Really feel for Pieters.
I think shown to be another very very shrewd purchase. He isn’t a complicated player but he plays to the absolute best of his ability and he is very astute at this level.
Find it incredible that he was being overlooked at Stoke.
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- Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Pieters injury
- Replies: 49
- Views: 13709
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley fans on Ashley Barnes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3530
Burnley fans on Ashley Barnes
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Can anyone spot themselves in this video?
Can anyone spot themselves in this video?
- Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: This football
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5314
Re: This football
Why are we booting it on to the head of giant central defenders over and over when it’s never looked like working? Garbage football, never seen a side so hopeless at pass and move, basics. Wide players stuck at fullback, is Lennon told to not run with the ball? Zero pressure from the front, nothing...
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:44 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: New Pub - Vintage Claret
- Replies: 97
- Views: 12906
Re: New Pub - Vintage Claret
It’s a weird human condition where people want to talk down something that clearly someone else has put a lot of time and money into. Let people make their own minds up. You don’t fancy it, just don’t go? These are clearly clarets fans trying to make something of an area close to the turf. Surely ev...
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Eagles flies into Boundary Park
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3613
Re: ARTICLE: Eagles flies into Boundary Park
A real talent and a cut above often for us I liked him. A few moments of genius. He would never get near a Dyche team. Always struck me as someone who was thick as treacle... positioning, tactical awareness, decision making... all really pretty poor. Seem to remember reading he had some personal di...
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Advice re: harassment at work
- Replies: 72
- Views: 7750
Re: Advice re: harassment at work
Out of interest... did someone else let her know she was making faces behind her back?? ... Just if that was me... I wouldn’t tell the person being targeted, but would definitely have a word with the culprit, or potentially mention it to a manager. Bullying in the workplace can often be nipped in th...
- Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: One of our own has made his way home
- Replies: 110
- Views: 13357
Re: ARTICLE: One of our own has made his way home
The one thing we know here is that we've signed a player who we know wants to play for us. He's going to be living all our dreams again, a Claret playing for Burnley. He will give absolutely everything. And it will raise the roof! Can’t put a price on positive energy around the place.... really hap...
- Tue May 28, 2019 8:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sean Dyche - Where next? And when?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4061
Re: Sean Dyche - Where next? And when?
Do we know that for certain, or was it just one of those 'everyone knows he did' things? Simon Jordan has pretty much said he did on Talksport. It definitely doesn’t surprise me. I think his new deal made a difference though, he’s very well rewarded and possibly in the most secure job in football r...
- Wed May 22, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The making of Dwight McNeil
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2469
Re: The making of Dwight McNeil
Needs to work on his body language too! And I wonder if the club might be tempted by bids for him Why would anyone be bothered about body language. If anything I quite like it if a player can look tired or disinterested and then suddenly burst into life. Catches the opposition off guard. I doubt we...
- Sat May 18, 2019 7:20 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tommy Robinson Tuesday
- Replies: 836
- Views: 62821
Re: Tommy Robinson Tuesday
It’s astonishing that anyone takes this guy seriously. He’s clearly a racist. He’s a convicted criminal. He turned up at the house in the middle of the night to intimidate a journalist who had written about him ... wait for it...doorstepping his critics. He returned repeatedly and threatened to shar...
- Sun May 12, 2019 11:06 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 2009 Play Off Reunion Meal
- Replies: 276
- Views: 21759
Re: 2009 Play Off Reunion Meal
He’s not worth the energy of a clap, or a boo. The way he walked to the Burnley fans to applaud us at the Reebok, knowing the response he’d get. It showed what an attention seeking publicity whore he was. The kind of guy he is, I expect the reaction he would have least liked at the Turf the other da...
- Sun May 12, 2019 7:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: £10 per hour for EVERYONE!
- Replies: 69
- Views: 7910
Re: £10 per hour for EVERYONE!
I’ve employed people of ages ranging from 16-60. The 16/17 year olds have pretty much all needed a significant investment in training and time to turn them into great members of the team. As an employer, there is a great satisfaction in seeing them develop as people as they enter the working world. ...
- Sun May 12, 2019 7:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: £10 per hour for EVERYONE!
- Replies: 69
- Views: 7910
Re: £10 per hour for EVERYONE!
Would be good to understand the extent to which Corbyn has truly considered the economic impact of this policy. Why stop at £10? Why is £10 the optimum? Why not £15...£20? Surely significant minimum wage increases will naturally increase all wages (otherwise the incentive to learn a skill diminishes...
- Sat May 11, 2019 10:39 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Robbie Blake : Would He Fit Into Our Current Set-Up?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4188
Re: Robbie Blake : Would He Fit Into Our Current Set-Up?
As much as Blake showed absolute class at times, we are a different level now, and I really don’t think he had the fitness or consistency that would be needed to demand a place in this team. There’s a reason he spent the majority of his career at Championship level. Similar to Little, he was an abso...
- Fri May 03, 2019 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Chris Kavanagh v Everton
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2514
Re: RATE THE REF - Chris Kavanagh v Everton
I really do not understand how he doesn’t give the foul on Vydra. His position is fine and it’s absolutely stonewall.
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Deserved
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3794
Re: Deserved
Yeah but as per, we hang on for a point with 70 mins gone no matter how well we're playing. NOT going for goal in our last free kick with about 30 seconds to go was unforgivable. Typical Dyche, only ever cares about the bare minimum. Same every game. Eventually it'll (and has) go against us! Trying...
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Lowton
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5299
Re: Lowton
Jesus.
Takes a certain kind of person to start a thread like this after a game like that....
Takes a certain kind of person to start a thread like this after a game like that....
- Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: the vultures are circling already
- Replies: 137
- Views: 11888
Re: the vultures are circling already
Will be interesting to see how he does in these last few games against the big boys, particularly now there’s maybe a bit more freedom and slightly less pressure (not that he seems to have a problem dealing with a bit of pressure). I think he will probably put a lot of value on the amount of premier...
- Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: the vultures are circling already
- Replies: 137
- Views: 11888
Re: the vultures are circling already
I’d say significantly.pushpinpussy wrote:is he much better than Joy Rod was at his age.
He has looked absolutely at ease against the best in the Premier League.
- Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:18 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What does Dyche know....
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5486
Re: What does Dyche know....
Great performance yesterday. We mixed play well, including a number of effective long balls. That’s always our game though, we mix it up. Sometimes it comes off and sometimes it doesn’t, which is hardly surprising considering the level we are playing at. When it doesn’t come off, some people are ext...
- Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Preferred lagers/ales on the Turf?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4047
Re: Preferred lagers/ales on the Turf?
That’s very good from spurs. £4 for an Amstel is reasonable. A fiver for a pint of neck oil is really good for a football ground (you’d pay a minimum £4 for a small can in any city). Beavertown is fantastic beer, regardless of whether they ‘sold out’ to an extent to the big boys. Can’t see a market ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 6:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
This is correct. And it’s why “but this squad finished 7th last season” was a load of nonsense from day 1 of summer. Investment and improvement is required every single season. Clubs work good positions and all too often believe they no longer have the pressure to add real quality to the squad. And...
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 6:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
Why would you like me to regret it? How strange. Sorry. Only meant that if you do regret it, it is likely because the performances and results have improved and you’ve missed it. I can’t envisage not wanting a season ticket, although I 100% appreciate that is a personal decision. I just don’t see h...
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:37 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
Well obviously I hope it’s a decision you’ll later regret.Lord Beamish wrote:No. Decision made.
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:56 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Crouch
- Replies: 105
- Views: 7937
Re: Crouch
Cork signed 4 windows ago. I will give you Wood. Ooo err. You’re right. I read seasons rather than windows. The last three windows only goes back 14 months. Your point holds I guess, in that we haven’t really added to the first team squad in that time. Love the bit of bait you cast dropping in Hart...
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
Fair play. Are you going to do a 180 if we go on another 8 game run?Lord Beamish wrote:You’re in luck. I’m not renewing my ST this year. I’m genuinely p1ssed off with how we’ve stagnated on the pitch in the past 18 months. There’s really no excuse for it.
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Crouch
- Replies: 105
- Views: 7937
Re: Crouch
Wood and Cork came in and helped us towards a 7th place finish last year.cricketfieldclarets wrote:Ambition would be signing players who come in and improve the first team.
Hart aside not a single player has done that in the last 3 windows.
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
Literally state facts . Hahaha.
You state opinions. Lots of negative opinions.
You state opinions. Lots of negative opinions.
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
absolutely, then we signed Sordell, Juke, Reid, Crouch etc etc All that money was so poorly spent. We don't have to spend a boat load of cash, we can't because we don't have it - we need to stop wasting what we do have You’ll literally spin anything to be negative. Wasted money on crouch? He’s sign...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
Afraid to say you’re just inviting being labelled a ‘happy clapper superfan’ mate..SussexDon1inIreland wrote:We were robbed again of a penalty even the MOTD biased panel said it was a penalty then we would have won the match or worst case got a draw
No way did we deserve nothing yesterday
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
We played **** against 10 men for 85 minutes. The manner of yesterday's defeat isn't a 1 off either. Telling people to keep away because they don't enjoy what they see smacks of 'superfan' status. If people really aren’t enjoying it, maybe they should keep away. I just genuinely can’t see how we co...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
People can appreciate the progress off the pitch as well as being unhappy with what's going on it you know. What we have done on the pitch has facilitated the progress of it , ya’know . For all the drama queenery on here, yesterday wasn’t that bad a performance in the conditions. Could easily have ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5057
Re: Be proud we are still punching way above weight
Pride at ‘punching above our weight’ wears a bit thin, after a while. Continually punching above our weight for pretty much Dyche’s tenure. Progressing everything off the pitch as we go. Building a much better infrastructure. Improving our impact in the community. Qualifying for European competitio...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey Barton.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3139
Re: Joey Barton.
What had Solskjaer shown that he could improve on ome of the greatest managers of all time? FWIW I think it’s bordering on madness to contemplate replacing Dyche. I’m not a happy clapper, I’m a realist. I think to have achieved what Dyche has achieved with our resources is remarkable. I feel like w...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:05 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey Barton.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3139
Re: Joey Barton.
Hahahhahahahaha. I Like Barton, but this is ridiculous. What exactly has he shown management wise to suggest he’d be an improvement on a guy who took us up twice, three consecutive seasons in the premier league, and helped us qualify for a European competition? This board is a depressing place after...
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Educate me please
- Replies: 85
- Views: 4943
Re: Educate me please
Pretty careless by Rudd. Most people know coloured isn’t acceptable and, rightly, it is people of colour who make this decision as to what they do or don’t find offensive. Diane Abbot in turn has decided to take it a certain way. The danger with that is that many will view it as political point scor...
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:18 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tarkowski
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3059
Re: Tarkowski
Would rather have a top quality player with an arrogant edge then a championship quality nice guy with impeccable manners on the pitch. Players have certain personas on the pitch. Look at Barnes... if I was a referee I’d probably want to punch the guy at times. However he is really effective for us ...
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:56 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cant win em all
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4225
Re: Cant win em all
Tonight was probably the perfect example of way SD will never get a top job. He is good for Burnley etc etc, but when it comes to the crunch, tactic wise , he is lacking. Instead of strengthening midfield he resorts to hoofball plus. I'm not calling for a change or anything remotely like that, just...
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS
- Replies: 322
- Views: 26350
Re: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Let’s park that result quickly.
Didn’t perform tonight, but more than forgivable after recent weeks.
Didn’t perform tonight, but more than forgivable after recent weeks.
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: McNeil stat
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5435
Re: McNeil stat
I clearly cursed him. Sorry.
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS
- Replies: 322
- Views: 26350
Re: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Worst performance in recent yearsburnley007 wrote:One of the worst performances I can remember seeing in recent years. Truly awful.
Worst thing is, I'm sitting with the Newcastle fans, they can't believe their luck.
Utter garbage
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: McNeil stat
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5435
Re: McNeil stat
And he is still driving around in his Merc A class, Vauxhall Vectra, or whatever it is. keeping it real. He’s going to be a very wealthy individual. Hopefully he keeps the work ethic up and isn’t distracted by the pound signs. The way he has adapted to premier league football, and significantly mai...
- Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: We could be safe by next Saturday Evening
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5585
Re: We could be safe by next Saturday Evening
[quote="cricketfieldclarets"]See attached... :shock: :shock: :shock: The comparisons are starting to get scary. http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?style" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; If our form over the last 8 games is replicated for the rest of the season we’d ...
- Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sean Dyche: An Apology.
- Replies: 93
- Views: 10426
Re: Sean Dyche: An Apology.
Wow my favourite poster gives me a mention (that's love) I'm happy to admit I doubted him but finally he changed things around.. hopefully not too late in the season. But his stubbornness was costing us. Just hope next season we actually dip into the transfer market and not play the waiting game.. ...
- Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Massive, Outstanding, Huge
- Replies: 47
- Views: 8663
Re: Massive, Outstanding, Huge
Absolutely outstanding. I’m very, very ashamed to say that I was one of the “Dyche Outers” earlier on in the season. More fool me. Fair play. So many on here were quick to turn on Dyche. Hopefully when we do hit another poor run, people will react a bit differently. I won’t hold my breath though.
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ministry of Ale up for auction?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5881
Re: Ministry of Ale up for auction?
Who's daft enough to put £500k into the pub industry now a days? You’re right in that particular case. If you had £500k you wouldn’t want to be buying the Talbot. Not to say someone couldn’t make a modest but acceptable income out of it, If they took on the lease and negotiated a realistic rent (we...
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:02 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Who would you like to see promoted?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2786
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:23 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Equaliser Offside
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5594
Re: Equaliser Offside
Although people say the benefit should go with the attacker... is that really what happens? Against the top six, the ‘big’ club inevitably gets the decision. Maybe subconsciously, the ref or linesman know if they make the wrong decision against a big club it’s going to get blown up and discussed at ...
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Scott Arfield
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6224
Re: Scott Arfield
It’s ridiculous that he got overlooked for the national team.
Great player and seemed to be exactly the right kind of character to have in the dressing room.
Brilliant for us and to top it off got that goal against the bastards.
Great player and seemed to be exactly the right kind of character to have in the dressing room.
Brilliant for us and to top it off got that goal against the bastards.
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Demetri Michel
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3381
Re: Demetri Michel
Hearts fans were positive about him but apparently he’s not been great recently. Question marks over his defending. Think he’s pretty rapid and may well provide a good attacking threat.
Not sure he’d be the type of player Dyche would go for.
Not sure he’d be the type of player Dyche would go for.