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by jedi_master
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
Replies: 386
Views: 50969

Re: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...

I still reckon we will get a left back.

If it's right that we have worked really hard on the Dutch lad, it's clear we want one. Something will crop up today.
by jedi_master
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:21 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Fulham
Replies: 100
Views: 5181

Re: Team for Fulham

It is absolutely time for Amdouni to come out, and has been for ages. If we’d stopped the 442 earlier I feel certain we’d have picked up far more points: ———————————————-Trafford NEW RB———-Ekdal/DO’S——————Esteve—————-Al-Dakhil/Taylor ————————————————Cullen ——————————-Berge——————-Brownhill —————Fofan...
by jedi_master
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
Replies: 386
Views: 50969

Re: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...

Glad Esteve is permanent - in our position any player agreeing to that type of deal is showing commitment which is appreciated.
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Roberts behaviour
Replies: 70
Views: 6508

Re: Roberts behaviour

Time for him to come back into the starting lineup for me. Yes he’s petulant, no he’s not a Premier League footballer - but, he’s a fighter and he’s definitely more sound than Vitinho overall.
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
Replies: 386
Views: 50969

Re: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...

A clip on Twitter which shows Esteve sat behind our bench in a Burnley jacket. Looks clear to me (high fives Fofana in the clip).

https://x.com/mancity/status/1752779535 ... 3G1MeY7ZSQ
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thread for tonight?
Replies: 503
Views: 14572

Re: Thread for tonight?

Pearcey wrote:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:32 pm
Bit harsh on O’Shea that.
Well, either/or on that front I’m not too fussed, it wasn’t meant as an indictment on DOS, moreso throw the new guy in as we just aren’t looking solid.
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thread for tonight?
Replies: 503
Views: 14572

Re: Thread for tonight?

Start Fofana instead of Amdouni against Fulham, playing in the Tella role.

————————————-Trafford
Roberts———Ekdal———————Esteve————Al-Dakhil/Taylor
—————————————Cullen
—————————Berge————-Brownhill
————Fofana—————Foster————-Odobert
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thread for tonight?
Replies: 503
Views: 14572

Re: Thread for tonight?

Spiral wrote:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:46 pm
I'm not seeing a decent player in Amdouni.
Poor player in this team but would excel in one that is dominating the ball I feel. Like for us, next season in the Championship. I cannot see someone buying him for a fee we’d see as worthwhile - he’s not done enough.
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thread for tonight?
Replies: 503
Views: 14572

Re: Thread for tonight?

What’s he doing not playing Wilson in for a tap in there?
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley Badge Tattoo
Replies: 24
Views: 1840

Re: Burnley Badge Tattoo

Timing may not be the best, as others have said in other threads the owners may change the club badge, or at least rebrand the badge on certain shirts. Yeah I get the concern there - to be honest I am comfortable with that happening if it does, it will always be a Burnley badge (just as I would be ...
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley Badge Tattoo
Replies: 24
Views: 1840

Burnley Badge Tattoo

Well - I have threatened my Wife over getting a tattoo for years, and on New Years Day I committed to this being the year. She remains dubious I have it in me to actually follow through, which has actually made me more determined to stop procrastinating and get it done. I intend to get it at the top...
by jedi_master
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonights Football
Replies: 255
Views: 9757

Re: Tonights Football

bumba wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:39 pm
In fairness it was confirmed in 2023 that we'd be relegated this season
I would tend to agree yes. The Luton draw was the final embers burning on a bedraggled wick going out though.
by jedi_master
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonights Football
Replies: 255
Views: 9757

Re: Tonights Football

bumba wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:36 pm
Yeah definitely only down because of VAR against Luton 🤦🏻
Way to go in totally misunderstanding the post.

We’re down because we’ve been ****. The Luton game was the confirmation match, that’s all I meant.
by jedi_master
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonights Football
Replies: 255
Views: 9757

Re: Tonights Football

The results tonight are irrelevant, we’ve been down from the second VAR robbed us against Luton. The points requirement is well beyond us. Focus should be on hopefully not going down with a whimper to build some momentum for next season and getting some idea of the players we’re going to be building...
by jedi_master
Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
Replies: 386
Views: 50969

Re: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...

Benny staying and Monsieur Esteve signing permanently? Perfect day.
by jedi_master
Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

FAO Claretspice (didn’t want to quote your wall of text…which was quoting my own wall of text :D). You make valid points/counters to my own on the subject of Benson. I think I will respectfully disagree with the general crux of the ‘didn’t start in clutch games’ point as I feel this was absolutely t...
by jedi_master
Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

JBG is the top chance creator per 90 minutes in our entire team this season. As well as being several levels above any other option for defensive work / PL nous in the narrow right midfield slot in our 4-4-2. Put some respect on the Iceman’s name! Oh and Benson was never linked to Milan, a fake bot...
by jedi_master
Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

I don’t think his value has nosedived, it’s all about negotiation. Bournemouth have just loaned a player to Napoli with an obligation to buy for 25m, they signed last January and he barely featured for them. I’m not convinced AC Milan where ever in for him last season, there’s not been a single tea...
by jedi_master
Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

The re-writing of history r.e Manuel Benson is laughable. Benson was arguably our biggest match winner last season. He scored several point/match winning goals and was one who got better and better as the season developed. He was the player who looked more than good enough for this league in the Cup...
by jedi_master
Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

Bowclaret wrote:
Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:42 pm
I would be “Very” surprised if O’Hare is not in our squad for the City game. Things happening
If it’s a good price considering his contract situation, I’d be all for that. I don’t think any signing keeps us up but he would be great for us next season regardless. Sensible business.
by jedi_master
Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Conscription
Replies: 132
Views: 6584

Re: Conscription

In the utterly hypothetical situation unfolding, I think as a married 37 year old Dad of a 6 year old girl, I would judge based on the situation. If we were legitimately being invaded or there was a fundamental risk to my families safety, then yes - I would do what was asked of me as long as the lik...
by jedi_master
Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Can we avoid relegation? Points forecast.
Replies: 87
Views: 4153

Re: Can we avoid relegation? Points forecast.

We’ve won three games (arguably we’ve ‘won’ 5 if I include Forest and Luton where we were robbed by VAR). We are not gonna win 9 out of 17 or a draw/win combo that gets near that figure. That’s unrealistic. We’re playing better but we’re not getting the results by a combination of luck and naivety. ...
by jedi_master
Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Churlinov back in Germany with Schalke 04
Replies: 20
Views: 2000

Re: ARTICLE: Churlinov back in Germany with Schalke 04

Looked a long, long way off Championship standard in his start away at Reading towards the end of last season.

EDIT - Sorry, he came on as a sub when Tella got injured really early on.
by jedi_master
Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

Definitely feels like we're clearing the decks ready for signings. In reality, Obafemi and Churlinov were not going to be involved so this is good business. I just hope Churlinov does enough to get a permanent deal. Obafemi might be useful to us in the Championship depending on what he shows at Mill...
by jedi_master
Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

It's a hard market for us as any signing needs to buy in to the idea of getting relegated and coming straight back up. I fully believe that is what will happen for us, you can only hope players like this lad buy into that long term picture. On the balance of his stats, size and the level he is playi...
by jedi_master
Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

Seems that story about a talent share agreement with Dundee are true then. Might be a good move for a goalscorer as they’re top of the Scottish Championship so should get a decent number of chances. That’s Dundee United, Dundee are mid table in the SPL. Good move for Mellon as you’d think the SPL i...
by jedi_master
Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

Jutkiewicz!

35 in two months and 9 goals across his last three Championship seasons combined.
by jedi_master
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
Replies: 386
Views: 50969

Re: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...

Just cannot fathom the desire to sell Zaroury and Benson - Championship match winners, and that's where we are almost certain to be in a matter of months. Instead we have: Odobert - almost certain to be sold Koleosho - bad injury, but likely to be sold you'd think Bruun-Larsen - only on loan and inc...
by jedi_master
Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: More FFP breaches…
Replies: 137
Views: 9805

Re: Everton found guilty of further breaches...

Can’t allow myself to care really. The VAR decisions against us (by my count, at least impacting a minimum certain four additional points, but also possibly another four on top as a maybe) have utterly melted my belief in us staying up as it just feels we’re fighting against more than eleven players...
by jedi_master
Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

Maybe the lad will be more settled there. He’s from Swindon isn’t he? Not far. I’d have kept him for the Championship squad but if we’re breaking even (we probably are, near enough) and he’s not seen as part of our plans in either league then fair enough. Hope we include a sell on. Good luck to him ...
by jedi_master
Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football games growing up
Replies: 31
Views: 2002

Re: Football games growing up

Cuppies and Wall-y in Todmorden in my childhood (90's-early 2000's) There were evenings where you'd have about 20 of us stood in the giant car park behind Kwik Save (shop and car park long gone now, where Aldi is these days) battering the ball against the huge 20ft wall that was there in a Wall-y ga...
by jedi_master
Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for next season in Champ
Replies: 30
Views: 1907

Re: Team for next season in Champ

Westleigh wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:25 pm
Jedi ,what single contribution has Redmond made to warrant him even being in the Squad?
He’s been given no chance to, so neither of us can answer. I selected him based on my belief that JBL won’t be here, Benson won’t be here and JBG shouldn’t be a starter. Who else could play right wing?
by jedi_master
Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for next season in Champ
Replies: 30
Views: 1907

Re: Team for next season in Champ

Brownhill is out of contract and I can't imagine him doing another season in the Championship at this stage of his career. Cullen won't get a better offer from a PL club. Brownhill has another years option which we will no doubt be activating. Good lad but not convinced anyone in this league would ...
by jedi_master
Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for next season in Champ
Replies: 30
Views: 1907

Re: Team for next season in Champ

——————————Trafford Vitinho/NEW—-O’Shea—-Beyer—Taylor/NEW ————Cullen————Berge Redmond——Brownhill——Koleosho —————————-Foster Muric, Al-Dakhil, Ekdal, Delcroix, Ramsey, JBG, Zaroury, Obafemi, New Striker Squad: Massengo, Twine, Agyei, Mellon, Vigoroux, Egan-Riley, Franchi, McNally I have discounted pla...
by jedi_master
Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Happy Clappers.
Replies: 43
Views: 2481

Re: Happy Clappers.

I look forward to the Championship. I utterly hate this division and it saddens me that we’re in this cycle of needing a promotion every couple of years to stave off financial stuff. Aside from the security of the club I’d happily never see us play at this level again, such is my disdain for VAR and...
by jedi_master
Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mike Tresor
Replies: 184
Views: 10164

Re: Mike Tresor

Struggle to believe anyone is defending Tresor after last night, but there is a few (although when one is the one man Belgian National team fan club that isn’t even a Burnley fan, it’s no surprise). The double standards on here are laughable. Vitinho is fair game every single match for not being goo...
by jedi_master
Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The season has made me more angry than i have ever been!
Replies: 85
Views: 4763

Re: The season has made me more angry than i have ever been!

That’s the point though isn’t it. We weren’t loyal to Dyche, pace sacked him as soon as he could. Why are we being loyal to a worse manager than has spent a fortune? Perhaps because Pace realises it was a stupid decision to sack Dyche in the first place, why make the error again? We’re going down n...
by jedi_master
Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mike Tresor
Replies: 184
Views: 10164

Re: Mike Tresor

Not withstanding my anger at VAR tonight, I’m angry at what I saw from Tresor. Was he at fault for this result? Not really no, obviously, but that non-performance over the course of the few minutes he was on the pitch was so lacking in any intensity, any fight, any heart, any…effort (!!!) that I am ...
by jedi_master
Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our position today had we got Tella.
Replies: 27
Views: 1964

Re: Our position today had we got Tella.

We’d still be conceding too many goals but I think we’d be scoring more and thus have perhaps turned a few of the closer defeats into draws.
by jedi_master
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Injuries
Replies: 28
Views: 2487

Re: Injuries

jedi_master wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:04 pm
I thought Al-Dakhil did well there when he came on against Villa.
I’m losing my mind today - I mean against Spurs!**
by jedi_master
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Injuries
Replies: 28
Views: 2487

Re: Injuries

Andingle wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:44 pm
Who plays LB if Taylor not fit ?
I thought Al-Dakhil did well there when he came on against Villa.
by jedi_master
Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Injuries
Replies: 28
Views: 2487

Re: Injuries

Delcroix has to play at centre back after his performance at Villa, regardless of Beyer’s fitness. IMO.
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284178

Re: January transfer window rumours.

If you put these two (well, assuming they’re any good!) into our team we look a different specimen physically. Brownhill has done OK alongside Berge, but I’d love to us go to a three in there at the expense of Amdouni. Agree with the shout further up on Beyer into right back too.
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A ten year old article as Sean Dyche pays his first transfer fee
Replies: 20
Views: 2084

Re: A ten year old article as Sean Dyche pays his first transfer fee

A modern day club legend I feel is Barnes.

He really got what it means to be a Burnley player.
by jedi_master
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cotterill
Replies: 107
Views: 10716

Re: Cotterill

Left at the right moment but there is no doubt he did a really good job for us overall, particularly with recruitment. He came into a club that had only just stayed up under Stan in 03/04 and I think he had 8 first team players (not very good ones barring Blake, either). To keep us solidly mid-table...
by jedi_master
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man Utd allocation at Wigan tonight
Replies: 32
Views: 4069

Re: Man Utd allocation at Wigan tonight

I remember a 0-0 draw there under I think Cotterill (so wouldn’t be a Neil Wood debut) and we were definitely in a side stand yes. I remember nothing of the game in the slightest but I recall it absolutely lashed it down after the game like I’ve never seen before, an absolute monsoon. We were soakin...
by jedi_master
Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Luton game moves to this Friday
Replies: 181
Views: 17565

Re: ARTICLE: Luton game moves to this Friday

Selfishly, as I do not live local it is infinitely preferable for the midweek games to not have work the following day - however I fully agree/understand and sympathise about how ridiculous it is to shift the date on this so close to the game. It’s pathetic and no doubt will ruin the plans made by m...
by jedi_master
Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ramsey
Replies: 58
Views: 7564

Re: Ramsey

I liked that he got his foot in - it’s not something I expected of him but he was quite industrious and played an unfamiliar role fairly well against a good side. There is a player to work with here.
by jedi_master
Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tottenham v Burnley - Player Ratings
Replies: 121
Views: 11216

Re: Tottenham v Burnley - Player Ratings

Muric 8
Vitinho 5
O’Shea 8
Delcroix 9 (MOM)
Taylor 8
Cullen 8
Ramsey 6
Odobert 6
Zaroury 6
Amdouni 5
Foster 4

JBL 5
Brownhill 6
Al-Dakhil 7
Redmond 5
Tresor 5
by jedi_master
Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Delcroix
Replies: 48
Views: 4864

Re: Delcroix

He was great tonight and I hadn’t rated him much at all in his appearances thus far. O’Shea likewise continued his recent excellent form and Cullen had his best game of the season. Promising signs from these three in particular. I also will add that Al-Dakhil did well at left back after Taylor got i...