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by pauliopaulio
Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Joshua v Ngannou
Replies: 52
Views: 2218

Re: Joshua v Ngannou

Absolutely ironed him out
by pauliopaulio
Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Joshua v Ngannou
Replies: 52
Views: 2218

Re: Joshua v Ngannou

AGENT_CLARET wrote:
Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:09 am
Nearly 300lb, gassed out
Just about to say the same. Joyce made him look much better than he is.

Shows why “styles makes fights” is a cliche. Joyce batters Parker, Zhang batters Joyce, Parker outboxes Zhang
by pauliopaulio
Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Joshua v Ngannou
Replies: 52
Views: 2218

Re: Joshua v Ngannou

They don’t half drag fight nights out the Saudi’s. Ring walks were meant to be at 11pm 🙈

Ball was robbed, Parker deserved the nod
by pauliopaulio
Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football
Replies: 68
Views: 3656

Re: Today's Football

I still can’t believe we lost to Palace. They were rank bad at the Turf and no better now
by pauliopaulio
Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Winter Break - Burnley plans
Replies: 23
Views: 2325

PL Winter Break - Burnley plans

Does anyone know what the first team squad is using this winter break for? Warm weather training, Barnfield sessions, time off?

Checked on here and the club site but couldn’t see any news
by pauliopaulio
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blackburn rovers finances at mercy of judge in india
Replies: 75
Views: 6000

Re: Blackburn rovers finances at mercy of judge in india

Westleigh wrote:
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:50 am
Unfortunately in 3 yrs we could possibly be in a worse state only the Americans will have long gone,I reckon we should keep a low profile ,remember “He who laughs . . . . . . .
Exactly this. At best we’ll have one season to get promoted if (when) we’re relegated before we implode.
by pauliopaulio
Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonights football. 7-12-23
Replies: 91
Views: 10196

Re: Tonights football. 7-12-23

Watching both games tonight made it clear that it’s not just us gifting points away due to individual errors. Trippier had a mare and Spurs gifted 2 goals.

Doesn’t make our situation any better but gives me hope another team might “Throw One Inn” against us
by pauliopaulio
Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vitinho
Replies: 11
Views: 1668

Re: Vitinho

What worries me about him at RB is that he always seems to dive in. Got skinned a couple of times yesterday - better teams will punish that
by pauliopaulio
Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: If only we had a striker...
Replies: 63
Views: 4244

Re: If only we had a striker...

There’s obviously more to it behind the scenes but I cannot fathom why Weghorst was sent on loan leaving us with just 2 strikers. Either its fear of us booing him, squad unpleasure with his return, or a falling out with Vinny. With hindsight (glorious thing) its another barmy decision in the summer ...
by pauliopaulio
Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Set Piece Coach
Replies: 36
Views: 2943

Re: Set Piece Coach

Safron wrote:
Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:10 pm
I think everyone knows a set piece coach is there for offensive coaching not defending or he would be called an defensive coach
So who is responsible for the monstrosity of our defensive corner set up?
by pauliopaulio
Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Set Piece Coach
Replies: 36
Views: 2943

Set Piece Coach

How much is he on?
by pauliopaulio
Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Culvert work starting
Replies: 249
Views: 31158

Re: Culvert work starting

Is the Culvert closed again?
by pauliopaulio
Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rashford
Replies: 34
Views: 3060

Re: Rashford

tarkys_ears wrote:
Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:16 pm
Could pay for a lot of school dinners with that kind of unecessary outlay
It staggers me how anyone can have a problem with a person campaigning to ensure under-privileged kids have something to eat each day
by pauliopaulio
Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football Focus To Go?
Replies: 72
Views: 5796

Re: Football Focus To Go?

TheFamilyCat wrote:
Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:21 pm
I haven't watched Footy Focus for years but if anyone is pining for Lawro it must be bad.
I miss Des’s ‘tache
by pauliopaulio
Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football Focus To Go?
Replies: 72
Views: 5796

Re: Football Focus To Go?

:roll: It's run it's course, it's relevance has gone. "Woke" - what a lazy, stupid thing to say. You say that but look at the BBC Football homepage - Birmingham vs QPR 8th down. Above that: England vs Scotland - 41K in attendance - top billing deservedly so 2nd billing - Iceland vs Wales - no atten...
by pauliopaulio
Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: I feel there is something really exciting building
Replies: 17
Views: 2568

Re: ARTICLE: I feel there is something really exciting building

While I potentially agree, they still have quite a few players that can really hurt us. If we let them get going, it could be a long, long evening. If we really have a go at them, press well, handle their counter attacks, and keep turning them around, it could be our day Handing their counter attac...
by pauliopaulio
Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Top 100 players according to GDC
Replies: 33
Views: 2422

Re: Top 100 players according to GDC

No Wooney?
by pauliopaulio
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Why the panic?
Replies: 168
Views: 9646

Re: Why the panic?

The only panic is with the bedwetters on here that have nothing better to do and clearly think they know better than someone with decades of first hand experience of top level football FWIW in answer to the above post - the tactics and set up may be ok (and I guess we'll see when we play 'lesser' t...
by pauliopaulio
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Square pegs in round holes
Replies: 114
Views: 7350

Re: Square pegs in round holes

Absolutely nothing to do with Trafford. I don’t have the same agenda as some but their 4th was directly to do with Trafford. A poor lofted ball out to Al-Dakhil that he decided to try to jump and chest instead of letting it go out of play. They picked up the 2nd ball and then it ended up with Madis...
by pauliopaulio
Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cricket field stand
Replies: 91
Views: 7969

Re: Cricket field stand

This always comes up about leaving early. I left after the 5th. I've better things to do than watch that shite. My pal from Australia was home and we were going out. The option of meeting him on time became more important than chasing a lost cause. The point is, people literally have better things ...
by pauliopaulio
Sat Sep 02, 2023 9:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cricket field stand
Replies: 91
Views: 7969

Re: Cricket field stand

Ah right, ok. I bet you stayed when things were going well lest season! A fair weather supporter basically. Like I said I’ve left a handful of times. Today was one of those times because it was that bad. I used to absolutely rinse anyone who left early when I was younger so I get it. But today, my ...
by pauliopaulio
Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cricket field stand
Replies: 91
Views: 7969

Re: Cricket field stand

I left after the 4th went in.

I’m 40 and I’ve probably only left about 4/5 games ever. This one was that bad.

Doesn’t reflect on anything except I had better things to do on a Saturday than watch us get torn apart due to our own tactics.
by pauliopaulio
Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: JBG
Replies: 23
Views: 2048

Re: JGB

Made me laugh after a crap day 👍🏻
by pauliopaulio
Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Tottenham - Player Ratings
Replies: 101
Views: 9964

Re: Burnley v Tottenham - Player Ratings

Trafford 5 - some good saves but his (lack of) passing range and (lack of) ability under pressure cost us 2 of the goals. I’m just holding onto the hope that Muric was just as bad at the start of last season and I have a lot more confidence in Trafford at corners and high balls. Al Dakhil 4 - His wo...
by pauliopaulio
Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Positives
Replies: 76
Views: 5236

Re: Positives

Koleosho has looked a different gravy in these 3 games.
by pauliopaulio
Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Today
Replies: 44
Views: 3130

Re: Team for Today

Set ourselves up to fail in the last couple of league games. The Forest lineup wasn't without question marks either but at least the back 4 was much more balanced. Hopefully we get Ekdal back soon to give us a little more dominance centrally but as a very minimum we need to play players in position...
by pauliopaulio
Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Square pegs in round holes
Replies: 114
Views: 7350

Re: Square pegs in round holes

Best way to describe it. The full back experiments needs to end after 1 game. And I have no idea why we moved to a 5-2-3 after half time.

Still hopefully though. We were bobbins at the start of last season and showed we were quick learners
by pauliopaulio
Sat Sep 02, 2023 9:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Trésor is a Claret on deadline day
Replies: 28
Views: 3839

Re: ARTICLE: Trésor is a Claret on deadline day

Will he be eligible to be in the squad today vs Spurs? Or signed too late?
by pauliopaulio
Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trafford
Replies: 349
Views: 19101

Re: Trafford

ClaretsPadiham wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:33 pm
Looks like a league 1 keeper, way out of his depth.

Still can’t get my head round the price tag we paid for a keeper who was in League 1 last season.

Muric has to start he’s key to everything we do.
Based on what?
by pauliopaulio
Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trent Arnold
Replies: 39
Views: 2309

Re: Trent Arnold

Carra chatting absolutely nonsense. 😂
by pauliopaulio
Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The standard of the Prem v Champ
Replies: 69
Views: 3961

Re: The standard of the Prem v Champ

How is it despair? Yes Villa are a very good team. But we played poorly. It's okay to say so. It was a generalisation - was just my feeling after reading a few comments. I thought we didn’t play great in the first half and struggled to create. Second half I thought we held our own and showed we wil...
by pauliopaulio
Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The standard of the Prem v Champ
Replies: 69
Views: 3961

Re: The standard of the Prem v Champ

This board is bipolar at times. Absolute despair after losing to a very good team. Villa will be top 6 easily. Their tactics were something we haven’t faced before. They sat so deep - 11 behind the centre circle - but then broke so quickly. We haven’t faced that before and will learn. There are a lo...
by pauliopaulio
Sat Aug 12, 2023 8:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v City match thread
Replies: 377
Views: 14465

Re: Clarets v City match thread

I vowed last night that if I read on here the words ‘reality check’ after a game against Man City that I would have to hunt down the poster and beat them to death with my bare hands. So pauliopaulio, if you’d be so kind as to pop your address on here I’ll bob round this afternoon👍🏻 https://y.yarn.c...
by pauliopaulio
Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Atmosphere tonight
Replies: 40
Views: 3493

Re: Atmosphere tonight

When we are one nil down where do our fans go? Silenced! A young team like that, come on get behind them and help keep their heads up Same as any club - just like we sing “You only sing when your winning” to other clubs. It’s part of English football culture - we react to what’s happening on the pi...
by pauliopaulio
Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 1st goal
Replies: 13
Views: 1598

Re: 1st goal

Spindles wrote:
Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:11 am
Sorry, didn't know the corner rule. Thought it was because everyone is normally behind the ball.
You can’t be offside to any ball passed backwards. Regardless of the rules though it was a well worked corner
by pauliopaulio
Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Atmosphere tonight
Replies: 40
Views: 3493

Re: Atmosphere tonight

Early goal didn’t help Exactly that in my opinion. Noise beforehand was great (in my armchair via Sky) - they even had to cut away because you couldn’t hear the pundits. Going 0-1 down in 4 mins against a team that normally batters us popped the balloon. It recovered and then they scored the second...
by pauliopaulio
Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Key points from tonight’s game
Replies: 79
Views: 5251

Re: Key points from tonight’s game

I still think we’ll finish top 10. Moments of quality for them at the back and up front were the difference. Most teams don’t have that
by pauliopaulio
Fri Aug 11, 2023 10:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Key points from tonight’s game
Replies: 79
Views: 5251

Re: Key points from tonight’s game

Best player in world football for me You quoted someone and I’m quoting you but would nuance it as the best in his position. He is operating at a different level to other top class players. He is always in the perfect position in both defence and attack - it’s like he has a sixth sense. Same as Haa...
by pauliopaulio
Fri Aug 11, 2023 10:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v City match thread
Replies: 377
Views: 14465

Re: Clarets v City match thread

Someone said the two fans are whatever where actually 2 just stop oil protesters, dont know if true, But would make sense given there track record and tv coverage Don’t know about the invader but for the first one it would be a change of tactic for them to throw a butane filled lighter at a footbal...
by pauliopaulio
Fri Aug 11, 2023 10:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Key points from tonight’s game
Replies: 79
Views: 5251

Re: Key points from tonight’s game

I know we lost but people are over-reacting. Whether you agree or not it’s a legitimate opinion to think that Muric would be a better choice than Trafford. I personally don’t agree - I think the way City pressed us was just a different level. All our back 6 tried to play out from the back like we di...
by pauliopaulio
Fri Aug 11, 2023 10:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v City match thread
Replies: 377
Views: 14465

Re: Clarets v City match thread

I would say it probably starts 21st October when we have an easier run of games :oops: Why be so glass half-empty? We played ok today but were outclassed against a world class team. We have a gap next week to give Vinny more time with the squad (rumours that Ramsey was there tonight). We all saw af...
by pauliopaulio
Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v City match thread
Replies: 377
Views: 14465

Re: Clarets v City match thread

Gutted about the lighter throw and the invader. We’ve so much to proud of over the last decade and the last 12-16 months especially. We all saw from the Power Paddy advert how easy it is to stereotype BFC, the town itself and us fans. The coverage before the game on Sky was so positive. The after ga...
by pauliopaulio
Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New food/drink rules at the Turf
Replies: 353
Views: 32724

Re: New food/drink rules at the Turf

Critical information - how much are Twixes?
by pauliopaulio
Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next seasons kit
Replies: 657
Views: 59701

Re: Next seasons kit

Have you seen the kit? Really hope it’s a good un for our Prem return. No - I’ve no inside knowledge or hint of what it will be like. I just know that at every point last year I was wrong - I thought we’d have a crap kit, sold our best players, Alan P was a charlatan, would struggle to avoid double...
by pauliopaulio
Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next seasons kit
Replies: 657
Views: 59701

Re: Next seasons kit

That’s depressing. Our training kit this season has been absolutely dreadful. Black in the main, single block colours for the variants. Unlike the kits, which Umbro got spot on. City’s walk out gear last night showing how nice kit can be designed. Really hoping we’re not in for more of the same che...
by pauliopaulio
Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: B&M
Replies: 31
Views: 3694

Re: B&M

Best thing about B & M is that it's the only regular retailer who has the 7.5% Nigerian export Guinness. Don't knock it til you've tried it. You can get it in Burnley Tesco and Asda? In Tesco it’s in the other countries area near the bakery and in Asda it’s in the beer aisle itself. It is lovely st...
by pauliopaulio
Sun May 07, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Breakfast in Burnley
Replies: 41
Views: 3089

Re: Breakfast in Burnley

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Sat May 06, 2023 7:55 pm
I don't know who you are but have you ever eaten at the Premier Inn ? The breakfast is reasonably priced and with a good selection as is RoseHill house
I’m Ronnie Pickering
by pauliopaulio
Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Message from Vinny
Replies: 16
Views: 3546

Re: Message from Vinny

redwasp wrote:
Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:25 pm
I'll probably get some stick for not knowing this. Why does he have BK on his kit tops?.
It’s a sponsors logo
by pauliopaulio
Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ewood guard of honour
Replies: 19
Views: 3588

Re: Ewood guard of honour

Never going to happen and rightly so Why rightly so? Even Barcelona gave Real Madrid a guard of honour (which ironically wasn’t reciprocated). Utd gave Chelsea one etc For me it is a display of sportsmanship and the elevation of the game above rivalry. To mean it shows more about stature and maturi...
by pauliopaulio
Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sunderland have sold all their tickets.
Replies: 28
Views: 3318

Re: Sunderland have sold all their tickets.

I hope none of them are stood up