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by NL Claret
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Padiham FC
Replies: 59
Views: 4862

Re: Padiham FC

Might have a look up on Saturday. Just had a look at fixtures couple of big games Bury playing Wythenshawe as well. Noticed on social media that Bury have stopped selling tickets for this game and the club aren’t sure if the game will go ahead. The pitch is a right mess and remedial work took place...
by NL Claret
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Roberts for Burnley v Roberts for Wales
Replies: 31
Views: 2013

Re: Roberts for Burnley v Roberts for Wales

Considering the current squad based on age and ability (and comments made above) it looks like there needs to be another massive overhaul of players in the next transfer window.
by NL Claret
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New job for Lanky
Replies: 3
Views: 1143

Re: New job for Lanky

Think they were both together at Rammy and Lancaster. I was told that when at Rammy , Fell subsidised the playing budget. Workington took Ramsbottom’s manager a few seasons back, lockdown time, my window cleaner who is the know ;) reckoned with expenses included he was on £36k. Must be a struggle fo...
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8004

Re: James Trafford England call up

Indecisive wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:42 pm
Yeah no cll up for Muric. Almost as shocking as Annti Niemi not getting picked for the Scotland team that time :D
This crossed my mind the other day, he’s not finished, absolute class radio that was.
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Padiham FC
Replies: 59
Views: 4862

Re: Padiham FC

Because at non league level costs will increase in three different ways. First there are possible ground improvements that the club may have to make for the next level, second there are additional travel costs as the team will have to travel further distances third there will be increased player co...
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Padiham FC
Replies: 59
Views: 4862

Re: Padiham FC

ClaretsPadiham wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:48 pm
Corrrect the next league is the Northern Premierleague, then National League North then National League.
You have missed out the Northern Premier League West I should say, not north as in previous post
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Padiham FC
Replies: 59
Views: 4862

Re: Padiham FC

gandhisflipflop wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:25 pm
Having had a look, are they 3 levels below the national league?
Division above the Counties is Northern PL West (Clitheroe level)
Then Northern Premier League (Bamber Bridge level)
Then National League North (Chorley level)
Then National League
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chesterfield back in the league
Replies: 46
Views: 2652

Re: Chesterfield back in the league

It was Boxing Day 1990...we turned back round just before Sheffield. We got as far as Chesterfield, it was an early KO too, we saw Burnley fans driving in the opposite direction and the penny dropped. Torrential rain was the problem. Saw us win 1 - 0 at Saltergate , Peter Mumby got the winner, near...
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley divisive XI' would be a fun thing to do... Thread worthy!
Replies: 97
Views: 3171

Re: Burnley divisive XI' would be a fun thing to do... Thread worthy!

John Pender - I'm sure I remember people putting 'og' after his last name, due to the number of own goals he apparently scored. But formed good defensive partnerships with Steve Davis MK1 and MK2 (I think?) Sure I remember Gareth Taylor getting some pelters from some fans because of his lack of pac...
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley divisive XI' would be a fun thing to do... Thread worthy!
Replies: 97
Views: 3171

Re: Burnley divisive XI' would be a fun thing to do... Thread worthy!

All honesty I think you could have used either/or. Alan Taylor or Steve Taylor, Alan Taylor (ex Norwich and WHU) had is fair share of detractors. Steve Taylor was fairly well liked first time around… but got plenty of stick, but not as much as when he returned for his second spell. For me, from the...
by NL Claret
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
Replies: 57
Views: 1961

Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?

edit: so it makes sense FFS ! not yet ! There have been some brilliant answers so far though from others so I'm pleased I asked everyone Funnily enough I got your first post and then struggled to see the edit! Get loads of teams messages at work that don’t make sense but if I know the sender I usua...
by NL Claret
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
Replies: 57
Views: 1961

Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?

I was going to ask this on different thread to a particular person but thought it would be interesting to see what era everyone enjoyed the most ? I like your thought process, I don’t know who the particular person is, nor do I want to, out of interest though, has the particular person posted their...
by NL Claret
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
Replies: 57
Views: 1961

Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?

Mullen, Dyche and Stan, probably in that order. Didn’t the enjoy the end of those eras but guess that’s eras end.
by NL Claret
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stockport County
Replies: 60
Views: 5363

Re: Stockport County

The *ahem* 'rivalry' was almost entirely one-sided and stoked up by mainly by their fanzine The Tea Party who realised no-one gave a stuff about Stockport so they invented a beef with Burnley just as something to hang jokes on. As said above us playing them quite often for a period helped fuel it, ...
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cornet back if we survive?
Replies: 52
Views: 3143

Re: Cornet back if we survive?

No, no and no again
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stockport County
Replies: 60
Views: 5363

Re: Stockport County

Just checked, Bellis was a journo and according to the NNN fanzine he wrote a rabble rousing article about Burnley being Stockport’s main rivals.
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stockport County
Replies: 60
Views: 5363

Re: Stockport County

Wasn't it all down to one Stockport journo, Bellis I think his name was? He stoked up the locals into a froth about us but, as commented, we didn't really notice. There was a Bellis however I’m not sure if he was employed by Stockport , one of the fanzines at the time, might have been NNN or Marlon...
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stockport County
Replies: 60
Views: 5363

Re: Stockport County

ŽižkovClaret wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:00 pm
That said, its in a great spot for Summer gigs etc being a stones throw from the train station
Seen plenty of stones thrown at Edgeley Park, used to get rather lively down there on a Friday night in the 80s.
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stockport County
Replies: 60
Views: 5363

Re: Stockport Count

Actually I've just checked the league tables, and was amazed to find that after winning at Wembley in 1994, we obviously finished higher than them in 1994-95, but then they finished higher than us in the league every year till 2000-01. They were relegated from the Championship in 2002, then relegat...
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stockport County
Replies: 60
Views: 5363

Re: Stockport County

I'm not sure Stockport's fortunes changed that day. Didn't they get promoted the following season? [Edit] No, it was three seasons later. But the slump came well after Wembley. Can see edit, we played them the season after relegation and relieved them of Ian Helliwell. Think their fortunes changed ...
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13151

Re: Arijanet Muric

Following the Luton game I spoke to supporters of all of the other North west PL clubs on my morning dog walk. Not one of them thought the Luton goal should have stood, all said it was a really poor decision by ref and var. Even the secondary var or whatever that is , thought it was a foul. The only...
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13151

Re: Arijanet Muric

I’m amazed how people can’t see how much better the team is with Muric in goal … Forget super saves .. the confidence it brings the defence to know he is there and his distribution is miles better .. Muric looks like a premier league keeper and Trafford looks like a young keeper learning his trade ...
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13151

Re: Arijanet Muric

I’d suggest you watch the first half. Muric set us off on a few attacks and was integral to the game plan with quick throws and passing with conviction. If I watch the first half will it suggest that we could have managed the game better after going 2 up against ten men. The team (not because of wh...
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13151

Re: Arijanet Muric

The whole ‘poor Brentford side’ is nonsense. You can only beat what’s in front of you, nevertheless, the whole side looked far more comfortable with Aro in the sticks. Similar to Forest in the cup, and Spurs in the cup, the whole team looks more fluid and everything is done a couple of seconds quic...
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13151

Re: Arijanet Muric

You don’t need do a poll. .. I heard the roar when Muric name was announced on the team sheet and everytime He cooly collected a cross . I don’t see how it’s boring :. This thread is about Muric .if you don’t want to talk about Muric don’t come on this thread or you run the risk of being bored . Ha...
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13151

Re: Arijanet Muric

Muric vs Trafford aside, all our weaknesses got showcased again, this league is a giant step up for our playing and coaching staff. Much more enjoyable to get behind them and hope for the best. Correct, only watched 2nd half and for latter parts we were naive which was summed up by Odobert crossing...
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13151

Re: Arijanet Muric

It’s not worried you we have not played our best keeper all season and when we do eventually play him when it’s virtually too late .. he has a blinder and we win ? .. I should be just happy we won but not wonder what could have been this season It is really really boring. I don’t see any point in w...
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13151

Re: Arijanet Muric

What’s worrying is to most Burnley fans it’s been a glaring mistake not starting with Muric and I think nobody can argue after todays performance we are right .. it’s just so depressing that he has been sat on the bench all season .. not injured .. raring to start where he finished last season FYI ...
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Brentford - MATCH THREAD
Replies: 446
Views: 11307

Re: Burnley vs Brentford - MATCH THREAD

I just hope my Optus channel sorts it self out, hardly watched any of the first half.
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Brentford - MATCH THREAD
Replies: 446
Views: 11307

Re: Burnley vs Brentford - MATCH THREAD

Big ask for Muric. Barely played this season. At least Brentford won’t just be able to lump crosses in under the bar. Glad to see Foster back in the squad and Ekdal I’m sure that Muric got loads of stick for been indecisive on crosses into the box last season. I suppose the longer one is out of the...
by NL Claret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MURIC IS IN!
Replies: 54
Views: 3099

Re: MURIC IS IN!

UTC posters and twitter clarets have been whinging all season about Muric not being no.1. Muric gets picked, UTC posters and twitter clarets continue to whinge. It doesn’t matter to some what happens, they are quite simply, whingers. What a sad existence they must lead. Irrelevant of who is in goal,...
by NL Claret
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: League One
Replies: 45
Views: 3766

Re: League One

JarrowClaret wrote:
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:35 pm
Yes weren’t they also down to 9 men
I’m not sure come to think of it. I do remember a proper feisty FAC cup game on the Turf against them which ended up with them finishing with 9, think Monington was sent off too.
by NL Claret
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: League One
Replies: 45
Views: 3766

Re: League One

I regularly look at the teams in the lowest two leagues and think back to a time when we had to genuinely worried about clubs of that stature turning us over regularly. The last thirty years really have been a different world for Burnley fans; not expecting to win our big Lancashire derbies against...
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Silly yellow cards
Replies: 26
Views: 1676

Re: Silly yellow cards

In the 1st half we won a throw in near the halfway line down our right. Ward-Prowse claiming the throw was West Ham's then took a throw in to one of his colleagues, preventing us from taking a quick throw. The ref took no action against him at all apart from blowing his whistle and indicating it wa...
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford's Contract
Replies: 168
Views: 9838

Re: James Trafford's Contract

Great another Trafford post.

I hope Taylor doesn't play today, anyone know anything about Taylor's contract?
by NL Claret
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Coleman and Bell
Replies: 35
Views: 3547

Re: Andy Holt statement

not sure if this has been posted, interesting read...... https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/news/2024/march/statement-chairman-andy-holt-in-his-own-words-and-unedited/ Not holding back, watching a documentary about Stanley a few years ago, always thought that you could add end to the end of Jimmy ...
by NL Claret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possible affordable targets for next season
Replies: 82
Views: 4434

Re: Possible affordable targets for next season

I don’t think any of us know what our Prem style is, what is it? Anyone?
by NL Claret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possible affordable targets for next season
Replies: 82
Views: 4434

Re: Possible affordable targets for next season

NewClaret wrote:
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:12 pm
I actually think Taylor is better suited to our Prem style than Championship.

I’d love him to stay but I don’t think he will.
Our PL style is slow and laboured, time to move on from the likes of Taylor, Cork and Jay Rod.
by NL Claret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possible affordable targets for next season
Replies: 82
Views: 4434

Re: Possible affordable targets for next season

2 left backs required for a start. Position not been addressed in last 2 transfer windows, Taylor gone from a championship bit part player to a PL regular only because of the lack of competition in this position.
by NL Claret
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany quote
Replies: 161
Views: 7313

Re: Kompany quote

I remember a job I had 5 years ago, had a terrible last 9 months but honestly feel like I learnt more in that 9 months than I have in 19 years working. I honestly wouldn't change it looking back now as its made me better at what I do even though I felt well out of my depth Think I get where he's co...
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Bournemouth - Player Ratings
Replies: 86
Views: 4879

Re: Burnley v Bournemouth - Player Ratings

I didn’t go to the match but saw the highlights and I am surprised nobody else has mentioned up to now Taylor’s cowardice in turning his back and creating the deflection that wrong footed Trafford for Bournemouth’s second. He did the same vs Arsenal for their fourth and he’s not the only player in ...
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Bournemouth - Player Ratings
Replies: 86
Views: 4879

Re: Burnley v Bournemouth - Player Ratings

A typical Charlie Taylor performance, laboured up and down the left, put one good cross in all game, rest were poor. Turned his back on shot for 2nd goal, I’ll go with a solid 4/10.
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Replies: 721
Views: 27442

Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)

Whilst Trafford is taking all flak it helps other under performers to stay under the radar. Taylor for example, set the tone at Palace with a crackpot volleyed back pass, some did question Trafford’s heading ability, honestly they did. What was Taylor doing for the 2nd goal? Why did he turn his back...
by NL Claret
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Replies: 721
Views: 27442

Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)

One thing that is clear, some UTC posters have really lost the plot and James Trafford is spoiling their quality of life.

The level of knowledge of the art of goalkeeping is now above the levels we saw when Hart was 1st choice. Some comedy gold on here.
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O'Shea Booking
Replies: 36
Views: 2569

Re: O'Shea Booking

O’Shea would have benefited from a season playing alongside a seasoned pro, a bit like Cahill and McGreal. Instead he has had some awful partners
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
Replies: 472
Views: 10449

Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:56 pm
Refs been w*nk again so far too, a complete chinless ( have you seen his face) bottle job
Should have booked Tavenier for kicking ball away and would have booked Semenyo if he wasn’t already on a yellow card.
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
Replies: 472
Views: 10449

Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread

Micah Richards trying to defend Vincent and the team. Roy Keane joins in the conversation and tells it exactly how it is. We are dreadful and Vincent being an ex world class centre half should be seeing the glaring problems with the defence and the goals we are giving away - schoolboy stuff. I’ve r...
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
Replies: 472
Views: 10449

Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread

Vitinho?? Cannot work out where he will be playing.
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:47 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Zaroury
Replies: 31
Views: 3356

Re: Zaroury

I think Odobert’s transfer fee could start to rise on UTC.
by NL Claret
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?
Replies: 180
Views: 6696

Re: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?

I’ve just watched the highlights again of that game … and what is clearly apparent is we looked a premier league team in that game creating problems all over the pitch for a very good spurs team Compare that with what we are watching now is massively different maybe due to a loss of confidence You ...