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by Spijed
Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Time to get excited. EFL cup- last 16
Replies: 38
Views: 3515

Re: Time to get excited. EFL cup- last 16

StayingDown4Ever wrote:
Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:41 pm
To be honest I’d fear drawing Mansfield or Port Vale after watching us the last few weeks.
In previous season maybe, but whilst we might struggle against PL sides we've brushed aside lower teams with ease. Salford being a prime example. They never had a chance of beating us.
by Spijed
Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Judging after Brentford and Bournemouth
Replies: 51
Views: 4306

Re: Judging after Brentford and Bournemouth

On the other hand, Forest had 5 points after the first 10 last season and stayed up comfortably. And Wolves became the first side bottom at Christmas (on just 14 points) to stay up (also comfortably). But Forest completely changed the way they played after those early matches. Are we prepared to ch...
by Spijed
Sun Oct 29, 2023 12:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany: time to go
Replies: 779
Views: 46877

Re: Kompany: time to go

ClaretAL wrote:
Sun Oct 29, 2023 12:04 pm
Just watch this and you can see the off the ball runs to give opportunity for the passing. Totally different to how we played yesterday

https://youtu.be/5FosXi9IPQc?feature=shared
Watching the game last season you can see how well we pressed but also how poor we were defendng at times.
by Spijed
Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany: time to go
Replies: 779
Views: 46877

Re: Kompany: time to go

Regarding your point on being a poor man's Man City - I think there's a lot in this. Pep built a system over several years and the players know it like the back of their hand. They buy two or three players a year who are usually eased in slowly to get familiar with it (Haaland being an exception) T...
by Spijed
Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany: time to go
Replies: 779
Views: 46877

Re: Kompany: time to go

The one thing that has surprised me is how poor VK has been in installing any fighting spirit into the players. It's completely on him to give the players belief and the confidence to have a win at all costs mentality and both the management team and players have been totally gutless so far. I reall...
by Spijed
Sat Oct 28, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Frustrated/angry - more sensible Bournemouth reaction
Replies: 80
Views: 6419

Re: Frustrated/angry - more sensible Bournemouth reaction

Quite why we persist with the slow, laboured passing around the back, when it invites so much pressure, I can’t fathom. We’ve not brought in the players to play how we seem to want to. Part of the issue of playing out from the back seems to be that he's trying to emulate Guardiola, but without the ...
by Spijed
Sat Oct 28, 2023 6:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany: time to go
Replies: 779
Views: 46877

Re: Kompany: time to go

quite possibly mate. VK is still also only 10 games into managing at this level but his refusal to deal with the glaringly obvious is every bit a bad as Dyche refusing to pick Cork After we played Bournemouth in the FA Cup last season I thought we'd concede a few but would be able to open up teams ...
by Spijed
Sat Oct 28, 2023 6:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany: time to go
Replies: 779
Views: 46877

Re: Kompany: time to go

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sat Oct 28, 2023 6:05 pm
this is exactly what Southampton did last season and it was a disaster. How the club didn't clock that is staggering, but Kompany out ? No chance
I think the way we romped the Championship bedazzled the board into thinking Kompany could turn water into wine, regardless of who he signed.
by Spijed
Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany: time to go
Replies: 779
Views: 46877

Re: Kompany: time to go

The problem is that we simply don't have the players or experience if you bring in a manager who's good at organising a side and making us more solid. We've basically got the wrong type of player, so we might as well stick with VK even though I think we'll now drop. At least we know he's good enough...
by Spijed
Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany: time to go
Replies: 779
Views: 46877

Re: Kompany: time to go

VK needs some experience in the coaching staff.
by Spijed
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Another 18 people massacred in America
Replies: 73
Views: 3955

Re: Another 18 people massacred in America

If anybody cares about these dreadful murders and what can be done to reduce them, prevent them or even stop them entirely then they ought to care about not making an incorrect diagnosis of the cause of these killing sprees. This is something I do care about. So there you have it, doug. :) Isn't th...
by Spijed
Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Another 18 people massacred in America
Replies: 73
Views: 3955

Re: Another 18 people massacred in America

Vegas Claret wrote:
Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:20 pm
interestingly the new GOP speaker has decided that cars in Europe are as deadly as guns, he's then decided that mental health is the issue and not the guns. Only one issue with that - his party
The sad thing is, that to many Americans, the loss of life isn't as important as the 2nd Amendment.
by Spijed
Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cricket World Cup
Replies: 164
Views: 11387

Re: Cricket World Cup

From being a brilliant side, why has the form of the entire team completely fallen off a cliff?
by Spijed
Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Breaking news
Replies: 38
Views: 5388

Re: Breaking news

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:41 pm
Man City must be looking at about 200 points deduction when it finally becomes their turn
Hopefully spread over 3-4 years
by Spijed
Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Draw of the Saudi League
Replies: 66
Views: 5536

Re: The Draw of the Saudi League

He can set his family up for life for a couple of generations by doing a couple of years there. Also I don’t think any rich person has ever thought “I’ve got enough money now” That's fair enough but he's completely two faced and a hypocrit when he complains about the criticism he's received regardi...
by Spijed
Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric - LOAN?
Replies: 72
Views: 5741

Re: Muric - LOAN?

Rileybobs wrote:
Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:48 pm
Would be interesting to know whether people think he should be getting a chance ahead of Trafford.
Dont know, as it hasn't really been discussed.
by Spijed
Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Draw of the Saudi League
Replies: 66
Views: 5536

Re: The Draw of the Saudi League

Isn’t it the rumour that is the kind of deal Messi has also negotiated for joining the MLS. The reason why MLS is growing fast is because America has a huge population and the cost and how difficult it is to get tickets for American football, ice hockey, basket ball and baseball. Obviously we love ...
by Spijed
Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Draw of the Saudi League
Replies: 66
Views: 5536

Re: The Draw of the Saudi League

Saudi Arabia should never be given the World cup, nor should it ever be encouraged, and nor should any country where there is no interest in football.
by Spijed
Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: what are our tactics?
Replies: 118
Views: 9553

Re: what are our tactics?

mdd2 wrote:
Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:36 am
I think 2021-22 season 4 pts from 10 games but he hadn’t spent £100 million boosting an aging squad nor were we heading to shipping over 90 goals in a season
I think we got 4 points from 10 games in 2014-15.
by Spijed
Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: what are our tactics?
Replies: 118
Views: 9553

Re: what are our tactics?

jrgbfc wrote:
Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:29 pm
Just like Dyche benefited by Eddie Howe leaving him the likes of Trippier, Ings and Ben Mee. Players it's highly unlikely Dyche would have ever gone for.
Ben Mee is definitely an SD type player if ever there is one.
by Spijed
Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How many games would you give the manager?
Replies: 188
Views: 16326

Re: How many games would you give the manager?

Forest could have sacked Cooper at various points of last season (to say he spent 150m they weren’t good for a while) but held their nerve, stood by the man who got them there and it paid off. Regarding Cooper, he realised the way they were playing at the start of last season was doomed to failure ...
by Spijed
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A mini league of four
Replies: 98
Views: 12634

Re: A mini league of four

RVclaret wrote:
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:25 am
but second we played pretty well until their goal against the run of play (two stunning finishes I might add).
We are conceding these "stunning" goals with regularity at the moment suggesting we are making it far too easy for the opposition to score them.
by Spijed
Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How many games would you give the manager?
Replies: 188
Views: 16326

Re: How many games would you give the manager?

So long as we don’t break Derbys record, I’d be happy to see Kompany stay as manager :lol: If that happened, along with Luton staying up at our expense I don't think anyone would have any complaints if he got sacked at the end of the season. They are the two scenarios where he'd certainly deserve t...
by Spijed
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How do we salvage?
Replies: 52
Views: 7452

Re: How do we salvage?

Playing a youth team in the Premier League,will never ever work,how can you discard the experienced and real good players who done so well last season,Vinny keeps throwing them in at the deep end,and they cant cope,Please let common sense prevail,what all of us loyal fans can see,and bring back a p...
by Spijed
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How do we salvage?
Replies: 52
Views: 7452

Re: How do we salvage?

We need to ditch this fixation with trying to play out from the back. We need a few more points on the board. At this moment in time does anyone really care how we play as long as we get a few good results? It's almost as though going down without any fight is preferable to hoofing it up field, even...
by Spijed
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bournemouth next week
Replies: 151
Views: 16355

Re: Bournemouth next week

Make no mistake, this is a must not lose. Arguable a season defining game.
by Spijed
Fri Oct 20, 2023 11:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Drummers required...DRUMMERS
Replies: 378
Views: 36371

Re: Drummers required...DRUMMERS

Has any club actually had any success in terms of improving the atmosphere by allowing fans into the ground with a drum?

Can't think of any.
by Spijed
Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Let’s make Turf Moor a fortress again…
Replies: 133
Views: 13883

Re: Let’s make Turf Moor a fortress again…

Simple solution, make tickets more affordable for local real fans to lessen the amount of tourist fans. Stop ripping fans off with shite beer (when they can get a beer that is) The big problem with that, as Rovers found, is that when money gets tight fans don't like ticket increases, which is a nec...
by Spijed
Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Drummers required...DRUMMERS
Replies: 378
Views: 36371

Re: Drummers required...DRUMMERS

The sheer, (though well meaning ) almost childlike giddy naivety of the club panel who instigated this is a joy to behold . The club isn’t Tik Tok or some Insta likes jape . For them to actually think a drum would turn the Turf into a “ fortress” :lol: ! Perhaps painting faces and rattles could be ...
by Spijed
Thu Oct 19, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Let’s make Turf Moor a fortress again…
Replies: 133
Views: 13883

Re: Let’s make Turf Moor a fortress again…

At this moment in time, winning is far more important than how we play.

And if we string a few results together regardless of style or how well we try and play, then that will improve the atmosphere because nothing else will.
by Spijed
Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Drummers required...DRUMMERS
Replies: 378
Views: 36371

Re: Drummers required...DRUMMERS

Elizabeth wrote:
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:52 pm
There seems to be an awful lot of assumptions that this is going to be about one fan banging a big drum incessantly through the match inside the ground.
That's exactly what's it's like at Selhurst Park. It's rubbish!
by Spijed
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Premier League table: How have teams really started?
Replies: 2
Views: 666

Premier League table: How have teams really started?

Some good info how teams have started in comparison to levels of difficulty etc.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67144491
by Spijed
Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs- Nathon Lyon
Replies: 12
Views: 2481

Re: Lancs- Nathon Lyon

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:40 pm
Expected to name him as an overseas player for next season at 3pm.

Decent signing
And thanks to him, England didn't lose the Ashes series. ;)
by Spijed
Wed Oct 18, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Italy
Replies: 114
Views: 7728

Re: England v Italy

How many would want Southgate as our manager?

I bet not many, if any at all

Had he had the squads that SD or VK had I doubt we'd ever have come close to getting promoted.
by Spijed
Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Italy
Replies: 114
Views: 7728

Re: England v Italy

Just hope Kane stays fit because without him England have no chance of winning any tournament.
by Spijed
Tue Oct 17, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Italy
Replies: 114
Views: 7728

Re: England v Italy

ClaretsPadiham wrote:
Tue Oct 17, 2023 6:15 pm
We should be ripping teams to shreds with the young talent we have at our disposal.
Tbf, aside from Kane every other striker England have is mediocre at best, and the defence isn't that good either when put under pressure.
by Spijed
Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Connor Roberts
Replies: 20
Views: 5270

Re: Connor Roberts

Good win for Wales tonight, beating Croatia 2-1, with Roberts playing.
by Spijed
Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Newcastle Women v Burnley Women
Replies: 13
Views: 2302

Re: Newcastle Women v Burnley Women

How many promotions are required to get into the WSL?
by Spijed
Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cricket World Cup
Replies: 164
Views: 11387

Re: Cricket World Cup

England dark horses to win the Rugby world cup?
by Spijed
Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cricket World Cup
Replies: 164
Views: 11387

Re: Cricket World Cup

kentonclaret wrote:
Sun Oct 15, 2023 4:04 pm
On yesterday’s Rugby World Cup thread I (tongue in cheek) suggested a fun treble on Afghanistan, Fiji and South Africa and it looks like the first leg is almost up.
England currently collapsing at Rugby.
by Spijed
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rugby Saturday
Replies: 45
Views: 3431

Re: Rugby Saturday

MrTopTier wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:49 pm
Game management by NZ in second half was immense.
Excellent game and performance by both teams.
I thought Ireland were very poor. Made far too many mistakes.
by Spijed
Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rugby Saturday
Replies: 45
Views: 3431

Re: Rugby Saturday

Ireland have been very sloppy at the line-outs and it's cost them dear so far.
by Spijed
Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rugby Saturday
Replies: 45
Views: 3431

Re: Rugby Saturday

3 points back
by Spijed
Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rugby Saturday
Replies: 45
Views: 3431

Re: Rugby Saturday

For a team that's number one in the world Ireland are struggling so far.
by Spijed
Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Australia
Replies: 24
Views: 3027

Re: England v Australia

Without Kane England look a bit toothless up front.
by Spijed
Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: the new frasier
Replies: 22
Views: 2287

Re: the new frasier

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:22 pm
That's a shame but no surprise, I guess.
Like the "Detectorists", "Ghosts" has a very British subtlety to it as well as the daft stuff.
Could you imagine America trying to re-create the original "Open All Hours"?
by Spijed
Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: the new frasier
Replies: 22
Views: 2287

Re: the new frasier

Frasier was brilliant - one of the best tv shows in history IMHO. Niles is one of my favourite comedy characters ever. Not sure I will bother with the new show - especially with most of the original cast not involved. I’d rather watch the repeats - I still enjoy them. Cheers was fantastic too - suc...
by Spijed
Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: the new frasier
Replies: 22
Views: 2287

Re: the new frasier

Colburn_Claret wrote:
Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:41 pm
I like Frasier, and Cheers, but there are loads of good American comedies..Soap was one of my favourites, I'm sure I could come up with a list without trying.
Friends was very good as was the Big Bang Theory.
by Spijed
Thu Oct 12, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Another VAR cock-up
Replies: 5
Views: 1048

Re: Another VAR cock-up

What's interesting about the decision is you'd think the 3rd Umpire would know the rules regarding the glove not being in contact with the bat when the ball hits it.
by Spijed
Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Another VAR cock-up
Replies: 5
Views: 1048

Another VAR cock-up

This time at the cricket world cup.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/67090392