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- Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tonights Football
- Replies: 255
- Views: 9944
Re: Tonights Football
'"True football experts recognise talent with the naked eye. They don't rely on numbers in a computer to scout players.'' If that doesn't scream we're taking the moneyball approach, nothing will. https://media1.tenor.com/m/jYZmxGqvQKsAAAAC/old-man-yells-at-cloud-yelling.gif It's not like other club...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: General Info - Crystal Palace (a)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1577
Re: General Info - Crystal Palace (a)
It's short of decent pubs.
I normally go to Thornton Heath and there is the Railway Telegraph near the station (although that has been home fans only sometimes) or the Prince George on the way to the ground. I'd say the Railway Telegraph is better.
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 2023/24: Crystal Palace v Burnley – Ticket Information
- Replies: 60
- Views: 3429
Re: 2023/24: Crystal Palace v Burnley – Ticket Information
As Leisure has said, all to the individuals rather than to the lead email address which makes it harder work when you are organising a trip for a few people, trying to make sure they've all got their tickets. To only be sending them out two days before the game is ridiculously short notice too. Che...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: How often does this happen
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2504
Re: How often does this happen
Strange one to class football support as being ‘tribal’ as though it is rooted in Neanderthal man. Almost suggests such supporters support a town/ area irrespective of the sport that is played. By contrast, the supporters ( and players) of the much more physical game of rugby appreciate the finesse...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:52 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 2023/24: Crystal Palace v Burnley – Ticket Information
- Replies: 60
- Views: 3429
Re: 2023/24: Crystal Palace v Burnley – Ticket Information
Tickets won’t be emailed out until the Thursday before the game. The club have confirmed: “All tickets for this fixture will be digital and emailed over each to individual supporter a couple of days before the match.” Any idea if they'll all be emailed to the person who ordered or each ticket sent ...
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cost of Living
- Replies: 198
- Views: 12152
Re: Cost of Living
To be fair, it's pretty clear he's quitting his ministerial role so he can take on a high paying (and I'm sure awarded only on merit) second job.South West Claret. wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:02 pmLazy Tory git alert https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-68133873
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Women
- Replies: 59
- Views: 9320
Re: Burnley Women
That puts Forest right in the mix too, although Newcastle still in prime position. Technically still in our own hands though, going to be an interesting second half of the season.
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13317
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
I really dont, youre missing my point entirely. This club doesnt exist without the fans, Pace doesnt buy the club etc etc. The fans are also the ones that are left to pick up the pieces if it all goes tits up. IMO they have a right to be communicated with better than they have been so far, especial...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Get ready for protests down the M65
- Replies: 91
- Views: 7700
Re: Get ready for protests down the M65
Losses and debts are OK as long as they are sustainable. When Venkys stop pumping in the money... its bye bye. They can sell Wharton, £18m in the bank... where does that money go... back into the team's development or paying off debts? They'll have to hope for another Wharton to come through the ra...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13317
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
It was obvious but you used very high numbers as to how it would benefit us with FFP when in reality those sort of numbers wouldn’t happen and wouldn’t really be a help towards FFP Recent FFP breaches haven't been by huge amounts. A handful of transfers at £3m or £5m or something, maybe spread arou...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Get ready for protests down the M65
- Replies: 91
- Views: 7700
Re: Get ready for protests down the M65
They're about mid-table in annual losses. Preston make bigger losses.daveisaclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:16 pmThere's massive losses and then massive losses though, isn't there? The amount Venky's are plugging into Rovers is obscene.
If they manage to sell Wharton for £18.5m they'll be making a profit.
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Conscription
- Replies: 132
- Views: 6700
Re: Conscription
Considering I work for an American company with lots of Americans that would be difficult to avoid them. As you were. Real people are for trump. The media plants and limp wristed Academic types with no real life experience may not be. Fair enough. I guess I'll just have to tell my American clients ...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13317
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
For those who didn't realise I was just using an example I've expressed it algebraically. Hopefully that will make it easier to understand. The not at all suspicious way this definitely hasn't happened elsewhere is Dundee buy a player (youth player is particularly helpful) off us for £x and we buy a...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13317
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
I thought it was fairly obvious that I'd just picked some nice round numbers as an example. You can flex the numbers to whatever you feel is more realistic.
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13317
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13317
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
Top drift is fine, it’s frustrating when people on the transfer thread can’t understand that it happens, I just meant purely on the topic. In regards to FFP I can’t see how Dundee would be able to help us massively with FFP anywhere, they won’t pay big transfer fees and I don’t even think their loa...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Conscription
- Replies: 132
- Views: 6700
Re: Conscription
Strange when you speak to any American they all agree DT done a good job last time. I mean you only have to look at the carnage the Biden Admin has caused since. The establishment detest him and are throwing as much nonsense as they can at him yet it’s only making him stronger. Spoiler: Shaggy has ...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Get ready for protests down the M65
- Replies: 91
- Views: 7700
Re: Get ready for protests down the M65
Don't really understand the criticism of anti-Venky Rovers fans. They bought an established Premier League club and turned it into a crap Championship team (with a stint in League One thrown in). It's a disgrace that that club runs with such losses and under decent owners it wouldn't. Virtually eve...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13317
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
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- Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13317
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: No sign of Culvert work being completed
- Replies: 158
- Views: 18308
Re: No sign of Culvert work being completed
If you look at the big picture it generally works out that cycling is better for life expectancy. The health benefits more than offset the slight increase in risk.Clovius Boofus wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 4:05 pmBut not as safe. It's bad enough driving round East Lancs in a car, never mind on a bike.
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Obafemi becomes a Lion
- Replies: 103
- Views: 7815
Re: ARTICLE: Obafemi becomes a Lion
It wasn't a punt last season, we made £70 million and spent £40 million twice the annual turnover of the likes of Blackburn Rovers. If we had a transfer budget twice the annual turnover of the average PL side we would probably be challenging the top 6. But none of that really makes sense of loaning...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28029
Re: Joey’s in bother again
Perhaps Vine thinks he can afford a libel/defamation case ? as opposed to his solicitor writing a letter and a tweet being removed sans apology . I’d love to see his face if he “ wins “ ( for being called a Weasel ) and how much he’s awarded vs his costs… Perhaps he needs to read up on “The Sun vs ...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28029
Re: Joey Barton
For context, this was in response to Barton's suggestion that you can only count yourself as English if your ancestor fought in World War I.
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: March TV Games
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2688
Re: March TV Games
Do the games that get moved because a team is in Europe rather than because it is a televised game get announced at the same time?
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Kompany's Signings (Complete List)
- Replies: 218
- Views: 7774
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Kompany's Signings (Complete List)
- Replies: 218
- Views: 7774
Re: Kompany's Signings (Complete List)
Accept that, and failing to sign another striker is, for this season, a main criticism for me - albeit clubs that are already in the league, like you say Forest, typically have that quality PL back up (Wood on 100k a week in this case). Whereas it hurts a newly promoted club that bit more. Okay eve...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Women
- Replies: 59
- Views: 9320
Re: Burnley Women
Newcastle women lost today to Nottingham Forest, who we play next week. We are 6 poins behind Newcastle with 2 games in hand and play them at home in Feb. We won 6-0 against Fylde in the cup today. That's going to make things interesting. We're actually only 5 behind Newcastle which is good as they...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:17 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fully Electric Cars
- Replies: 812
- Views: 41108
Re: Fully Electric Cars
Some of the points are pretty desperate. The one about not having to spend 5 minutes in the sleeting rain filling up your petrol/diesel car - presumably the writer hasn't noticed that petrol stations tend to have roofs! (And I notice Casper's article, referring to increased use of e-bikes and e-sco...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cryptocurrency
- Replies: 697
- Views: 75376
Re: Cryptocurrency
"Only started up in December..." So, what does it do - other than take 15% off the top as a tax on buyers - what is the unique proposition of this brand new cryptocurrency? I hope you have only put in what you can afford to lose. For those who want to know more, most of the launches do come with a ...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ref watch on Sky
- Replies: 267
- Views: 13503
Re: Ref watch on Sky
People think we’d would be halfway up the league without VAR ,on Jan 4th we would have had 13 points without it.IMG_1453.png This is just decisions that VAR has overturned though. So ignores things like the Villa penalty, Bournemouth handball and the Luton goal. It's probably just the Forest goal f...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tonights FA Cup football
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1787
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28029
Re: Joey’s in bother again
They can say it. They can also be criticised for it, ostracised for it, etc.
Freedom of speech isn't freedom from consequences.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cryptocurrency
- Replies: 697
- Views: 75376
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28029
Re: Joey’s in bother again
What I find interesting is that Aluko is expressing that she is suffering from online abuse. Joey Barton has had this in his entire career. Current footballers get it much worse - Harry Maguire, for example. Commentators, referees, and managers get constant stick from everyone. As soon as a woman i...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:10 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
- Replies: 796
- Views: 67899
Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
You think the current situation is going to end well? Rhetorical question - I guess neither of us wants to go round that treadmill again. Who knows. At least there is a semblance of a plan, even if I'm not overly keen on it. In the 2000s the plan was survive and hope for a miracle (which Coyle duly...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ref watch on Sky
- Replies: 267
- Views: 13503
Re: Ref watch on Sky
The clear and obvious error thing is just a cop out. If they only adjudicated on clear and obvious errors they would never need to send the ref to the screen or watch repeated slow motion replays. And obviously Berge's handball wouldn't have been given if they were only looking for clear and obvious...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: More FFP breaches…
- Replies: 137
- Views: 9893
Re: More FFP breaches…
Doesn’t matter about guilt. Both have admitted to the premier league that they have breached the rules so to me that should be that. Like forest trying to claim that by getting more money later for Johnson has meant they have breached rules but in the long run generated them more money. Well that’s...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
- Replies: 796
- Views: 67899
Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Wasn't that related to ITV Digital? on the broader point Burnley was a small company with a turnover of around £11 million in Kilby's era. It was possible for a local millionaire to pick it up and run with it and there were a number prepared to do that over the years. Now we are talking about owner...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Buying a house isn't difficult.
- Replies: 91
- Views: 8243
Re: Buying a house isn't difficult.
If you're a Londoner selling your flat for hundreds of thousands it's easy to move out and snap up £600,000 bargain home, our town Wokingham is full of them. There's becoming quite an issue in London at the moment that families can't afford to live there. The number of children living in London is ...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Women
- Replies: 59
- Views: 9320
Re: Burnley Women
Newcastle Women have played a few games at St James Park and had a crowd of something like 30,000!
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: More FFP breaches…
- Replies: 137
- Views: 9893
Re: More FFP breaches…
Biggest issue for Everton is how this impacts their takeover. 777, who have a chequered history as it is, are rumoured to be briefing the press that they’re no longer confident that the takeover will be approved. Thats after lending them £150m, ~£50m on Jan 8th. I find it incredible that they lent ...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: More FFP breaches…
- Replies: 137
- Views: 9893
Re: Everton found guilty of further breaches...
Presumably with both Everton and Nottingham Forest admitting breaking FFP and being referred for a decision surely means that every other club has passed FFP for the same period. Not quite. The end of December submission is for those clubs who made a loss in previous years. It would be possible to ...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Women
- Replies: 59
- Views: 9320
Re: Burnley Women
Pretty sure that Newcastle are the only professional team in the division so no surprise that they're out at the front. That's the trouble with it being in flux at the moment, you're suddenly getting hefty investment (and we are probably one of the teams doing this too) in the lower leagues where th...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
- Replies: 796
- Views: 67899
Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
I thought Barry Kilby and his openness around financial matters was a bit rose-tinted glasses in the last episode. Could you imagine the outrage if ALK had quietly sold Turf Moor to a company based in a tax haven and it was only discovered by someone on a messageboard looking at a companies house da...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Alan Pace - Self made man
- Replies: 82
- Views: 5921
Re: Alan Pace - Self made man
I'd guess it's maybe a matter of wanting consistent branding throughout. One of those things that some people seem to think is very important.Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:56 pmIs this a case of Pace being petty for all the criticism he’s received do we think?
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: TRAFFORD
- Replies: 808
- Views: 30425
Re: TRAFFORD
It was a remarkably muted celebration for an injury time equaliser against a relegation rival.alwaysaclaret wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:58 am...
from a Carlton Morris point of view he sees it as perfectly good goal, why should it not be given. ...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Alan Pace - Self made man
- Replies: 82
- Views: 5921
Re: Alan Pace - Self made man
Pretty sure I saw that in an Athletic article recently, will have a look.Chester Perry wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:47 amNot how I understood it, but as we all know, I have been wrong before and will likely be again at various points going forward
They had to shift the funds for the LBO somehow.
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:48 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Alan Pace - Self made man
- Replies: 82
- Views: 5921
Re: Alan Pace - Self made man
It is interesting just how deeply and widely this notion is held. Of course to date there are literally hundreds of people that have put more of their money into the club as capital to be employed than the whole ALK.VSL ownership group combined. A simple perusal of Companies House at the filings of...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 6 foot 6
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2554
Re: 6 foot 6
It's strange how unreliable the data on player heights is. For a long time many sources had Manuel Benson being the same height as Charlie Taylor.