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by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Grosicki and Narsingh
Replies: 40
Views: 4419

Re: Grosicki and Narsingh

Amazing how people take a relatively benign question and turn it into a dig at our club. JUST seen them both on MOTD 2 playing for the aforementioned clubs so thought I would put the question out there. Hey ho!!!!!
by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Grosicki and Narsingh
Replies: 40
Views: 4419

Re: Grosicki and Narsingh

claretdom wrote:No they have both been brilliant all month and helped them win every game they have started.
Thanks for that well thought out response to a perfectly reasonable question!
by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How many points from the next five matches?
Replies: 80
Views: 9202

Re: How many points from the next five matches?

In my opinion, we need 36 points to guarantee safety (tight but OK). That should NOT be our mindset though. Points predictions are almost impossible in the Premier League, unlike the Championship. However, I will go for... Chelsea (h) 1 Hull (a) 1 Swansea (a) 3 Liverpool (a...if played) 0 Sunderland...
by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Grosicki and Narsingh
Replies: 40
Views: 4419

Grosicki and Narsingh

Is it only a coincidence that since their respective signings, Hull and Swansea have massively picked up form?
by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

They did run it and lose a yard on first down, so 2nd and 11 on the 23. if he kneels down twice, lose two more yards, 4th and 13 on the 25; add 8 yards for the throw back to the kicker, and add 10 yards for the width of the end zone, you get a 43 yard field goal. Which should be made, but isn't a g...
by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

Claretmatt4 wrote:Haha it's early so probably my fault. Just maintaining that to throw was madness no matter how much coaches trust ryan
Never do anything before a cup of tea! I agree 100% with your opinion. I only mentioned `kneeling down` in response to another post.

Have a great day!
by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

An ex-professional American footballer`s SPOT ON analysis - what i am trying to say... `On the subject of running the football, though: The Falcons should've made the run a big part of their strategy immediately after getting to the cusp of the red zone with less than five minutes remaining in the g...
by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

Made no logical sense to pass the ball, nobody can tell you otherwise. Don't care what the team makeup was they needed to extend the lead forcing the Pats to score an extra time, they only just managed to tie the game so with one more required it would've been curtains. Also why the hell did the fa...
by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

It would have been a 41 yard field goal. I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with going for the pass and masking it shorter. But Ryan should have certainly been ready to throw it away - he had moved out of the pocket. He wasn`t ready to throw it away it seems, apparently the make-up of...
by HiroshimaClaret
Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

dsr wrote:It would have been a 41 yard field goal. I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with going for the pass and masking it shorter. But Ryan should have certainly been ready to throw it away - he had moved out of the pocket.
by HiroshimaClaret
Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

Falcons D had to face 50+ Brady passes and 99 total plays against them, by the time Pats began rolling in the 4th the defence were absolutely knackered. Falcons almost scored too quickly with short drives. Following THAT catch from Jones they merely had to get 3 runs for 0 yards and a successful fi...
by HiroshimaClaret
Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

I turned it on when it was 14-0. Falcons immediately get a "Pick 6". First drive of the 2nd half, Falcons score another TD and make it 28-3. Teams usually get conservative when they're ahead by that much, but the Falcons decide to try to pass on 3rd and 1, Ryan fumbles, Pats get a TD, and it' s a w...
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

The Falcons had the game in their pocket, and inexplicably chose to continue with a reasonably high-risk pass strategy, backfiring horribly. Around 9 minutes left, Patriots dead, worldy catch then braindeath set in. What the Patriots did after that though was incredible. I HONESTLY can`t think of an...
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Premier Leagues most Forgettable Team
Replies: 41
Views: 4784

Re: Premier Leagues most Forgettable Team

If you are feeling a bit bored today and have about 10 minutes to spare, try this at home. Get a piece of paper and write down the numbers 1 through to 20. Next from memory alone write down all names of the current teams in the Premier League. My guess is you will quickly get about 16. You will the...
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:47 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

Dyched wrote:In hindsight I shouldn't of gone to bed at half time.
I think the Falcons offensive co-ordinator did the same thing after the 3rd quarter. BIZARRE tactics.
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team vs Chelsea
Replies: 52
Views: 7965

Re: Team vs Chelsea

Unless we can make arrangements to get a 12th player on the pitch, there's no ideal solution against Chelsea. However, i do think our usual 442 gives us as good a chance as any. In effect, our midfield 4 will match up against theirs, with our wide players engaging their wing backs, and our narrow b...
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: mata tackle on 28 minutes today
Replies: 34
Views: 4348

Re: mata tackle on 28 minutes today

I thought he was lucky to stay on, I think if it was a defender or defensive midfielder he would of gone. Refs seem to give the more gifted attacking players more leeway, he's an attacker coming back they can't tackle properly, cue sniggering from the attackers on the panel. I think you have a VERY...
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

Said on the news Brady was sacked 5 times last night ? Why did they keep re-employing him ? Because they kept getting a QUARTERBACK from their original outlay every time. SORRY...that`s terrible! Supposedly, the best quarterback who has ever graced the game. If he`s better than Joe Montana, he must...
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets
Replies: 461
Views: 30036

Re: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets

TomBenderson wrote:Had a couple of nights there. Loved it. Along with Kagoshima - favourite so far. Nice city you live in.
Kagoshima IS a lovely place. Pleased you liked Hiroshima...it is a lovely place to live. Enjoy the rest of your trip.
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who do you WANT to go down?
Replies: 51
Views: 5124

Re: Who do you WANT to go down?

Middlesbrough = Karanka
Crystal Palace = Allardyce
Sunderland = Moyes

Can`t stand all three of the above. Just watched MOTD2 and if we can`t finish above Palace and Bournemouth with their porous defences, well...
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: mata tackle on 28 minutes today
Replies: 34
Views: 4348

Re: mata tackle on 28 minutes today

Just seen the Mata challenge a mata of minutes ago and it should have been a red, ABSOLUTELY no question. You can be certain if that would have BEEN on Mata, 8 times out of 10, it would have been a red OR Mourinho would have been calling it a criminal offence.
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:28 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets
Replies: 461
Views: 30036

Re: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets

No. On holiday. About a week to go and landed in Sendai tonight because off to Hokkaido for the ice festival. Lovely country as far as I can tell although I've preferred the 'smaller' cities over the 'mega-cities'. If you mozey on down to Hiroshima, give me a shout! Yeah, not a fan of Tokyo myself.
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Superbowl
Replies: 99
Views: 7044

Re: Superbowl

Just watched the second half of this with my Patriots supporting American mate. I left his apartment with him in shock, with the most bizarre look on his face. Myself, a not particularly informed American football fan just kept repeating, "WHY ARE THE FALCONS THROWING THE BALL?" "WHAT ARE THEY DOING...
by HiroshimaClaret
Sun Feb 05, 2017 3:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets
Replies: 461
Views: 30036

Re: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets

TomBenderson wrote:OK. A bit further than "just up the road". Matsumoto last night. In relative terms though...
A nice place! Must look beautiful with all the snow!!!! Are you living in Japan?
by HiroshimaClaret
Sun Feb 05, 2017 2:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Should Niang have been sent off?
Replies: 59
Views: 7521

Re: Should Niang have been sent off?

Should have gone for clattering Ward. You want consistency; if Hendrick goes, he has to go `internet I couldn`t agree with you more. Watching on t`internet, I think it was cockney-boy, ex-Rover Tony Gale who had the temerity to pretty much laugh off the Niang challenge on Ward, suggesting there was...
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets
Replies: 461
Views: 30036

Re: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets

TomBenderson wrote:I'm just up the road from you on holiday HC. Same here. Too late for this...
Osaka? Kyoto? Enjoy!
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets
Replies: 461
Views: 30036

Re: Whoford? versus Mighty Clarets

Awful stream, AWFUL challenge, 1-0 down, a quarter past midnight...good night. I will dream of a miracle. Come on Burnley!
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Streams?
Replies: 8
Views: 1852

Re: Streams?

firstrowsports.eu
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Best opposition player seen live.
Replies: 100
Views: 8500

Re: Best opposition player seen live.

Steve Bull on the Turf late 80s. He destroyed us, think he scored 2 in around 5 minutes and had another 1 or 2 disallowed. An absolute lethal animal.
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Settle to Carlisle rail line
Replies: 14
Views: 2539

Re: Settle to Carlisle rail line

£220 a ticket for a ride behind an engine you can't see whilst you are on the train. Some people are a salesmans dream. Some people would take the Friday off work, train down to the South coast (return), a night in a hotel and watch a game of football for 90 minutes. Pretty sure that would come pre...
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:11 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Settle to Carlisle rail line
Replies: 14
Views: 2539

Re: Settle to Carlisle rail line

Whenever I go back to the UK, I always make a beeline for The Lake District, Pendle Hill and Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle -carlisle railway. Other than watching the Clarets, the 3 `things` I miss the most about the UK (breathtaking places). When I return next month, the Flying Scotsman will be p...
by HiroshimaClaret
Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Watford
Replies: 52
Views: 5241

Re: Team v Watford

As magnificent as our home record is, away from home, apart from battling displays in the last 3 or 4 games, NEVER have we looked like winning a game. Simply put, in my opinion, this can be put down solely to our lack of pace. The team should be flying in confidence so let`s go for it. The games are...
by HiroshimaClaret
Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dyche should get manager of the year if we stop up
Replies: 34
Views: 3439

Re: Dyche should get manager of the year if we stop up

Quite possibly but I reckon the amount of away point might be a factor. If say, we scrape 3 more away draws and win 3 more at home, the powers that be will give it to Conte. IF however, we register 2 or 3 wins on the road and 3 more home wins, that could tip the balance. IF the poor away form contin...
by HiroshimaClaret
Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Robertson - £10m bid accepted - SPECULATION
Replies: 294
Views: 45438

Re: Robertson - £10m bid accepted - SPECULATION

MACCA wrote:Ward is the POTY for me.

I'd give him another 2/3 year deal.
VERY difficult to argue with this sentiment. Ward encapsulates everything good about this team.
by HiroshimaClaret
Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Robertson - £10m bid accepted - SPECULATION
Replies: 294
Views: 45438

Re: Robertson - £10m bid accepted - SPECULATION

I very much doubt any signing will replace Ward unless he has 2 or 3 howlers. He has been one of our most consistent performers this season without ANY doubt.
by HiroshimaClaret
Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A win against Leicester more important than signing anyone
Replies: 20
Views: 2232

Re: A win against Leicester more important than signing anyone

Win this `un and we stay up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: james mccarthy
Replies: 16
Views: 4266

Re: james mccarthy

Is there any point in ANY of these links/links? It really does get tiresome! I know I should simply not click on `em but we need someone and we seem to always go for the long haul for players we`re never going to get because of wage demands.
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Robbie Brady confirmed (speculation)
Replies: 1272
Views: 167131

Re: Robbie Brady confirmed (speculation)

:lol:
Bordeauxclaret wrote:I'm sure we have learnt about putting all our eggs in one basket.
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Frank Lampard
Replies: 31
Views: 4192

Re: Frank Lampard

`late January now...try and get fit...don`t feel I could give enough`

File under `nice idea - not going to happen in a million years`
by HiroshimaClaret
Sat Jan 28, 2017 9:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Frank Lampard
Replies: 31
Views: 4192

Re: Frank Lampard

That would certainly be on a par with Ian Wright and Gazza, with a similar buzz to the former. We are, of course, a different animal now and can`t see him fitting into a Dyche framework. A nice idea though!
by HiroshimaClaret
Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bioshock
Replies: 12
Views: 2162

Re: Bioshock

I actually thought it was another tedious link to an (Eastern) European midfielder/winger. Need a cup of tea before looking on here!
by HiroshimaClaret
Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Get that striker in SD
Replies: 79
Views: 8179

Re: Get that striker in SD

A 2017 version of Jan Aage Fjortoft would dovetail with Gray beautifully. Where`s norwayclaret?
by HiroshimaClaret
Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: £14m for van aanholt!!!!!!!
Replies: 20
Views: 4095

Re: £14m for van aanholt!!!!!!!

Mee possibly when he was at LB, but that's more a Burnley thing about disliking LB's more then the player themselves. As for Ings, you're a little wide of the mark there I think. As for taking an age to see the skills of players, you stated the other day it takes 20mins to see it..... Reading this ...
by HiroshimaClaret
Fri Jan 27, 2017 6:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Marney sustains cruciate ligament injury
Replies: 68
Views: 7502

Re: ARTICLE: Marney sustains cruciate ligament injury

I had a horrible feeling that something like this was going to happen to Marney. Ever since playing (on) with his niggling injury/nerve damage, he has, in an attempt to make up for his lessened mobility, either been been diving in, making `rash` challenges OR overstretching to get to a ball. We need...
by HiroshimaClaret
Fri Jan 27, 2017 6:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Snodgrass to have medical at West Ham
Replies: 49
Views: 8770

Re: Snodgrass to have medical at West Ham

I can't work out where he'd fit in with us, and he's nowhere near good enough to shoe horn in anywhere. And he did a shocking dive. Nearly 30, good player in a poor team. I'll be delighted if he goes to West Ham and we sign Robbie Brady. Win-win He would, in my mind, be a HUGE upgrade on Arfield an...
by HiroshimaClaret
Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: "Alternative Facts"
Replies: 67
Views: 5727

Re: "Alternative Facts"

KeighleyClaret wrote:What complete and utter tosh.
IT WAS A BLO ODY JOKE!!!!! GEEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by HiroshimaClaret
Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is it just children and people who live in the south...
Replies: 56
Views: 5387

Re: Is it just children and people who live in the south...

who say "fanks" instead of "thanks"?
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The window of opportunity
Replies: 23
Views: 3147

Re: The window of opportunity

Anyone who cannot see the efficacy of using Mee Keane and Tarka as a defensive unit with Tarka sitting in front of the defensive pairing really hasn't watched much football. I certainly wouldn`t be adverse to `experimenting` with a 4-1-4-1 or a 3-5-2 in order to facilitate Tarkowski`s inclusion in ...
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:47 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Women protesting Donald Trump
Replies: 145
Views: 11176

Re: Women protesting Donald Trump

At least all their husbands and boyfriends could have a day off from their constant whining.
by HiroshimaClaret
Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:36 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sunderlands problems get worse
Replies: 9
Views: 3580

Re: Sunderlands problems get worse

Au contraire mon ami...I would imagine this potential ban is one problem solved. It beggars belief this chap is in the Premier League!