include the loss of wages of Pope, Tarkowski, Cornet, Mee and Mcneil. They didn't really have much choice but to get rid of them, they were out of contract or had a release clause in Cornets case and didn't want to stay anyway Still remains a sensible approach a...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
- Replies: 268
- Views: 12392
Re: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
Really does show the drop in revenues between champ and prem. nearly 70m drop. Although we have prem money in the next accounts we have a lot of money on players brought in which makes the likelihood of more player sales in the summer more likely especially if we go down Revenue is important, obvio...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
- Replies: 268
- Views: 12392
Re: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
Everton are literally on their financial knees.helmclaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:30 pm‘Material uncertainty’ with regards to Going Concern would suggest otherwise.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
- Replies: 268
- Views: 12392
Re: Burnley FC Accounts 2022/23
As anticipated a small Operating Loss for the financial year, but with the Profit from the previous year absolutely no problems whatsoever with PSR over the three year rolling period.
Normally Chester Perry would be all over this on the MMT thread.
Everton take note of how to run a football club.
Normally Chester Perry would be all over this on the MMT thread.
Everton take note of how to run a football club.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 2826
Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
66 /67 season for me Blacklaw Angus elder O’Neil Miller Todd Morgan Lochead Irvine Harris Coates. My first season ticket. Some great European games. Some great European games, indeed. In '66/'67.....In the Fairs Cup we had Stuttgart, Lausanne, Napoli & Eintracht Frankfurt, following European Cup ga...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1226
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
Ian Wright( Crystal Palace) Steven Trevor(Glasgow Rangers). Their typo not mine. As you say not in match day squad but 6 in an England squad will take some beating. 5 actual Burnley players in the original England squad for the World Cup in 1962...... ......John Angus, Brian Miller, Jimmy Adamson, ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1226
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
Interesting that one particular player appears in both the query and the answer.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1226
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
Where's Dan the man?......Hope he appreciates the time and effort taken to answer his question?
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1226
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
Nothing from back in the day either, certainly in terms of five players. Some notable games included N.Ireland v England (World Cup winners) late in 1966......The Ireland team included Alex Elder (captain), Sammy Todd and Willie Irvine. An Under 23 international in 1975 between England and Wales in...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1226
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
4.657845 seconds needed to calculate and process the answer. I’ll let others play along… Nothing from back in the day either, certainly in terms of five players. Some notable games included N.Ireland v England (World Cup winners) late in 1966......The Ireland team included Alex Elder (captain), Sam...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chesterfield back in the league
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3034
Re: Chesterfield back in the league
An early recollection of a game against Chesterfield was in the 3rd Round FA Cup when we won 7-0.
Followed by a 9-0 win in the 4th Round......Ian Lawson scored 7 of those 16 goals, I think.
Followed by a 9-0 win in the 4th Round......Ian Lawson scored 7 of those 16 goals, I think.
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Padiham FC
- Replies: 151
- Views: 12080
Re: Padiham FC
How would promotion ruin the club? What is the point of a club if they just exist and nothing more? Don't see any reason why they couldn't operate again, at least at a slightly higher level. Their current onfield performances deserve nothing less. Seems a lifetime ago they were members of the Lanca...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1068
Re: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
Apols.....replace Thomson with Robinson.Royboyclaret wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:11 amSo, from left to right on the photo.....Newton, Ingham, Fletcher, Noble, Stevenson, Smith, Flynn, Rodaway, Thomson & Brennan......ten Burnley players in all.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1068
Re: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
So, from left to right on the photo.....Newton, Ingham, Fletcher, Noble, Stevenson, Smith, Flynn, Rodaway, Thomson & Brennan......ten Burnley players in all.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1068
Re: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
This would be the day after we won at Blackburn with a goal from Terry Cochrane? Thought that was '78. Third of a busy Easter schedule. By coincidence we drew 1-1 at Blackpool over the Easter period in both '76/'77 and '77/'78 with Malcolm Smith scoring on both occasions. However, in '77/'78 Derek ...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1068
Re: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
Pash came on later for Fletcher.Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:55 am9-4-77. 1-1. Smith 32mins
1 Stevenson
2 Newton
7Ingham
9Fletcher, behind their 9.
4 Noble
8 Smith
10 Flynn, behind Smith.
6 Rodaway, jumping for header, and obscuring 5 Robinson
3 Brennan, far right.
Missing from photo:
11Morley
Sub Pashley
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
Also from 22/3/1947, just a mere 77 years ago. Burnley 2 Plymouth Argyle 1. Scorers Jackie Chew and the legendary Harry Potts. First season back for league football after WW2 and we ended the season 2nd in Division 2 (promoted) and beaten finalists in the FA Cup Final at Wembley. We would spend the ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
100 years ago today, 22/3/1924.
Sunderland 0 Burnley 1.
And yet another goal from that goalscorer "extraordinaire" George Beel.
Sunderland 0 Burnley 1.
And yet another goal from that goalscorer "extraordinaire" George Beel.
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:12 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Leicester
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2614
Re: Leicester
Football at the highest level is a cesspit of corruption and cheating. These clubs need to be sent to the bottom of the pyramid. A 6 point deduction is nothing compared to the points amassed while cheating. In fact, clubs could factor in the possible points deduction and decide that cheating is eco...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:10 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
21/3/1987.......Burnley 0 Aldershot 1.
From the sublime to the ridiculous and a dismal home defeat to a poor side in our "horrible" season.
An attendance of just 2,690.
From the sublime to the ridiculous and a dismal home defeat to a poor side in our "horrible" season.
An attendance of just 2,690.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 1966
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1860
Re: 1966
Great pic, and certainly worthy of a comment......That was one of the 29 league goals that Irvine scored in that '65/'66 season that I referred to on another thread. It was in a sequence of 6 consecutive games in which Willie scored, hitting the net 9 times in those games......the man just loved to ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 2826
Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
Over our 142 year history we've been blessed with many special eras. Dad would argue that the team including the likes of Halley, Boyle & Watson and managed by John Haworth that won the FA Cup in 1914 and the League title in 1921 was the best of the lot.......But, for me, it has to be the magical Ji...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
19/3/1960......Burnley 3 Arsenal 2.
Classic Burnley performance from that special team.......64 years ago and just a few games away from the well deserved First Division title.......Miller, Connelly & Pointer the scorers on the day.
Classic Burnley performance from that special team.......64 years ago and just a few games away from the well deserved First Division title.......Miller, Connelly & Pointer the scorers on the day.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 10276
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
There are suggestions that Forest have been offered a softened penalty (reduced) if they do not appeal - which should affect the credibility of the Premier League to my mind. The stories also suggest Everton are going to get a similar offer The reasons being offered for this are that it makes the r...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 10276
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
Different panels might affect it but from what I can understand the Forest situation was nothing like as bad as Everton. And if they can persuade a panel to understand the Johnson situation then they could win their appeal. Let's be clear, the Forest breach was substantially worse than Everton........
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:57 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2042
Re: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor
Fully understand the rules of the thread, but we should never forget that two of the greatest centre-forwards in the history of football played against us on the Turf in European Cup games........Raymond Kopa (Reims) and Uwe Seeler (Hamburg).
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:02 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley F C in pictures
- Replies: 844
- Views: 121712
Re: Burnley F C in pictures
BE82ng19823.jpg Blimey, what game might this have been?........a testimonial for Jim Thomson, perhaps? Anyway, I recognise a few........Adam Blacklaw, Ray Pointer, Sammy Todd, Les Latcham, Ray Ternent, Dave Merrington, Jimmy Robson, Freddie Smith, Frank Casper. Alex Stepney, Jim Thomson, Francis Le...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
Classic strike from Boydy........Nine years ago, seems like yesterday!!ClaretinJapan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:11 amhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31776486
A nice picture of George Boyd's daisycutter in a rare win v City on this day in 2015. Notice the grimacing Vincent as the ball fizzes by and into the corner.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 127
- Views: 10154
Re: On this day
100 years ago today we reached the FA Cup Semi-Finals with a 3-1 replay win over Swindon Town at Turf Moor. Over 34,000 there for a game played on a Wednesday afternoon, many no doubt having bunked off work. Cartoon from Burnley Express 15/03/1924, courtesy British Newspaper Archive. Also 41 years ...