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by Claretforever
Tue Sep 19, 2023 4:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How does the PL fix the VAR problem?
Replies: 70
Views: 3455

Re: How does the PL fix the VAR problem?

It has to be automated instead of bringing in human emotions. How much has the ref been swayed by the crowd for a start? Then factor in he knows he can never be 100%, but that a professional colleague is questioning his decision by asking him “are you sure?” By suggesting a visit to the monitor. He ...
by Claretforever
Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wimbledon Clarets
Replies: 2
Views: 843

Re: Wimbledon Clarets

Might be worth asking Ryan for advice on Twitter. He lives next to AFC Wimbledon’s ground and has posted quite a few pics from the area over the past few years.
by Claretforever
Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: IPTV services
Replies: 22
Views: 2730

Re: IPTV services

Why on Earth would people put their provider on a public forum? It’s the quickest way to lose what you’ve got and get somebody into trouble. They won’t thank you for it.
by Claretforever
Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Would you take relegation IF
Replies: 27
Views: 2428

Re: Would you take relegation IF

We are not ahead of schedule. They will have hoped for a year 1 promotion, and gave VK all the ammunition required, but possibly expected that we’d at least be up by year 2. We began buying for the Premier League in January and have had all summer to buy players. VK knows what it takes and so it’s j...
by Claretforever
Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights
Replies: 172
Views: 13418

Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Anyone else think the left turn only from Omerod Road into Church street should be made permanent!?! That’s one option, but I think a better option might be to have a mini roundabout at that junction and a speed camera just further up Church Street to slow the boy racers coming down from Prestige d...
by Claretforever
Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Steven Fletcher
Replies: 18
Views: 2369

Re: Steven Fletcher

His touch was like Velcro. He was the first player I felt that it didn’t matter how hard the passes were to him, or how distant they were from, he seemed to control them. His scoring record wasn’t as impressive but I liked him.
by Claretforever
Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: I've won the lottery
Replies: 24
Views: 4458

Re: I've won the lottery

There was a syndicate at ASK Rewinds in Altham that all won around £300K apiece around 15 or so years ago. I seem to remember the owner struggling to get lads in to do overtime after that.
by Claretforever
Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Netflix / Prime recommendations
Replies: 565
Views: 62913

Re: Netflix / Prime recommendations

Another one here who preferred 1883 to 1923. They’re doing a spin off of 1883 called Lawmen: Bass Reeves. And yeah, 6666 based upon the ranch one of the characters stayed at in Yellowstone, The Four Sixes. I think I’ve read about a Matthew McConaughy spin off too…unless that is 6666? Yellowstone its...
by Claretforever
Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Netflix / Prime recommendations
Replies: 565
Views: 62913

Re: Netflix / Prime recommendations

Not on either of these two, it’s on Apple TV, but Hijack with Idris Elba is a fantastic watch. It’s a 7 part mini series covering a troubled 7 hour flight. I’d recommend it if you have a way of watching it.
by Claretforever
Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Venkys
Replies: 210
Views: 28560

Re: Venkys

Do you lot really think it's funny that a man in Blackburn once interfered with a horse? I think you mean men; there have been 3 of them in total that we know of, and on of them has been at it a few times. If you think about it seriously then no, it’s not funny, it’s sick. What is funny is that aft...
by Claretforever
Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ** New Chants thread **
Replies: 342
Views: 31866

Re: ** New Chants thread **

Saturday night and I like the way you move Zeki Amdouni Give him the ball, he’ll make your defence look sh*te Zeki Amdouni Rangers fans sang Saturday night - Whigfield for Scott Arfield https://youtube.com/shorts/SSHRAxPdIXk?si=UzT3Ao1BnLdx9drz I like it, but not for Zeki as there are too many syll...
by Claretforever
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vizeh You Tube
Replies: 29
Views: 2820

Re: Vizeh You Tube

Some of you lot are so literal with everything. He’s a young fan with a passions for the club and of course he’s going to say things for engagement from time to time, it’s how he makes his money. Wade through the bullshit, but he makes some really good points in that video, even if it is early to su...
by Claretforever
Sun Sep 03, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: North London Forever
Replies: 9
Views: 1587

Re: North London Forever

It seems a bit short for an anthem, like it’s missing half of it.

I bet Spurs fans rip them over it too, as they’re originally from south of the river which Spurs fans never let them forget.
by Claretforever
Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Catering Longside
Replies: 202
Views: 15906

Re: The Catering Longside

Queues seemed shorter today pre-match, but I don’t think I’m bothering with it this season. The price hikes are beyond a joke. I’ll aim to eat beforehand or wait. There’s a tipping point with pricing and I think they’ve just gone over it now. We’re a small working class northern town, it’s not London.
by Claretforever
Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Positives
Replies: 76
Views: 5236

Re: Positives

Foster looks a completely different player to what we saw last season. Amdouni has a good touch but isn’t in the game enough. Koleosho is going to be some player. And Kompany must now see that he has to have Cork and/or Brownhill in that midfield.
by Claretforever
Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Square pegs in round holes
Replies: 114
Views: 7350

Re: Square pegs in round holes

It was obvious Taylor had to play today. Sure, he’s one dimensional, but he’s good at that and we were never going to be allowed to play higher up the field, so it made sense he played. To play Roberts at left back and Dakil at right back was a disaster waiting to happen, Dakil had an absolute night...
by Claretforever
Sat Sep 02, 2023 12:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Charlie Taylor
Replies: 61
Views: 5879

Re: Charlie Taylor

Had Taylor started against Villa there's no way that Cash gets either of his goals, I also believe Taylor would have scored the headed chance that Delcroix wasted, we would therefore have won 2-1. That header was a great effort from memory, and I also think the first goal may not have been conceded...
by Claretforever
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Salford City Away in the League Cup
Replies: 37
Views: 5105

Re: Salford City Away in the League Cup

1,341 was the largest away following at Salford last season, by Bradford City. Assume that’s about what clubs get?
by Claretforever
Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Culvert work starting
Replies: 249
Views: 31162

Re: Culvert work starting

Having driven past there yesterday I’d say they’ll be lucky if they have it all finished this side of 2024, and I genuinely think that. It’s a mess, and the past 3 times I’ve gone past there now during normal working hours there has been nothing going on. No workers, no activity. £6m? It sounds like...
by Claretforever
Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Culvert mural
Replies: 19
Views: 1821

Re: Culvert mural

ClaretTony wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:54 pm
The culvert is where the bridge is even though it isn't a culvert.
I think the word ‘on’ is getting ignored/missed by others here as you’re correct, it’s not on the culvert itself. It’s at the culvert area. Though it isn’t a culvert. :D
by Claretforever
Mon Aug 28, 2023 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Catering Longside
Replies: 202
Views: 15906

Re: The Catering Longside

It’s a bit of a **** show this season for catering. I can’t believe we have actually gone so far backwards so quickly. The craving for more profits by reducing human resource is going to have the opposite effect as £ will drop, despite the fact that GP% will increase. Unfortunately for the club GP% ...
by Claretforever
Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer deadline day
Replies: 44
Views: 4088

Re: Transfer deadline day

Whatever happens we have to get a left back in. A striker with physicality about them would be a bonus.
by Claretforever
Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trafford
Replies: 349
Views: 19101

Re: Trafford

I think Trafford was slow to react for the first goal. He hesitated. It doesn’t make it his fault as their striker shouldn’t have had so much room, and neither should the ball player. I agree with some though, that Muric should be our number 1 and Trafford should have been eased in. I do like how Tr...
by Claretforever
Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Villa team bus bricked
Replies: 237
Views: 21007

Re: Villa team bus bricked

The whole episode is embarrassing for the club and for the town. That said, if you listen to the video of the incident the two people speaking do not appear have local accents at all if I’ve heard it correctly. That tells me that they are not fans of the club and just happen to have moved into the a...
by Claretforever
Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Entering the ground through the ‘wrong’ turnstile?
Replies: 5
Views: 1041

Re: Entering the ground through the ‘wrong’ turnstile?

It’s fine, you can enter into any for the tier that you’re in.
by Claretforever
Fri Aug 25, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: our transfer spending
Replies: 88
Views: 5445

Re: our transfer spending

Troubling.
by Claretforever
Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Replies: 868
Views: 51629

Re: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)

Some clubs do spend a long time in the championship, moving neither up nor down, Birmingham being the current longest unbroken run as members with 12-13yrs, whilst Cardiff have the most championship seasons overall I’m quite sure you’re only looking at the second tier since the change to its curren...
by Claretforever
Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ** New Chants thread **
Replies: 342
Views: 31866

Re: ** New Chants thread **

Can you hear me calling, out your name We’re Burnley FC and we’re on the **** again When you hear us singing, listen carefully, spent all my money watching Burnley Fc Awooooooooo We’ll follow you everywhere Awoooooooooo We’ll follow you everywhere. Man City song but very catchy That is a really goo...
by Claretforever
Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home games pretty much sold out
Replies: 114
Views: 12363

Re: Home games pretty much sold out

What, he isn’t surprised people didn’t arrange for season tickets to go to other people when the cards weren’t turning up for a lot of fans until a week or so before the game, and it was peak holiday season so some got them just before they went, and others might not have seen them until they got ba...
by Claretforever
Sat Aug 19, 2023 3:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blackpool Fans
Replies: 68
Views: 8341

Re: Blackpool Fans

T1ts fanny and clarets is a bit of fun and no doubt the 15-23 yrs olds live bellowing it out . It’s completely harmless and hardly sang to demean anyone . Is it’s cringeworthy? Yes it is a bit , but anymore cringe than the CFS singing “ 10 in a row “ ( albeit briefly till City scored again ) ? You’...
by Claretforever
Sat Aug 19, 2023 3:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blackpool Fans
Replies: 68
Views: 8341

Re: Blackpool Fans

They also sung 'You'll never walk alone' on that video. The cringiest song in football. We sang YNWA at Wembley in 88 too, and also way back in the early 1970’s as well, the same as about two dozen other clubs who had it as part of their repertoire. It wasn’t offensive to anybody though, or distast...
by Claretforever
Sat Aug 19, 2023 12:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blackpool Fans
Replies: 68
Views: 8341

Re: Blackpool Fans

I hate that song. Why we began singing that in the late 80’s/early 90’s I’ll never know.

We used to sing “Oh when the Clarets go marching in”, and it can be clearly heard on the Orient videos out there, so we hadn’t changed it by 1987 anyway.

Please go back to that version. TF&C is cringey.
by Claretforever
Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football Attendances Since the Formation of The Premier League
Replies: 17
Views: 1532

Re: Football Attendances Since the Formation of The Premier League

So is the attendance the attendance? Ie people who were physically there? Or is attendance “paid seats”, ie people who bought seats but for whatever reason weren’t in attendance. It’s the latter. It has been on and off since around 2003, though back then we gave two crowds for a couple of years. It...
by Claretforever
Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New food/drink rules at the Turf
Replies: 353
Views: 32724

Re: New food/drink rules at the Turf

“Can’t buy a white coffee…have to add your own milk Less water put into cups” That’s not a bad thing for me. Well, one or the other. Up to last season I always asked the person serving to only fill my pre-made coffee just over half full because they put so little coffee in those packs that it tastes...
by Claretforever
Sun Aug 13, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football Attendances Since the Formation of The Premier League
Replies: 17
Views: 1532

Re: Football Attendances Since the Formation of The Premier League

A number of factors to take into account; crumbling grounds in serious need of investment, recessions, violence for 15 years getting worse and worse with little way of those with small family avoiding it due to lack of seating options, all meaning the 1980’s had the worst attendances across Europe i...
by Claretforever
Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: I would like to buy a Berge!
Replies: 20
Views: 2301

Re: I would like to buy a Berge!

Ah, so his name is actually pronounced Berj then and not Burger as some of the journalists have been running with.
by Claretforever
Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home games pretty much sold out
Replies: 114
Views: 12363

Re: Home games pretty much sold out

:D You do love to bang this drum, when was this chance we had to increase it ? Which stand are you closing and moving the fans out of first ? The fans you are moving where are they going ? Or do you think we should have done this when we had the chance when crowds of 12-13000 were turning up ? It’s...
by Claretforever
Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Club Statement re Persistent Standing.
Replies: 52
Views: 4160

Re: Club Statement re Persistent Standing.

Burnley FC backed the “safe standing” (rail seating) movement in early 2014. That’s almost 10 years ago now that there was an option to work towards which would help lessen the problems with standing in NL2 and NL3. Back in 2016 Celtic were the first British club to introduce rail seating. That’s 7 ...
by Claretforever
Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Culvert update Thursday 3rd August
Replies: 41
Views: 4676

Re: Culvert update Thursday 3rd August

It’s terrible that people can’t just put their litter in the bin and have some respect for their own town. Our chavs are so entitled, some other countries don’t seem to have the same problems.
by Claretforever
Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rovers living in fantasy land
Replies: 42
Views: 4229

Re: Rovers living in fantasy land

£25k basic plus bonusses would make it more like £50k per week. Reminds me of the Conroy/Heath spat played out on Radio Lancs back in the 1990s. Conroy moaning that he was ONLY getting £850 per week and Heath then phoning in to say that was more than doubled every week by all the different bonus pa...
by Claretforever
Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Photoshop advice - Claret and blue colour codes
Replies: 11
Views: 654

Re: Photoshop advice - Claret and blue colour codes

The difference between the site showing the badge Pantone blue of 2975, and the previous club tweet from 2012 saying that the club blue is Pantone 2905
by Claretforever
Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Photoshop advice - Claret and blue colour codes
Replies: 11
Views: 654

Re: Photoshop advice - Claret and blue colour codes

The blue in last seasons kit is by far better than previous seasons, when it looked more of a wishy washy turquoise. Yeah, that was my point above. It looked really washed out for a while, almost white on some images. I prefer a proper blue and I think this past two seasons feels like a return to t...
by Claretforever
Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New Shirt - Quality Control
Replies: 11
Views: 1009

Re: New Shirt - Quality Control

Not a major gripe as mine is fine, but when I buy new clothing I always check for manufacturing or storage problems, such as pulls, faulty or unfinished threads, holes, lopsided badges etc. it’s just the way I am. When buying from the club shop you go through the checking and then they take the top ...
by Claretforever
Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Photoshop advice - Claret and blue colour codes
Replies: 11
Views: 654

Re: Photoshop advice - Claret and blue colour codes

That site looks to be showing the badge colours, but we have gone with a deeper blue on the shirts in recent seasons, which I personally think is a good move.
by Claretforever
Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Replies: 868
Views: 51629

Re: Mission to Burnley

Winstonswhite wrote:
Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:38 am
Get a grip man
Alright, calm down. Geez, it’s just a few comments with opinions on a message board. People are hardly writing to the club, boycotting Sky or picketing. :lol:
by Claretforever
Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:37 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Replies: 868
Views: 51629

Re: Mission to Burnley

Am I the only one that can't see sofas or rubbish (other than in bins) on this back street? https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/download/file.php?id=31313 I was just offering the usual checklist, Aggi. They got the backstreet but used the bins rather than settee. No embarrassment from me, Ril...
by Claretforever
Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Replies: 868
Views: 51629

Re: Mission to Burnley

But the images aren’t supposed to be about the ‘wider community’ they are supposed to show the big mural they’ve commissioned on a street leading to the ground. These are interspersed with shots of the outside of the Turf and the inside on a match day just like you’d expect. What has the backstreet...
by Claretforever
Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Replies: 868
Views: 51629

Re: Mission to Burnley

Terraced streets and chimneys are the defining architecture of a town like Burnley. Shock horror, they'll be in a TV show about Burnley. I think you are ever so slightly missing the point being made by myself and several others. Nobody is bothered about a few images of terraced streets or chimneys,...
by Claretforever
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Replies: 868
Views: 51629

Re: Mission to Burnley

City play in moss side? Look, I know you missed the images of the Turf in the ones I shared further up, but I did type out “where they were based.” Man City weren’t formed this century. It’s a huge part of their history. I could have stated bin day around Openshaw or Longsight. Either way they didn...
by Claretforever
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Replies: 868
Views: 51629

Re: Mission to Burnley

The back street is a half second shot of a video taken around the ground. I agree there are some lovely areas of Burnley, but the area around turf moor isn't one of them. If we had a shiny new ground out in the countryside,and they still showed the back streets then yes, it would be wrong. But how ...