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- Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: West Ham v Burnley - Player Ratings
- Replies: 99
- Views: 2225
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:13 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
- Replies: 7596
- Views: 519710
Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
None of us know who might be part of any future investment with our new owners. Probably best to stop worrying about it and give them a bit of time to see what they do for the club. Give the new owners (who passed the extremely strict and thorough fit and proper Premier League requirements) longer ...
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:06 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Yes, I don’t think it’s got anything to do with senior recruitment.JohnDearyMe wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:13 amIsn't this AI scouting thing not primarily for the youth and development team recruitment rather than the first team squad?
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
I honestly have no clue or how you can tell. Regardless the other two sources are as good as gets for Burnley I thought it was just obvious....Forest fans on the wind up! They probably thought nobody would be gullible enough to believe that a young Irish footballer’s brother who was also his agent ...
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Agent?? Do you mean the Forest fan on Twitter with the same surname who is pretending to be his agent?!Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:00 pmApparently his agent has said Burnley have been in contact with him. So that’s now three different sources saying something along the same lines.
Would suggest there is something in it.
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 4:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Utility XI
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1265
Re: Burnley Utility XI
Monnington
Farrell, Duff, Mee, Branch
Weller, Jakub, Spicer, Eyres
Jones (Steve), Lafferty
Duff selected on the basis of his one (disastrous) game up front v Reading at home
(And his 5+ at centre half and right back)
EDIT - Manager = Adrian Heath
Farrell, Duff, Mee, Branch
Weller, Jakub, Spicer, Eyres
Jones (Steve), Lafferty
Duff selected on the basis of his one (disastrous) game up front v Reading at home

EDIT - Manager = Adrian Heath
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Let's see. This has a familiar feel to it whereby we show an early interest but then usually can't compete. Hopefully this won't be the case this time around.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:18 amJason O’Connor has said we are one of the front runners for Jason Knight
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Why would they postpone a press conference because we were signing someone?
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
I'd hoped we might be in a position where we are able to sign one or two of the top Championship players that could come straight in and improve us, but the only links are with younger players with limited experience, so I'm coming around to the idea that we're probably going to be looking at signi...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rochdale player
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3699
Re: Rochdale player
Baah scored two - his other goal was very decent too!
Also, a stunning 4th goal last night scored by Humphrys from a free kick.
Also, a stunning 4th goal last night scored by Humphrys from a free kick.
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:50 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Anyone thinking we can get Siggurdson, is on a different planet I did mention that I "wildly suggested" it.... The reason I suggested it is because Everton signed others for his preferred position (centre mid/no 10) and logically they couldn't all play (Delph also in the same category) so there wou...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:16 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Point if Brady isn’t subbed
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2803
Re: Point if Brady isn’t subbed
At the time of the substitution we were being over-run, our two forwards weren't making the ball stick up there and Man Utd were controlling the game and pushing us further back. At that time I thought it would have been wiser to take off one of the forwards and put Dwight in a central/no 10 role. A...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Everton fans do tend to have a rather inflated idea of their team Absolutely, this ^^^^^^^ Back in October, I wildly suggested on Twitter that Gylfi Siggurdsson would be a brilliant signing for us if he wasn’t going to play many games for Everton and LOADS of Everton fans came back and said “you ca...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Manchester United - Player Ratings
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2789
Re: Burnley v Manchester United - Player Ratings
Pope 7
Lowton 7
Tarkowski 7
Mee 8
Pieters 7
JBG 6
Westwood 7
Brownhill 7
Brady 7
Barnes 6
Wood 5
McNeil 7
Lowton 7
Tarkowski 7
Mee 8
Pieters 7
JBG 6
Westwood 7
Brownhill 7
Brady 7
Barnes 6
Wood 5
McNeil 7
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Darikwa departs Forest for Wigan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1232
Re: ARTICLE: Darikwa departs Forest for Wigan
Personally, I thought he was costing us. He played his last league game at Middlesbrough just before Christmas after which Lowton came in. Maybe the Championship was just a step too far for him. Would agree with that. I was never a fan of Darikwa - he always seemed so indecisive and lacked quality....
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Don't know much about Kenny but he's only 23, and looks fast, energetic and aggressive from youtube clips. If we can get him in a decent deal then I'd be happy to give him the break he perhaps needs.
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:31 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Your starting X1 vs Man United
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1491
Re: Your starting X1 vs Man United
Dyche says We have four covid casualties,no names though. Reading between the lines, Dunne, Long and BPF must have been 3 of them - all 3 would definitely have been involved at the weekend, I'm sure. So that would mean one of Westwood/Brownhill was rested/injured and one was positive. I would guess...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:10 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Literally nothing on Twitter about this which is very unusual.Reecey1987 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:46 pmAccording to the Daily Mail, Burnley have Swedish international attacker Robin Quaison on their radar in the January transfer window as Sean Dyche looks to bolster his misfiring attack
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Purchase a striker in January?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 3859
Re: Purchase a striker in January?
Crazy idea......but play a different shape? As others have said, maybe the answer to the a few issues (creativity, ball retention etc) might be to play extra midfielders (and add pace out wide).
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 10:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Lasse Sørensen (MK Dons)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2114
Re: Lasse Sørensen (MK Dons)
I wasn’t overly impressed by any of their players today. On another day we would have won that game comfortably. They weren’t very good.
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v MK - Player Ratings
- Replies: 73
- Views: 2778
Re: Burnley v MK - Player Ratings
Norris 7
Bardsley 6
Tarkowski 6
Mee 7
Pieters 6
JBG 6
Stephens 6
Cork 7
Brady 7
Wood 4
Barnes 6
Lowton 5
Benson 6
Glennon 6
Munbongo 5
Vydra 7
Bardsley 6
Tarkowski 6
Mee 7
Pieters 6
JBG 6
Stephens 6
Cork 7
Brady 7
Wood 4
Barnes 6
Lowton 5
Benson 6
Glennon 6
Munbongo 5
Vydra 7
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:39 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Robert Snodgrass
- Replies: 82
- Views: 3769
Re: Robert Snodgrass
I agree with you to a large degree about Benson, but he is a young inexperienced player that might come good. What I've seen so far does not warrant th e praise he has has on this board. I don't think he has been overly praised....perhaps some posters are trying to be positive and encouraging but h...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:22 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Your favourite FA Cup tie
- Replies: 108
- Views: 1805
Re: Your favourite FA Cup tie
Many great FA Cup memories - mainly from the late 80s/early 90s - others have mentioned most of them already. Derby County away - the epic home draw, the abandoned fog game and the rearranged replay with incredible chanting. Sheff Utd away - Over 9,000 away supporters. Unreal!! Shrewsbury Town away ...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Seen him probably three times this season. Not a lot I know but he was great each time I saw him. Pace, dribbling ability and the area he has improved on his final ball. You're right that there are certainly some rough diamonds out there in League One and Two. Hopefully, with a little but more fina...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:09 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
No.Untinted Glasses wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:08 amDo you just go round every thread disagreeing with people ?
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:08 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Robert Snodgrass
- Replies: 82
- Views: 3769
Re: Robert Snodgrass
Correct, the same as when I saw Tarks come on against Arsenal as a 70th minute (around there) sub. After a few minutes I realised he was class. I suppose its about the individuals eye. You either have an eye or you don't. Lets see where he ends up. We will re-open this when he's playing non league....
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:07 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
I’m going to throw another name into the hat. This is the type of player Brentford would sign and sell on for 20-30 mil a season later. Siriki Dembélé At Peterborough. He’s really flourishing the season in league one and could see a championship club picking him for next to nothing. How many times ...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:05 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Duncan Watmore has signed an extension with Boro until summer 2023. Good for him - showing some faith with a club who gave him a chance after his injuries.
Hopefully our targets shifted slightly from Watmore after the takeover went through.
Hopefully our targets shifted slightly from Watmore after the takeover went through.
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:02 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Robert Snodgrass
- Replies: 82
- Views: 3769
Re: Robert Snodgrass
Leisure that's a good point and to be serious I have seen him only twice. Both times apparently not in his correct position. However we were asked for the Burnley teams marks after the game with Sheff United. I scored him purely on him playing right side mid and on that game! So that's it really I ...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:41 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Transfer value of each burnley player
- Replies: 24
- Views: 923
Re: Transfer value of each burnley player
Why would anyone bother paying attention to that list?
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:39 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Robert Snodgrass
- Replies: 82
- Views: 3769
Re: Robert Snodgrass
I like Snodgrass. Good player, good character and his work rate is that of someone who would naturally fit a Sean Dyche team. However, he’s 33 I think. Maybe if it had been a loan to the end of the season with no commitment beyond that it might have been ok but it comes across as a bit of a desperat...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: When we were crap - players you feared.
- Replies: 109
- Views: 2333
Re: When we were crap - players you feared.
I can't recall the player's name but Jakubs Tash is definitely right about Peterborough being a bogey team. We beat them 4-1 in April 1991 and it was the first time we'd ever beaten them. We lost in the League Cup in 1966 but then went 11 league games without a win against them from 1985 up to that...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: When we were crap - players you feared.
- Replies: 109
- Views: 2333
Re: When we were crap - players you feared.
That's him!! Noel Luke.Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:18 pmAre you thinking of Noel Luke? Player called Blake equalised for Cardiff City when we beat them 3-1 at home at the end of the promotion season, 91-92.
Yes, Blake was a decent player - played for Cardiff, Bolton and Rovers amongst others.
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: When we were crap - players you feared.
- Replies: 109
- Views: 2333
Re: When we were crap - players you feared.
Peterborough seemed to be a bogey team for a while in the late 80s/early 90s and they had a full back (Blake?) who seemed to terrorise us. My memory may be playing tricks though...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:37 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Team for MK Dons
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2972
Re: Team for MK Dons
Whilst I would like to see some of the younger players start, I just don't think it's realistic when there are seasoned pros who NEED game time. Would be amazed if Mancini starts before Stephens or Cork. He might be on the bench.CharlieinNewMexico wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:07 amGlennon to start. And I’ve a weird feeling Mancini will too
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Who will be the first signing under ALK
- Replies: 123
- Views: 11002
Re: Who will be the first signing under ALK
If that doesn't sound like a Burnley squad player.... No doubt that he ticks a lot of boxes. But we already have a lot of industry......and miss the guile, ability to retain possession and or go past opposing players. We could really do with something a bit different. But he would certainly be a ve...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Who will be the first signing under ALK
- Replies: 123
- Views: 11002
Re: Who will be the first signing under ALK
I think, similar to Hendrick, he can play centrally but is more effective playing the right hand side and putting a shift in. More industry than guile.ZizkovClaret wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:38 pmHe strikes me as a very achievable signing who would help bring genuine competition in the middle
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 3 from 5 already
- Replies: 150
- Views: 9714
Re: 3 from 5 already
Yes. There’s only one team called Newcastle in the Premier League. I’m curious as to why the other poster thinks that we are one of the 5 teams in the relegation mix, but a team with just 3 points more at this stage of the season isn’t. Agree. Not a shoe-in I know, but if we had played Fulham and w...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: New board, new approach - better communication!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 4840
Re: New board, new approach - better communication!
I'm all for good communication but Pace has made a bit of a rod for his own back here. I've seen an incredible amount of tweets directed to him about who we should be signing etc. Imagine it might not be as pleasant in a few weeks after some defeats.
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Team for MK Dons
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2972
Re: Team for MK Dons
It’s more important to us that Cork gets minutes over Benson. I’d try and give Cork 65/70 mins.warksclaret wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:44 pmTotally forgot about Stephens. He definitely needs to start so him in, instead of Jack , then let Jack come on for 25 minutes
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Who will be the first signing under ALK
- Replies: 123
- Views: 11002
Re: Who will be the first signing under ALK
Yeah, I was out by smidge. O’Brien was 21 when we were first linked with him. Knight is 20 next month. Both central midfielders and both certainly the right profile to be targeting imo.
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: what would your league look like ?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 1241
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Michael Olise
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2629
Re: Michael Olise
Might be wrong but I think he has started something like 19 of the 23 games. Worth noting he’s only just broke into the team at back end of last season. Only said that because I have watched Reading a few times on the tv this season and not noticed him and the 2 or 3 times I have checked if he’s be...
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Who will be the first signing under ALK
- Replies: 123
- Views: 11002
Re: Who will be the first signing under ALK
Maybe the lad O’Brien at Huddersfield. Linked in the summer and back playing 90 minutes every game now after an injury earlier in the season. Only 20 years old I think.
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Scottish Football
- Replies: 52
- Views: 1640
Re: Scottish Football
Christie and McGregor at Celtic look good players. As does the Rangers right back, Tavernier. He has got ridiculous stats (goals and assists) for a full back.
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Michael Olise
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2629
Re: Michael Olise
I got mocked when I suggested his name the other day. Apparently according to some people we have no chance bc rumours are some big clubs want him. Would be ideal on the right with Dwight 9n the left. Rapid, direct, can take a good free kick and only about 19 Broke in to reading squad end if last s...
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:05 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Our biggest signing?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 2435
Re: Our biggest signing?
I see a lot of people have just completely ignored the phrase in the OP "Ignoring what they did for us on the pitch"......
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:02 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Very hard to take a small town club to next level
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2647
Re: Very hard to take a small town club to next level
What does it mean? What is our “Next Level”? We’ve had two top 10 finishes in the last three years and appeared in Europe. We’re in the same division as United, City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, Everton, Wolves and Leicester - which of those nine could we expect to supplant in the next few ...
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
- Replies: 663
- Views: 52221
Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
That’s a good point - surely a few struggling this window. I do wonder though, how many actually have players that would give us what we need - players that would improve our first team? Can only be 10 or so Championship players that would immediately improve us, and they tend to all be at clubs ba...