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by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14921

Re: VK OUT !!

There is another - a plan and purpose that the team is all working to. We look like we don't play with each other all week Just out of interest, why did you post a lot of criticism after the Fulham game, and again after the Arsenal game, but you went quiet for the week of the Liverpool game? You ma...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14921

Re: VK OUT !!

The difference now is that every team has flair players who can do damage, different even to 2 years ago. In the past of the lower teams it would just be Palace with Zaha and a few other similar examples. Now we have 20-30 flair players across 10 clubs around the lower end, all capable of grabbing t...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home before the final whistle
Replies: 121
Views: 5346

Re: Home before the final whistle

First time I have left early since Man City beat us 6-0 in League One. Mind you, I felt we were not as bad as many claim. Way short, but they were superb. The finishing was so good, playing a front five whenever they had possession was simply brutal. So hard to cope with and it wore us down by about...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Jarred Gillett v Arsenal
Replies: 35
Views: 1806

Re: RATE THE REF - Jarred Gillett v Arsenal

A - 10 B - 5 C - 15 D - 12 An appalling ref totally out of his depth who blew the instant any Arsenal fell over. My instinct live was the pen was a dive over a planted leg (not allowed using the convention this season). That ended the game as a contest. I know the big clubs have fixed this league by...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What a ******* shambles!
Replies: 142
Views: 7161

Re: What a ******* shambles!

Some usual nonsense about lack of fight. It always looks like that when the game goee, but there was plenty of fight earlier. Ramsey on Saka for which he got a yellow was superb. Fofana tried to outpace and outmuscle them o'Shea dived into several big headers and clearances. Assignon was busy.
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread
Replies: 302
Views: 9477

Re: Today’s thread

No points lost today result as expected. Will judge in 7 days after Palace. But the lack of experience is telling on days like this.
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61729

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

Still not on Apple Podcasts this week.
by CrosspoolClarets
Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Matt Williams on bbc radio tonight.
Replies: 68
Views: 5789

Re: Matt Williams on bbc radio tonight.

Esteve here for next season no matter what.

First time I have heard that and am delighted.
by CrosspoolClarets
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118026

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 23 PREDICTIONS

Week 25. 17th Feb Brentford 1-2 Liverpool Burnley 1-3 Arsenal Fofana 15mins Fulham 1-2 Aston Villa Newcastle 3-1 Bournemouth Nottingham Forest 2-1 West Ham Spurs 2-0 Wolves Man-City 2-0 Chelsea Sunday 18th February Sheffield United 1-1 Brighton Luton 1-2 Man-Utd NAP Monday 19th February Everton 1-0 ...
by CrosspoolClarets
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - CHELSEA v BURNLEY
Replies: 2267
Views: 144444

Re: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - LIVERPOOL v BURNLEY

Burnley 1 Arsenal 3 - Fofana 18 mins

NL2
by CrosspoolClarets
Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Let’s talk about Benson!
Replies: 100
Views: 4914

Re: Let’s talk about Benson!

In training he's up against the same goalkeeper as last season and another keeper who is of similar ability. He's also up against a left back who wasn't deemed good enough to play there last season and a centre half who is playing out of position. It's not like he's training against peak Buffon and...
by CrosspoolClarets
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Let’s talk about Benson!
Replies: 100
Views: 4914

Re: Let’s talk about Benson!

What the knockers fail to grasp is that he is up against a Premier league defence and goalkeeper in training every week (unlike last year). Maybe, just maybe, he isn’t capable of scoring past them? There is such a lack of faith some posters have in our manager and his choices, without knowledge or e...
by CrosspoolClarets
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Referee confirmed for Arsenal game
Replies: 18
Views: 1471

Re: Referee confirmed for Arsenal game

Not a good ref but neither are from one of our rivals towns or cities for once, so I’ll settle for that.
by CrosspoolClarets
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Player Injury Information
Replies: 66
Views: 3816

Re: Player Injury Information

The odd thing is that pretty much all other clubs are open about it, e.g. Haaland’s stress fracture.
by CrosspoolClarets
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: JJ Watt...
Replies: 259
Views: 14442

Re: JJ Watt...

Seeing him taking it all in perched on the top of one of the buses for our Champions parade through Burnley Centre was surreal knowing what an icon he is in the NFL/US! One of many masterstrokes Mr Pace has pulled put since he's been at the helm in my opinion A lot of attention is always on things ...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: JJ Watt...
Replies: 259
Views: 14442

Re: JJ Watt...

I enjoy your posts CrosspoolClarets, and largely agree. Appreciate it’s not easy when we’re losing a lot but there are a lot of green shoots. Sure, we’ll likely go down (I’ve not given up yet) but depending on how many players we can keep together, it might do us good for a proper shot at staying u...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: JJ Watt...
Replies: 259
Views: 14442

Re: JJ Watt...

Watched both matches today ,unfortunately they’re all on another planet to us. Is this the West Ham we dominated at the Turf until those late snatched goals? The Arsenal side who could only edge past us at home (like Liverpool)? The Man Utd side who were second best at the Turf? Or the Villa side w...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shearer ...
Replies: 52
Views: 4133

Re: Shearer ...

The person culpable is the set piece coach. They often spend so long on this the managers don’t hang around to watch it (not sure VK’s approach). How easy to say before the game “look James, TAA is world class on his delivery, they are so hard to read, if he floats in a back post corner, stay on you...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Replies: 721
Views: 27439

Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)

Just watching the Sky 90 minute rerun. Frozen it on the goal. The problem this time isn’t physicality (though he does have an issue here, if I were him I’d come out knee first and make sure attackers got out of my way). The problem also isn’t his bad jumping technique where he doesn’t get high enoug...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VAR (AGAIN)
Replies: 44
Views: 3024

Re: VAR (AGAIN)

The irony is Ramsey was trying to break and score a goal for us which is why he didn’t fall over, he just took a really bad touch and his thinking was naive in not sensing the danger, Amdouni I can excuse, when the ball came to him he was surrounded and had few options, none good.
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Leverkusen V Munich
Replies: 27
Views: 1810

Re: Leverkusen V Munich

Incredible that we spent money on Tresor and Amdouni instead of Tella. I’d bet that Amdouni has already got more goals for his country and in the UEFA cups than Tella will have over his whole career. I love Tella and wish we’d forked out for him, but Southampton were trying it on with us and Amdoun...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley
Replies: 601
Views: 15923

Re: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley

Compare that ‘foul’ on Ramsey with the ‘foul’ by Ramsey at Villa Park that won them the game. That was the same ref who gave the penalty at Villa Park, Atwell, who is VAR today. Some mock me for suggesting inadvertent bias with him being a Luton fan, but I am certain it is true. Anyway, missing chan...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley
Replies: 601
Views: 15923

Re: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley

Luton fan Atwell in VAR for us again……..
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley
Replies: 601
Views: 15923

Re: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley

It was completely Trafford’s fault - 1st one this season that was entirely down to him Mainly but not entirely. Not when the smallest guy on the pitch nods in a header, our zonal marking has given me the jitters time and again this season. I’d like to see VK pushed on it in his press conference. It...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley
Replies: 601
Views: 15923

Re: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley

Plenty of keepers in this league struggle coming out, look at Fulham last week and Man Utd’s keeper, trouble is Trafford has changed his game and is starting to try it when earlier in the season he didn’t - if he has solid headers in front of him he can stay on his line, but he doesn’t. Anyway, is i...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley
Replies: 601
Views: 15923

Re: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley

SGr wrote:
Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:24 pm
Burnley “turning up” against teams we can’t beat, before inevitably dropping a 2/10 against a team we should be beating.

I worry for anyone getting excited.
i.e. nerves from young players. Capable of better, most are very good players. Important we stay behind them.
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley
Replies: 601
Views: 15923

Re: Today’s thread - Liverpool v Burnley

Has the feel of sacking this game off in terms of risking players carrying injuries, hopefully JBG and Lyle are back for Arsenal, which is more winnable. Kompany must, must be clear about the nature of Lyle’s injury afterwards, setting rumour mills going won’t help Lyle regardless (I see this thread...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Times: Burnley owner tries to heal rift over EFL package deal
Replies: 25
Views: 2464

Re: The Times: Burnley owner tries to heal rift over EFL package deal

The more I think about it, it's probably best for Yo yo clubs like Burnley to restrict it's competitors money. We can't compete with the big clubs, as this season has shown. So starving the competition to our route back to the honey pot, would be best for Foreign owners and ultimately our club. It'...
by CrosspoolClarets
Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK pre-match presser v Liverpool
Replies: 31
Views: 3202

Re: VK pre-match presser v Liverpool

It’s as if all the questions have been pre checked. Either that or the standard of journalist is very poor. The journalists aren’t in Russia but it’s as though they are scared to speak and of a backlash. Easy ride for VK as no pressure from the press conferences and no pressure from his employers i...
by CrosspoolClarets
Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK pre-match presser v Liverpool
Replies: 31
Views: 3202

Re: VK pre-match presser v Liverpool

Because most of them are 7 yards! I could make those passes (At 65!!) Made 446 passes over 40 yards, 4th highest in the league, but 3rd lowest completion of those long passes (we could blame him on not being Muric, but we could also blame the forwards for not winning the ball). Trafford is also 3rd...
by CrosspoolClarets
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Did we change too much or too little?
Replies: 84
Views: 3250

Re: Did we change too much or too little?

I certainly agree with the left back situation, although in fairness there seems to be a lack of affordable options available in that position to improve us it seems. The Foster situation has also been unfortunate, as has losing Koleosho, although injuries are part and parcel of the game for every ...
by CrosspoolClarets
Thu Feb 08, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Did we change too much or too little?
Replies: 84
Views: 3250

Re: Did we change too much or too little?

Changed too little. Full backs were obvious deficiencies, Taylor a capable stand in but prevents VK doing his preferred style. Defensive midfield another obvious one we all identified in the summer. Strengthen those, and, I would argue, buy Tella for RW, and I reckon our season would have been diffe...
by CrosspoolClarets
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VAR Is working apparently....
Replies: 33
Views: 2241

Re: VAR Is working apparently....

I’m interested in who the 17 were where VAR should have intervened but didn’t.

If the Ramsay tackle at Villa Park isn’t one of them I’d question the accuracy of this PL analysis, because Webb’s own guidance was that VAR should intervene for going down after too minimal contact.
by CrosspoolClarets
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Maxime Esteve
Replies: 51
Views: 5270

Re: Maxime Esteve

He was tall, quick, aggressive and progressive.

If he also has a knack of kicking out of play at our end so we deliberately score at the other, he’ll be worth a fortune.
by CrosspoolClarets
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61729

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

Enjoyed the episode earlier and noted the criticism of Brownhill, just saw a stat tonight from The Other 14 on X. Brownhill has the highest tackle success rate in the Premier League for the season so far. Only dribbled past 7 times. Yep, surprised me too. https://x.com/other14the/status/175526574220...
by CrosspoolClarets
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 29 PREDICTIONS
Replies: 1468
Views: 118026

Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 23 PREDICTIONS

Saturday 10th February Man-City 3-0 Everton Fulham 2-2 Bournemouth Liverpool 4-1 Burnley Jota 23 mins Luton 2-1 Sheffield United NAP Spurs 2-0 Brighton Wolves 1-1 Brentford Nottingham Forest 2-1 Newcastle Sunday 11th February West Ham 0-2 Arsenal Villa 1-1 Man-Utd Monday 12th February Crystal Palace...
by CrosspoolClarets
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - CHELSEA v BURNLEY
Replies: 2267
Views: 144444

Re: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - MANCHESTER CITY v BURNLEY

Liverpool 4 Burnley 1 - Jota 26 mins

NL2
by CrosspoolClarets
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast
Replies: 659
Views: 61729

Re: Brilliant New Burnley Podcast

On the plus side, the chances of anyone connected with the club now knowing who the name Bobby Ball is referring to are slim. If we get a “rock on Tommy” in an interview we’ll know that isn’t the case however :D This thread has reminded me to listen to this week’s episode which I’m doing now. I’m ho...
by CrosspoolClarets
Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dara O'Shea
Replies: 80
Views: 5087

Re: Dara O'Shea

Interesting with O’Shea, on the various stats sites for the FIFA games, which I know are made up but they try to make them fairly accurate, he has a fairly slow speed rating. Can’t see a proper real life stat anywhere. Anyway, are we saying that we prefer O’Shea at RCB to Beyer, Al Dakhil or Ekdal? ...
by CrosspoolClarets
Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point
Replies: 170
Views: 6009

Re: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point

It’s a big leap to go from being fed up to concluding that we have lost all confidence in the manager and it appears many players feel the same. Personally I see no evidence whatsoever for that. More likely the pressure of a relegation battle is weighing some players down. Kompany was too good for t...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point
Replies: 170
Views: 6009

Re: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point

The problem with stuff posted on here is it is full of hyperbole, I recognise the frustration but comments like “ Not one player is worth more money now than when we bought them” are ridiculous. Odobert? Koleosho? Redmond (a free but worth £10m at the time)? Berge? Foster? Probably more. It feels li...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point
Replies: 170
Views: 6009

Re: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point

I think some of the dissent was though aimed at the tactical fiasco that the first half was, though - and the lack of respect for the basic nuts and bolts stuff on which any competitive team is built. And that ultimately adds up to questioning Kompany. I don't know if many want him to leave, but I ...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point
Replies: 170
Views: 6009

Re: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point

Interesting, and one of the limitations / annoyances with xG is the different models. I was looking at Fbref which I believe is powered by Opta? Agree on the other points but that’s kinda the point of xG, to tell us what the quality of the chance(s) were, so if it’s an open goal then great, it was ...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point
Replies: 170
Views: 6009

Re: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point

Yet had an xG lower than us. Let’s stop with the dramatisation of everything eh? Not on Understat it doesn’t. Fulham had higher xG in line with how the game went. And xG is distorted by the open goal Fofana had with his header which doesn’t really tell us the game’s flow. I’ve been praising us for ...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Fulham
Replies: 14
Views: 1079

Re: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Fulham

10
7
12
12

Seemed a good example of what Wilder was saying this week, a mentality like “this lot won’t be here next season so I don’t have to worry about upsetting them, but the other lot……”
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Post match presser
Replies: 183
Views: 8339

Re: Post match presser

He's had less than a full season in the premier league. I think its unfortunately the case that most fans are intellectually and temperamentally incapable of having any sort of perspective or sense of time. Well said. Boskamp is a bitter old dinosaur. That interview from 18 months ago was a good ex...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Second half huddle
Replies: 24
Views: 2129

Re: Second half huddle

Hopefully a good sign of health improvement if Lyle has the confidence to be so expressive. Ran his socks off today. Passes didn’t come off for him, probably his weak attribute, but he shows so much energy and desire.
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: David Datro Fofana
Replies: 53
Views: 4339

Re: David Datro Fofana

p.s. can we lay off the Tresor slagging off on an unrelated thread? Different people show different body language. Some are languid. Some are all energy. Judge him on output by all means.
by CrosspoolClarets
Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: David Datro Fofana
Replies: 53
Views: 4339

Re: David Datro Fofana

Looks quite raw but if Sevilla and others wanted him that is a promising sign. A bit like Maatsen he seems to think he is destined for better things but hopefully we can benefit before then. Let’s assume we need 6 wins to stay up (may be 7). This kind of poaching is what you need. They looked an eas...
by CrosspoolClarets
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Can you sack a manager at half time ?
Replies: 54
Views: 3561

Re: Can you sack a manager at half time ?

Funny thing on this thread there are 13 posts all in a row from people I’ve muted. Never had that before.