Even allowing for Muric's two clangers, which were both absolutely honking and worse than any single mistake Trafford has made, Muric is still the better goalkeeper in every way and it isn't even close.
If we sold Muric, we'd need to bring in a new no 1, even for the Championship.
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- Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The summer Trafford/Muric dilemma
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1411
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Beyer
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3411
Re: Beyer
Probably about right. With the amount of wasted money we've paid for players this season, we're going to have to sell a few you'd have thought.Nonayforever wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:47 pmI would imagine every player is available for sale if the price is right.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Beyer
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3411
Re: Beyer
I'm a Beyer fan but if we could get a fee around the £15m mark I'd be open to seeing him go. O'Shea and Esteve have established a nice partnership that looks to have some longevity to it, and the goals against column has come down a bit over the last 8 games or so. I always note with the Beyer debat...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:06 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tragedy chanting
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3834
Re: Tragedy chanting
Yeah, that's certainly the obvious conclusion.Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:05 amObviously someone has bought him a ticket using somebody else's Clarets number.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:00 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tragedy chanting
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3834
Re: Tragedy chanting
Could it be that the young lad was just a bit distressed by having that thick scruffy thug bellowing stuff about dead Utd fans into his ear?Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:54 amHow's that young lad in front of him got a ticket in such a small allocation?
Obviously a UTD fan, not celebrating, looks well peed off.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tragedy chanting
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3834
Re: Tragedy chanting
Is this the new trendy thing? Video away fans and hope you catch something that you can put on the internet to provoke a reaction? Granted it's normally Liverpool fans that seem to do it, but just recently it seems to be every game. Of course it shouldn't happen and I don't agree with it, but how p...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Man Utd (a)
- Replies: 368
- Views: 11665
Re: Man Utd (a)
Yes.
It's absolutely shocking from a bloke who appears to be in his 40s/50s.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: All there in one match.
- Replies: 95
- Views: 6374
Re: All there in one match.
I have no interest in your nit picking, I’d just like to see a little more support on here for VK and the team. 1 loss in 9, we are moving in the right direction after a difficult start finding our feet, we can still do it. Every time I log in here it’s negative whining non stop even when the teams...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: All there in one match.
- Replies: 95
- Views: 6374
Re: All there in one match.
The lack of support for the manager and team on here is absolutely shocking, clear signs of improvement over the season, giving their all, just more than matched United at Old Trafford yet some just can’t wait to slag off VK, 1 loss in 8? Yet zero trust shown in his selections. It’s almost like som...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Man Utd (a)
- Replies: 368
- Views: 11665
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: All there in one match.
- Replies: 95
- Views: 6374
Re: All there in one match.
At least we're playing like an actual men's football team these days and not a weak, timid U18s side like earlier in the season. Great to see these players playing with some actual character and balls over recent games. If we hadn't have spent 2/3s of the season playing with dogger selections and ta...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Man Utd (a)
- Replies: 368
- Views: 11665
Re: Man Utd (a)
It's also highly likely that Fofana's inclusion will mean that Foster has to play on the right wing again lol.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Man Utd (a)
- Replies: 368
- Views: 11665
Re: Man Utd (a)
It's always a good idea to change a winning team.
It's always an even better idea to bring in a bobbins centre forward like Fofana.
It's always an even better idea to bring in a bobbins centre forward like Fofana.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: QPR v Leeds
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3041
Re: QPR v Leeds
QPR have been absolutely amazing so far in this game. They look like a seriously impressive team.
Whatever their new manager has done isn’t getting enough credit considering he took over from that awful Ainsworth.
Whatever their new manager has done isn’t getting enough credit considering he took over from that awful Ainsworth.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: BFC Women on The Turf today.
- Replies: 72
- Views: 4656
Re: BFC Women on The Turf today.
I doubt that virgin would even recognise a woman if one did kick him in the face.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Jacob Brunn Larsen
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3139
Re: Jacob Brunn Larsen
I'm not surprised that Larsen's record for us shows 5 goals but 0 assists. Recently we've been using our wide players in a similar way to Brighton in that we attempt to circulate the ball around the middle of the pitch, with the centre forward dropping deep to help with this, and then we look to rel...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Kompany to Brighton?
- Replies: 123
- Views: 9508
Re: Kompany to Brighton?
If anyone knows about the pitfalls on letting your children play on X, it’s definitely Alan Pace.
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 199
- Views: 15239
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
It’s absolutely about time clubs started being more forthright and vocal about some of the staggering decisions that are being made.
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today's Games
- Replies: 246
- Views: 8315
Re: Today's Games
Everton absolutely stink. Even their set pieces are gash.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Koleosho
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2472
Re: Koleosho
I'm looking forward to welcoming back both Koleosho and Beyer next season, assuming they both stay. Both were 2 of the top 4 performers according to the average player ratings.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cullen
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3037
Re: Cullen
We played a 3 man midfield all of last season and it worked perfectly and for some reason we decided to go more attacking to show horn our more expensive signing in amdouni into the side. Such a season of ifs and buts, but it’s no coincidence we have become a better side with muric and Cullen in th...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
- Replies: 87
- Views: 5321
Re: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
:lol: :lol: I am highly chilled, my guy, beer in hand doing some fine cooking and just laughing at some stream fiend getting wound up about player ratings after a 4-1 away win. Always fun when people get arsey about player ratings. I reckon you probably pipped him to the arsey accolade, to be hones...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton tomorrow
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3468
Re: Everton tomorrow
Yeah sadly I'll be hoping for an Everton win tomorrow. If we've got even a slight chance of pulling this off, Forest will be the ones to hunt down.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
- Replies: 87
- Views: 5321
Re: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
From TV unfortunately today. Not sure if these will count or not.
Muric 8
Assignon 8
O’Shea 7
Estève 6
Taylor 6
Vitinho 6
Berge 9
Cullen 7
Larsen 6
Odobert 6
Foster 6
Brownhill 7
Gudmundsson 8
The two subs were brilliant. Experience counts. Good win.
Muric 8
Assignon 8
O’Shea 7
Estève 6
Taylor 6
Vitinho 6
Berge 9
Cullen 7
Larsen 6
Odobert 6
Foster 6
Brownhill 7
Gudmundsson 8
The two subs were brilliant. Experience counts. Good win.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
- Replies: 87
- Views: 5321
Re: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
Chill out a bit pal
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
- Replies: 87
- Views: 5321
Re: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
Well that little bicker escalated quickly.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cullen
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3037
Re: Cullen
Yes he’s been very good since his return to the side. I thought he was very unfortunate to lose his place in the autumn because, although he had some poor games, he was a victim of the appalling system we were using where Cullen was basically a one-man midfield. He should have been reintroduced far ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Berge
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4379
Re: Berge
Would be brilliant if we could keep him next season.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: That is why
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3019
Re: That is why
With a spend of over £100m since VK has been here, so we should be challenging at the top end of the Championship. We certainly won’t be walking the league though unless the manager goes back to valuing experience and continuity. Another shambles of a summer overhaul and we won’t be near the top of ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sheffield Utd v Burnley Match Thread.
- Replies: 460
- Views: 11784
Re: Sheffield Utd v Burnley Match Thread.
We can only pray. Nasty piece of work.AmbleClaret wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:15 pmWish you could be kicked off this site,you're an absolute bell.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Team v sheff utd
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2400
Re: Team v sheff utd
Thankfully he's dropped Fofana today.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Team v sheff utd
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2400
Re: Team v sheff utd
I think Wo Didi will be the closest to being correct.
Possibly a bit too sensible for VK though.
Possibly a bit too sensible for VK though.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: How we get the ball into the box
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1149
Re: How we get the ball into the box
Wow. Hahaha.
Just appalling.
Just appalling.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fitness
- Replies: 77
- Views: 4430
Re: Fitness
Why was it wrong? I think it was wrong because the players who ‘benefitted’ from the extra fitness and team building efforts, which I presume was the point, have barely featured and lots have left. VK must have known by then of his plans to turn the squad over as much as he did. The team hasn’t loo...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fitness
- Replies: 77
- Views: 4430
Re: Fitness
No. I think Milltown’s original point appears to be that VK brought them back too early. Otherwise I don’t see the relevance to a fitness thread. To be honest I don’t remember much critism of it at the time. Easy in hindsight to add it to the growing list of things VK has done wrong. Well my mistak...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Obafemi
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4684
Re: Obafemi
Just passing the time of day, Bill. Corrie isn’t much good at the moment.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fitness
- Replies: 77
- Views: 4430
Re: Fitness
No impact, which I think is the point.agreenwood wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:22 pmIf they aren’t here or aren’t playing, what impact has it had on this team’s fitness?
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Obafemi
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4684
Re: Obafemi
Take a chill pill, Bill, as the kids might (no longer) say.boatshed bill wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:03 pmSo did we sign him with fitness issues or not?
Did we sign him for a reported £12million or not?
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Obafemi
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4684
Re: Obafemi
He only had fitness issues because he barely featured for Swansea after being denied a move to us in the summer.boatshed bill wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:59 pmWe were never going to pay that.
We loaned him, I believe, knowing he had fitness issues. Sounds like he's just about got himself fully match-fit now with Millwall.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Obafemi
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4684
Re: Obafemi
Crikey. I didn't realise it was that much. I had £9m in my head but it was a while ago so could be wrong.nil_desperandum wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:36 pmFully agree. They were wanting about 12 million as I recall.
I dread to think how much money we'd have lost on him had we paid around those figures.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Obafemi
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4684
Re: Obafemi
Oh heck, Bill.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Obafemi
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4684
Re: Obafemi
I'm just glad we didn't sign him in August 2022 when I dread to think how much more money would have been chucked down the pan.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fitness
- Replies: 77
- Views: 4430
Re: Fitness
Especially not given most of the players he called back have either been shipped out somewhere else now or have hardly featured.CoolClaret wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:15 pmI'm not one to pretend to be 'ITK' but I've heard that went down like a lead balloon. Hardly worked either has it?
What a braindead decision.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fitness
- Replies: 77
- Views: 4430
Re: Fitness
Remember at the end of last season when VK had them back in for pre season about 2 weeks after the season finished and it was seen as revolutionary. This is what you get. Even at the time, I saw lots of people calling that out for exactly what it was. A publicity stunt to court attention from the m...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Been with your Mrs for 30 years and don’t love her.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3633
Re: Been with your Mrs for 30 years and don’t love her.
It’s been an absolutely wretched season where it seems to me that the fans just feel exasperated by the decisions that have been made and are just a bit apathetic to it all. The fans know that we are so brittle and we’re turning up to every game expecting to lose. Those early hidings at home did for...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: We need to talk about Foster
- Replies: 85
- Views: 4632
Re: We need to talk about Foster
There is clearly a fantastic player in Lyle Foster. At the beginning of the season he looked just about our only player capable of playing at PL level. I think he was also the player with the highest average rating the last time CT calculated it. I do think next season is make or break for him now t...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2776
Re: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder
given JJ's comments on stick to football about not being able to play the football we played in the Championship in the Premier League I suspect there has been a re-think - I've no idea what that will look like but I suspect we will be signing units rather than lightweights I really hope you’re cor...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fitness
- Replies: 77
- Views: 4430
Re: Fitness
That Fofana jog reminds me of the kids in PE class who really couldn't be arsed to join in.
Can anyone imagine Sean Dyche putting up with some of the antics we've seen from our players this season?
Can anyone imagine Sean Dyche putting up with some of the antics we've seen from our players this season?
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2776
Re: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder
I dread to think of which expensive flops the MUD analytics software will come up with this time.
Hopefully we’ll sign players with the qualities we need as opposed to signing players who might, potentially, one day, if the wind is in the right direction, make us a profit.
Hopefully we’ll sign players with the qualities we need as opposed to signing players who might, potentially, one day, if the wind is in the right direction, make us a profit.
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: So do you drop Muric after two massive costly howlers?
- Replies: 363
- Views: 11655
Re: So do you drop Muric after two massive costly howlers?
LOL at you geeks still doing the Muric vs Trafford thing as if you’re all not completely and utterly entrenched in your views already.
Never let a good error go to waste.
Never let a good error go to waste.