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by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sat May 31, 2025 7:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship
Replies: 245
Views: 28900

Re: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship

CharlieinNewMexico wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 4:31 am
Do you still get some kind of money for writing a press release?
Just jumped on for the first time and was trying to buy a few players
Yes thats right. £200k for a PR a week.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Wed May 28, 2025 1:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship
Replies: 245
Views: 28900

Re: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship

More than happy to help out anyone struggling or wanting advice.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Thu May 22, 2025 11:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship
Replies: 245
Views: 28900

Re: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship

Simple game that can be a great distraction. I’ve taken a team from the bottom and just got promoted. Falcons my next ‘rival’ - he just doesn’t know it yet!
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sat Apr 12, 2025 11:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Parker could be the difference now.
Replies: 12
Views: 2841

Parker could be the difference now.

This kind of feels like this is where parker comes into his own now like a thoroughbred charging home on the final straight and stretching its legs Our points per game is on the up and the harmonious dressing room we’ve heard about all season pays us back now in points and consistency, while the oth...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Apr 06, 2025 5:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What a pass
Replies: 43
Views: 5089

Re: What a pass

IF it was deliberate. It was bloody genius. Sucked in three players. My thought was to give him the benefit of the doubt.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Mar 23, 2025 10:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which player would be the biggest loss if injured this week?
Replies: 27
Views: 1726

Re: Which player would be the biggest loss if injured this week?

morninbob wrote:
Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:02 pm
Esteve isn't on international duty.
Doesnt have to be on international duty to fall down the stairs.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Mar 16, 2025 12:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Are We Peaking At Exactly The Right Time?⁷
Replies: 24
Views: 2756

Re: Are We Peaking At Exactly The Right Time?⁷

I’d certainly agree, that it feels like we’re the form team. I thought WBA draw was more damaging. But with with our win today, Sheff U still to play, and Leeds dropping more points today it feels like ‘game on!’
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Mar 16, 2025 12:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: So quiet tonight
Replies: 24
Views: 3168

Re: So quiet tonight

Where are all the angry elves tonight? Well. If its not the angry Elves, It’s those wanting to poke the angry elves. Those wishing to provoke and post general smugness are worse than people who want to complain about the style of the football. Yes. Some want to bash parker. Some want to bash the pl...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tomorrow's game on TV?
Replies: 38
Views: 3907

Re: Tomorrow's game on TV?

Sigh.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sat Mar 01, 2025 10:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Incoming? (Summer)
Replies: 13
Views: 2481

Re: Incoming? (Summer)

The arrogance on here is astounding at times.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Parker today.
Replies: 106
Views: 6449

Re: Parker today.

100% agree with this. Parker, despite having a ridiculously talented back line, refuses to throw abit of caution to the wind and try and win a game. I am honestly at the stage where id rather us try and go for a win and lose the odd game 1v0 than all these tepid draws. Despite the nay sayers I have...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Tue Feb 11, 2025 12:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Starting eleven vs hull
Replies: 37
Views: 3083

Re: Starting eleven vs hull

I’d like to see: Trafford Roberts…….CJ….Esteve………Humphries ……………Cullen……….Hannibal…………….. Anthony………Flemming…….Edwards (60 mins), …………………….Bashley (60 mins) Feel free to swap Luca / Benny / Sarmiento on the wings as appropriate. Ashley will give Flemming a lesson in back to goal hold up play, Flemmi...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our strength in depth will win the Championship
Replies: 66
Views: 5451

Re: Our strength in depth will win the Championship

Going off the highlights, it was great to see a faster Burnley in attack putting the ball behind cor runners. Looked much more like us
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sat Feb 08, 2025 11:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Preston Away
Replies: 38
Views: 6681

Re: Preston Away

Has it sold out?
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sat Feb 08, 2025 9:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foul throws
Replies: 21
Views: 1507

Re: Foul throws

A foot up is a foul throw.

Both feet must be on the ground, with at least some of both feet touching or behind the line.

(Also an ex ref)
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Fri Feb 07, 2025 1:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Entitled Fanbase
Replies: 191
Views: 10759

Re: Entitled Fanbase

I understand it Casper, I do - as I said, it's unarguable that there have been a number of games that have been dull. There's been plenty of decent games that seem to get a prejudged battering though as well. I get it's not everybody's cup of tea, I understand why some are frustrated - people I get...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Fri Feb 07, 2025 9:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Entitled Fanbase
Replies: 191
Views: 10759

Re: Entitled Fanbase

For clarity:

Why does it matter. Because its dull as dishwater.
Not saying ‘we deserve better’ its more ‘we want a more offensive team’
I’ve had enough of watching wingers and strikers standing still with their back to goal at the halfway line. That is not the football I want to watch!!
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Fri Feb 07, 2025 9:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Entitled Fanbase
Replies: 191
Views: 10759

Re: Entitled Fanbase

Apologies Dande.

I seemed to have added my response in your quote. Which was never the intention.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Fri Feb 07, 2025 9:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Entitled Fanbase
Replies: 191
Views: 10759

Re: Entitled Fanbase

Why does bottom 6 for chances created matter if they're getting enough points? Most draws at home - the flipside is 2 losses all season I don't deny there have been some very dull tedious games this season, it's unarguable. And the constant griping and moaning and "We deserve better" comments that ...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Entitled Fanbase
Replies: 191
Views: 10759

Re: Entitled Fanbase

I dont see entitled fans.

I’d sooner win 3-0 and lose 2-3, that’s still 1.5pts per game, over the 0-0’s producing 1pt per game.

That would be a team with some excitement
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Thu Feb 06, 2025 2:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Papering over the cracks
Replies: 135
Views: 7375

Re: Papering over the cracks

You don't think they ran and got in behind vs Oxford? Really? Really? No. I dont. We pass to the wings. And we inch forward. Its akin to watching Arsenal under Wenger trying to walk the ball in. 99.9% of the time we’re shooting with oppo having the majority of the team behind the ball. Either block...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Wed Feb 05, 2025 8:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Papering over the cracks
Replies: 135
Views: 7375

Re: Papering over the cracks

I’ll explain. We game manage when we should be attacking. Then. When winning from 80 mins plus and game managing should be appropriate, we panic, dither and fart about, nearly gifting them a goal. And yes. We attacked and scored a goal. And we also managed the same against Swansea But 85 mins of ref...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Wed Feb 05, 2025 4:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Papering over the cracks
Replies: 135
Views: 7375

Re: Papering over the cracks

We opened up Oxford as easily as we did Plymouth with the amount of chances we created in the first half, the only difference we couldn't finish them. Had we done so we would have been looking at a similar scoreline at half time. 1-0 or 5-0. The Oxford game was static. The teams static. It’s not gr...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Papering over the cracks
Replies: 135
Views: 7375

Re: Papering over the cracks

I have to look at from multiple angles to be fair really. We’ve the parker angle: He’s done a great job moulding a team from the shambles that was the end of that premier league season and getting some team spirit instilled in them from a select bunch that clearly didnt want to be here. The clubs go...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Thu Jan 30, 2025 10:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season ticket renewal farce
Replies: 134
Views: 8815

Re: Season ticket renewal farce

Two cashiers. Not good.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Wed Jan 29, 2025 6:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season ticket renewal farce
Replies: 134
Views: 8815

Re: Season ticket renewal farce

Im going to see them in person tomorrow if anyone wants me to request they call from the office to resolve any renewal issues
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Handbags Between Scott and Eustace
Replies: 61
Views: 5193

Re: Handbags Between Scott and Eustace

Eusless was ranting at him the whole time they were chatting. SP was chill and telling him to let it go
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which Blackburn centre back will get Fleming’s shirt
Replies: 12
Views: 1250

Re: Which Blackburn centre back will get Fleming’s shirt

How do you get away with such fragrant breaking of the shirt pulling rule. Flemming mist be invisible to the ref!
Disgrace
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Wed Jan 01, 2025 10:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Urgency !
Replies: 14
Views: 1638

Re: Urgency !

Season ticket holder here. I pay to be entertained I pay to be made to watch on the edge of the seat. I pay to see close calls. I pay to see us have a go. Watching us play walking football with naff all shots on target, to watch Luca, cut in and run into his 30th dead end of the season, with no hope...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Thu Nov 21, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Parker pre match v Bristol City
Replies: 121
Views: 10734

Re: Parker pre match v Bristol City

Its not an obsession. Its fully understandable. If a business pumps MILLIONS into a asset. Why WOULDNT you want to know when said asset was going to used. Its a legitimate question and from the perspective of people not in know, they will continue to ask until the answer is known. He has the potenti...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Ireland tonight
Replies: 63
Views: 6954

Re: England v Ireland tonight

Think we got to those finals in spite of GS. Not because of him. He tried his level best to get beat by Slovakia, Switzerland and Netherlands.

Used more get out jail free cards than top hat playing monoply.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next goal
Replies: 40
Views: 3953

Re: Next goal

24th min…….

In the Bristol City game.

Burnley 0-0 Swansea.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: This ref is determined for a home win
Replies: 30
Views: 2918

Re: This ref is determined for a home win

Cant believe no ones mentioned their keeper smacking flemming and cleaning him out for a pen he missed first half!
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Have we, the fans, lost the dressing room?
Replies: 55
Views: 4591

Re: Have we, the fans, lost the dressing room?

And is it any wonder the players don’t like the fans? 101 points, league title and less than 10 games later at a higher level, the fans turned on the players and manager. At other clubs those players and manager would be hero’s, not here though. Through no fault of the players that achieved the 101...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Oct 27, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window priorities
Replies: 67
Views: 5422

Re: January transfer window priorities

Think for me, theres something that needs to change in tactics/mentality. We need someone that will break the lines. Laurent seems to be our most likely source of a slide rule ball between two defenders to turn them. We’ve not turned a defence all season. Its all slow slow slow and the oppo have tim...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sat Oct 26, 2024 6:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: That was truly poor management
Replies: 57
Views: 4700

Re: That was truly poor management

Im going to spoil the run next week.

Im backing a draw and 0-0 at HT.

That’ll ‘F’ it all up!
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tresor
Replies: 69
Views: 6400

Re: Tresor

‘He’ll be like a new signing’
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Whittaker
Replies: 32
Views: 5263

Re: Whittaker

NewClaret wrote:
Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:38 pm
I remember being unimpressed with Gyokeres twice in our last Championship season…
He constantly looked dangerous. I genuinely wish we’d broke the bank to sign him from Cov.

He’d have single handedly kept is up last year.
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New striker in Jan?
Replies: 61
Views: 5448

Re: New striker in Jan?

Could be a

Bruiser /hold it up / enforcer (Barnes)
If we played to his strengths - we’d know his best suit.
Maybe its the system at fault
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New striker in Jan?
Replies: 61
Views: 5448

Re: New striker in Jan?

The problem for me (apart from lack of goals) is what type of striker is he? Poacher, 6 yard box type (Austin) Technical, fast, clever sort (Ings) Cross: header sort (Vokes) Or a run in behind sort (Tella) They all worked at the time. But which is he? We dont play to his strengths and like already s...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Everton...Another Season of Struggle?
Replies: 98
Views: 8328

Re: Everton...Another Season of Struggle?

But anyone can do that. Give me a Nick Pope over (anyone) etc etc What a nonsense argument. Im sorry. I barely agree with KRBFC at any point in time but he’s spot on here. Saying Koleosho was 10 when we signed Lennon is being quite obtuse in my eyes. The point he’s making is that you mix youth with...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Mon Sep 23, 2024 1:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Browny: be patient
Replies: 126
Views: 8921

Re: Browny: be patient

I think we have been patient over the last twelve months and patience with a new manager in very trying circumstances needs to be not confused with patience over a 90 min period. Many fans dont know the attacking game plan as laid out by SP and not a single shot on target in the first half whilst lo...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our best XI from a full squad ?
Replies: 56
Views: 4113

Re: Our best XI from a full squad ?

Why anyone would want a player who clearly doesn't want to be here in their best current XI is way beyond my comprehension. Because its not a ‘who you like XI’. Its not a ‘who wants to be bere XI’. Its meant to be our best XI. He arguably has the pedigree to be in a best XI - so discounting him is ...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Mon Sep 16, 2024 10:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bring it on Scotty
Replies: 103
Views: 9656

Re: Bring it on Scotty

I think the red card killed the derby. They didnt want to play and we couldnt find a way through. Overriding point I think Im making is that we havent seen a SP Style as he’s not implemented one yet which is what he’s eluded to in his interview. I think, like all good managers, you have to set reali...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Mon Sep 16, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bring it on Scotty
Replies: 103
Views: 9656

Re: Bring it on Scotty

Fully expect to be shouted down but I'm not impressed. The results are good and you can't argue with them but as an attacking unit we are poor and seem to have little idea what to do in possession and create chances for ourselves as a team. We are 23rd in the league for % of passes played forwards ...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Sep 15, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: So, Did We Get Away With The Penalty Decision?
Replies: 44
Views: 4232

Re: So, Did We Get Away With The Penalty Decision?

I think any Premier league referee would have automatically given a pen even without the use of var. Can you imagine the Male Model Rob Jones not giving that, no me neither. Not having a bar of that. Ref’s will refuse to admit; they’d run away from that decision 999/1000 times and wait for the VAR ...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Sep 08, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England match
Replies: 81
Views: 4700

Re: England match

I'm sure and hope he'll continue for at least a couple of years. By far our best striker. We’ll just have to disagree I’m afraid. He’s as slow as an oil tanker these days. Much rather have Toney or Watkins. Much more mobile. My prime example would be where kane did nowt in 95 mins. Toney comes on a...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Sep 08, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England match
Replies: 81
Views: 4700

Re: England match

Have we reached the point where England are better without Kane? Im praying he gives him his 100th cap v Finland on Tue and then says ‘thanks for what you did’ Sadly tho, until we get to a point where he’s a sub coming on for the last 10 mins……I think the end isn’t in sight. I’d decided we should h...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Sep 01, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: our midfield
Replies: 31
Views: 3500

Re: our midfield

Think a diamond would be good in Midfield. Cullen at base, browny and hannibal the more dynamic ones and Flemming at the top. Chuck two wingers and striker up top and that sounds like a good fit. But without knowing players preferred options and how it knits together… who knows. Thats the exciting p...
by Notsosuperstevedavis
Sun Sep 01, 2024 8:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benson ?
Replies: 70
Views: 6924

Re: Benson ?

Look at Esteve as the opposite end of the spectrum. Did his hammy, told ref he was fine and continued while asking for a sub - not letting the side down. If you’re Benny and had the sum total of 2.4 minutes in the last 12 months. You get brought on with ten mins to go and nows your time to show the ...