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by rob63
Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Barcelona
Replies: 35
Views: 2320

Re: Barcelona

tiger76 wrote:
Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:11 pm
Messi isn't what City need, they need to sort out their defence first and foremost before anything else,
That settles it, expect the ink to be drying on the contract by Wednesday :!:
by rob63
Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sevilla v Utd
Replies: 51
Views: 3455

Re: Sevilla v Utd

tim_noone wrote:
Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:02 pm
I'm done with football.......I've rediscovered wimmin!!! :?
Were you looking Tim, or did they sneak up on you unexpectedly?
by rob63
Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BFC TRANSFER NEWS SUMMER/AUTUMN 2020 (MUST CONTAIN LINK)
Replies: 5338
Views: 708486

Re: BFC TRANSFER NEWS SUMMER 2020(MUST CONTAIN LINK)

Firthy wrote:
Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:38 pm
9 pages and still no realistic links to a possible signing.
Maybe the thread should be titled "BFC Transfer News Autumn 2020(Must contain link)" Instead :?:
by rob63
Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: All we need now is a signing
Replies: 26
Views: 4525

Re: All we need now is a signing

summitclaret wrote:
Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:12 pm
If we want him, why can't we offer more now he has a new contract? Or are we shopping at Primark?
With our target market surely you mean Home Bargains? ;)
by rob63
Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Silent lightening
Replies: 48
Views: 4508

Re: Silent lightening

Burnley Ace wrote:
Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:54 pm
Just seen a video from Blackpool - never seen anything like it.
What, Blackpool :?:
by rob63
Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: John Lundstram
Replies: 18
Views: 4678

Re: John Lundstram

I was one of the many who rates Jon Swift Reading are skint and Swift is a very good player in a poor side This is the sort of player we need to be signing ex Chelsea and still young enough to develop and sell on .I also rate Lundstram hes a tough tackling goal scoring cm an upgrade on what we have...
by rob63
Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brentford vs Fulham (the richest game in football)
Replies: 96
Views: 6503

Re: Brentford vs Fulham (the richest game in football)

chekhov wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:20 pm
Anyone else think Scott Parker looks like a matinee film idol from the 1950’s?
He reminds me of the Russell Crowe character in L.A. Confidential
by rob63
Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lampard and Solskjaer complaining about the schedule
Replies: 12
Views: 1569

Re: Lampard and Solskjaer complaining about the schedule

dsr wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:04 pm
Have they considered playing reserve players in any of the competitions? :roll:
But then Chelsea would have to recall some of the 200 players they have out on loan!
by rob63
Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BFC TRANSFER NEWS SUMMER/AUTUMN 2020 (MUST CONTAIN LINK)
Replies: 5338
Views: 708486

Re: BFC TRANSFER NEWS SUMMER 2020(MUST CONTAIN LINK)

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:01 pm
Just been speaking with my Everton supporting dad and he says lots of talk at the Everton end we are interested in signing Fabien Delph.

Can't see it myself, but you never know.
Wasn't he another player who was reputed to be on £100kpw when he moved from Citeh?
by rob63
Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PPI Phone Pests - Where are they now?
Replies: 3
Views: 738

Re: PPI Phone Pests - Where are they now?

They've been back to:- "I hear you've been involved in an accident that wasn't your fault" or "We're doing a survey on your energy needs" the last few weekends at home for me. At work it's been "Your BT account is soon to change" & "We have buyers looking to buy businesses like yours right now". It'...
by rob63
Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Poor Spelling / Grammar
Replies: 105
Views: 7072

Re: Poor Spelling / Grammar

On another thread I've just noticed someone use seen instead of seeing, as in, seeing as we have an alternative
by rob63
Thu Jul 30, 2020 11:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thomas Frank
Replies: 68
Views: 6207

Re: Thomas Frank

I remember posting on here a while ago about this manager and would like him should Dyche go - I actually wanted him in as he plays better standard of football but anyway who were the people who ridiculed me on here and look at the job he has done at Brentford and especially the style of football h...
by rob63
Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley to merge with Blackburn
Replies: 38
Views: 5089

Re: Burnley to merge with Blackburn

The new authority will need a new name, a combination of the 2 maybe? It'll be too controversial to use the beginning of either town name, so what if they go with Burn, from Blackburn....& ley, from Burnley & put them together?

Has a nice ring to it imo ;)
by rob63
Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How much do you that each Burnley player is realistically worth in the transfer market
Replies: 40
Views: 3882

Re: How much do you that each Burnley player is realistically worth in the transfer market

Vegas Claret wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:57 pm
Ben White has been on loan at Leeds from Brighton. Had a good season, Leeds fans think he should be the England captain and win the World Cup on his own so he's worth 12 Billion
I hope they pay £12billion for him...........that'd be really funny! :lol:
by rob63
Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: This generation
Replies: 154
Views: 8985

Re: This generation

Boris Johnson studied Classics at Oxford university. Can someone tell me why that's anymore worthwhile than some of those on the list? Boris Johnson? Are you using him as an example of someone who has landed his dream job despite studying a non-mainstream degree at university or....... As above but...
by rob63
Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cardiff City v Fulham
Replies: 72
Views: 5642

Re: Cardiff City v Fulham

ElectroClaret wrote:
Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:36 pm
0-2 Fulham
Lovely free kick.
Poor defensive wall......very static
by rob63
Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cardiff City v Fulham
Replies: 72
Views: 5642

Re: Cardiff City v Fulham

Conroysleftfoot wrote:
Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:51 pm
How is Harrison Reed doing for Fulham, he's supposed to be one we are interested in?
Very deep & a bit safe
by rob63
Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: transfer window
Replies: 23
Views: 3145

Re: transfer window

Should just follow Europe, to avoid complications. Have France, Belgium, Holland etc who knocked off early set a date to start their new season yet? Part of their argument early on was because they'd have to play behind closed doors, since nothing has changed on that score, have their minds changed...
by rob63
Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: This is worth celebrating (2)....
Replies: 36
Views: 3798

Re: This is worth celebrating (2)....

huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote:
Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:46 pm
Horsefiddlers can’t reach play-offs.
& only a fortnight to Lockdown 2 :lol:
by rob63
Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: This is worth celebrating...
Replies: 24
Views: 2619

Re: This is worth celebrating...

Rowls wrote:
Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:41 pm
This is the UEFA calculations room where they figure out all this technical stuff. It's the same room they work out who the trickiest possible team it would be for Burnley to draw in the Europa Ligue:

Image
A calculation they had to make 3 times :!:
by rob63
Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Were we right?
Replies: 37
Views: 4570

Re: Were we right?

randomclaret2 wrote:
Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:35 pm
Hateful being used in the modern sense of " anyone who disagress with me "
Of course, also that there's only one side to an argument......theirs!
by rob63
Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Were we right?
Replies: 37
Views: 4570

Re: Were we right?

FactualFrank wrote:
Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:29 pm
Surely who voted what should have remained private.
Ya'd have thought wouldn't you Frank, but this is football politics, what is right & fair is the last thought on their minds.
by rob63
Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Final positions for Europe
Replies: 69
Views: 4913

Re: Final positions for Europe

ClaretMov wrote:
Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:45 pm
With the size of our squad I don't want European football next season.
We'd need 8 or 9 players in the transfer window to compete in the PL & Europe........& we all know introducing so many new players usually goes in the PL :!:
by rob63
Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fancy a job at BFC?
Replies: 79
Views: 7049

Re: Fancy a job at BFC?

KateR wrote:
Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:58 pm
interesting looking role.

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/new ... tnerships/
And bring your own sponsorship form!
by rob63
Sat Jul 11, 2020 11:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Clarets confirm academy retained list
Replies: 41
Views: 5458

Re: ARTICLE: Clarets confirm academy retained list

Just to point out that Thompson is under contract until the end of NEXT season. That's what I thought, presume he or his agent are trying to renegotiate his contract on the basis that he's now made his Premier League debut if this story is true? Correct me if my memory is failing me but didn't Pope...
by rob63
Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Premier League confirms wrong penalty decisions in all Thursday games
Replies: 68
Views: 4497

Re: Premier League confirms wrong penalty decisions in all Thursday games

Oh for a referee of Collina's abilities these days. He was an outstanding referee. When I first saw VAR talking about being introduced, I assumed it would be a good thing & commonsense for experienced refs who can no longer pass the fitness tests manning the VAR screens with their more athletic suc...
by rob63
Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Premier League confirms wrong penalty decisions in all Thursday games
Replies: 68
Views: 4497

Re: Premier League confirms wrong penalty decisions in all Thursday games

VAR works all over the world, it's only in this country that the powers that be make a pigs ear of it. They need to do away with the studio crap. The man on the pitch needs to make all the calls, and use the pitch side monitor for close calls. They need to do away with stupid lines, that have half ...
by rob63
Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Potential Targets From Bottom Prem Teams
Replies: 120
Views: 9713

Re: Potential Targets From Bottom Prem Teams

Ideally we're looking as an absolute priority a RW. Ideally, a holding, no nonsense midfielder who can pick a pass, read the game, challenge, basically hold the midfield more and give us breathing space. Not from Prem teams but if you're looking at DMF players, Basic at Bordeaux is decent, Croatia ...
by rob63
Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Investor
Replies: 649
Views: 62341

Re: Investor

disagree totally, all depends what is required - Dyche could say he wants this winger at 15 and a full back at 5, Garlick might say you can have a winger at 10 and a full back at 5 - Dyche might then decide to just take the winger at 15 and leave the full back. There's no right or wrong, just a con...
by rob63
Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wood Must Start V Liverpool
Replies: 61
Views: 5634

Re: Wood Must Start V Liverpool

I'd love to see JBG back, but not Brady please. He should have been let go with Lennon and Hart. All he ever does is gift the ball to the opposition by trying to be cleverer than he is. Now they've given him another year then hopefully he'll be sold in January & we'll see some money for him, otherw...
by rob63
Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MOTD tonight
Replies: 25
Views: 3269

Re: MOTD tonight

martin_p wrote:
Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:28 pm
Even the complainers can’t complain about that.
Are you new to this messageboard?........of course they can :!:
by rob63
Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:36 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Military helicopters circling Blackburn
Replies: 32
Views: 3651

Re: Military helicopters circling Blackburn

exilecanada wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:23 pm
Loved those A10 Warthogs, what an incredible piece of destructive equipment those were :)
They were for our troops in Desert Storm!
by rob63
Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: This made me chuckle
Replies: 11
Views: 1544

Re: This made me chuckle

TheFamilyCat wrote:
Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:08 pm
Peeky Blinders themed pub? What the ****?
You can dig your own grave in the beer garden :)
by rob63
Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer season
Replies: 15
Views: 980

Re: Summer season

Bordeauxclaret wrote:
Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:41 pm
What’s happening with the seasons around the World Cup in Qatar?
it's not in summer, it's the later on in the winter because of the heat
by rob63
Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Max Thompson
Replies: 21
Views: 3676

Re: Max Thompson

New contract would make sense, if he's on the fringes of the 1st team, we should try and get him tied down, even if he doesn't break through with us, then there's every chance of lower league teams paying a decent wedge for a promising youngster, and that's funds that could be reinvested in the aca...
by rob63
Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A couple of new quizzes
Replies: 16
Views: 1044

Re: A couple of new quizzes

8 & 10 for me Tiger, no luck with my 50/50 guesses tonight.

Thanks for posting!
by rob63
Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Former Chief Exec. David Baldwin ....
Replies: 11
Views: 2504

Re: Former Chief Exec. David Baldwin ....

randomclaret2 wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:08 pm
Why did he leave us ?
He was tired of flying around the world signing all our overseas bargains, so now he's become our new undercover, Championship chief scout ;)
by rob63
Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Alternative Pub Names For These Times
Replies: 57
Views: 3587

Re: Alternative Pub Names For These Times

One for the Rossendalers.......The Old House at Stay at Home


The Stay Inn

The Non-Travellers Rest

The Horse & No Jockey
by rob63
Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brownhill...
Replies: 91
Views: 10359

Re: Brownhill...

Bosscat wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:04 pm
Shhhhhhhh you are sending people into a "Purple Haze" with your adding of the 's'
Good gag BC but you're going to wind Hibs up........Jimi was Hendrix.

Now if you'd said he's going to turn them into Mad Men.....(Christina)......he'll be happy ;)
by rob63
Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Former Chief Exec. David Baldwin ....
Replies: 11
Views: 2504

Re: Former Chief Exec. David Baldwin ....

Buxtonclaret wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:58 pm
The Wigan fiasco is a real bad 'un.
Easy to imagine a few in the EFL hierarchy looking around for some handwash.
Looks like they already used the handwash at the last takeover ;)
by rob63
Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Investor
Replies: 649
Views: 62341

Re: Investor

So, are we saying Newcastle can't have Sean Dyche, so Saudi's are going to buy Sean and Burnley FC, instead? ;) Or, maybe it's Qatar buying Burnley so that they can get their own back on BeOutQ pinching their BeIN games? ;) UTC The article hints at Middle Eastern rather than Gulf states Paul, so Sa...
by rob63
Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Quiz: How well do you know the world’s capital cities? Part 4
Replies: 18
Views: 1324

Re: Quiz: How well do you know the world’s capital cities? Part 4

17 for me with plenty of wrong guesses
by rob63
Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ghislaine Maxwell
Replies: 71
Views: 7355

Re: Ghislaine Maxwell

Bop wrote:
Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:51 pm
“Fanny Island”. What’s the travel company?
Thomas Cock?
by rob63
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer window
Replies: 24
Views: 2064

Re: Transfer window

In light of the Wigan situation, i just browsed their squad, Jamal Lowe stands out as a possible signing, he's only 25, and is a right-winger, Lennon's replacement maybe? The only stumbling block is he's contracted until 2022, but if we're looking at spending £5m or so on a player he's one to bear ...
by rob63
Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Quiz: The largest countries in the world
Replies: 22
Views: 1332

Re: Quiz: The largest countries in the world

14 for me with a couple of 50/50 guesses.
by rob63
Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: "New Deal"
Replies: 86
Views: 6415

Re: "New Deal"

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:46 pm
You have every right to slag him off, but most on here would rather politics were kept to a minimum and the same threads.

Starting one with just NEW DEAL as the title will attract football fans thinking it will be club business.
Yes, I thought SD had signed for another 6 years...... ;)
by rob63
Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SD
Replies: 199
Views: 16267

Re: SD

It’s a very strange set up at Burnley with both Rigg & Dyche reporting to the chairman. I’m not sure just how it works. It'd be better management if Rigg & Dyche discussed things with their staff before taking a selection of targets to Garlick together. if they meet him separately there's always go...
by rob63
Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SD
Replies: 199
Views: 16267

Re: SD

Well, I do agree re: Cantwell. He looks like he’ll go right to the top. My point about him was more that our wage structure would provide him with a very good pay rise. Brooks is from the North West, could want to return to his roots and live in the Footballer belt if Bournemouth go down. Buendia w...
by rob63
Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SD
Replies: 199
Views: 16267

Re: SD

I’m not sure that’s true (that other players earn much more than Burnley pay)... assuming you believe what you read on the web, and using the players mentioned on the “I think we should buy this player” thread, Cantwell is on £1.5kpw, Buendia on £8k, Brooks 25k, McGinn £25k... even Grealish is on £...
by rob63
Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Investor
Replies: 649
Views: 62341

Re: Investor

Surely the club must be able to find players somewhere in the world better than than those playing in our second tier for those amounts of money ? There's loads, but does Dyche want that type of player? He values PL experience, but we never sign a player from a relegated club because he's usually o...