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by dandeclaret
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: County Championship 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 674

Re: County Championship 2024

Yorkshire might be dangerous this year…. Having cymbals Bairstow playing a full season at his level will be a benefit to them….. surely he’ll play for them? And won’t be in the England side this summer.
by dandeclaret
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RIP Willy
Replies: 23
Views: 2418

Re: RIP Willy

Very sad to read the news earlier. Willy was an absolute gentleman, with a great wit and sense of humour, and was an outstanding footballer. RIP
by dandeclaret
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61490

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

Tweeted the lads about this one, but one of the biggest curse stories is about the Mayo Gaelic Football team, who reportedly failed to show respect to a funeral as they returned from winning the 1951 all Ireland Football in Dublin. The priest who was leading the funeral procession supposedly put a c...
by dandeclaret
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: JJ Watt...
Replies: 259
Views: 14154

Re: JJ Watt...

Devils_Advocate wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:49 pm
I think there is a poster on here who goes by the alias of MD Watt who I suspect is JJ and I think JJ's wife Kealia is also on here as well using the alias DC Watt
Registration dates tie as well…. I think you’ve nailed it.
by dandeclaret
Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We don't like defending
Replies: 22
Views: 1611

Re: We don't like defending

Or.... we like playing a lot of games.
by dandeclaret
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5760

Re: Unpopular opinions

Agree that VK is the right man for the job. The jury is always out after a relegation, as it was with Dyche, but they need a year to try to bounce back. If they do they have redeemed themselves. A lot of sensible remarks on this thread, which is welcome, but I do take issue with the “talented indiv...
by dandeclaret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany quote
Replies: 161
Views: 7194

Re: Kompany quote

I didn't = I did the exact opposite of that. Extraordinarily clear that the point is just because you throw money at it doesn't mean you have success. You might want to have a proper look at what those others clubs have spent putting their squads together over the last few years (other than Luton o...
by dandeclaret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5760

Re: Unpopular opinions

Iam not sure Barkley was ever mentioned as an option for us, I don't think it would have been a popular signing at the time, Iam sure Drinkwater would have had a mention or two. Has Townsend really been any better than what we have? I don't know his stats but he's never stood out in the few games I...
by dandeclaret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5760

Re: Unpopular opinions

Burnley. Luton have been very fortunate with Ross Barkley, he's played more games than he has in any other season. Had they lost him for as many games as we have Foster, or had Foster had the run of games Barkley has it might have been a lot different I cannot agree with the amount of impact you ar...
by dandeclaret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5760

Re: Unpopular opinions

Nori1958 wrote:
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:38 am
I know who I'd back to be more successful next season, and it wouldn't be luton.
And who would you have backed to be more successful this season?
by dandeclaret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:40 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany quote
Replies: 161
Views: 7194

Re: Kompany quote

Forest have spent between 3-400 million putting their team together, they are TWO places above us. 100 million, like it or not, is absolutely **** all in the 23/24 Premier League. I genuinely struggle with how people can't see the bigger issue here in terms of the pyramid, if the next 3 promoted te...
by dandeclaret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5760

Re: Unpopular opinions

This point in needing a big rebuild and the team not being good enough…. Burnley finished 10 points clear of Sheff United and 21 points clear of Luton. Sheffield United lost their 2 best players, and didn’t really add that much…. They still have the same points as Burnley. Luton added to their team,...
by dandeclaret
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5760

Re: Unpopular opinions

If their max ability gets them one place above us, with probably the same end result come May, then they are not that much better, are they? Team who finished 21 points behind Burnley, spent 20% of what Burnley did and currently have almost 50% more points this season, suggests one team is progress...
by dandeclaret
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Martin Ødegaard
Replies: 42
Views: 3289

Re: Martin Ødegaard

Watching Burnley this season should give more than enough evidence of why you need Rice and one other defensive midfielder in the team to enable the flair players to properly flourish.
by dandeclaret
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Martin Ødegaard
Replies: 42
Views: 3289

Re: Martin Ødegaard

Owner of the best chop in football
by dandeclaret
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Directors box
Replies: 92
Views: 6010

Re: Directors box

I’m just slightly disappointed to see Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta ruled out of the interview process because of the way they dress. Dear Sir, Thankyou for your application to be the manager of The Burnley Football And Athletic Club, However due to recent media searches showing a lack of wearing a...
by dandeclaret
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Amdouni
Replies: 142
Views: 7673

Re: Amdouni

CoolClaret wrote:
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:51 pm
Bang on. Fifa/FM/TikTok player

Same would be the type to call Chris Wood sh1t.
Sorry to pop the balloon here…. As probably Chris Woods biggest fanboy on here, who also thinks Amdouni has huge talent but has been let down hugely by the system he’s being asked to play in personally.
by dandeclaret
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ben Mee
Replies: 40
Views: 3251

Re: Ben Mee

Quite simple really imho…. Ben Mee was an outstanding player for us - put his body on the line many times whilst wearing our shirt. He was a superb captain too, none more so than when he came out for the post match interview at city…. He had a fabulous ten years with and for us. McNeil was undoubte...
by dandeclaret
Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 4th test
Replies: 70
Views: 3669

Re: 4th test

Casper2 wrote:
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:14 pm
We didn’t win it either and lost the last 3 tests , hence losing cricket, Baz ball is a project that doesn’t work
So your losing cricket comment is really that they’ve lost 3 games in India…. A country who haven’t lost a test series at home since 2012….. fair enough.
by dandeclaret
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 4th test
Replies: 70
Views: 3669

Re: 4th test

Casper2 wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:47 pm
Again who holds the ashes ?
Australia RETAINED the Ashes, they didn't WIN them... hence the series being a draw.
by dandeclaret
Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Appearances for promotion winners
Replies: 32
Views: 1733

Re: Appearances for promotion winners

All of those players were signed at Championship level and we basically couldnt afford to replace a full squad so had to go with them. Id argue Boyd, Jones and to a lesser extent Arfield proved that they werent good enough for the Premier League but they were experienced and hardworking. There's ju...
by dandeclaret
Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Appearances for promotion winners
Replies: 32
Views: 1733

Re: Appearances for promotion winners

They have to be good enough first. Plenty of players on the list above, as individuals were deemed not good enough. Arfield, Lowton, Jones, Boyd, Ward - all faced into teams that had them regularly needing being replaced with NEW in the desired XI's around transfer windows. The team needs to be goo...
by dandeclaret
Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Appearances for promotion winners
Replies: 32
Views: 1733

Re: Appearances for promotion winners

Consistency builds a team ethos....
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trafford Contract
Replies: 90
Views: 5209

Re: Trafford Contract

I’d heard that the kosovan mafia had bought him, and they’d told Craig Bellamy that they’d out him as being a Swansea fan if he didn’t make VK play him every week…. But they’d also cut him in when they told JJ watt to put pressure on little Al to sell him Back to Man City for at least a 300% profit....
by dandeclaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Amdouni
Replies: 142
Views: 7673

Re: Amdouni

No framework really to allow flair players to flourish…. Trying to get too many into the team, no shape, no options, no performance, no progression.
by dandeclaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bad as Laws era
Replies: 70
Views: 2843

Re: Bad as Laws era

Steddyman wrote:
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:29 pm
I watched the BBC interview, where VK said "You can still see the team is fighting'. He simply can't see it:

https://x.com/BBCMOTD/status/1761449575913492484?s=20
No…. He can’t say it… publically anyway.
by dandeclaret
Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley contestant on today's Countdown
Replies: 3
Views: 1052

Re: Burnley contestant on today's Countdown

Round 1 - 5 letters

AGAIT
by dandeclaret
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61490

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

I’m waiting for the Sir Robert of Ballshire t-shirt (in gold) to be honest….
by dandeclaret
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Burnley shot down by the Gunners
Replies: 57
Views: 2823

Re: REPORT: Burnley shot down by the Gunners

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:32 pm
28 points in the second half of that season and then 54 in the next season. I don’t know how the meeting went but 82 points from 57 games was an astonishing return.
Incredible return that…. I wonder if it was really appreciated at the time.
by dandeclaret
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61490

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

Jay Rodriguez on the Ben Foster Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YsMJcnrcElUZW5Knp2L0o?si=Qb3QK-enQzGI_qdQBAhTvw Some pretty decent stuff on it for us lot - had Ben Mee, Tarkowski and McNeil on, all talked about Burnley at some length. Cheers for sharing that, decent listen. Some noticeabl...
by dandeclaret
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Burnley shot down by the Gunners
Replies: 57
Views: 2823

Re: REPORT: Burnley shot down by the Gunners

There's a similarity here to when they qualified for Europe, and played mostly a 2nd XI team - Dyche seemed to lose some of the key players for a while then, but somehow appeared to have a clear the air meeting or something, and got them back on side, and the 2nd half of the season was outstanding. ...
by dandeclaret
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61490

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

As ever…. Those sickly Alcopops give a raging hangover…..
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football
Replies: 181
Views: 4771

Re: Today's Football

Good unity, good identity, great work ethic from Luton. Barkley absolutely outstanding.
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Top 3 hopes for next season?
Replies: 76
Views: 3119

Re: Top 3 hopes for next season?

1) Legs
2) Hearts
3) Minds
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RIP UpTheClarets
Replies: 24
Views: 1780

Re: RIP UpTheClarets

Fully agree with the op. You’ve inspired me to do the same. One less ‘positive’ poster on here until at least the new season. I’ll be at Palace next weekend supporting the team but any support of the team on here is frowned on. Time for a break. Oh and someone suggesting using the foe button doesn’...
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RIP UpTheClarets
Replies: 24
Views: 1780

Re: RIP UpTheClarets

The foe feature works well to
Mitigate this as well… just add them, and unless they’re quoted you won’t see the posts.
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cowards
Replies: 76
Views: 4726

Re: Cowards

That doesn’t change the investment proposition…. You’ve got a totally different view to the bookies. If they’re wrong, assuming Arsenal only have a 20% chance of winning, and you think that’s higher, it remains a good investment opportunity.
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5306

Re: Home before the final whistle

Finances were never discussed before apart from during Covid when Garlick was forced to comment, so not sure why or what they’d need to say. Again, last season, when we were winning, there were no comments on disassociation or being detached. The club did an amazing job on the documentary and fans ...
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5306

Re: Home before the final whistle

Cool, that makes sense. From My perspective I enjoyed the fact that the club didn’t buy into all of the myths about football… that you could only play one way, that you had to spend huge money on over valued footballers with questionable morals and attitudes, and I enjoyed that hard work, endeavour,...
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cowards
Replies: 76
Views: 4726

Re: Cowards

Absolutely. Arsenal, I'd argue, are favourites to win the league and, off today's showing, are a much better all-round side than Liverpool or City. Their midfield is incredibly strong, the best of the lot. Great news…. You’ve found the investment opportunity of the year, because Arsenal are actuall...
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5306

Re: Home before the final whistle

RVclaret wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:30 pm
Interesting isn’t it, in my 24 years of watching Burnley, I’ve never felt as associated.
What are the elements that make you feel so associated? What are the values, morals, approaches etc that align with how you see football?
by dandeclaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5306

Re: Home before the final whistle

You don’t understand what I’m getting at? It’s really simple: the other teams around us, that are not in the relegation zone, have spent more than us over the last two years. Maybe not all more than us last summer but definitely over the last two. Thats no excuse, it’s just fact. £96m is a lot to u...
by dandeclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61490

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

aggi wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:03 pm
It was pretty obvious. We all know you've never drunk a pint of bitter in your life
Coooooooorrect….. but I can identify as one of you lot.
by dandeclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: India v England 3rd test
Replies: 58
Views: 3443

Re: India v England 3rd test

CleggHall wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:29 am
Agreed Dave, put simply England have no idea how to play 5 day test cricket.
How’s their record been? Under this no idea how to play test cricket theory?

Their problem is they pick a small number of players who are not good enough…. Namely Bairstow.
by dandeclaret
Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: India v England 3rd test
Replies: 58
Views: 3443

Re: India v England 3rd test

Will The Yorkshire lads actually contribute anything positive at any stage…. Big drops and no runs is all
they keep contributing so far.
by dandeclaret
Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: India v England 3rd test
Replies: 58
Views: 3443

Re: India v England 3rd test

Bordeauxclaret wrote:
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:42 pm
India a man down now as Ashwin has had to leave the game.
Seems to be a growing rumour that Stokes will allow them to make a like for like substitute and Washington Sundar will play.
by dandeclaret
Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61490

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

jdrobbo wrote:
Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:11 pm
You’ve got to be positive at times, Dan. Take Ben Duckett for example. What a glorious innings and now looking set for a 150… perhaps even a double century. Positivity breeds positivity 👌🏻
Reported.... hope you get banned.
by dandeclaret
Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61490

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

Above post was a joke of course, before it gets taken as too seriously..... I feel all Sean Dyche in a press conference now that I've confirmed that.
by dandeclaret
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61490

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

Far too sickly this week lads.... we're bearded camra types, full of begrudgery and cynicsm, not Blue Wkd fuelled, the sun will come out Annie types.

And not one mention of Bobby Ball. One for the naysayers that podcast
by dandeclaret
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bradford Curry House Recommendation
Replies: 10
Views: 958

Re: Bradford Curry House Recommendation

Ask JDRobbo - he lives there.