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- Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today's Football
- Replies: 185
- Views: 8336
Re: Today's Football
They’re a big / rich club now, no way that’s getting ruled out.
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football Focus To Go?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 5867
Re: Football Focus To Go?
I don't even know if it's any good as I haven't watched for years, same as Soccer AM. 'Normal' telly itself is on its way out. I don't think we ever sit down to watch something at a certain time now, just stream stuff when you want it.
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:00 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: PNE top of the championship
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3019
Re: PNE top of the championship
If we stay up, I'd like PNE to get promoted. Good luck to them.
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sander Berge
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5698
Re: Sander Berge
Clearly a very talented footballer but maybe a luxury item, hopefully Vincent can find a solution. Sheff Utd, and their fans, had largely given up on finding one. He does make for an unusual winger but was superb last night out there when he came on. He doesn't seem to have any tricks or lightning p...
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:29 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Plenty of positives
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2444
Re: Plenty of positives
It was exciting. Proper football. We said that coming away from ground. Disappointed not to win but just enjoyed watching the match. Berge looked really good when Cullen and Brownhill are already there to do the grafting. Tresor had some classy touches in his cameo, everything played first time. Ch...
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Paul Stewart 1995 loan
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3381
Re: Paul Stewart 1995 loan
I liked Rocket Ron at the time. At the end of his career and couldn't really run but still bagged plenty.
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:16 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Paul Stewart 1995 loan
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3381
Re: Paul Stewart 1995 loan
How you can feel anything but sympathy for Paul Stewart is beyond me.
- Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Matt Le Tissier
- Replies: 222
- Views: 12058
Re: Matt Le Tissier
Personally love the Chemtrail stuff. Absolutely bats**t crazy but it's genuinely hilarious.
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Bernabau pitch/stadium upgrades
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1586
Re: The Bernabau pitch/stadium upgrades
Impressive. Not as tricky as filling in the corner bits at the Turf a few years ago, but still very clever.
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:27 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Purple Aki
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2098
Re: Purple Aki
Don't know if this is true, but there's no denying he touched a lot of people in his life.
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:46 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Catering Longside
- Replies: 202
- Views: 16132
Re: The Catering Longside
At least they've acknowledged it, let's wait and see. You really see how far behind we've fallen when you go away. We've barely moved on from the 80s. I don't mind Man City having better facilities, but it's a bit galling when Hull and Rotherham put us to shame.
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:23 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Spanish Football Chief : Should He Resign?
- Replies: 231
- Views: 8340
Re: Spanish Football Chief : Should He Resign?
There’s some really weird men on this board, either pathetically terrified of women or tragically backward in their thinking. He should be fired, never mind expected to resign. Just another creepy guy trying to make a talented woman’s achievements all about him while being a slimeball at the same ti...
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 2023/24: Nottingham Forest v Burnley – Ticket Information
- Replies: 141
- Views: 9437
Re: 2023/24: Nottingham Forest v Burnley – Ticket Information
On General Sale on Friday morning. Plenty of tickets left and an opportunity to collect 20 Loyalty Points! That’s what’s great about this board. All sorts of angry drama and pages of comments about loyalty points. Tickets go on sale for our first away game back in the big time and they’re on genera...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Signings under Kompany
- Replies: 67
- Views: 4705
Re: Signings under Kompany
I think what we mean by 'successful' has changed too. Watching that documentary, Kompany as much as anyone stressed the importance of playing trading to our model. McNally is a good example. Barely played for us but he's generated what I imagine will be a couple of decent loan fees, plus say a £5m t...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Your team for Villa?
- Replies: 139
- Views: 9470
Re: Your team for Villa?
Genuinely struggling to remember everyone who plays for us now.
- Tue Aug 22, 2023 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Points System.
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3708
Re: Points System.
Same as before for me. Usually got tickets on the 2nd level of loyalty points and still the same now.. it's very rare you can't get tickets if you want them.
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:30 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
- Replies: 868
- Views: 52716
Re: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Interestingly I have seen many, many comments from neutrals online saying how much they enjoyed it, as well, several of my friends who don’t support Burnley said the same. They found the boardroom insight cool and Kompany amazing. Not sure how you can judge ‘defo not one for the neutrals’. Incredib...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Lionesses and Sunday ...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3728
Re: The Lionesses and Sunday ...
I think the constant comparisons are caused by the way the media present the game. It should be considered to be a game in its own right but we get the daft stuff like “first final since 1966” and “England’s most capped every player” etc. They do the same in cricket and it’s totally unnecessary. We...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:33 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Theo
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3535
Re: Theo
Still had a very good career. Worth remembering he's not responsible for the hype that he failed to live up to. He played to the level he was capable of, if the media and fans initially misjudged what that was, it's not his fault.
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Lionesses and Sunday ...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3728
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Lionesses and Sunday ...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3728
Re: The Lionesses and Sunday ...
It’s great people are embracing it now who wouldn’t have previously. The standard has risen hugely from where it was and there’s a better understanding of the difference between men’s and women’s football as sports. The next generation of girls will take the level even higher. Shame there’s no Burnl...
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: A Hull of a move for Scott Twine
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2733
Re: ARTICLE: A Hull of a move for Scott Twine
It’ll be nice if Hull get a free kick 20 yards out on Saturday.
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England v Australia WWC
- Replies: 137
- Views: 6158
Re: England v Australia WWC
Brilliant.. well done England
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 5:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: New food/drink rules at the Turf
- Replies: 353
- Views: 33051
Re: New food/drink rules at the Turf
No point moaning about price. Nobody pay it and the price will drop, but enough will keep paying so they'll try at £7 next, that's just how it is.
The crap service is a justified whinge.
The crap service is a justified whinge.
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Are you sat next to or near a pillock?
- Replies: 105
- Views: 7531
Re: Are you sat next to or near a pillock?
Never had a problem at the Turf, a few away games which were obviously 'learning experiences' for my kids. The only strange one at home was a lad who sat just down from us for a couple of seasons, really got into the game, which was great. But also used to whistle unbelievably loudly. It didn't seem...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets v City match thread
- Replies: 377
- Views: 14671
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: We're going to win the league
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2728
Re: We're going to win the league
First season (I think) we've had in the Prem where the preview podcasts haven't had us around or in the bottom three. They've all put us midtable from what I can gather. Bookies have us safe too. It's surreal. True, although the flip side to that is the bookies and pundits were nearly always wrong ...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Casper at the double in pre-season opener
- Replies: 17
- Views: 905
Re: ARTICLE: Casper at the double in pre-season opener
Before my time, but for anyone bemoaning how the 'games gone soft'.. yes it undoubtedly has, but you also get to see players like Frank Casper playing into their 30s rather than ruined in their prime.
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 10:52 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
- Replies: 868
- Views: 52716
Re: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Only watched the first one, it's pretty good so far. That concludes my review.
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:17 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Udoka Godwin-Malife
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1933
Re: Udoka Godwin-Malife
I feel talent should be shared round more evenly. I got a double jointed finger and that's it.
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 6:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Club Statement re Persistent Standing.
- Replies: 52
- Views: 4256
Re: Club Statement re Persistent Standing.
Yeah, nobody is falling for that statement. If the police or any safety authority still gives a toss about persistent standing - and they don't - then as others have said, you'd imagine they'd have mentioned the CFS which is basically an unsafe standing area. The ground won't be closed and the polic...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 1:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
- Replies: 15428
- Views: 1634875
Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Like many others, I've said plenty of times on here, he's an absolutely class player.
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 1:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Vaping/ E Cigarettes
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2556
Re: Vaping/ E Cigarettes
Seen loads of kids on them non-stop. If there is a problem with them, then it's going to be a huge one. I'd rather people went back to smoking fags. OK, it rots your lungs, blocks your arteries, costs a fortune, stinks and ultimately kills you and those around you.. but it did look cool, there's no ...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 10:31 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Town Centre
- Replies: 123
- Views: 9204
Re: Burnley Town Centre
Why has no one started a thread "Barnsley Town Centre" ? That would actually be a better comparison. It's a much improved town centre. Big, revamped market, loads of cafes and bars. New shopping centre and cinema. It'll never be Leeds or Sheffield and it's easy to be dismissive but they've done a g...
- Sun Aug 06, 2023 3:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today’s Blast from our recent Clarets Past (v) - Mitchell Thomas
- Replies: 15
- Views: 980
Re: Today’s Blast from our recent Clarets Past (v) - Mitchell Thomas
2001 I think, we played West Brom at home and as soon as they brought a peak Jason Roberts on, Stan put a by then veteran Thomas on to man mark him. Hardly gave him a kick.
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
- Replies: 868
- Views: 52716
Re: Mission to Burnley
Maybe we're not quite ready for a takeover by gay-hanging, journalist-murdering Arab billionaires just yet. We're already getting into a tizz about a chairman with some fairly harmless if ludicrously eccentric beliefs, and the possibility he might talk about them on telly.
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Hundred
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3657
Re: The Hundred
I watched a bit of it last night, it's not really for me but my daughter loved it, first time she's ever watched a cricket match on telly so i guess it works for its target audience.
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 1:00 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Hijack
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3978
Re: Hijack
Strange one isn't it. Absolutely ludicrous in every way but very watchable.
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:34 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
- Replies: 868
- Views: 52716
Re: Mission to Burnley
Now I want to watch it more than before. Reliving last season will be fun anyway, but I must have seen nearly every goal from every angle already, as well as seeing a good part of it live. But the oddbod religious stuff is always fascinating. A behind the scenes look at one of our most enjoyable eve...
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 5:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today’s Blast from our Claret Past - Steve Harper
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1382
Re: Today’s Blast from our Claret Past - Steve Harper
Bit of an obscure one, but I remember him scoring a decent goal against Dynamo Moscow when we played them in that friendly and it looked like they were going to get a cricket score against us.
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 5th Ashes test
- Replies: 478
- Views: 21289
Re: 5th Ashes test
Great series that, enjoyed every day of it. Shame about the weather in Manchester but can't be helped.
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:58 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: FC Copenhagen ban ‘can I have your shirt’ signs at football games
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3414
Re: FC Copenhagen ban ‘can I have your shirt’ signs at football games
I think there is some logic to this, rather than just finding kids annoying. I saw Mason Mount getting harassed in the street recently for stuff. I guess if you allow or encourage this stuff in the stadium, it soon spills over into people hanging round training grounds, car parks etc, competing for ...
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Merlin missing at Morecambe
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1661
Re: ARTICLE: Merlin missing at Morecambe
"I would like to say to the fans who keep saying it’s rubbish that in all fairness it has been rubbish here for a long time, and I have got the same players"
Couldn't accuse him of sugar coating anything.
Couldn't accuse him of sugar coating anything.
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
- Replies: 868
- Views: 52716
Re: Mission to Burnley
What's wrong with it? I imagine most of us have lived on a terraced street just like that at some point in East Lancashire. I did for years and have absolutely zero embarrassment about it, it was a good place to live.
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 11:10 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Eddie's on borrowed time
- Replies: 73
- Views: 6455
Re: Eddie's on borrowed time
I wonder if they might struggle to adapt to all the extra big midweek games. It's a good point this, Newcastle had a huge advantage last season from not playing European games. Arsenal sort of half heartedly got to the last 16 of the Europa. Now both are in the Champions League, if they make any so...
- Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
- Replies: 868
- Views: 52716
Re: Mission to Burnley
Burnley is fine, far nicer than many towns in the U.K., and there’s nothing wrong with terraced streets. Let’s wait until we see the programme before we get too upset.
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Benfica - v - Burnley MATCH THREAD
- Replies: 602
- Views: 21932
Re: Benfica - v - Burnley MATCH THREAD
Muric staking his claim here. Entertaining this for a friendly.
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Koleosho signs in
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4649
Re: ARTICLE: Koleosho signs in
Blows my mind these signings. We used to sign someone who'd got a couple of hundred Championship appearances, or maybe a Prem players who's success depended on how long there knees held up. You kind of knew what you were getting. £3m now for a lad with potential from Spain or America or something. Q...
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:06 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Away kit leaked
- Replies: 279
- Views: 12904
Re: Away kit leaked
Moan moan moan moan moan. Can the club do anything right at the moment. Seems all Burnley fans do these days is moan. We have just got back in the Premier league FFS Not sure I ever really get this line of thought. If a thread is started specifically about the away kit, do we only post positive opi...
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wasps
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2045
Re: Wasps
I used that foam stuff once. It does work, if you have easy access and as above, an escape route. Just do it around dusk and leave the nest up afterwards, supposed to put off any other colony from moving in. Only about £5 for a can.