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- Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tresor
- Replies: 81
- Views: 6542
Re: Tresor
Would be great news if we hadn’t (though from earlier reports I fear we have). I’m still angry about his “contribution” at home to Luton and really struggle to see him coming good. If, indeed, we have signed him I suppose he might be effective in the Championship but he comes across as really not w...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:06 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Season tickets next season
- Replies: 839
- Views: 55433
Re: Season tickets next season
The days of communication are pretty much long gone these days I'm afraid, which is ironic given the numerous platforms, apps and machines/devices that are prevalent in today's society. As for BFC, we are now being treated in the typical American way. All top show with very little or no substance. ...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: REPORT:Just a point for Burnley after losing a two goal lead
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1058
Re: REPORT:Just a point for Burnley after losing a two goal lead
Good report. Not sure about the toenail though. Watching on TV live as soon as the goal was replayed it was obvious the shirt sleeve was further ahead than the defenders so I wasn’t nervous while VAR checked it. Would have been just our luck though to have them do what they did to Jay at Bournemouth...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tella
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3584
Re: Tella
But he's only scored 4 all season. Scored 7 including in the Europa League and EFL Championship. Didn’t start a league game for Beyer until late January. Got 4 since. Averaging a goal per 90 minutes. Third in the league behind Guirassy and Kane on the per 90 min goals (ignoring those with only 1 go...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Bruun Larsen
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4389
Re: Bruun Larsen
A player coming back from a career threatening injury ‘may’ not be fit for 90, or even 60, minutes. Kompany will know. From memory Brownhill made 3 clearances inside our own box, something I doubt JBL would offer. Thought it was the right decision to be pragmatic. 4 attackers versus a resurgent West...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Team bonding.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3448
Re: Team bonding.
Generally I am a believer in putting things out there. Rare in house interview with Esteve and Assignon yesterday. The young 21 year old Esteve was on about his wife taking time to settle. Must be tough coming from overseas at such a young age. These kind of things make fans appreciate the players a...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fofana
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4277
Re: Fofana
Thing is, football does weird things, but for a side like us to survive we need goals. That guy can get them, he has shown that. Looking forward to Foster or Amdouni coming back in rested to partner him because Odobert in the hole isn’t the answer. We are in that last chance saloon where we have to ...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: West Ham v Burnley - Player Ratings
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4000
Re: West Ham v Burnley - Player Ratings
Trafford 6 - could have saved each goal but were really difficult to do, top keepers can though Assignon 6 - error for the equaliser after doing the hard bit, summed him up, not just up and down during a game, but during a move O Shea 7 - stuck to his task but nearly played his man on a couple of ti...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ouch- feels like a defeat that!
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3263
Re: Ouch- feels like a defeat that!
Or…..Luton, Sheffield and ourselves all draw away and close the gap to Everton and Forest, but we do it against far superior opposition.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren England v West Ham United
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1607
Re: RATE THE REF - Darren England v West Ham United
England very good today, bookings were mainly deserved. Not sure I have ever written that exact phrase.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
- Replies: 617
- Views: 20082
Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Great battling performance. No one can surely be negative today. Both teams had chances to win it. Yes but some muppets will. He put defensive reinforcements on, changed formation, very nearly worked. Ings looks reborn against us, can’t really blame finishing of that quality, but, as I say, some wi...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
- Replies: 617
- Views: 20082
Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
I like Assignon but he doesn’t seem the brightest at times.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
- Replies: 617
- Views: 20082
Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
The defence isn’t good enough and that is the problem all season, but they are young and have growth in them if we can keep them together. Pace at CB is a welcome thing and we have a bit.
Will need 3 to win today though of course. West Ham poor but still ripping us apart at times.
Will need 3 to win today though of course. West Ham poor but still ripping us apart at times.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Odobert and McNeil similarities
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1973
Re: Odobert and McNeil similarities
I get that I just think that's an incredibly superficial level of comparison. Even the goal involvement similarity is misleading- going off your rough ballpark stats McNeil had a direct goal involvement every 200 minutes, Odobert 220, except McNeil did so in a far more defensively minded team and o...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Odobert and McNeil similarities
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1973
Re: Odobert and McNeil similarities
McNeil for me is now the real deal. He has impressed me so much since his move to Everton, particularly since SD became manager. Now more of a goal threat than ever https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dwight-mcneil/leistungsdaten/spieler/584769 I agree. However, a worse output than Odobert this season,...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:13 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Odobert and McNeil similarities
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1973
Re: Odobert and McNeil similarities
They're not remotely similar aside from being young left wingers. McNeil was a more orthodox, go on the outside and cross player, with an awkward, deceptive dribbling style, predominantly left footed, and an incredible work rate, his biggest issue was often trying too hard. Dyche said as much of hi...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:00 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Odobert and McNeil similarities
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1973
Odobert and McNeil similarities
I noticed that their birth dates are only 6 days apart, based on the date they will turn 20 in the November following their breakthrough 2nd half of the season. The similarities don’t end there. That season, when we had the miraculous escape, Dwight got 3 goals and 5 assists in about 1,600 minutes. ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dyche or Kompany?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3705
Re: Dyche or Kompany?
Despite the silly thread premise I’ll bite and suggest Kompany will be the better manager if in charge of England or Man City. His problem has been he overestimates what his players can do and overthinks things, Dyche’s tactics in charge of those bigger teams would fail, dramatically. Our problem ha...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
- Replies: 803
- Views: 69231
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 ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: We don't like defending
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1669
Re: We don't like defending
Looks like we nearly broke 2 of Derby’s records this season.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Possible affordable targets for next season
- Replies: 100
- Views: 6503
Re: Possible affordable targets for next season
That above list of players leaving you could add a few to that where I would expect top flight interest, here or overseas. The hard bit is going to be keeping the ones we want while raising enough money to offset the relegation impact. Only after that can we think about new players, personally I onl...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Unpopular opinions
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6099
Re: Unpopular opinions
I’ve just checked and after the 3rd week in Feb Sheff Utd would have the same points ,we would have 2 more,and Luton would have 1 more. That’s not what we are talking about though. You are referring to PGMOL accepted errors. I am on about things they haven’t accepted - Luton’s equaliser, Villa’s pe...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Unpopular opinions
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6099
Re: Unpopular opinions
With the greatest of respect but I could acknowledge we'd been unlucky if we signed 4 fit strikers all good enough for this level and then they all got freak injuries and couldn't play. But when you go into a PL season with one forward of the quality required, (ignoring anything that was known abou...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Unpopular opinions
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6099
Re: Unpopular opinions
Maybe not an unpopular opinion, but here goes: I thin VK needs to evolve the style next season in preparation for the premier league. This maybe perceived as an arrogant thing to do, but for me if the end goal of the 4 year plan is to become a decent premier league outfit, he needs to ditch the ult...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ring camera and doorbell fitter
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1664
Re: Ring camera and doorbell fitter
I had a dodgy looking doorbell call last year while I was away working. Said to them “can you wait 5 minutes, my mates and I are just finishing a hand of poker, be right down….”. Needless to say, they sodded off :lol: Anyway, Ring doorbells…. I’m led to believe that the wired version (which I have) ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Unpopular opinions
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6099
Re: Unpopular opinions
Sorry for the delay. Foster having a severe mental health problem, then surgery, plus Koleosho missing most of the season, Beyer missing most of the season, and having a huge number of points taken off by officials, some being 3 point swings (Forest, Luton and West Ham where a stonewall penalty wou...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Unpopular opinions
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6099
Re: Unpopular opinions
50% luck? I can’t agree remotely with that. Even if it is, there’s always the old adage of “You make your own luck” Sorry for the delay. Foster having a severe mental health problem, then surgery, plus Koleosho missing most of the season, Beyer missing most of the season, and having a huge number o...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Unpopular opinions
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6099
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 indivi...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Directors box
- Replies: 92
- Views: 6224
Re: Directors box
What is in no doubt is that the Sean Dyche “train as you play” ethos delivered more than the sum of the parts. To be fair to Kompany though, he seems relaxed about dress code in training and approaching the ground, but his players probably put more hours in than under any previous manager, and train...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 31 PREDICTIONS
- Replies: 1654
- Views: 124090
Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 26 PREDICTIONS
Saturday March 9th. Man-Utd 2-0 Everton Bournemouth 3-0 Sheffield United Crystal Palace 2-1 Luton NAP Wolves 2-1 Fulham Arsenal 3-0 Brentford Sunday 10th March Aston Villa 2-2 Spurs Brighton 1-1 Nottingham Forest West Ham 2-0 Burnley Kudos 26 mins Liverpool 1-1 Man-City Monday 11 March Chelsea 2-2 N...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - MAN UTD v BURNLEY
- Replies: 2508
- Views: 152739
Re: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - BURNLEY v BOURNEMOUTH
West Ham 2 Burnley 0 - Kudos 32 mins
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- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Kompany quote
- Replies: 161
- Views: 7575
Re: Kompany quote
Not sure why a sensible comment from VK leads to over 50 posts again, but in sport at any level we are taught we win or learn. That’s what he was wryly referring to, and he is right. He was being wry, because of course he is in pain and would rather be winning not learning.
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mud analytics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8545
Re: Mud analytics
There are obviously several issues that would emerge from even a basic analysis of potential conflicts of interests. There is also the question of what happens to the relationship between the club and MUD when the manager leaves? Apart from that situation being clear as mud (sorry), I see it as an ...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mud analytics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8545
Re: Mud analytics
You’re right, implying that the players we are getting from our analytics exceed that of others. It did last year, it probably did this year too (vs Championship clubs and the two we came up with). Money helps of course. When I invest in companies I invest in people and study them carefully - the o...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mud analytics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8545
Re: Mud analytics
Here’s a thought… We’re going down. So are Sheffield United and barring any points deductions saving them, so are Luton. Let’s assume they don’t use any data analysis in their recruitment. I’m left wondering, as a fan, which of those three clubs would I be more excited about watching next year? Bur...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Martin Ødegaard
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3458
Re: Martin Ødegaard
Foden and Bellingham have the have the whole England squad built around them. They are the two world class ones. Other good players then fit around that. Mind you, that muppet will mess it up, guaranteed. Re Odegaard, a lovely player, just what we are missing up front, could have done with his mate ...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The next Nathan Tella
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3866
Re: The next Nathan Tella
The problem is, the new players to the EPL have had a rude awakening, that they aren’t as good as they thought, and they will respond in different ways. Some will move on in a fit of pique, some will dig in. Tella had already had his rude awakening in how many games for Southampton. So maybe the key...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cullen
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2379
Re: Cullen
Cullen was exposed due to him and Berge carrying the entire midfield on their shoulders. You can't play a central midfield two with Amdouni ahead of them and not expect them to get overrun, especially with three players of Premier League quality against them. It was suicide. That is arguable but we...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cullen
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2379
Re: Cullen
We weren't impossible to press last season. Perhaps we were for a decent Championship side, but never for a Premier league team. We've learned that this season. The comparison between Muric and Trafford is redundant as a result. Trafford may not be quite as virtuoso with the ball at his feet but he...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
- Replies: 721
- Views: 28961
Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
The thing about Trafford, we are “all in”, same with Kompany. If we sell him, and lose, say, £10m, then if we sell half a dozen others and take a similar hit, and / or pot the manager, where do we go from there? No money, few decent players, no reputation for sticking together. The decline will set ...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - David Coote v Bournemouth
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2447
Re: RATE THE REF - David Coote v Bournemouth
Nobody disputes some decisions are 50/50, 70/30, 30/70 etc. That's the nature of reffing. However, when hundreds of these decisions are analysed over the season and we end up only getting 10% of the subjective ones, that is the problem. Today there were at least half a dozen things went against us a...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
- Replies: 721
- Views: 28961
Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Trafford was hesitant yes but didn’t cost us a goal today, the muttering and chanting for Muric was brainless, like much of any fan base. Doesn’t help our player in any way.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Bournemouth - Player Ratings
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5063
Re: Burnley v Bournemouth - Player Ratings
Trafford 5 - no chance with the goals but hesitant throughout and gave it away several times Assignon 6 - good energy and desire, no end product today O’Shea 3 - a shocker from the opening bell which cost us the game, stupidly booked, to blame for both goals, terrible, terrible performance Esteve 6 ...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tad unlucky to lose today- me thinks!!
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3390
Re: Tad unlucky to lose today- me thinks!!
Like Kenton points out above, a further stat, to score 7 goals in 12 home games against last year’s PL teams. That is why we are dropping, more than any other issue. Of those 7, 3 were within the first month against Villa and Spurs, so 4 goals since Sept 2nd in 6 months
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tad unlucky to lose today- me thinks!!
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3390
Re: Tad unlucky to lose today- me thinks!!
Dara O shea MOM for me. :lol: :lol: :lol: Been brilliant for the last month or two but 3/10 today at best. Booked after 20 seconds for total stupidity, leading to hesitant defending for both goals and throughout. Each time he got turned in the box, didn’t put a challenge in. It was a total shambles...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
- Replies: 472
- Views: 11313
Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
O’Shea really has had a total shocker today. Culpable for both goals and booked after 20 seconds.
Will be fine in the EFL but not good enough for PL.
Reason for the defeat though is “Burnley 0”. Again.
Will be fine in the EFL but not good enough for PL.
Reason for the defeat though is “Burnley 0”. Again.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
- Replies: 472
- Views: 11313
Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
Identical foul to the one on Villa, small clip on the foot, then get a pen to win the game, we get naff all.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
- Replies: 472
- Views: 11313
Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
I see I was right about the Nott’m Forest fan referee before the game.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
- Replies: 472
- Views: 11313
Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
The changes up front especially Vitinho and Odobert central appear to have worked. Credit where it is due there.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:06 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
- Replies: 472
- Views: 11313
Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
No consistency with decisions as usual. OShea carded for dissent and later on their player kicks the ball away and gets nothing. O’Shea carded for kicking the ball away not dissent, act of total stupidity after 20 seconds that arguably made him cautious for his error for the goal. Fair point about ...