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- Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Get this clown out
- Replies: 203
- Views: 9850
Re: Get this clown out
Kompany is a young manager learning. Last season most things worked very well. This season he's made lots of mistakes and we've had a terrible season. So sack him and get no benefit of two seasons experience. Or keep him and write off this season to his development. Look at Lampard Rooney and Gerrar...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Melanie
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3818
Re: Melanie
Great recording. I saw Melanie live at the Isle of Wight. Went there to see The Who. But really liked Melanie singing late in the evening.
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:00 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Your favourite FA Cup tie
- Replies: 167
- Views: 8882
Re: Your favourite FA Cup tie
Plenty to choose from. I go for a Match at Bramall Lane but not the one others have chosen. 1962 on the way to Wembley. We won 1-0.in the sixth round. In those days there was a crowd on only three sides as Yorkshire also played cricket there!! Others : 9-0 v New Brighton with a Jimmy Mac hat trick i...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Can we avoid relegation? Points forecast.
- Replies: 87
- Views: 4250
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 3:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 72
- Views: 4143
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Joshua Smith v Brentford
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1631
Re: RATE THE REF - Joshua Smith v Brentford
Thought he had a good game.
Was in control of things. Correctly booked Roberts (first yellow for being a dxxx.
Stopped some quick throw ins being taken from wrong place. Decisions generally seemed fair on both sides.
So A 20, B 20, C 20, D 20.
Was in control of things. Correctly booked Roberts (first yellow for being a dxxx.
Stopped some quick throw ins being taken from wrong place. Decisions generally seemed fair on both sides.
So A 20, B 20, C 20, D 20.
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rotherham v Ipswich
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1481
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: London Tube
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3582
Re: London Tube
Prices: Daily travel card or using contactless are the same price. Kew Bridge is in Zone 3 .so if you are coming to Euston and want to travel in central London then go to Kew Bridge and return to Euston the fare will be capped at 9.60 for an adult. You can use tube , bus ,national rail, overground w...
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: London Tube
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3582
Re: London Tube
Picking up a few points. You can use contactless payment on National Rail (Waterloo or Vauxhall) to Kew Bridge. Make sure you always use the same card throughout the day otherwise the system will think there are two of you and won't aggregate the journeys. Also make sure you tap in and out every tim...
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Luton away
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7064
Re: Luton away
I think we should offer to go and do the painting.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:06 amI'm sat here with everyone else just waiting to see what the situation is. There must be some real concern that they are not going to be ready.
Maybe the house away fans go through to get in needs a lick of paint.
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:55 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chess puzzle
- Replies: 112
- Views: 4742
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:30 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chess puzzle
- Replies: 112
- Views: 4742
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chess puzzle
- Replies: 112
- Views: 4742
Re: Chess puzzle
If Qg8 then black plays knight to e6 and there is no mate on next move for white
- Thu May 18, 2023 10:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 1 to 11 who's the first Burnley player to come to mind.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2429
Re: 1 to 11 who's the first Burnley player to come to mind.
1 Colin McDonald
2Trippier
3Maatsen
4Adamson
5Tarky
6 Barton
7. Connelly
8 Jimmy Mac
9 Ashley Barnes
10 Jimmy Robson
11Ralph Coates
2Trippier
3Maatsen
4Adamson
5Tarky
6 Barton
7. Connelly
8 Jimmy Mac
9 Ashley Barnes
10 Jimmy Robson
11Ralph Coates
- Tue May 09, 2023 1:32 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Vote for your man of the match against Cardiff
- Replies: 4
- Views: 420
Re: Vote for your man of the match against Cardiff
Our 'number nine'!! or is it ten.
- Wed May 03, 2023 2:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: How many old 'uns/over 60's post on here?
- Replies: 167
- Views: 7359
Re: How many old 'uns/over 60's post on here?
76. First game 1954. Burnley 1Cardiff 0. Les Shannon scored after 90 seconds!!
- Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:31 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The best manager we’ve ever had
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1675
Re: The best manager we’ve ever had
What a fantastic season and Vincent Kompany has earned massive respect for what he has achieved. We have all been particularly impressed by the massive change achieved in how we play. But you cannot become Burnley's best ever manager with just one seasons performance. You are competing with : John H...
- Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:26 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Transfer embargo
- Replies: 579
- Views: 34139
Re: Transfer embargo
You're over-simplifying there. At that level auditors do quite a bit more than just audit the accounts (as can be seen from the fact that only about half of the fee paid to the auditors was for the audit). The situation here is that Burnley FC have not produced audited accounts on time. Nothing to ...
- Sun Mar 12, 2023 10:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Transfer embargo
- Replies: 579
- Views: 34139
Re: Transfer embargo
So the club are telling lies? Unfortunately that seems that it might to be the case. Certainly they are not being clear on why they changed auditors. To say that it is 'to improve the club and move forward Burnley Football Club' is hard to believe. What do Auditors do. They audit the accounts. That...
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:14 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: NZ v Eng 2nd test 9.15 start
- Replies: 115
- Views: 5610
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:57 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: James Anderson appreciation post
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2883
Re: James Anderson appreciation post
I've just been watching him today. Definitely Burnley's best ever number 9.
- Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:52 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: blackburn tickets
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3690
Re: blackburn tickets
I was at the cup final when we beat Liverpool 1-0.....I better be getting one.Somethingfishy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 6:59 pmI was at the Orient game....i better be getting one...
- Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Alan Pace
- Replies: 202
- Views: 13473
Re: Alan Pace
Admittedly Tony I’m not a Bob Lord expert, I mean bear in mind my post was slightly facetious- all I know is that he was opposed to having live matches broadcast on TV. Happy to be wrong though Bob Lord was opposed to live TV matches only because he thought clubs were not getting paid enough from t...
- Sat Jan 21, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Realistically can we keep VC long term ?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3691
Re: Realistically can we keep VC long term ?
If you were advising VK on his long term development you would definitely say stay at Burnley for at least 3seasons. Managers need to develop their skills. Gerrard should have stayed at Rangers. Get more experience, learn. Lampard should have stayed at Derby and developed his skills. It's hard to be...
- Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Police after Boro
- Replies: 197
- Views: 20277
Re: Police after Boro
The police on horses are a danger to all supporters. Police like a fight. Disgraceful. I nearly got stepped by horse after Newcastle game last season. Police totally over the top. And completely unaware of the danger they pose to law-abiding supporters. Police on horses should not be allowed.
- Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:20 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Principles.
- Replies: 128
- Views: 5873
Re: Principles.
England are the last country to be pointing fingers. Fighting in Iraq, Syria, dealing inhumanly with asylum seekers, treating low paid workers badly.
Let's just play football.
Let's just play football.
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 6:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Alex Fletcher (Bath City)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3510
Re: Alex Fletcher (Bath City)
Time for Alan Pace to do something about the problem at the Turf. No good having health and safety policies if you don't do something about an obvious problem for players safety.
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Televised game brings three changes to festive fixtures
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1878
Re: Televised game brings three changes to festive fixtures
And what's happened to the Christmas Day game!!! I really like having two games in two days.
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 12:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Great 2nd half Burnley fightbacks
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3086
Re: Great 2nd half Burnley fightbacks
Spurs away 1960/61 season. 4-0 down after about 35 mins and 4-1 at half time. Game finished 4-4 in a week. I met Jimmy Mac about ten years ago and he told me that was the best game he had ever played in. He told Danny Blanchflower his good friend and Spurs captain to watch out in the second half!!
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Uwe Seeler- RIP.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2237
Re: Uwe Seeler- RIP.
I was lucky to be at Turf Moor for the first leg as I was for the first leg against Rheims in the first round Great memories. RIP Uwe Seeler. I too was there. Two of the most exciting matches ever at the Turf. And two of the best performances ever by the Clarets. Seeler and Kopa (Rheims) were two o...
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Energy Bills - EDF
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3902
- Sun May 15, 2022 10:46 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: football vs soccer argument with US Editor in Chief
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1479
Re: football vs soccer argument with US Editor in Chief
It's football. Allover the world. Only north America call it soccer. So stand up against America wanting to change the name.
- Wed May 04, 2022 7:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Liverpool - Lancashire Senior Cup Final
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2694
Re: Burnley v Liverpool - Lancashire Senior Cup Final
Hope we win and stop Liverpool's dream of the quintuple.
- Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:34 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: New Zealand Clarets ready for Queenstown/Wanaka weekend
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1967
Re: New Zealand Clarets ready for Queenstown/Wanaka weekend
I plan to be in Melbourne in November so hoping you will be meeting then.RammyClaret61 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:50 pmHoping for a meet up next season in Melbourne with NZ & Sydney clarets. Travel restrictions pending.
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Russia Invades
- Replies: 10729
- Views: 817337
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Most number of grounds
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3183
Re: Most number of grounds
Chelsea: We have played at TM, Stamford Bridge, St Andrews Birmingham City, Highbury and White Hart Lane. maybe elsewhere?
- Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Vizeh
- Replies: 155
- Views: 15520
Re: Vizeh
Well he's probably 50 years younger than me.
He's a great supporter and I liked his vlogs. Great to see his initiative and enthusiasm has brought it's rewards. Good luck to him.
He's a great supporter and I liked his vlogs. Great to see his initiative and enthusiasm has brought it's rewards. Good luck to him.
- Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Watford
- Replies: 69
- Views: 8315
Re: Burnley v Watford
Assuming this goes ahead Tuesday, as fans we need to be there, whatever is going on behind the scenes, whichever players are fit, and whatever happens, we need to be there, c'mon clarets from near and far this is our cup final, get behind the lads come what may, be there ! Let's create the atmosphe...
- Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Jackie Mason RIP
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1174
Re: Jackie Mason RIP
I saw him live on a visit to New York in the 1990. Fantastic performance.RIP
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:22 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Energy Switch
- Replies: 199
- Views: 21529
Re: Utility (gas and electric) tariffs
It's interesting I think you will probably find dis-satisfied customers with any provider so good for you to share your experience but there is also an overwhelming number of positive experiences too. They don't employ massive call centres and I know that calling them is best as their emails are a ...
- Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Energy Switch
- Replies: 199
- Views: 21529
Re: Utility (gas and electric) tariffs
I use Octopus energy but did go for a smart meter because its very beneficial to me as an EV driver. They are which recommended too and have a very straightforward website to use and have always done a decent job with customer service whenever I have had queries. You don't need a smart meter for th...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers faint play-off hopes fading even more now
- Replies: 58
- Views: 6574
Re: Rovers faint play-off hopes fading even more now
I think I'd avoid making an issue of Rovers debt situation for the time being. Their extremely benevolent and long term owners could pay that from the petty cash....a far preferable situation to the one closer to home. Exactly lets wait and see what our new owners actually do. Thats the big test fo...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Talk sport very soon
- Replies: 134
- Views: 10871
Re: Talk sport very soon
We've all praised Garlick and JB over the years for their management of the club. But it seems that they have now sold their shares at a very high price. You could say good for them. But it's not good for the club. They haven't put the club first in their dealings with ALK. Consequently the future i...
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: FA cup final 1914
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4585
Re: FA cup final 1914
This photo gives one of the best views of the old crystal palace stadium.
http://www.southlondonblog.co.uk/wp-con ... ce1905.jpg
Showing why it was used for Cup Finals. Higher capacity than other grounds . though not a great view for many.
http://www.southlondonblog.co.uk/wp-con ... ce1905.jpg
Showing why it was used for Cup Finals. Higher capacity than other grounds . though not a great view for many.
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
- Replies: 12774
- Views: 1258780
Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Matt Slater is on for about twenty minutes here (from about 5 minutes in). https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tifo-football-podcast/id1227699368?i=1000505041030 It doesn't give much over what has already been written but fleshes it out a little and he appears very sure of his sources. ........ T...
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Changing Energy Supplier...Advice Please.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2478
Re: Changing Energy Supplier...Advice Please.
I change supplier regularly it's straightforward and simple. My advice is avoid Octopus. Nasty when it came to a problem of their own making. Very bullying attitude which was totally unnecessary . When you change cancel the direct debit before the final payment is due. That way you are in control of...
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 8:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
- Replies: 12774
- Views: 1258780
Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Let's just wait. If it happens we will be told. Let's concentrate on the Arsenal game. Good chance to beat those Gooners. I've got special interest in this match. Two grandsons are Gooners. And also in daughter in law(different family) who was brought up in an Arsenal family but wore her Claret shir...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: New Zealand Clarets set for early get together in 2021
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1099
Re: ARTICLE: New Zealand Clarets set for early get together in 2021
Would love to join you. I've been to New Zealand eight times. Was there Jan/Feb this year but just missed your Auckland meet.
If you can get me entry into NZ I'd be there in Wellington to join you!! Best wishes for your long weekend.
If you can get me entry into NZ I'd be there in Wellington to join you!! Best wishes for your long weekend.
- Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Manager Sacked !!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4870
Re: Manager Sacked !!
And that for me is what supporting your local team is all about. Memories. The fog at Derby, the wind at Blackpool, Robbie's goal against Spurs. Not kneeling down, happy clapping, VAR, diving & rolling around like a hooked eel. Just a good day out to forget to about work and politics. Oh yes the fo...
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Maradona
- Replies: 196
- Views: 12551
Re: Maradona
Yes he could play. But I will always remember him as a cheat.