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by boatshed bill
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford's Contract
Replies: 168
Views: 9837

Re: James Trafford's Contract

bumba wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:43 am
That's like saying every goal is a good goal.


Well, they are to the team that scores them.
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Maatsen interview in Guardian
Replies: 23
Views: 4072

Re: Maatsen interview in Guardian

There you go never wanted to stay, and I'd suggest that neither did Tella.
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford's Contract
Replies: 168
Views: 9837

Re: James Trafford's Contract

bumba wrote:
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:39 pm
😂 Talk about desperate
So explain to me the opposite, a bad save. :D
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford's Contract
Replies: 168
Views: 9837

Re: James Trafford's Contract

bumba wrote:
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:11 pm
I don't know what games you've been watching if you think he's made 1 or 2 good saves a match

Any save is a good save.
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bournemouth v Luton
Replies: 166
Views: 6298

Re: Bournemouth v Luton

TheFamilyCat wrote:
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:16 pm
Is the Luton fanboy circle jerk still going on?

Just checking.

No, they're too busy trying to suck the smoke back out of Rob Edwards' anus
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bournemouth v Luton
Replies: 166
Views: 6298

Re: Bournemouth v Luton

Semenyo is half decent.
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
Replies: 68
Views: 3996

Re: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana

Silkyskills1 wrote:
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:37 pm
Never really rated O'Shea. Reinforces the notion of an accident waiting to happen.
i agree.
He strikes me as being all action, but with some consequences.
Is it just injuries that have meant he hasn't formed a reasonable partnership with any of our other CBs?
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tresor
Replies: 81
Views: 6322

Re: Tresor

Some of you need to remember that this is a football club not a retail outlet.
We earn money through the workforce.
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford's Contract
Replies: 168
Views: 9837

Re: James Trafford's Contract

GetIntoEm wrote:
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:25 am
Thing is, theres plenty in the football press and on TV who have been very complimentary about Trafford this season.

players values are not dictated by few 50 year olds who live in their mums spare bedroom on a message board.
Correct :D
by boatshed bill
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dyche or Kompany?
Replies: 61
Views: 3538

Re: Dyche or Kompany?

A night out in Brussels or Manchester: Kompany
A night out in Kettering: Dyche
by boatshed bill
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team bonding.
Replies: 36
Views: 3386

Re: Team bonding.

This actually sounds quite sensible reasoning in regards to posting pictures of team bonding. My worry is more about the famous team spirit we had under Dyche disappearing. We dont hear much about it from the players anymore. I'm pretty sure that most who have played team sports accept that "bondin...
by boatshed bill
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team bonding.
Replies: 36
Views: 3386

Re: Team bonding.

BurnleyFC wrote:
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:13 pm
He’d have had a **** tonne of caps under Gareth, then.

Pickford loves to punch it out.
From what I've seen, Pickford likes to get 2 closed fists behind a fair percentage of shots. This is different to punching crosses which Pickford rarely does for England.
by boatshed bill
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bruun Larsen
Replies: 35
Views: 4266

Re: Bruun Larsen

dermotdermot wrote:
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:01 pm
Shouldn't have been taken off. Madness! But VK does this all the time.
You can say that again :D
by boatshed bill
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team bonding.
Replies: 36
Views: 3386

Re: Team bonding.

bumba wrote:
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:52 pm
That doesn't even make sense to what I was saying. Strange
Don't worry about it.
by boatshed bill
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team bonding.
Replies: 36
Views: 3386

Re: Team bonding.

bumba wrote:
Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:50 pm
Even the easy catches he chooses to punch and several times it's landed us back under pressure when a catch was easy and takes the pressure off
Yep, he's the first goalkeeper in BFC history whose punched clearances go to an opposition player.
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany press conference pre West Ham
Replies: 41
Views: 3776

Re: Kompany press conference pre West Ham

Unfortunately VK and the team are in a catch 22 position at the moment. Everything they do is scrutinised and criticised whenever a loose word or pass is made which leads into a downward spiral. I really do hope he pulls off a few results sooner rather than later to ease the pressure off both himse...
by boatshed bill
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unpopular opinions
Replies: 126
Views: 5862

Re: Unpopular opinions

Sorry but I don’t think we’ve been any different to the other 19 clubs,Forest had more dodgy decision against them in the first couple of months of the season than we’ve had all season,and they were robbed again last week when Tierney gave the ball back to Liverpool.,I’m sure if you look at a leagu...
by boatshed bill
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Richard Keys
Replies: 65
Views: 7713

Re: Richard Keys

When I saw "vanity project" I just gave up reading it.
by boatshed bill
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possible affordable targets for next season
Replies: 82
Views: 4433

Re: Possible affordable targets for next season

Casper2 wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:17 pm
Really no need for abuse .
What did Kompany and Bellamy say at the start of the season “we will be playing the same style and sticking to our principles”
And I'm sure that is their intention. Unfortunately PL teams don't allow it.
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possible affordable targets for next season
Replies: 82
Views: 4433

Re: Possible affordable targets for next season

Jakubs Tash wrote:
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:02 pm
No need for a make-weight when O’Hare would be a free.
According to a Coventry supporting mate (who really does know a bit about the club) they chose Bobby Thomas ahead of McNally.
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Southampton v Preston
Replies: 7
Views: 1320

Re: Southampton v Preston

Is it out yet?
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hiring a band
Replies: 45
Views: 2175

Re: Hiring a band

Great that it's jogging a few memories. Made a mistake on the OP saying Fleetwood Mac was £200; looked down the list again and their price then was £500. Anyone remember Love Sculpture? Really just another guise of Dave Edmunds. They did a version of Katchachurian's 'Sabre Dance'. Anyway they were ...
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: "BEAST" On 5 live now
Replies: 25
Views: 2908

Re: "BEAST" On 5 live now

fidelcastro wrote:
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:04 pm
No. Penny had started the previous season in the defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.

When he looked like he was trying to hide behind the post :D
Was he even a goalkeeper?
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possible affordable targets for next season
Replies: 82
Views: 4433

Re: Possible affordable targets for next season

Do we need to buy any more players.
Best thing we can do is ship some out.
by boatshed bill
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hiring a band
Replies: 45
Views: 2175

Re: Hiring a band

Something away from our woes for a while.I was a student in London 1970-73 and was just looking at the price of hiring popular bands around that time. A message from the social secretary of Commercial Entertainments on Great Compton St. in London in 1969 provided a list of prices. At that time thei...
by boatshed bill
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mud analytics
Replies: 273
Views: 7935

Re: Mud analytics

Remind us which English, PL keeper got relegated, sold for a huge profit, then got relegated again and sold for even more money Tresor was highly rated before he came to us, he will still be highly rated by some in the game who’ll look past this season Ramsey - still only 21, has played just 525 mi...
by boatshed bill
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mud analytics
Replies: 273
Views: 7935

Re: Mud analytics

Easy We’ve signed a number of young players with huge potential who’ve now got PL experience, which will stand them in good stead for the future Potential suitors won’t be overly fussed about the outcome of our season, they’ll be looking at the stats etc of the players they’re interested in buying ...
by boatshed bill
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The next Nathan Tella
Replies: 58
Views: 3717

Re: The next Nathan Tella

There's a reason Tella got a big move to a top club and it's the same with Maatsen. There's a reason the likes of Amdouni and Tresor came here. I think just condensing him in to "goals" is what people are trying to do to play him down. The reality is it wasn't just his goalscoring that was impressi...
by boatshed bill
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mud analytics
Replies: 273
Views: 7935

Re: Mud analytics

daveisaclaret wrote:
Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:33 pm
I don't think it's a conflict of interest but I do think it's super clear too much trust has been given to Kompany. If he left tomorrow we would not have a recruitment department.
We'd get a new manager and a new recruitment team, nothing to fret over ;)
by boatshed bill
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Replies: 721
Views: 27439

Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)

He did, no argument. Do you think the opposition defenders in the premier league would allow that to happen? And if by chance they did, who is he passing it to that would have a similar outcome? I don't think any PL team would allow Muric to take up the out-of -box positions he was afforded in the ...
by boatshed bill
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What must Vigeroux be thinking ??
Replies: 21
Views: 2165

Re: What must Vigeroux be thinking ??

'Tripled my wages, don't even have to play a game or show up on matchdays - life is good.' Perfectly acceptable to sign as a 3rd choice, as long as it's not a long-term, or career, choice. I'm sure having Burnley on his CV will enhance LV's chances of landing a decent job, perhaps at Championship l...
by boatshed bill
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What must Vigeroux be thinking ??
Replies: 21
Views: 2165

Re: What must Vigeroux be thinking ??

When he signed I don’t think he signed expecting to be Number1. However if he hasn’t had a look in now he never will. So I would be off if I was him. No goal keeper should sign for Burnley if they want to play in the 1st team while James Trafford is here as he will always be picked no matter how ba...
by boatshed bill
Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?
Replies: 180
Views: 6696

Re: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?

CoolClaret wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:25 pm
Must be why he kept playing him every game after then eh

No, it will be because we had no-one better.
by boatshed bill
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?
Replies: 180
Views: 6696

Re: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?

CoolClaret wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:03 pm
What a strange question - no idea what you're on about panic attack? We won that game at Boro?
He was subbed when he was ill - not sure how many times that needs to be refuted though.

Ill or lost his bottle? I reckon VK covered for him by saying he was ill.
by boatshed bill
Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?
Replies: 180
Views: 6696

Re: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?

Nori you know it’s damned near impossible to find old clips of what pundits have said especially in away games because most of the time they are foreign streams ,but surely you must have seen some of the TV pundits scratching their heads for VK continually picking him . I don't think I've ever seen...
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No need to apologise
Replies: 56
Views: 4277

Re: No need to apologise

CoolClaret wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:46 pm
& our league position indicates and god-awful style of play suggests that it probably should be.
You are entitled to this opinion. I'm not sure a goalkeepers ability to pass a football defines success at PL level.
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?
Replies: 180
Views: 6696

Re: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?

Superjohnnyfrancis wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:44 pm
If they were getting anything right this season i would side with their opinion, definitely.
Superjohnny, I think we need two new goalkeepers. I'd keep Trafford as what you might call an apprentice.
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No need to apologise
Replies: 56
Views: 4277

Re: No need to apologise

The evidence is every game this season :lol: Tell me how many keepers in world football can do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5omj4Ply38&t=160s I have no idea how many can, but it's clearly not being seen as a major factor in selection. Still, for the record, I am a massive Muric fan. I jus...
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?
Replies: 180
Views: 6696

Re: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?

Id bet my house on Muric having a better career than Trafford. Ive seen enough of both of them to know who should be currently playing, for me. Im sure a lot of fans have now. I will excuse world class goals for both like Porros, what was the other one Muric let in, he's hardly played this year! In...
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No need to apologise
Replies: 56
Views: 4277

Re: No need to apologise

CoolClaret wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:35 pm
Resounding yes.

That's easy to say when there's absolutely nothing to back it up. ;)
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?
Replies: 180
Views: 6696

Re: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?

I can see it now Muric goes off to higher highs and we go off to lower lows. A sliding doors moment. I hope someone (Pace) intervenes before it is too late. Has to be one of the best ball playing goalies in europe and we give him away for £1-2m or something completely stupid like that. Twice we've ...
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No need to apologise
Replies: 56
Views: 4277

Re: No need to apologise

I fail to see how he in anyway right I know Trafford has not been helped by our poor defence but how many goals has he been responsible for with his diabolical passes and not commanding his 6 yard box? Several posters, you included, seem to fail to understand the distinct possibility that Trafford ...
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No need to apologise
Replies: 56
Views: 4277

Re: No need to apologise

Stantheman wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:05 pm
Drop Trafford and we might have a chance

But what if VK is right all along, and Muric has a terrible game resulting in us getting battered again?
by boatshed bill
Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Assisted dying
Replies: 77
Views: 2713

Re: Assisted dying

Like the dignatas clinics that started by assisting the terminally ill to die who are now assisting 29 year olds with mild depression and anxiety to end their lives. Next it will be those who have very minor ailments. Everything snowballs, just look at the equality act. A very well meaning piece of...
by boatshed bill
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fan's Voice
Replies: 106
Views: 5180

Re: Fan's Voice

It reads like it was written by someone sitting their GCSE's
But it's nice to have someone making my decisions and expressing my opinion :D
by boatshed bill
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonights footy
Replies: 71
Views: 2505

Re: Tonights footy

StayingDown4Ever wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:20 pm
They can’t be.

They can be.
by boatshed bill
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Are we being out run?
Replies: 30
Views: 2264

Re: Are we being out run?

Jakubclaret wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:13 pm
At the moment we are being out everything completely inferior in just about every department!
We're not to shabby when it comes to giving away soft penalties :D
by boatshed bill
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonights footy
Replies: 71
Views: 2505

Re: Tonights footy

StayingDown4Ever wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:01 pm
Agreed. It’s infuriating that Vincent won’t do anything about it.

All it tells me is that the other 2 keepers are worse.
by boatshed bill
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Available Managers...
Replies: 112
Views: 5482

Re: Available Managers...

I'm available, and just as likely to replace VK as anyone named on this thread :D