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by CoolClaret
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonali
Replies: 4
Views: 566

Re: Tonali

I think that the Rossoneri knew all about this on the downlow and ultimately, that's why they sold him.
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Zeki Amdouni Shot Accuracy
Replies: 40
Views: 1957

Re: Zeki Amdouni Shot Accuracy

With how many? Exactly…. Arguing that someone isn’t that bad because he’s joint top scorer means nowt when the totals are so spectacularly low. I’d hoped for so much from this lad, but it may just be that our style doesn’t suit him. I don’t think he’s a bad player, just not what we need. An 'even b...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 733
Views: 43713

Re: Season tickets next season

People moaning about us being unable to compete in the Premier league then moaning about a ticket price increase by the 19th (out of 20) least expensive STs in the PL need to take a look at themselves. I know most people aren't in both camps but a number are. I know times are tough financially for ...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 733
Views: 43713

Re: Season tickets next season

It does make you wonder which "new" fans they're trying to attract. Surely there's only so many corporate folk? The priority for owners in the PL are for corporate (necessary evil if you will) and then one off day tripping fans that will come for a match and spend a few quid in the match store. Thi...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 733
Views: 43713

Re: Season tickets next season

ksrclaret wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:24 pm
It’s been a truly woeful season.

The club could write the book on how to systematically take apart the good feeling and good will.

Those price increases for kids and concessions are outrageous. There are a lot of unhappy customers.
"How to lose fans and not influence people".
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England Euro 2024 Squad
Replies: 21
Views: 587

Re: England Euro 2024 Squad

Depends on if Popey gets fit in time and does well in a run of games. I think Ramsdale is massively overrated as well. Goalkeepers - Pickford, Pope*, Butland Defenders - Walker, Shaw, Stones, Maguire, Guehi**, TAA, Colwill, Mitchell Midfielders - Rice, Mainoo, Bellingham, Maddison, Barkley, Foden At...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Zeki Amdouni Shot Accuracy
Replies: 40
Views: 1957

Re: Zeki Amdouni Shot Accuracy

daveisaclaret wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:34 pm
Repeated examples of the OP picking out one stat, stripping away any context, and presenting it as proof a player is good. A pointless exercise.
Might be able to get a spot on MOTD if he keeps it up going off the panel from their last show.
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 733
Views: 43713

Re: Season tickets next season

American owners...... There are no reduced prices for pensioners at all in American sports. As a result, you don't see many over-65's at games in the USA. The only time I have seen anything close to a reduced rate is for armed forces veterans. So ALK would find this a strange practice. Love how the...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Zeki Amdouni Shot Accuracy
Replies: 40
Views: 1957

Re: Zeki Amdouni Shot Accuracy

If you are correct, and like very often with stats, I don’t feel you are, there would be other crap outliers at the top of this table. But there aren’t. Just very good, very expensive players. Like Zeki. No idea what you're talking about. There's even an argument to be made that guys with lower sho...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Zeki Amdouni Shot Accuracy
Replies: 40
Views: 1957

Re: Zeki Amdouni Shot Accuracy

So if you bing all your shots straight at a keeper it'd be 100% accuracy.

With such a small discrepancy in these I wouldn't read into it in anywhere near the way you are doing, and it's the wrong way to use statistics.
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 733
Views: 43713

Re: Season tickets next season

Funny isn't it - Fed PR from the club about how wildly speculating on young players across Europe with the club as leverage is seen as 'ensuring the future health of the club' Yet Effectively pricing local families out of tickets and prioritising anything but regular match attending fans isn't. Stra...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 733
Views: 43713

Re: Season tickets next season

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:30 pm
Sadly in life things tend to go up in price rather than down
Not like that!
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 733
Views: 43713

Re: Season tickets next season

I Know it is cool to hammer to non Burnley born owners, but those slating the new prices could also comment that anybody under the age of 18 the dearest ticket works out about £6 a game if we go down. Granted it doesn't sound as good as all under 22 tickets have massively gone up but just a bit of ...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets next season
Replies: 733
Views: 43713

Re: Season tickets next season

Might be an over reaction but my slight rant and feelings I have about it all - The once blurred line between BFC as a local community club and its takeover by American v̶u̶l̶t̶u̶r̶e̶s̶ financiers is becoming more and more apparent with each passing day. I'll always love the club but I find myself c...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

Problem for some is they have spent the whole season crying about Trafford that as soon as anything positive happens with him they feel the need to make dumb comments. He has basically been called up to help with training and some "fans" can't wait to have a bitch and moan. Let;s just be grateful f...
by CoolClaret
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Baltimore Bridge has fallen down!
Replies: 53
Views: 2417

Re: Baltimore Bridge has fallen down!

The brain rot of people since covid is insane.

The internet has always had nutters on it but damn - it's just everywhere now.
by CoolClaret
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

GetIntoEm wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:40 am
not enough, but Trafford will be better than Pope
Pope has freakish arm length and a large frame for a tall dude. Made Joe Hart look small.

Popey criminally underrated even till this day. There's absolutely 0 evidence that can make anyone make such a claim.
by CoolClaret
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley divisive XI' would be a fun thing to do... Thread worthy!
Replies: 97
Views: 3227

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

NL Claret wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:51 am
The reason for the dislike of Marney was purely down to who signed him, Wallace was the same, strange times under Laws.
Absolutely spot on.

Marney was a great player for us since his debut.
by CoolClaret
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Turfcast interview with Andy Cooke
Replies: 31
Views: 2716

Re: Turfcast interview with Andy Cooke

Doing well is Joe with Turfcast. All the best to him.
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

The main football analytical advsiors such as DribLab tend to disagree. Also, when we look at the table, it makes sense when we see who is top. Of course, there are other factors, like distribution, but Trafford is better than Johnstone in this key area for keepers (though worse than most of the EP...
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

Final comment on this -

If JT just so happened to play for another club and had performed similarly then no doubt some of the posters on here would rightly be questioning Southgate for the call-up.
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

Two crucial points: 1. Fantastic for James, warm congratulations, reflects well on Burnley, and shows how well regarded he is, including by me, even if I would have chosen Muric this season. I have no doubts he is the number 1 heir apparent, should be for us and for England. Ahead of Ramsdale in du...
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

AlargeClaret wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:28 pm
Has there ever been a more uneducated pig ignorant comment on this forum ? Give your head a wobble ffs .
I think there's been plenty, yes. Give your head a wobble ffs.
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

So if he's not being picked on merit. what is he being picked on? Probably scarcity in the position and some familiarity with prior involvement in the England U21 setup. Certainly not merit. Butland is flying (albeit) north of the border - come tournament time if we had an injury to Pickford + anot...
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

taio wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:10 pm
Clearly and unsurprisingly, your first and primary thought was to question his selection without any reference to being pleased about it.
I just believe people should be picked on merit - for everything.
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

taio wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:06 pm
Imagine just being pleased for one of our players
When have I said that I'm not? Great opportunity for JT. I just said I think the England selection process is strange.
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

PremierLeagueClass wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:59 pm
Pray for Coolclaret :D
Imagine just wanting the best players available to play for BFC and people to be selected on merit.
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

Leisure wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:15 pm
Give it a rest.
Sorry for expressing an opinion, just find it strange.
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

boatshed bill wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:14 pm
When were we flying, as you put it?
2018 ish
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford England call up
Replies: 194
Views: 8140

Re: James Trafford England call up

Seems once you're in and around the setup you'll get first dibs.

Strange considering his seasons offerings, whereas when we were flying a lot of our English contingent barely got a sniff.
by CoolClaret
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley divisive XI' would be a fun thing to do... Thread worthy!
Replies: 97
Views: 3227

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

I liked Jeff Hendrick but in the season we came 7th we went just shy of 3 months without a win, barely scoring a goal, with him playing off the striker. It was grim. The run of 5 wins on the bounce that saved the season started with Wood's return from injury with Wood coming off the bench for Hendr...
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley divisive XI' would be a fun thing to do... Thread worthy!
Replies: 97
Views: 3227

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

I'll add at both fullback positions, Graham Branch and the Brazilian Graham Branch - Vitinho

(for the record I like Branch and love Vitinho)
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 129
Views: 6815

Re: Weghorst

Doesn't Crouch have the most headed goals in the Premier League? Means more winning headers for knock downs and being used as a head on a stick/target man - which incidentally (though far past his best) Crouchy showed that he couldn't do whilst he was here... was very annoying seeing Dyche launch t...
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10693
Views: 790661

Re: Russia Invades

Should Putin declare that Ukraine has been a direct actor in the Concert Hall massacre that will give the green light for Russia to target Zelensky and the rest of Ukraine’s leadership. That would signal a massive escalation and create a real dilemma for Europe and those backing Ukraine. I mean - w...
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 129
Views: 6815

Re: Weghorst

bfcjg wrote:
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:53 pm
I reckoning his short-time being on the books Weghorst has had more mentions then.players who have been here years. Very divisive character.
'Burnley divisive XI' would be a fun thing to do... Thread worthy!
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 129
Views: 6815

Re: Weghorst

taio wrote:
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:23 pm
Weghorst wouldn't have wanted to play as our second striker and Kompany didn't see him fitting in such a system
He probably didn't, though he did in Benfica preseason, so not sure about your second point.
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 129
Views: 6815

Re: Weghorst

Signed on the last day of the Jan 2022 transfer window, as a replacement for Chris Wood. We only had 2 weeks to sign a striker; were we just desperate to get someone in? Yes + the fact he had a very decent pedigree and we were getting him for (what we thought) was a decent fee. He might not have ba...
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 129
Views: 6815

Re: Weghorst

In this 4-4-2 / 4-2-2-2 ish system that we've adopted, Weghorst would be absolutely tailor made for that second striker position for us right now - honestly if you can't see that then I don't know what to tell you. It's a shame how it's all played out and yes he's probably a bit of an arse but he se...
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 129
Views: 6815

Re: Weghorst

Can tell it's the international break...
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10693
Views: 790661

Re: Russia Invades

Trump is not aligned with the Biden/ Global American Empire at all and has stated he will put an end to the war in 24 hours. Boris went over to The Ukraine stop any chance of peace breaking out and told their puppet Zelensky to get back to it. Ah yes of course, should have just not done anything an...
by CoolClaret
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 129
Views: 6815

Re: Weghorst

I’m with you in the minority. I have always rated him. Sadly, many of the wooden headed ones amongst us cannot, or just refuse to accept that he could be this big asset for us. Using throw away comments like he doesn’t want to play for us and that his attitude stinks. He is in terms of ability, hea...
by CoolClaret
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Princess of Wales
Replies: 82
Views: 3479

Re: Princess of Wales

I would say that the legacy media, corporations and government have caused far more damage to society than any conspiracist in recent years. The Gov is turd - they're getting voted out. Legacy media - depends.. red top papers etc suck as always but there's some great stuff reported. Corporations - ...
by CoolClaret
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 129
Views: 6815

Re: Weghorst

Woutstanding.
by CoolClaret
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric subbed on 82 minutes
Replies: 19
Views: 2722

Re: Muric subbed on 82 minutes

boatshed bill wrote:
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:01 pm
No staying power, that's the trouble with Muric.
...imagine getting excited about our keeper getting substituted in a game for his country.

;)
by CoolClaret
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10693
Views: 790661

Re: Russia Invades

If Trump gets in and does what he is threatening it is not just Ukraine that needs to worry. All this penny pinching now is only going to end up costing much more. The trajectory at the moment suggests within the next 5-10 years Russia will roll over Europe. When they attacked a friend I did nothin...
by CoolClaret
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Princess of Wales
Replies: 82
Views: 3479

Re: Princess of Wales

Really? You missed that they doctored a photo and published it to the world to portray a false image? I also find the digs at the conspiracy theorists bizarre. They were absolutely spot on and its this exact behaviour from the powers of the world that creates conspiracy theories People dont think t...
by CoolClaret
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Norway National Team
Replies: 7
Views: 1130

Re: Norway National Team

Never quite kicked on as they'd have hoped when Christian Kalvenes retired...
by CoolClaret
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Princess of Wales
Replies: 82
Views: 3479

Re: Princess of Wales

BurnleyFC wrote:
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:23 pm
The one’s I’ve seen on Facebook aren’t - it was a CGI video now, apparently.
& further down the rabbit hole they'll go, doubling down because their pathetic ego can't take possibly being wrong.

Occam's Razor, forever and always.