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by Tall Paul
Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wales v Iran
Replies: 129
Views: 4563

Re: Wales v Iran

Maybe Iran aren't that bad afer all.

It's coming home.
by Tall Paul
Tue Nov 22, 2022 1:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The National Dirge?
Replies: 70
Views: 4571

Re: The National Dirge?

HahaYeah wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 1:05 pm
It wasn't shown on the Bbc I was watching and others said the same, though one poster said it was 'on the red button'.
So it was shown on the BBC then, on red button and iPlayer.
by Tall Paul
Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The National Dirge?
Replies: 70
Views: 4571

Re: The National Dirge?

The BBC did show the opening ceremony though.
by Tall Paul
Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Iran
Replies: 258
Views: 8739

Re: England v Iran

Moans when Southgate lines up defensively and wins 1-0 and moans when he goes more attacking and we concede a couple but score 6 :roll:
by Tall Paul
Mon Nov 21, 2022 1:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Iran
Replies: 258
Views: 8739

Re: England v Iran

It's coming home
by Tall Paul
Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase
Replies: 631
Views: 19145

Re: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase

Lancasterclaret wrote:
Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:55 pm
Its a pretty big deal to see a 7% drop in living standards

Pretending it isn't does suggest either an ignorance of reality or a "I'm all right Jack" attitude
Looks like it's the second one.
by Tall Paul
Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: EOS Predictons 19th Oct
Replies: 34
Views: 1119

Re: EOS Predictons 19th Oct

Buckle Up. It's about to get complex There are 3: First 1 is simple. Points/Games Played multiplied by 46 Second one is slightly more complex. Is points per game added onto our existing total. This runs throughout the season. The third one is complex. I input the Wins, Draws and losses and the spre...
by Tall Paul
Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Kilby book goes to print
Replies: 14
Views: 1718

Re: ARTICLE: Kilby book goes to print

burnley007 wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:51 pm
Alistair Campbell
The lead singer of UB40?
by Tall Paul
Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Steven Defour manager
Replies: 22
Views: 3458

Re: Steven Defour manager

distortiondave wrote:
Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:47 pm
I'm probably wrong, but I'm going with my gut to say that our first and thus far only Guinean goal scorer came to us from KV Mechelen.
Drissa Diallo? I think you're right.
by Tall Paul
Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Robbie Coltrane
Replies: 39
Views: 2343

Re: Robbie Coltrane

I beg to differ but we'll agree to disagree I don't agree to disagree. You are wrong. Examples: https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47167&p=1271266#p1271266 https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=46138&p=1236791#p1236791 https://www.uptheclarets.com/...
by Tall Paul
Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Robbie Coltrane
Replies: 39
Views: 2343

Re: Robbie Coltrane

Claret Till I Die wrote:
Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:08 pm
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In the absence of Mr Beamish
It's supposed to look like the deceased.

RIP Hagrid.
by Tall Paul
Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ray Pointer
Replies: 44
Views: 3741

Re: Ray Pointer

claretblue wrote:
Mon Oct 10, 2022 1:14 pm
Ray is my all-time favourite footballer
- scored 2 goals in 3 international appearances (66% international scoring record...who has bettered that? :D):
David Nugent
by Tall Paul
Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eric Cantona on the Qatar World Cup
Replies: 34
Views: 2503

Re: Eric Cantona on the Qatar World Cup

mkmel wrote:
Tue Sep 27, 2022 6:10 pm
Russia 'given' the World Cup then Qatar.

Who's next Saudi Arabia followed by China? $$$$$
No, it's USA, Canada and Mexico.
by Tall Paul
Wed Sep 21, 2022 1:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: PCP Query
Replies: 80
Views: 5065

Re: PCP Query

Look at the total cost, not the monthly repayments.

It probably will be too good to be true.
by Tall Paul
Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cardiff
Replies: 27
Views: 4330

Re: Cardiff

It's a good job there's no such thing as a new manager bounce.
by Tall Paul
Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

As far as I understand it you said split between the two and therefore VSL(Jersey) must be the parent company. Now you are saying something different. Either way it’s irrelevant! The issue is the controlling party not parent company, which has a clear set of rules laid out in Gov’t guidance and not...
by Tall Paul
Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

As far as I understand it you said split between the two and therefore VSL(Jersey) must be the parent company. Now you are saying something different. Either way it’s irrelevant! The issue is the controlling party not parent company, which has a clear set of rules laid out in Gov’t guidance and not...
by Tall Paul
Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

Where on the statement does it say the shares are equally split? It doesn't say equally split, and neither did I. "ALK Capital LLC and Velocity Sports Partners LLC are the only persons or entities owning 25% or greater of Velocity Sports Limited." That, to me, says that both ALK Capital LLC and VSP...
by Tall Paul
Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

As I understand the statement on the website, the shares in VSL are split between ALK Capital LLC and VSP LLC, so neither are the parent undertaking, which makes VSL the ultimate parent of BFC, as per the accounts.
by Tall Paul
Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Beyer & Zaroury
Replies: 40
Views: 6280

Re: Beyer & Zaroury

Top Claret wrote:
Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:39 am
Like the look of Beyer
Of course you do, he has blond hair and blue eyes.
by Tall Paul
Mon Sep 12, 2022 11:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eric Pieters Article about his departure
Replies: 102
Views: 6898

Re: Eric Pieters Article about his departure

SalisburyClaret wrote:
Mon Sep 12, 2022 11:15 am
If you've come to the end of your employment then you'd expect written confirmation
His contract had a fixed date on which it expired, that's his written confirmation.
by Tall Paul
Sun Sep 11, 2022 3:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eric Pieters Article about his departure
Replies: 102
Views: 6898

Re: Eric Pieters Article about his departure

Jay Rodriguez signed a new contract in May. I don't know whether it was a crap one or not.
by Tall Paul
Sun Sep 11, 2022 12:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

So, I go back to my original question - does anyone know who owns and controls the club because the accounts are wrong and while the club website says it is ALK LLC - it conspicuously does not say who owns and control ALK LLC, which seems odd if it is indeed Alan Pace. The accounts aren't wrong. Al...
by Tall Paul
Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What did the Queen mean to you?
Replies: 210
Views: 8385

Re: What did the Queen mean to you?

She didn't mean a great deal to me, but I usually carry around at least one picture of her in my pocket.
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 4:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

ClaretPete001 wrote:
Fri Sep 09, 2022 4:21 pm
You are starting with an assumption and then creating a reality to make that assumption work.

My problem is I have yet to ascertain how you know Pace controls VSL?
It says so in the accounts and the statement on the website.
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

ClaretPete001 wrote:
Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:16 pm
The logic of the clubs statement is that ALK owns VSL and therefore you can't infer that Pace has a controlling shareholding in ALK.
Of course we can. How else can Pace control VSL if it's not through his ownership/control of ALK?
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

this is how I see it pictorially (if I can get this to work) Doesn't the club statement on the website indicate that both Velocity Sports Partners LLC and ALK Capital LLC own over 25% of VSL? In any case, I think the statements in the accounts and on the website clearly state that Pace controls the...
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 2:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

ClaretPete001 wrote:
Fri Sep 09, 2022 2:44 pm
Apologies if I'm being dim but the ultimate parent company is?
Velocity Sports Limited

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by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 2:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

ClaretPete001 wrote:
Fri Sep 09, 2022 2:29 pm
Fair enough. Two simple questions: who is it? And how do you know?
It's Alan Pace, as the ultimate controlling party of the ultimate parent company.
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 2:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

no - I had the same issue for a while but eventually came to the conclusion it was their 83.97% holding in VSL - there was a discussion about it on the Grim thread OK, fair enough. Seems a bit of a coincidence, but it's probably by design? I'll try and find the earlier discussion. I still think the...
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 2:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

VSL owns 100% of Kettering which owns 100% of Calder Vale which owns probably close to 89% or so of the club now though only 83.97% is declared "The persons having a significant interest in Velocity Sports Limited, and therefore Burnley Football & Athletic Company Limited, are Alan Pace (50.382%), ...
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 2:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

I suppose it's possible (likely) that there are other shareholders in ALK/VSL, but if so they don't appear to have any voting rights or control over BFC.
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 1:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

What this story is apparently suggesting is that there is another significant shareholder of VSL, perhaps the major shareholder. which is interesting given that Pace, Hunt and Smith are declared as owning 83.97% of it, which is likely to be either via a larger shareholding of ALK and/or VSP. It cou...
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 1:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

It says it in the "alleged" press release from the club in response to the DM. I'm not a corporate lawyer but it does seem to say it in the statement above unless you know different. Fair enough, we haven't seen this press release though. I think it's pretty clearly stated, both in the accounts and...
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 1:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

I have no doubt that the declarations on the club's website are true but it clearly says ALK owns the club but does not disclose the ownership of ALK. Is is not possible this is the issue for the EFL? Who knows the Mail may have managed to write something that isn't entirely untrue. Where does it s...
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 11:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Game postponed
Replies: 441
Views: 19669

Re: Game postponed

RVclaret wrote:
Fri Sep 09, 2022 11:25 am
Premier League and EFL set to be off this weekend according to Martyn Ziegler
No new information in his article though, nothing has been decided yet.
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224743

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

RVclaret wrote:
Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:46 am
Isn’t this already disclosed in the accounts?
Yes. Seems like a non-story.
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Announcement Content
Replies: 43
Views: 4164

Re: Announcement Content

Burnley Ace wrote:
Fri Sep 02, 2022 2:37 pm
None of them look old enough to have watched The Sixth Sense (my favourite) or American Psycho!
It's almost as if you can watch films years after they are released.
by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Extinction Rebellion
Replies: 196
Views: 8353

Re: Extinction Rebellion

bpgburn wrote:
Fri Sep 02, 2022 2:23 pm
I often wonder how they move around the country causing mayhem?
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by Tall Paul
Fri Sep 02, 2022 2:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Championship or Premiership??
Replies: 22
Views: 1089

Re: Championship or Premiership??

Definitely Championship

Never really got into rugby union or Scottish football.
by Tall Paul
Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Problems for Sarfgate
Replies: 27
Views: 2400

Re: Problems for Sarfgate

Phillips isn't used at City because he's injured.
by Tall Paul
Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: It's just brilliant to watch
Replies: 78
Views: 6986

Re: It's just ******* brilliant to watch

Don't forget Cork.
by Tall Paul
Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O’Neill sacked at Stoke
Replies: 161
Views: 9179

Re: Dyche to Stoke?

SkiptonClaret wrote:
Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:48 am
Yeah, right.
442 and straight lines. No foreign players (ideally).
Game has moved on.
About time you moved on too.
by Tall Paul
Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Standing in North Stand Lower - email from club
Replies: 295
Views: 19059

Re: Standing in North Stand Lower - email from club

Duffer_ wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:54 am
SGSA take a risk based approach to areas of persistent standing. I'm struggling to see why the JHL would be higher risk than CFS but welcome any insight on this point.
The club statement says that there is increased stewarding and safety procedures in place in the CFS.
by Tall Paul
Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stats so far
Replies: 25
Views: 1874

Re: Stats so far

Quite an interesting graphic of which areas of the pitch Champ clubs control so far Look at ours :lol: Quite a bit at this link https://theanalyst.com/2022/08/english-championship-stats-2022-23/ Very similar to Man City's from February last season: https://preview.redd.it/ucjgnfgyllg81.png?width=96...
by Tall Paul
Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stats so far
Replies: 25
Views: 1874

Re: Stats so far

It's a very small sample size at the moment, 3 or 4 games. The algorithm can't be expected to be that accurate or precise with such a small data set. 2 of our chances go in and we're top of the league. The point is that it's a better indicator of team strength and predictor of final finishing posit...
by Tall Paul
Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stats so far
Replies: 25
Views: 1874

Re: Stats so far

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:09 pm
Kind of shows how flawed there algorithm is.
What exactly shows that it's flawed?
by Tall Paul
Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possession Cup
Replies: 113
Views: 5792

Re: Possession Cup

dandeclaret wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:47 pm
The stats kids would love a Possession Cup XG League double.....
Some stats are better predictors than others, xG is probably the best we have.
by Tall Paul
Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possession Cup
Replies: 113
Views: 5792

Re: Possession Cup

We're averaging almost 1.5 xG per game and an xG difference of +0.9 per game. That's really good, although it's only 4 games.

Keep doing what we're doing and the goals and wins will come.