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by claret54
Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Get this clown out
Replies: 203
Views: 9427

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...
by claret54
Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Melanie
Replies: 30
Views: 3783

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.
by claret54
Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your favourite FA Cup tie
Replies: 167
Views: 8584

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...
by claret54
Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Can we avoid relegation? Points forecast.
Replies: 87
Views: 4153

Re: Can we avoid relegation? Points forecast.

Jamesy wrote:
Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:57 pm
We want it to happen but are just being realistic. That’s all.
Yes we want it to happen. So as supporters we need to believe it's possible. The example of Leicester quoted earlier should give us hope.
Let's be supportive.
by claret54
Mon Dec 25, 2023 3:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 72
Views: 4061

Re: Merry Christmas

Lubanski wrote:
Sun Dec 24, 2023 7:48 pm
Merry Christmas, surrounded by plates of pierogi, barsch soup etc, celebrating traditional Christmas Eve. Best to you all.
Merry Christmas to you . Hope you have lots of sour cream for the pierogi.!!
by claret54
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Joshua Smith v Brentford
Replies: 12
Views: 1617

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.
by claret54
Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rotherham v Ipswich
Replies: 10
Views: 1464

Re: Rotherham v Ipswich

Florian wrote:
Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:46 pm
Right next to one isnt it?
One called The Thames or something?
Yes a smaller one called the Brent!!
by claret54
Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: London Tube
Replies: 49
Views: 3520

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...
by claret54
Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: London Tube
Replies: 49
Views: 3520

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...
by claret54
Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Luton away
Replies: 64
Views: 6996

Re: Luton away

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:06 am
I'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. :D
I think we should offer to go and do the painting.
by claret54
Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chess puzzle
Replies: 112
Views: 4570

Re: Chess puzzle

claret54 wrote:
Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:16 pm
If Qg8 then black plays knight to e6 and there is no mate on next move for white
I was wrong there is Qa8 which is checkmate.
by claret54
Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chess puzzle
Replies: 112
Views: 4570

Re: Chess puzzle

claret54 wrote:
Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:16 pm
If Qg8 then black plays knight to e6 and there is no mate on next move for white
I've just seen that if Qg8 and black plays Knight e6 then Qa8 is checkmate. So I think Qg8 is the answer
by claret54
Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chess puzzle
Replies: 112
Views: 4570

Re: Chess puzzle

If Qg8 then black plays knight to e6 and there is no mate on next move for white
by claret54
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: 2348

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
by claret54
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: 417

Re: Vote for your man of the match against Cardiff

Our 'number nine'!! or is it ten.
by claret54
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: 7113

Re: How many old 'uns/over 60's post on here?

76. First game 1954. Burnley 1Cardiff 0. Les Shannon scored after 90 seconds!!
by claret54
Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The best manager we’ve ever had
Replies: 22
Views: 1638

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...
by claret54
Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer embargo
Replies: 579
Views: 32989

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 ...
by claret54
Sun Mar 12, 2023 10:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer embargo
Replies: 579
Views: 32989

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...
by claret54
Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: NZ v Eng 2nd test 9.15 start
Replies: 115
Views: 5536

Re: NZ v Eng 2nd test 9.15 start

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by claret54
Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Anderson appreciation post
Replies: 49
Views: 2837

Re: James Anderson appreciation post

I've just been watching him today. Definitely Burnley's best ever number 9.
by claret54
Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: blackburn tickets
Replies: 36
Views: 3666

Re: blackburn tickets

Somethingfishy wrote:
Sun Feb 12, 2023 6:59 pm
I was at the Orient game....i better be getting one...
I was at the cup final when we beat Liverpool 1-0.....I better be getting one.
by claret54
Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Alan Pace
Replies: 202
Views: 13131

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...
by claret54
Sat Jan 21, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Realistically can we keep VC long term ?
Replies: 51
Views: 3643

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...
by claret54
Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Police after Boro
Replies: 197
Views: 20102

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.
by claret54
Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Principles.
Replies: 128
Views: 5733

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.
by claret54
Wed Nov 09, 2022 6:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Alex Fletcher (Bath City)
Replies: 26
Views: 3493

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.
by claret54
Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Televised game brings three changes to festive fixtures
Replies: 21
Views: 1864

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.
by claret54
Mon Oct 24, 2022 12:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Great 2nd half Burnley fightbacks
Replies: 55
Views: 3046

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!!
by claret54
Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Uwe Seeler- RIP.
Replies: 34
Views: 2201

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...
by claret54
Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Energy Bills - EDF
Replies: 36
Views: 3845

Re: Energy Bills - EDF

jrgbfc wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:28 am
Switch to Octopus if EDF are messing you about.
Do not switch to Octopus. They are perfectly ok if you have no problems. But if you do get a problem they are hopeless at sorting things out
by claret54
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: 1459

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.
by claret54
Wed May 04, 2022 7:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Liverpool - Lancashire Senior Cup Final
Replies: 42
Views: 2661

Re: Burnley v Liverpool - Lancashire Senior Cup Final

Hope we win and stop Liverpool's dream of the quintuple.
by claret54
Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:34 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New Zealand Clarets ready for Queenstown/Wanaka weekend
Replies: 37
Views: 1923

Re: New Zealand Clarets ready for Queenstown/Wanaka weekend

RammyClaret61 wrote:
Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:50 pm
Hoping for a meet up next season in Melbourne with NZ & Sydney clarets. Travel restrictions pending.
I plan to be in Melbourne in November so hoping you will be meeting then.
by claret54
Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 791191

Re: Russia Invades

CaptJohn wrote:
Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:58 pm
How about kicking Chelski out of the league? It's an edifice to Russian money for sure.
Chelsea should be relegated to National league South.
by claret54
Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Most number of grounds
Replies: 38
Views: 3158

Re: Most number of grounds

Chelsea: We have played at TM, Stamford Bridge, St Andrews Birmingham City, Highbury and White Hart Lane. maybe elsewhere?
by claret54
Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vizeh
Replies: 155
Views: 15355

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.
by claret54
Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Watford
Replies: 69
Views: 8196

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...
by claret54
Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jackie Mason RIP
Replies: 2
Views: 1142

Re: Jackie Mason RIP

I saw him live on a visit to New York in the 1990. Fantastic performance.RIP
by claret54
Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Energy Switch
Replies: 199
Views: 20760

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 ...
by claret54
Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Energy Switch
Replies: 199
Views: 20760

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...
by claret54
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: 6523

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...
by claret54
Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Talk sport very soon
Replies: 134
Views: 10797

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...
by claret54
Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: FA cup final 1914
Replies: 48
Views: 4523

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.
by claret54
Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1225128

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...
by claret54
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Changing Energy Supplier...Advice Please.
Replies: 31
Views: 2451

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...
by claret54
Sun Dec 06, 2020 8:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1225128

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...
by claret54
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: 1084

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.
by claret54
Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Manager Sacked !!
Replies: 28
Views: 4854

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...
by claret54
Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Maradona
Replies: 196
Views: 12273

Re: Maradona

Yes he could play. But I will always remember him as a cheat.