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by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 8:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: LWB - Vitinho or Maatsen?!
Replies: 37
Views: 3424

Re: LWB - Vitinho or Maatsen?!

Would take a lot to dislodge Maatsen, but hey, what competition to have, and don't forget there is Taylor too, who I have to say is definitely not a CH
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 8:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brownhill
Replies: 94
Views: 6802

Re: Brownhill

Ever since I have been supporting Burnley,players have regularly come along and suddenly we see a real development in them, and we see them becoming top players. Steve Davies, Geoff Nulty, Glenn Little,Richard Chaplow,Wade Elliott. Can think of numerous more. Seeing Brownhills progress under VK make...
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

Thats an awesome result.Well done the coaches, and the half time talk
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

I like him-know not everyone does. Will get better
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

How has JBG been playing
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

Paul Waine wrote:
Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:20 pm
and all 3 on target! :D
Thats good assumption PW
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

BBC Sport saying 3 shots and 3 goals-WOW
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

3-3 anyone ???
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

Murger wrote:
Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:51 pm
Taylor is not a centre-back.
Agreed-its plain to see. Have a look at all the goals conceded this season, and look at his positioning-not his fault. Has only ever played LB
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

VK's reputation is at stake. He needs to be making decisions after 6 games now about GK and CH
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

If this is not a reminder that we need a commanding authoritative CH , then I dont know what is
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

ElectroClaret wrote:
Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:32 pm
Hope we come out of the transfer window with Brownhill still at the Turf.
We need to put a huge price on him of circa £25m
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

Burnley supporters sounding very vocal from SKY match report
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

Long may it continue UTC
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 2:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14884

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

Did Vitinho play LB v Shrewsbury, and is he not right footed. Very surprised Taylor was not at LB on Tuesday and again today with Egan Riley partnering THB
by warksclaret
Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1107672

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

DCWat wrote:
Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:26 pm
I wonder what the shortest average height has been for a team in the Championship. We can’t be far off if we aren’t now top.
Possibly-but more merit than being the oldest
by warksclaret
Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chris Boden
Replies: 57
Views: 5238

Re: Chris Boden

If he has helped you CT, then he has helped all claret followers. I am sure many of us would wish him well in his new career
by warksclaret
Wed Aug 24, 2022 11:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1107672

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

Time is running out-the club needs to move on. The club still has the option to loan and a striker and a centre half. Three of our best signings have been loans and means we can go higher quality without parting with cash, and probably prioritise players playing in this country. With too many overse...
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 10:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1107672

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

Fair enough.Need to move on quickly then
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

I know modern footballers are generally all very professional. However seeing him on the team sheet will be demotivating to the team
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Sadly he is human and this must embarass him too. I only played amateur football but when I played badly I knew better than anyone else. Do that for 7-8 games in a row (including pre season and against lower opposition) and you would start to get really down
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Barnes playing tonight was a deprived opportunity for young players in this squad getting valuable game time. I am surprised and disappointed that VK has played him whole game when youth has prevailed in his signings. He has done precious little in the first 5 games and in pre season
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1107672

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

Its a big increase in offer from £2.5m to £7.0m. Seems a joke
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Full time
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Will give them hope-hang on guys
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Lets get this right JBG is injured ???
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Did he not score in the friendly too
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Did he not score in the friendly too
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Cornet was getting much service but scored 9
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Hopefully even the Barnes staunch loyalists must appreciate he has come to the end of the road. Cant do it in the PL, the Championship and now League 1
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

A partner for THB on Saturday with CT at LB
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Steve Cotterill
Replies: 50
Views: 5347

Re: Steve Cotterill

I think since Stan was manager, about 22 years ago,with the exception of Laws, we have been very successful in our manager appointments. Not every club can say the same
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Watford
Replies: 14
Views: 2407

Re: Watford

I was told by someone who used to work at Bournemouth that in a recent window when they were still in the Championship, when they bought endless players,including Kieffer Moore, that their Russian owner needed to launder money. The FFP is a farce when you see what Forest, Arsenal & Everton, to name ...
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 320
Views: 18148

Re: Shrewsbury v Burnley Match Thread

Barnes-just dont see the logic with Costelloe on the bench. Are we going to start Barnes v Wigan if he plays OK tonight. For me we know what he can do. Cant see the logic in Taylor either when he looks lost at CH-unless VK is playing him at LB tonight. Is Vitinho not a RB
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Steve Cotterill
Replies: 50
Views: 5347

Re: Steve Cotterill

Sadly towards the end the football got dire and he had to go. However I am so grateful for what he did for our club. He had a great eye for a player, and had amazing influence on players who he wanted to join us. He did it all when we were skint. The players he got in -Clarke Carlisle, Steve Caldwel...
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team v Shrews
Replies: 34
Views: 2623

Re: Team v Shrews

Muric
Egan Riley McNally THB Taylor
Bastian Cullen Brownhill
Benson Churlinov Tella

Key man to rest tonight is Jay Rod
by warksclaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 11:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1107672

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

We need to find a "young Sol Bamba" to add some steel and discipline in marking at the back
by warksclaret
Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: David Armstrong dies aged 67
Replies: 13
Views: 1761

Re: David Armstrong dies aged 67

RIP. One of those players who always kept his place through work rate and effort, and extremely popular across many fan bases. What a young age for a sports man to die
by warksclaret
Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1107672

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

Wiles seems to keep himself injury free-138 games in the last 3 seasons
by warksclaret
Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1107672

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

CohibaClaret wrote:
Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:40 pm
Bidding for the 2 Metz players and for the Rotherham lad so should be at least about 10mio in the transfer kitty still to spend. A striker, a CB and a central mid and then the squad looks ready for a top 6 finnish.
That would be good
by warksclaret
Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1107672

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

As Barry Kilby would say-"lets not bet the ranch". Sound advice at the time. No sensible claret would expect to see that today-me included. However we might need to start fishing in a different pond as it is appearing obvious that we desperately need an experienced and athletic centre half-if any do...
by warksclaret
Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thoughts on the first 5 games
Replies: 104
Views: 5011

Re: Thoughts on the first 5 games

We'll see how things go without Maatsen in the next couple of league games but I wouldn't change anything (other than a new left sided centre half), it's more how we deal with teams running in behind Maatsen on the break like what happened for the second goal on Saturday. I wanted Taylor to come an...
by warksclaret
Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1107672

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

Do we think the cash is running out as we search for the missing bits of the squad jigsaw in the next9 days or so. If not what do we think is left in the pot to spend
by warksclaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thoughts on the first 5 games
Replies: 104
Views: 5011

Re: Thoughts on the first 5 games

Think the Huddersfield game put us in a false sense of security, particularly with more players to arrive. WE need to be mindful that any Championship side, however much we dominate, will respond at some point in the game, thats when we need to dig in, manage the game time, but importantly have good...
by warksclaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Less than two weeks, what do we need?
Replies: 58
Views: 2906

Re: Less than two weeks, what do we need?

Too much over loyalty for some of our players. Taylor is not in the same league as Maatsen-he has been man of the match twice and scored the winner in 5 games .CT is cover for Maatsen at best. Taylors positioning in all goals we have conceded has been questionable-often drifting to the LB position, ...
by warksclaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chulinov
Replies: 31
Views: 3808

Re: Chulinov

Under SD he would be making his debut during the Christmas break. He needs a week or so to settle in-look at Tella
by warksclaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Barnes
Replies: 220
Views: 14491

Re: Barnes

Wow, what a horrible thread about someone who has played a huge part in our success over the last 8 years or so. I'm sure he'd agree it wasn't his best afternoon but the problems that led to us throwing the points away started long before he came on. How come we are allowed to be more patient with ...
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We Have Been Spoiled In Defence
Replies: 43
Views: 3007

We Have Been Spoiled In Defence

The start of this season has been exciting. Lots of new faces, no bedding in for many of them-bang straight into the team.Our play has totally changed-great possession stats, plenty of efforts, and some cracking goals. Its lovely to watch and a welcome change What today however emphasised to me is -...
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Barnes
Replies: 220
Views: 14491

Re: Barnes

Unfortunately if VK continues to play him, he will go down in my estimation
by warksclaret
Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Positives
Replies: 29
Views: 1447

Re: Positives

We are doing all the pretty things-lets start on the ugly ones now, like shape to the defence and importantly "game management"