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by BleedingClaret
Sun Sep 03, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mixing it up a bit
Replies: 34
Views: 2303

Re: Mixing it up a bit

Just we didn’t start pumping long balls last season when we made a slow start, there no chance VK is going to start “mixing it up” this season after 3 games. It’s not pumping long balls It’s playing measured balls over the high press or into space over the top to utilise our pace as Muric did for T...
by BleedingClaret
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: JBG
Replies: 23
Views: 2048

Re: JBG

You could play JBG & JBL wide of a 5
But play a RB 2 CH’s & a LB seems to make more sense at this point
by BleedingClaret
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: JBG
Replies: 23
Views: 2048

Re: JBG

IanMcL wrote:
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:28 am
Maybe we could just play our left back!
Wash your mouth out son
by BleedingClaret
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Why the panic?
Replies: 168
Views: 9646

Re: Why the panic?

It’s that old cliche - it’s not the defeats, it’s the manner of them. Well we’re conceding goals like I expected Thought City would hit 5 and the other two 2 maybe 3 Didn’t think we’d have such daft defences or a Kindergarten Keeper so about par Thought we’d be overrun in midfield with a 3 or 4 and...
by BleedingClaret
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Play the best 11!!!!!!
Replies: 66
Views: 4651

Re: Play the best 11!!!!!!

3 league games and a cup game in Just my opinion Goalkeeper We need the confidence of Muric behind an experimenting inexperienced defence Trafford isn’t ready and today not hitting a long ball over the top to our 3 young speedsters when it was obvious AlDak & Roberts & Cullen in the centre had no sp...
by BleedingClaret
Sat Sep 02, 2023 9:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 4321 or 4231
Replies: 17
Views: 1482

Re: 4321 or 4231

I felt we started the second half against Villa with a stronger line up and formation than we started the match. If we started with the second half formation and evolved to the first half formation it would imo been a better plan. With that in mind I’d say in answer to the title of your thread start...
by BleedingClaret
Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610699

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

I actually don’t really want Mattsen
And I have a feeling that if he comes and a Premier League winger or ten sail past him, when he’s out of position, like he’s not really there, then
£31.5m if that’s true may seem just a little exorbitant.
There said it!
by BleedingClaret
Fri Sep 01, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Spurs
Replies: 30
Views: 2416

Re: Team v Spurs

I still can’t get my head round people picking teams without including Amdouni
by BleedingClaret
Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2023/24: Newcastle United v Burnley – Ticket Information
Replies: 100
Views: 7196

Re: 2023/24: Newcastle United v Burnley – Ticket Information

Based off knowledge of some of my friends who were on under 4000 (3rd sale bracket) in the old system and now comfortably in the top bracket, whilst knowing other friends previously with 8000+ points who rarely attended away games also still in the top 2000 bracket, as CT has explained above. We co...
by BleedingClaret
Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2023/24: Newcastle United v Burnley – Ticket Information
Replies: 100
Views: 7196

Re: 2023/24: Newcastle United v Burnley – Ticket Information

When I saw Forest away being 2000 on a Monday night 2 weeks after playing them in the cup, I thought they would up the top bracket for Newcastle away at 3pm yes. If I’m not mistaken that 2000 bracket is a lot bigger than the old 6000 bracket which will just lead to a mass scramble for tickets (gran...
by BleedingClaret
Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ekdal
Replies: 28
Views: 6080

Re: Ekdal

Interesting what VK had to say about the Dalek injury 'the good thing he feels pain because when everything is torn off the bone you don't feel anything' well one way of looking at it. You’ve inadvertently giving him the new nickname of The Dalek, perfect anagram On his return he will exterminate o...
by BleedingClaret
Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tickets on the site for Spurs game
Replies: 13
Views: 1516

Tickets on the site for Spurs game

71 tickets on the site for the Spurs game
by BleedingClaret
Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:37 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610699

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

yatesybase wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 11:45 pm
A larger than normal Excurive Jet is s Legacy , but a flight from Antwerp arrived today at Manchester that wasn't in the system till late morning.

He must have a he'll of lot of stuff to bring with him using a Legacy Bizjet.
We need our own airport
by BleedingClaret
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610699

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Hedontplayforyou wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:41 pm
Wow, left back? :shock:
Left backs are an outdated concept
by BleedingClaret
Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Culvert mural
Replies: 19
Views: 1821

Re: Culvert mural

We need to up Vinny’s salary if he’s having to do a bit of taxiing on the side
by BleedingClaret
Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Spurs
Replies: 30
Views: 2416

Re: Team v Spurs

CoolClaret wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:46 pm
That’s the front three that started against Citeh! Taylor can get wide and high and Brownhill can pull wide there as well
I agree
But does VK
by BleedingClaret
Thu Aug 31, 2023 11:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Spurs
Replies: 30
Views: 2416

Re: Team v Spurs

I think the majority see this, not necessarily the personnel, as the required defensive platform, for Spurs, ……….. ……..Muric………………….. Roberts O’Shea Aldakeel Taylor ……. Brownhill… Cullen…………… ………………… Berge…………………… The linking up to the forwards are Roberts and Taylor overlapping and Brownhill pushin...
by BleedingClaret
Thu Aug 31, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Spurs
Replies: 30
Views: 2416

Re: Team v Spurs

CryerBFC wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:18 am
Well, what?
Just, well
by BleedingClaret
Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Spurs
Replies: 30
Views: 2416

Re: Team v Spurs

Muric Roberts O’Shea Al-dakhil Taylor Cullen Brownhill Berge Koleosho Amdouni Foster This is a strong team but I just can’t see it playing the way VK wants to play I’m almost certain there will be 2 wingers hogging the touchline and very advanced and Foster and Amdouni I don’t know how you have a s...
by BleedingClaret
Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Spurs
Replies: 30
Views: 2416

Re: Team v Spurs

CryerBFC wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:33 am
Muric
Roberts Al Dakhil O’Shea Taylor
Cullen Brownhill
JBG Berge JBL
Foster

With Amdouni, Koleosho, Benson, Odobert to impact from the bench.

Feel the lads in the starting line up last night have earnt a shot in the league.
If he doesn’t start Amdouni, well?!?!?!?
by BleedingClaret
Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Spurs
Replies: 30
Views: 2416

Re: Team v Spurs

The new Spurs are playing similar-ish to City, therefore I wouldn’t mind seeing us play the same system as we did v City, I thought we did well and Spurs aren’t City. Worth seeing how Muric’s ball playing gets on. I would like Brownhill in there and Berge can play that forward right role quite well...
by BleedingClaret
Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sander Berge
Replies: 36
Views: 7186

Re: Sander Berge

equinox wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:50 am
Why do people feel they need to post these type of smug 'told you so' comments?
It’ll likely be cos some people felt the need to write a damning review on a player after 2 games in the style of he’s had two seasons now
by BleedingClaret
Wed Aug 30, 2023 7:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Koleosho
Replies: 60
Views: 5770

Re: Koleosho

I could see Koleosho playing the Mattsen role
by BleedingClaret
Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610699

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Rick_Muller wrote:
Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:52 pm
Daka can use both feet... thats unusual
I don’t know lots of Premier League players seem adept at throwing both legs in the air simultaneously
by BleedingClaret
Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Forest - EFL cup
Replies: 51
Views: 4810

Re: Team for Forest - EFL cup

………………..Muric …..O’Shea..AlDak..DelBoy……. Roberts …. Cullen …..Koleosho ….Ramsey..Berge..Foster….. ……………...Amdouni…………….. My Team above To Highlight our strength (Not including Beyer, Zaroury, Obafemi & CJ Egan Riley) We could also field ……………….....Trafford Vitinho…..Ekdal.....Taylor….Dodgson ........
by BleedingClaret
Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Forest - EFL cup
Replies: 51
Views: 4810

Re: Team for Forest - EFL cup

………………..Muric
…..O’Shea..AlDak..DelBoy…….
Roberts …. Cullen …..Koleosho
….Ramsey..Berge..Foster…..
……………...Amdouni……………..
by BleedingClaret
Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Koleosho
Replies: 60
Views: 5770

Re: Koleosho

123EasyasBFC wrote:
Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:52 am
As a team we did try a number of defence splitting passes and I said in another thread that I think Villa had their defensive structure and positioning perfect all game, there wasn’t any space to work with
On another they’ll come off
Especially with the speed of Foster
by BleedingClaret
Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jdrobbo’s Koffee Kompany - serving brews on matchdays
Replies: 38
Views: 4822

Re: Jdrobbo’s Koffee Kompany - serving brews on matchdays

As long as you put the milk in for me I’ll have a cup
by BleedingClaret
Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: My concerns…
Replies: 144
Views: 8823

Re: My concerns…

No one likes to watch us lose, but some of the stuff posted over the past 80 odd pages is just baffling to read, a bit of prospective is required. We've essentially brought in a new starting 11 again, full of potential, exciting to watch, a complete change to what we've had over the past decade, it...
by BleedingClaret
Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:21 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Koleosho
Replies: 60
Views: 5770

Re: Koleosho

The majority of the time Koleosho gave the ball away were attempted defence splitting passes that Villa just cut out and either the rapid Foster or Amdouni would likely have got onto. Great positive performance from him He’s rapid and strong for his age He’s likely going to get stronger which could ...
by BleedingClaret
Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Forest - EFL cup
Replies: 51
Views: 4810

Re: Team for Forest - EFL cup

Normally you're trying to put out a team that has a chance of winning the game whilst not fatiguing the mainstay of the players of the likely line up for your next league game I think here with the majority of our players being in the could play every day category we should pick the team and system ...
by BleedingClaret
Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trafford
Replies: 349
Views: 19101

Re: Trafford

Thing is we’re not football managers, although we all think we know best at times. I can say though before todays game everyone I talked to or overheard was saying words like weird or strange and why is Delcroix thrown in in what looks like a back four. Even Why is Benson starting when he’s a major ...
by BleedingClaret
Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trafford
Replies: 349
Views: 19101

Re: Trafford

Probably unsighted by the offside forward. Time all the rules concerning offside were reverted to the original in my opinion. I’ll admit, in real time I thought why hasn’t he moved his feet, watching it back I did see that as a factor, yes I still think the major points about him going to ground to...
by BleedingClaret
Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Beyer update
Replies: 52
Views: 6831

Re: Beyer update

That system yesterday against Villa’s system was pure suicide We picked the wrong starting personnel too Shouldn’t have thrown Del Boy straight in and Benson can’t cope with the physicality of the first half hour of a game. But to judge any player in that set up is futile. Emery out thought VK compl...
by BleedingClaret
Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Beyer update
Replies: 52
Views: 6831

Re: Beyer update

FCBurnley wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:34 pm
We certainly need him
For me there isn’t four defenders in the world who could have coped in a flat back four in a suicidal 4114 system, with their own front 4 not coming back over the half way line, with the quality and movement of those 5 Villa players running at them
by BleedingClaret
Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trafford
Replies: 349
Views: 19101

Re: Trafford

2 obvious faults that should be quite easy to rectify ( and this is besides the punching not catching thing) 1.Makes himself small, get him to watch footage of Peter Schmeichel 2. Goes to ground too early He’d have cut out Watkins cross if he’d stood up and done a Schmeichel star - Heaton mimicked t...
by BleedingClaret
Mon Aug 28, 2023 4:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Catering Longside
Replies: 202
Views: 15905

Re: The Catering Longside

I'll miss it a lot. Hot dogs were a lot better and cheaper than the crap I got in JMU today. I wonder if they have refused granting them a license to try and control what food choices are available to fans. Something needs to change. It was shocking today. I also saw someone served an half frozen p...
by BleedingClaret
Sun Aug 27, 2023 9:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ** New Chants thread **
Replies: 342
Views: 31863

Re: ** New Chants thread **

Koleosho baby
Koleosho oh oh oh
Kol
Too soon?
by BleedingClaret
Sun Aug 27, 2023 9:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610699

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Pearcey wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:23 am
Tella confirmed at Bayer Leverkusen.
Right
Now we need to move on from Tella
We need to look to the loan market in Europe, maybe loan a young English striker from the likes of Bayer Leverkusen for example
by BleedingClaret
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your team for Villa?
Replies: 139
Views: 9338

Re: Your team for Villa?

Hurstwood_Claret wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:50 am
Is Zaroury suspended??
3 matches I believe
by BleedingClaret
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your team for Villa?
Replies: 139
Views: 9338

Re: Your team for Villa?

None of us seem to be considering Dodgson
Fits our profile of signings, he’s young and good on the ball
It feels like if we sign them then they get a shot if we bring them through in the youths & U21’s they don’t
by BleedingClaret
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which teams look set for relegation struggle?
Replies: 45
Views: 3535

Re: Which teams look set for relegation struggle?

Interested point. I can certainly see Dyche being chopped if they continue to struggle, but I can’t see them spending big in January because I genuinely believe that they simply don’t have the money. New stadium to build and they have been under the microscope for a while now regarding their financ...
by BleedingClaret
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:36 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which teams look set for relegation struggle?
Replies: 45
Views: 3535

Re: Which teams look set for relegation struggle?

Hopefully not us, but we are only 1 game in so it’s really hard to say how we will fair. I do wish we would get a left back sorted ASAP though and if rumours are true about signing Bakayoko or something similar then you would hope we would be okay. Luton could well be in trouble and are clearly one...
by BleedingClaret
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your team for Villa?
Replies: 139
Views: 9338

Re: Your team for Villa?

This is so frustrating
Oh for the days when we knew the team, the formation and could guess who was coming on for who to within 5 minutes 😏
by BleedingClaret
Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: our transfer spending
Replies: 88
Views: 5445

Re: our transfer spending

Surreal
by BleedingClaret
Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610699

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:36 pm
I will be amazed if any Burnley in the next 5 years goes for that sum.

What is it 10 players in history gone for more than that sum.
I wonder how soon it was after Trevor Francis that other players started going for a million plus
by BleedingClaret
Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aston Villa Tickets Available
Replies: 49
Views: 5172

Re: Aston Villa Tickets Available

IanMcL wrote:
Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:18 pm
Good to see the tickets are selling again.
Yes, although the next 100 could be about to appear!
by BleedingClaret
Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610699

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

CoolClaret wrote:
Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:40 am
Staggering

My views on this approach are all over this forum - I still think a lot of our business was risky - the sort of deals you do after consolidating in the Prem, not in your first season back.

I think that is the list of the first 10 teams for the World Super Cup Series
by BleedingClaret
Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aston Villa Tickets Available
Replies: 49
Views: 5172

Re: Aston Villa Tickets Available

35 or so left now
Including 5 in a row on the front row of the 100 club, right behind VK, so you could tell him your tactics.
by BleedingClaret
Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610699

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

What if we don’t consolidate now and have bought a load of dross that no one wants to touch? 🤷‍♂️ Definitely one of ‘the easiest seasons’ to stay up in at least imo, with us being significantly better than both the teams that came up last season. I think there’s regrets at not gambling more on play...