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- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: JJ Watt...
- Replies: 333
- Views: 22017
Re: JJ Watt...
Are you really so narrow minded. What an odd statement. There's people who do and don't take themselves seriously everywhere. Doesn't matter where you're from. We have lots of American fans.. maybe we should be a little less disrespectful? Just spotted this very odd comment. No idea why people take...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Relegation Run-In
- Replies: 81
- Views: 8352
Re: Relegation Run-In
Depressingly, given it wouldn’t be the case but for the 4 points stolen off us when we played Forest and Luton (and without which, we would have beaten all the bottom four home and away), if we win our next 3 games in an astonishing blaze of glory, we would still go down if we then lost to Forest if...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: JJ Watt...
- Replies: 333
- Views: 22017
Re: JJ Watt...
He is a rare thing in an American in that he seems to enjoy taking the pee out of himself. That video was cringeworthy but deliberate and funny. He appears to be a diamond, I can see why he got in all those all star teams.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Relegation Run-In
- Replies: 81
- Views: 8352
Re: Relegation Run-In
I agree that what Forest did was wrong, but how any Burnley fan can want Luton to survive over Forest is beyond me, I have to say Crosspool. If Luton go down they’ll lose Barkley (will probably lose him anyway) and a few other of their good performers, maybe even Edwards. They’ll be competitive nex...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Two players come out on top in Sheffield United win
- Replies: 13
- Views: 856
Re: ARTICLE: Two players come out on top in Sheffield United win
From right behind the goal it was clear that Muric was key to the win. The save with his legs was tremendous. There were others too. They were terrified to press him, even if he did give it away a couple of times.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Relegation Run-In
- Replies: 81
- Views: 8352
Re: Relegation Run-In
Forest should lose against City (but we've seen what happened tonight) and then we are relying on them not getting maximum points at Bramall Lane. The problem is that the door could be left ajar for Luton as well as us. This is of course true and I would support us over anyone else, but IF we don’t...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tonights Football
- Replies: 116
- Views: 4308
Re: Tonights Football
Not many better CH pairings than Tarks & Braithwaite. Not sure what that muppet Southgate saw in playing Maguire instead of giving Braithwaite time in what was a friendly.Maguire is not going to get better but Braithwait is Agree on all of that, particularly the muppet bit. But his biggest gaffe wa...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Relegation Run-In
- Replies: 81
- Views: 8352
Re: Relegation Run-In
Would you swap fixtures with forest? I think we'd all swap fixtures with Luton! Assuming they get 3 points from Sheffield United and lose the other two, we'd need to get 4 points from Man Utd, Newcastle and Spurs to ensure a last day win keeps us up. Sounds doable, but would you prefer the Man City...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Relegation Run-In
- Replies: 81
- Views: 8352
Re: Relegation Run-In
Good work these tables, but the reality remains that we have two winnable games at home, but tough away, while Forest have two winnable games away but tough at home.
I’d have our fixtures over theirs.
But their 3 point and goal difference gap is a problem, thanks to Darren England.
I’d have our fixtures over theirs.
But their 3 point and goal difference gap is a problem, thanks to Darren England.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Relegation Run-In
- Replies: 81
- Views: 8352
Re: Relegation Run-In
Not looking good, but Luton have a huge chance (good luck to them) and if we can pick up a miracle win from somewhere we could suddenly be favourites to stay up. Forest have the hardest games, Luton the easiest.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tonights Football
- Replies: 116
- Views: 4308
Re: Tonights Football
Reality is Everton have 4 or 5 big players the other sides at the bottom do not have. The ending to the season for them was inevitable.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tonights Football
- Replies: 116
- Views: 4308
Re: Tonights Football
This United side don’t half give us hope, Newcastle too. United will have had 2.5 days rest when they play us, and we are going to fly at them. We played well at Arsenal, and at Chelsea. Very conceivable we could do the same against United(s) and Spurs.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tonights Football
- Replies: 116
- Views: 4308
Re: Tonights Football
Would like to congratulate Dyche, Tarky and Dwight. Happy to now we couldn’t catch them anyways.
Clippetty Klopp has never lost a Mersey derby at Goodison, Dyche has never had one at home. Go figure. We know Sean likes a derby.
Clippetty Klopp has never lost a Mersey derby at Goodison, Dyche has never had one at home. Go figure. We know Sean likes a derby.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Assignon
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2854
Re: Assignon
I like him, but he is an obvious hothead who appears to be not the brightest in his decision making. He should be banned for the season now. But that would be harsh. He shouldn’t have gone at Chelsea, has never had a red before, and was provoked at Bramall Lane. He has decent pedigree, played in Eur...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Frank Field
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1173
Re: Frank Field
A great man. I am a small c conservative yet respected him greatly and agreed with many of his suggestions. RIP.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Anthony Gordon
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6634
Re: Anthony Gordon
Certainly acts like a prat on the pitch and his diving does him no favours, but it is good to see him come across better off the pitch.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: O/T "The Godfather"
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1400
Re: O/T "The Godfather"
Many people view Godfather 2 as the best movie ever made.
Got to confess being one of them. The first is worthy of an Oscar in its own right. The second is that rare sequel that surpasses the original, though when I watch it I always yearn for the double timeline to flick back to De Niro.
Got to confess being one of them. The first is worthy of an Oscar in its own right. The second is that rare sequel that surpasses the original, though when I watch it I always yearn for the double timeline to flick back to De Niro.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Jacob Brunn Larsen
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2977
Re: Jacob Brunn Larsen
Berge is really frustrating in that he seems to get himself into really good positions then makes the wrong (often negative) choice. I just wish he'd take the chance because I've got every faith he'd end up bagging himself a few. Agree. What I find most surprising, given that we have 9 goals agains...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Jacob Brunn Larsen
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2977
Re: Jacob Brunn Larsen
Apart from Gudmundsson, whose record is excellent, and Foster, our assist record is terrible from forward minded players. Koleosho / Odobert get an assist 1 game in 10. Brunn Larsen never. Berge 1 game in 30. Amdouni 1 game in 20. Cullen gets more than any of these, from holding midfield. It really ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:57 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 197
- Views: 13129
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
Forest have a point about about the poor decisions over the season But questioning the integrity of one of the officials because he's apparently a Luton fan - thats out of order. Agree. But still far less impact than poor decisions we have had. If you look at any Forest fan’s bad decisions lists an...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 197
- Views: 13129
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
And the owner then crowing about it from the City Hall balcony celebrations.kentonclaret wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:21 pmIt is perhaps somewhat ironic, that Nottingham Forest would not even be in the Premier League were it not for Huddersfield Town being denied 2 clear penalties in their Wembley Play-Off Final.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Kompany to Brighton?
- Replies: 114
- Views: 7856
Re: Kompany to Brighton?
Every manager has a favourite reporter. Could easily be some leverage for renegotiation of a relegation clause, something to ease the financial pain of a relegation. Agents get up to all sorts. I don’t read anything into it. But there is a time and place to move on from, this isn’t it.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: IF ONLY
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3049
Re: IF ONLY
Two more wins and Muric will have more points than Trafford this season, they are currently on 14 and 9. Games played are 28 and 6. Spending up to £18m on a rookie kid keeper was inexplicable, throwing him straight in was bizarre and self defeating, keeping him in for 28 games was, if we were any ot...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Kompany to Brighton?
- Replies: 114
- Views: 7856
Re: Kompany to Brighton?
Sounds like Sacha is stirring up the market for him. Anyone with any character, especially at that young managerial age, would stay to rectify their huge errors this season, we could all name several: leaving out Taylor, summer recruitment, Muric, not anticipating Foster’s risk of absence, tactics, ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 197
- Views: 13129
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
Just seen the Coventry “winner”. The truth is, VAR is an abomination, and most issues stem from that. How wrong and heartbreaking for the CCFC fans to celebrate the greatest ever comeback then have it snatched away, after the officials had given the goal. Offside was never meant to be judged by a to...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 197
- Views: 13129
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
That would be an example of corruption. More likely is the opposite effect, positive corruption if you will, where they get the next half dozen 50/50 shouts so we can all be told that it evens itself out. Not really, it is all subconscious bias. A bit like the teacher at school who tries to be fair...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:41 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 31 PREDICTIONS
- Replies: 1652
- Views: 123944
Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 31 PREDICTIONS
Week 33.
Tuesday 23rd April
Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
Wednesday 24th April
Wolves 1-1 Bournemouth NAP
Crystal Palace 1-2 Newcastle
Everton 0-2 Liverpool - Salah 41 mins
Man-Utd 3-0 Sheffield United
Thursday 25th April
Brighton 1-3 Man-City
Tuesday 23rd April
Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
Wednesday 24th April
Wolves 1-1 Bournemouth NAP
Crystal Palace 1-2 Newcastle
Everton 0-2 Liverpool - Salah 41 mins
Man-Utd 3-0 Sheffield United
Thursday 25th April
Brighton 1-3 Man-City
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:37 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 197
- Views: 13129
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
Just seen them on MOTD just before bed. Claim 1 - not a pen, Webb explained this months ago, but some refs give them in error like Atwell against us Claim 2 - not a pen, hand was natural Claim 3 - penalty, error by Taylor, no ball contact, but the silly “clear and obvious” that has done us half a do...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 197
- Views: 13129
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
Agree with Tony above. Unfortunately you don’t get what you deserve in life and certainly not in the Premier League. It is too much to hope for, but the prospect of Maranakis at the Turf, us relegating them with ref assistance, staying up in the process, and JJ Watt in the director’s box (after his ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 197
- Views: 13129
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
What they have done here in making the Luton reference is question the integrity of the referee. That has to be unacceptable. I assume they will get a charge from the FA that will end in a fine. This is the key point I think from Tony. When I’ve raised the same issue many times this season I’ve mad...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: That is why
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2886
Re: That is why
I reckon I could pick an XI not starting today who would walk the Championship if they played every game. Yes we will lose players and some will be out of contract without me checking but that depth tells us all we need to know. e.g. Trafford, Roberts, Al Dakhil, Beyer, Delcroix, Brownhill, Massengo...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
- Replies: 87
- Views: 4875
Re: Sheffield United v Burnley - Player Ratings
Muric 9 - impeccable apart from a couple of very loose passes, kept us in it, and given our record when behind, won us 3 points :D Assignon 8 - vital goal and assist with a few more good attacking moments Taylor 7 - solid at the back but delivery was poor Esteve 6 - struggled in the first half and g...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Berge
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4145
Re: Berge
Rolls Royce of a player, always looks to have time, but like the others it depends on us getting suitable offers, which for him needs to be £20m.
All depends what clauses are in the contract of course.
All depends what clauses are in the contract of course.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cullen
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2958
Re: Cullen
The Muric and Cullen omission must be giving Kompany sleepless nights. Obviously an error. We called the Muric one, there were mixed feelings on Cullen due to physicality.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:06 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Andy Madley v Sheffield United
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1086
Re: RATE THE REF - Andy Madley v Sheffield United
A 20
B 20
C 20
D 20
Solid performance, only a couple of minor things, the Taylor dive or non dive being one.
B 20
C 20
D 20
Solid performance, only a couple of minor things, the Taylor dive or non dive being one.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Taffy
- Replies: 155
- Views: 6622
Re: Taffy
My condolences to all his family, friends and those affected on here. RIP.
Will always remember he played in my first ever game, a fixture against a London team that had some importance riding on it if I recall, in May 1987.
Will always remember he played in my first ever game, a fixture against a London team that had some importance riding on it if I recall, in May 1987.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: A57 Road closure?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 796
Re: A57 Road closure?
It’s open. It was shut daytime until Wednesday to allow the incompetent Derbyshire CC to repair some of the road that had turned into about 30 deep potholes. Really was farcical.
I’ll be heading down it tomorrow at 8am out of Sheffield then back at 12 to get to Bramall Lane.
I’ll be heading down it tomorrow at 8am out of Sheffield then back at 12 to get to Bramall Lane.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Madley steps in to referee at Bramall Lane
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1011
Re: ARTICLE: Madley steps in to referee at Bramall Lane
Unusual to see the assistants remain, they are Taylor’s chums, they did the club world cup final with him and they normally work as a team. Expected they would have been off to Goodison too. Which of course begs the question, why not have a team with VAR too, so the ref and VAR get used to working t...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Brownhill Contract
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2891
Re: Brownhill Contract
He scores and creates more than many of our so called more attacking star names, there is no substitute for Premier League nous.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Madley steps in to referee at Bramall Lane
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1011
Re: ARTICLE: Madley steps in to referee at Bramall Lane
Sums up our season. The one time we are set for a decent ref in a vital game they get switched to Everton and Forest, who of course are far more important than we are. There is a lot riding on our game. It could get PGMOL 5 horrendous decisions in successive games against us. The kind of record that...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nathan Tella
- Replies: 65
- Views: 5179
Re: Nathan Tella
I wish people would show even half the support to actual Burnley players. Many do of course, but some do not, which pollutes many discussions on social media. The Premier League is tougher than any league in the world, the defenders are giants, no guarantee Tella or indeed Maatsen would have done a...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: So do you drop Muric after two massive costly howlers?
- Replies: 363
- Views: 10999
Re: So do you drop Muric after two massive costly howlers?
5 matches all against sides outside of the top 6 including a Wolves side missing Cunha and Neto and an Everton team that rarely scores more than once in a game. You are of course selectively ignoring (in order to criticise one of your own team) that he hasn’t played against the “top 6” as you say, ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: So do you drop Muric after two massive costly howlers?
- Replies: 363
- Views: 10999
Re: So do you drop Muric after two massive costly howlers?
https://x.com/other14the/status/1780582092964819314?s=61 The Other 14 (for clubs not in the big 6) have put our a chart today showing Muric is the best keeper outside the big six for save percentage (albeit from only 5 matches). I know we would all feel better if he had let 2 more into the top corne...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: So who's renewed their ST?
- Replies: 290
- Views: 14234
Re: So who's renewed their ST?
I'm on a tight budget now and the increase is big for me, but the even bigger increases for under-22s is horrendous. Ours are the biggest increases, percentage wise, in the Premier League so far by some considerable distance. I really do sympathise and am trying to be very fair with comments on thi...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: So who's renewed their ST?
- Replies: 290
- Views: 14234
Re: So who's renewed their ST?
Big rises at Forest, adult prices up a lot and concessions tightened like at many clubs. We still seem at the low end but football is pricing out ordinary fans more and more. Soon it will just be the fairly affluent middle classes who can afford it. https://nffctrust.org/statement-on-season-card-pri...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Jrod
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4458
Re: Jrod
I don’t think we are deliberately setting out to lose games, but there seems a real naive hope that raw kids can perform at the same level as senior pros who have seem it and done it. It seems like a kind of inverted snobbery, the older one is the worse they must be. Football doesn’t work like that.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Maatsen
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2391
Re: Maatsen
Congrats to Ian for a great achievement. I for one was very sad not to sign him. The problem of course was not so much failing to sign him, but failing to sign any of our main targets (apart from Berge). Imagine our league position now if we had Verbruggen, Maatsen, Palmer, Boey, Clarke and Gyokeres...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stephen Hewitt ACL fundraiser
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2184
Re: Stephen Hewitt ACL fundraiser
It really is the definition of a charity case,
Sympathise, but I’m not a fan of people getting the begging bowl out asking for money, apart from in very rare cases (subpostmaster’s legal costs etc).
Sympathise, but I’m not a fan of people getting the begging bowl out asking for money, apart from in very rare cases (subpostmaster’s legal costs etc).
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sky and EFL package
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2559
Re: Sky and EFL package
Also terrible for the likelihood of the excellent Ticket Exchange being continued. If few games sell out, few games will be resold. Bad for those who live away where this is a good way to get some cash back for games they cannot make.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chelsea v Everton
- Replies: 134
- Views: 5651
Re: Chelsea v Everton
Stay up easily? They are two points clear of the relegation zone and have won two in, what, 15 games, both against us. And as bad as we’ve been, we gave Chelsea more of a game. With ten men. It doesn’t seem like all is well with the players either. It’s easy to dismiss the Patterson incident but th...