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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Season tickets next season
- Replies: 839
- Views: 59947
Re: Season tickets next season
Lots of clubs have been squeezing their concession prices (to a fair bit of outrage). Looks like we have joined the gang ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Season tickets next season
- Replies: 839
- Views: 59947
Re: Season tickets next season
Slightly cheekily they deleted the webpage showing last season's prices. This is the archived page
https://web.archive.org/web/20230226160 ... ale-friday
https://web.archive.org/web/20230226160 ... ale-friday
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2017
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
ROI games against Wales seem to be the one.
2017 match with Hennessey and Vokes for Wales and Ward, Duffy, Hendrick, Brady and Kevin Long for ROI gives 7.
2017 match with Hennessey and Vokes for Wales and Ward, Duffy, Hendrick, Brady and Kevin Long for ROI gives 7.
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: James Trafford England call up
- Replies: 194
- Views: 12783
Re: James Trafford England call up
An interesting stat from the Athletic:
Trafford ... has the highest cross-stop percentage of any English goalkeeper in the Premier League (7.2 per cent).
Trafford ... has the highest cross-stop percentage of any English goalkeeper in the Premier League (7.2 per cent).
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 29150
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: General Info - Chelsea (a)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2357
Re: General Info - Chelsea (a)
The Sloaney Pony as it's also known. Be ready to take out a new mortgage for a pint in there.
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:44 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Women
- Replies: 59
- Views: 9508
Re: Burnley Women
Looks like it's going to be a step too far to keep up with Newcastle this season. We've got four games in hand over therm but they're 19 points ahead having won 16 of 18 games and 4 more to play.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Royals.
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3688
Re: The Royals.
Recent attempts to measure the size of the impact of the royal family on UK tourism have estimated the capital value of UK monarchy as a business to be £67.5 billion (up from £44 billion in 2012) and the annual contribution to the UK economy to be £1.766 billion. And then both the monarch and Duchy...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Next seasons kit manufacturer - Castore
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5321
Re: Next seasons kit manufacturer - Castore
Umbro don't manufacture their own stuff. The Umbro brand is owned by Iconix who own a variety of fashion brands (disappointed we didn't go with their other brand Pony rather than Umbro) and just does licensing and marketing for them. The UK licence for Umbro is held by GL Dameck who do the actual pr...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Independent Football Regulator
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1825
Re: Independent Football Regulator
Well this is predictable https://news.sky.com/story/fa-urged-by-government-to-consider-banning-transgender-women-from-playing-womens-football-to-prevent-unfair-advantage-13098207 It's a complicated area and I wouldn't like to say either way what the decision should be but I do think it's not an area...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 11327
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
I have to say your first point seems somewhat self contradictory : "apart from when you sell players for a profit, it doesn't affect profit" on your second point I think you'll have to prorate things no matter where you draw the cutoff point anyway so kind of a moot point. The rest is fair enough. ...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 11327
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
I think having the cutoff point at the end of the summer transfer window is what makes the most sense, thats the period where the bulk of clubs financial activity occurs so why not have the two aligned? Whats the advantage of having a somewhat arbitrary cutoff point in the middle of the window? Als...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 11327
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
yes so if they had sold Johsnson in June for 35 million they would have had losses of around 60 mil for the 3 year period (1 mil below the max allowed). But instead they sold 2 months later for a greater amount and as such have made a smaller loss during those same 3 years (around 48 mil). The curr...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:41 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 11327
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
Different panels might affect it but from what I can understand the Forest situation was nothing like as bad as Everton. And if they can persuade a panel to understand the Johnson situation then they could win their appeal. Reference was made to the appropriate benchmark being the EFL deduction of ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thomas Frank
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2883
Re: Thomas Frank
The goal would have been ruled out and a penalty given is what I’m told as daft as that seems I wonder why that would be. I seem to remember there used to be a rule that you couldn't play advantage when it was a penalty but I thought that went years ago. You see a player getting cleaned out in the ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 11327
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
Wonder why it wasn't six. Feels very much like they are making it up as they go along.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thomas Frank
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2883
Re: Thomas Frank
But they did judge it and that's why we had the long wait. They were still checking for a potential foul by Muric when the goal was scored and that check had to be completed before the goal could be given. But they weren't going to disallow the goal to give the foul so we don't know what the outcom...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:30 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thomas Frank
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2883
Re: Thomas Frank
Had it not been for them scoring, I did wonder if VAR would have looked at the Muric challenge on Toney. He seemed to go through the back of him to claw the ball away a few moments earlier. I think Muric got a bit lucky there. Could easily see that being a penalty but not judged as they socred with...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Relegation Run-In
- Replies: 91
- Views: 9455
Re: Relegation Run-In
The magic numbers spreadsheet has an average position of opponets left to play (and the next 4):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Brentford
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2369
Re: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Brentford
Ah, that will be it then. Thought it came off his foot.ClaretLoup wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:16 pmA back pass has to be played by the foot. The keeper can pick it up if it comes off the shin, knee or thigh. In this case it came off the Bees player’s knee.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: James Trafford's Contract
- Replies: 168
- Views: 10495
Re: James Trafford's Contract
I hear Trafford has started a gofundme for legal action over breach of contract.
Any damages to go to charity.
Any damages to go to charity.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cryptocurrency
- Replies: 697
- Views: 79485
Re: Cryptocurrency
Those who are expecting/hoping for crypto to soar to huge values probably need to consider that this will likely be matched to a slump in the dollar and what that will mean for the global economy.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: MURIC IS IN!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3370
Re: MURIC IS IN!
Has the hit been called off then?
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 29150
Re: Joey’s in bother again
Particularly when he's the defendant. I can't see many damages coming from that.daveisaclaret wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:30 amCrowdfunding a legal defence by promising all proceeds to charity is an unusual move. Especially when you've clearly and openly done what you're accused of.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 29150
Re: Joey’s in bother again
Well, Elon Musk could certainly dispute that.daveisaclaret wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:45 amI suppose one man's "childish back-and-forth" is another man's "it's very obviously not legal to baselessly accuse someone of being a paedophile"
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:00 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 29150
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Should we be shilling a crypto card product when we can't promote our own Season Cards?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1498
Re: Should we be shilling a crypto card product when we can't promote our own Season Cards?
But could you also lose some/all of your money? You could (although the way things are going you could double your money). But you could also lose all of your money (a lot easier) with any of our myriad of gambling partners. You could lose all of your money with our official mattress partner (Emma ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Should we be shilling a crypto card product when we can't promote our own Season Cards?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1498
Re: Should we be shilling a crypto card product when we can't promote our own Season Cards?
Compared to what many other clubs have done I find it hard to get excited or worked up about this. It's nothing like those clubs with NFCs or tokens to participate in fan engagement. Out of all the bad choices we may have made this one seems OK. Uphold is a an exchange, that also has what are effect...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
- Replies: 98
- Views: 7209
Re: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
He was highly rated in France, he's an under-21 French international, He was linked with Brighton, AC Milan, Sassuolo and Arsenal and although it doesn't mean anything other than it being an opinion of establishments - He's highly rated on Football Manager. Whilst you might snigger at the final exa...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:41 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
- Replies: 98
- Views: 7209
Re: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
Never really rated O'Shea. Reinforces the notion of an accident waiting to happen. I think all the chopping and changing hasn't helped him and he's not ready to be the senior defensive partner but I could see him developing into a solid premier league defender. If he'd spent this season playing alo...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Maatsen interview in Guardian
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4300
Re: Maatsen interview in Guardian
He's starting in the champions league tonight with a good chance of getting through to the quarter finals.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
- Replies: 98
- Views: 7209
Re: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
The amount of fans who don't think Esteve is an improvement on Ekdal or O'Shea shows how little fans understand about football compared to those in the industry. This reads very much like all of the posts saying what an improvement Al Dakhil or Beyer were on the "limited" Tarkowski and Mee. Esteve ...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
- Replies: 98
- Views: 7209
Assignon, Esteve and Fofana
So we've had a few games with them now. Obviously some were wildly optimistic after they'd played a few minutes, some much less so: Assignon - he looks skilful and pacy but seems pretty weak tactically and defensively. May go on to be a good player eventually but I suspect it won't be with us. Estev...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 2023/24: Chelsea v Burnley – Ticket Information
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2471
Re: 2023/24: Chelsea v Burnley – Ticket Information
It seems consistent that the ticket office mirror the plan side to side but not front to back when they are selling (not just for this one).
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ekdal and Al-Dakhil
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4715
Re: Ekdal and Al-Dakhil
It's probably partly pushback against those who were getting massively carried away with them, I'm sure there was someone saying how much better Al-Dakhil was than Tarkowski last season.Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:08 amBoth look decent signings I don't get the grief people are giving them.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Odobert and McNeil similarities
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2014
Re: Odobert and McNeil similarities
A lot of people on this thread have clearly never heard of Dale Stephens.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Directors box
- Replies: 92
- Views: 6300
Re: Directors box
I think it was a more recent adoption by Wall Street of the Silicon Valley look. The Instagram account @midtownuniform has it all. I think West Coast is more quilted, East Coast is fleece. But regardless, it's not much of a surprise that Pace is dressing as many of his peers did over the past dozen...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Directors box
- Replies: 92
- Views: 6300
Re: Directors box
I think if he dressed smartly and wore a suit like most chairman of football clubs do, that it would be more appropriate and set a different tone. But I don't think this is an oversight on Pace's part. I think he chooses the 'tech bro' look for a reason. That look started off as "finance bros" with...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Directors box
- Replies: 92
- Views: 6300
Re: Directors box
But as mentioned earlier in the thread - if you look at the director's box at the top clubs, club ownership and other leaders are wearing shirt and tie. It's not just a British thing either - you won't see John Henry at Liverpool wearing a baseball cap for example. If you really want a serious answ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Digital Away Tickets
- Replies: 65
- Views: 3616
Re: Digital Away Tickets
There's very few "Anybody received their digital tickets in the post" threads, or "I've had to pick my digital ticket up at the away ticket office" posts .... If you're going to compare the downloading a ticket journey, then factor in the delivery of tickets element as well. Are you still a paper b...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:41 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Unpopular opinions
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6252
Re: Unpopular opinions
I just think a lot of the new players have let him down, they haven't lived up to what they thought they would deliver. I'm genuinely really looking forward to next season though, the Championship is head and shoulders the best league about if you aren't owned by a Billionaire or a country I think ...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mud analytics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8860
Re: Mud analytics
Someone commented earlier in the thread that MUD only became active with us in August 2023. I would love clarification on this tbh. The whole money ball plan that was eluded to in mission to Burnley was definitely at the front of Alan pace and kompanys vision. Maybe to the detriment of the football...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mud analytics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8860
Re: Mud analytics
It's an interesting distinction. Lee Mooney was definitely at Burnley and involved in board level discussions about transfer strategy.
ISF (I assume that's who you mean) are a data and scouting agency, they would be supporting recruitment, not in charge.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mud analytics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8860
Re: Mud analytics
It’s quite possible that MUD receive a commission on future sales though isn’t it. And that would be where Kompany’s motives could be questioned with regards to signings and team selections. It's possible. But realistically Kompany is a very rich man. He spent multiple seasons on an eight figure sa...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mud analytics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8860
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 5:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mud analytics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8860
Re: Mud analytics
Just on Lee Mooney, he seems pretty well thought of. Came though Man CIty who are probably the market leaders in this area. He started with a commercial background rather than football which is becoming increasingly common. I think a lot of people underestimate just how complex the models that are u...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: General Info - Chelsea (a)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2357
Re: General Info - Chelsea (a)
Arsenal do.Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:29 pmyeah that's smart - do other clubs not do the same ? (us included)
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mud analytics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8860
Re: Mud analytics
Maybe things will change but there is no indication at the moment that there are significant monies going through MUD. If you compare it to something like Agents' fees you'll see millions going out through there. A third party doing analytics isn't that unusual, although part owned by a manager is u...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
- Replies: 472
- Views: 11833
Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
Where was this consequential contact thing against Villa?
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
- Replies: 472
- Views: 11833
Re: Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread
Assignon on the wing maybe. He kept appearing there last week which the wingers didn't seem to be expecting.