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by Dark Cloud
Sun Aug 24, 2025 9:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend
Replies: 46
Views: 1339

Re: Lancashire League weekend

Watched final few overs on youtube, crowd was 3 men and no dogs from camera angle, hopefully many more near pavilion? Tbf the camera angles at many grounds can be such that there's barely anyone in the background, but there's actually a very healthy crowd out of sight in and around the pavilion whi...
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 23, 2025 11:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Sunderland - Player Ratings
Replies: 101
Views: 6573

Re: Burnley v Sunderland - Player Ratings

Dubrvvka 8 Walker 8 Ekdal 8 Esteve 8 Hartman 8 Cullen 8 Ugo 8 Hannibal 7 JBL6 Foster 7 Anthony 8 Sonne 7 (Did well considering I don't think he's PL standard!) Laurent 7 Loum 7 (Should have scored!)! Worral 7 (Did what he had to do to see the job through) Sunderland looked very good on the ball, but...
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 23, 2025 9:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Flemming
Replies: 32
Views: 2440

Re: Flemming

Foster always looks to me like he's been to the same school as Koleosho. Excellent in many respects and has good control, can be really tricky, absolutely committed and shows great skill, but then can't play the (often easy!) final pass or find a colleague. And in Foster's case doesn't score either ...
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Granit who?
Replies: 22
Views: 1755

Re: Granit who?

He was excellent, but after the first few minutes when they definitely could have scored, Sunderland created nothing. Flattered to deceive!
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Michael Salisbury v Sunderland
Replies: 47
Views: 1974

Re: RATE THE REF - Michael Salisbury v Sunderland

He did ok, but the guy sitting next to me said Sky felt the disallowed goal was a travesty. Not sure.
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ekdal performance
Replies: 45
Views: 4225

Re: Ekdal performance

Excellent today, but I did think Sunderland helped Ekdal by constantly fannying about with the ball and then eventually slinging in Championship standard crosses which definitely helped us.
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 23, 2025 6:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Access for home fans
Replies: 600
Views: 23398

Re: Access for home fans

My only take away from the changes in access and seating in the CFS is that we are now able to accommodate more away fans equalling more£s. Maybe I'm missing something, but that was my overriding impression of today. Otherwise it's been utterly pointless. Aside from that the 2 people sat next to me ...
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 23, 2025 8:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Keirby Planning Application
Replies: 69
Views: 4147

Re: Keirby Planning Application

karatekid wrote:
Fri Aug 22, 2025 10:37 pm
I wonder if they will reopen the Swiss bar underneath. Used to be full of fit birds.
Well I'm guessing they weren't from Burnley!! ;)
by Dark Cloud
Fri Aug 22, 2025 7:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Phillip Billing
Replies: 31
Views: 5141

Re: Phillip Billing

I've always liked him. He bossed us playing for Udders more than once and was excellent at Bournemouth, but maybe he's past his best and 8.5 million is a lot for us. If nothing better comes along he'd be an 11.55 option on deadline day for me!
by Dark Cloud
Fri Aug 22, 2025 7:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Osmajic
Replies: 317
Views: 43325

Re: Osmajic

I'd be extremely surprised if Osmajic faces any punishment. Ultimately I believe he said something extremely derogatory because I was there and Hannibal reacted immediately and was clearly incandescent for quite some time. However, nobody else appeared to hear it or corroborate it, otherwise the ref...
by Dark Cloud
Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Keirby Planning Application
Replies: 69
Views: 4147

Re: Keirby Planning Application

Built in 1960, by the Haworth Construction Company, which had it's Offices at what is now Oakmount Vets on Trafalgar Street. The owner was Eric Cookson, a local character who lived in a stunning modern design house, " Domus " at 542 Colne Road, which is a grade II listed building. He tried to get a...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Aug 21, 2025 7:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley F C Highlights 1980, 1982 - 1983 + 1993
Replies: 9
Views: 807

Re: Burnley F C Highlights 1980, 1982 - 1983 + 1993

I had to find that Derek Scott miss at Anfield in the league cup semi again just to see if, after all these years, it really was THAT bad! Yep, still gives me the same sinking feeling I had on the night standing in the corner of the Anfield Rd End. Score was still 0-0 and he'd already missed a great...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Aug 21, 2025 3:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: W H Smith
Replies: 46
Views: 3250

Re: W H Smith

TG Jones is a rebranding (apparently). Nothing has really changed, except a number of stores have (or will be) closed. The news article I was reading a few weeks back poured scorn on the firm because the name TG Jones is entirely made up by "marketing people" and has no historical significance whats...
by Dark Cloud
Wed Aug 20, 2025 2:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Away Pubs - Saturday
Replies: 25
Views: 3488

Re: Away Pubs - Saturday

I'd say all Burnley pubs are away friendly as long as people are respectful and behave within reason. The only one I'd probably advise away fans to give a miss to, especially in a group, would be The Dyche, but maybe that's just my perception.
by Dark Cloud
Tue Aug 19, 2025 5:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We should be used to slow Premier League starts by now
Replies: 37
Views: 2168

Re: We should be used to slow Premier League starts by now

Our season won’t be defined by the games against the top 8 or so (where I expect Spuds to be). Our season will be defined by the results against the bottom half. Beat the those at the bottom and you won’t be there yourself. Which is why it's really not that crazy to suggest Saturday's game is a mus...
by Dark Cloud
Tue Aug 19, 2025 7:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Have you also noticed
Replies: 48
Views: 4086

Re: Have you also noticed

Sadly, social media has just made everything a BRAND! Marketing is the evil spirit in all of this and that's all social media is; presenting an image of something/oneself that is most likely false or distorted. And as we know, a marketing mentality sells anything for a bit of money & attention. Add...
by Dark Cloud
Mon Aug 18, 2025 8:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Have you also noticed
Replies: 48
Views: 4086

Re: Have you also noticed

I do find the increasing propensity for people to hold phone conversations in public places on "speaker phone" rude and intrusive. It happens in cafés and public transport and in shops and it's absolutely rife in the gym I go to. One guy was having a conversation with someone regarding not being lia...
by Dark Cloud
Mon Aug 18, 2025 2:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What do we need
Replies: 181
Views: 7656

Re: What do we need

Clearly we could use a couple more first team ready signings, but tbf we've already had some more than decent incomings this summer. The problem is getting (and keeping) our best 13/14 players fit. I'm sure Parker knows and doesn't need me to point out that if we're regularly picking the likes of So...
by Dark Cloud
Mon Aug 18, 2025 1:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Three word honest reactions
Replies: 107
Views: 8009

Re: Three word honest reactions

What I expected. (Sadly)
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 16, 2025 2:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Spuds v Super Clarets Match Thread
Replies: 686
Views: 14891

Re: Spuds v Super Clarets Match Thread

Surprised to see Sonne and Laurent getting in the first XI at this level, but I guess despite the incomings we're facing a few injuries just now.
by Dark Cloud
Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bobby Thomas
Replies: 39
Views: 5434

Re: Bobby Thomas

warksclaret wrote:
Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:39 pm
Him and Jimmy Dunne have both been excellent in the Championship. To think that during "toegate" these two deputised for Tarks & Mee v Leicester. I think Thomas scored too
Think it was Dunne who scored.
by Dark Cloud
Wed Aug 13, 2025 8:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unrest at Deadwood
Replies: 51
Views: 6218

Re: Unrest at Deadwood

The government removed Roman from Chelsea because his country of birth randomly invaded their next door neighbour and started killing people. It's absolutely laughable to suggest the government or the League should intervene when it has absolutely no need or desire to remove the Venkys from Blackbur...
by Dark Cloud
Tue Aug 12, 2025 8:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ADHD / Neurodiversity
Replies: 120
Views: 3909

Re: ADHD / Neurodiversity

I think the word "spectrum" is well used in this context. It's broad and we're basically all on it somewhere or other because we all exhibit different behaviours. Giving our behaviours a label (or different labels) doesn't necessarily make a difference to those behaviours. Someone above said there's...
by Dark Cloud
Mon Aug 11, 2025 3:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vaping row H Upper North Stand Section 8
Replies: 50
Views: 4072

Re: Vaping row H Upper North Stand Section 8

To me personally there's a kind of wider issue in play here which I have a particular bug bear about. Imo, anyone can do what they want within the law whether it's my cup of tea or not, but when what they're doing impinges on me and affects me in any way, then it becomes wrong. People who play their...
by Dark Cloud
Sun Aug 10, 2025 12:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vaping row H Upper North Stand Section 8
Replies: 50
Views: 4072

Re: Vaping row H Upper North Stand Section 8

PS. I also think men vaping looks extremely "camp" (if I'm allowed to say that!?) but maybe that's just me!
by Dark Cloud
Sun Aug 10, 2025 12:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vaping row H Upper North Stand Section 8
Replies: 50
Views: 4072

Re: Vaping row H Upper North Stand Section 8

This really pisses me off people just think they can vape anywhere I thought the whole thing about vapes was to help people stop smoking.In my view it's created a bigger problem.Also without knowing the long term medical problems that will almost certainly happen This is exactly how I see it too. O...
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnt pies n beers prices
Replies: 106
Views: 5704

Re: Burnt pies n beers prices

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:27 pm
People near me were eating pies and they looked seriously overcooked
They'd bin on their holidays!
by Dark Cloud
Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League & Worsley Cup this weekend
Replies: 93
Views: 3779

Re: Lancashire League & Worsley Cup this weekend

If anyone knows whether Colne have won, I'd be grateful. I was watching the end bit on the telly, and it said Crompton needed 226 off 46 overs, and they shook hands and came off when Crompton reached 214/9 off 45. Anyone there who can explain? The result still hadn't been added to the Lancashire Le...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Aug 07, 2025 6:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What wrecks footballers careers?
Replies: 46
Views: 1997

Re: What wrecks footballers careers?

2 things (in the main) 1. Too much money which I believe can cause a waning in the "desire" department. To keep playing you've train hard and sacrifice quite a lot in terms of a "regular lifestyle" and as the money piles up the desire dwindles because players realise they can only spend so much. 2. ...
by Dark Cloud
Wed Aug 06, 2025 3:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hartman
Replies: 73
Views: 4828

Re: Hartman

Disrespectful to the club and fans , why not just keep your mouth shut . I kind of agree with this. In truth everyone knows that for many of our players we are a chance to prove something and get a big money move to bigger things and Hartman is clearly here to prove his fitness and that he's going ...
by Dark Cloud
Wed Aug 06, 2025 3:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Curiosity re Lazio
Replies: 40
Views: 4424

Re: Curiosity re Lazio

ClaretsPadiham wrote:
Wed Aug 06, 2025 3:21 pm
One of the most bizarre threads ever.

An organised welcome :lol: :lol:
We used to see plenty of "organised welcomes" back in the 70's but that was certainly a euphemism!!
by Dark Cloud
Wed Aug 06, 2025 3:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Leicester v Owls
Replies: 7
Views: 2041

Re: Leicester v Owls

"John Textor is still interested"!!!! "Not sure he's the solution!" Oh dear...... I'm pretty certain he isn't!
by Dark Cloud
Tue Aug 05, 2025 4:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Replies: 8
Views: 797

Re: Edinburgh Fringe Festival

I've been in the past about 4 years ago. It's weird. I have a friend lives near Edinburgh and she was in one of the "shows" which tbf was very professional and extremely good in a properly decent venue. We also allowed ourselves to be shown into some of the less selubrious venues just off the main d...
by Dark Cloud
Tue Aug 05, 2025 3:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer 2025 BFC Transfer Window - Links and discussion on the Linked player only.
Replies: 854
Views: 166647

Re: Summer 2025 BFC Transfer Window - Links and discussion on the Linked player only.

dermotdermot wrote:
Tue Aug 05, 2025 9:54 am
Once again, Dark Cloud speak with forked tongue. There’s no way Mason Mount will play for Burnley in a million years. Just forget about it.
Ok Dermot. It's all just "blew away"!! 😊 (To quote my favourite film of all time!)
by Dark Cloud
Tue Aug 05, 2025 9:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer 2025 BFC Transfer Window - Links and discussion on the Linked player only.
Replies: 854
Views: 166647

Re: Summer 2025 BFC Transfer Window - Links and discussion on the Linked player only.

If we end up with Broja, Les, Mount and an experienced PL goalkeeper before the window closes I'll be keeping next summer free for Europa league qualification!! (We won't though will we!!)
by Dark Cloud
Wed Jul 23, 2025 5:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Invest £200 and make many £1000's within weeks
Replies: 6
Views: 1582

Re: Invest £200 and make many £1000's within weeks

I'm sure the celebrities are being used as a front entirely unwittingly and I always imagine they could therefore sue.
by Dark Cloud
Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury
Replies: 42
Views: 5015

Re: Shrewsbury

I'm right in that mele behind the goals and remember it like it was yesterday. A goal down and reduced to 10 men. We'd no chance and then.....the last 5 minutes was utter mayhem! No wonder Mullen was so animated!
by Dark Cloud
Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shrewsbury
Replies: 42
Views: 5015

Re: Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury has some brilliant "real" pubs and I will second what was mentioned above "The Armoury" is lovely, especially for food, but I'd definitely book ahead.
by Dark Cloud
Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hurstwood Reservoir Undulating Hills
Replies: 30
Views: 1789

Re: Hurstwood Reservoir Undulating Hills

Much of the moorland landscape around Burnley and Rossendalle isn't the "unspoilt" countryside we imagine. It's was dug and quarried for stone and other minerals on a large scale for several hundred years and although the dips and the spoil heaps have now largely grassed over, there was obviously ne...
by Dark Cloud
Mon Jul 21, 2025 6:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Searching for Burnley’s best Premier League goal
Replies: 31
Views: 1105

Re: ARTICLE: Searching for Burnley’s best Premier League goal

I understand that they were all voted goals of the season on here and that's probably the only sensible way to do it, but as mentioned above there's been some iconic goals which have missed the cut each season. Barnes away at West Ham was a tremendous strike and a particular favourite of mine is Bar...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Jul 17, 2025 7:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend thread
Replies: 120
Views: 5009

Re: Lancashire League weekend thread

Something I will absolutely concur with, is that Stan (never mind which Stan, because there really is only one and everyone knows who he is!) would never condone any form of breaching or bending of league rules and paying amateurs would be at the very top of his hate list. When that unfortunate furo...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Jul 17, 2025 10:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Name the most obscure Burnley player
Replies: 236
Views: 6460

Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

ClaretTony wrote:
Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:13 am
We did loan him from Brum but his debut was on a Saturday against Wigan
Cheers CT. It's a long time ago. I definitely directed someone carrying footy boots in his hand to the Turf late one afternoon one, but it would seem it wasn't him.
by Dark Cloud
Thu Jul 17, 2025 8:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend thread
Replies: 120
Views: 5009

Re: Lancashire League weekend thread

I'd like to think the lads and lasses that do the dynamos, allstars and younger teams do get a reward of some kind. They are fantastic with the kids. Maybe he's referring to the amount they get in the collection for a 50 or a ton. Imagine a couple of dog treats and 10 bob they get down at Burnley i...
by Dark Cloud
Thu Jul 17, 2025 8:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Name the most obscure Burnley player
Replies: 236
Views: 6460

Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Someone mentioned Louis Donowa higher up. If I'm remembering correctly I THINK we loaned him from Brum and he made his debut in a Tuesday evening game. I was in town close to Yorkshire St that tea time after finishing work and I saw a guy in shorts and tracksuit top with a back pack and literally ca...
by Dark Cloud
Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend thread
Replies: 120
Views: 5009

Re: Lancashire League weekend thread

I do believe someone made a very valid point higher up: the "expansion clubs" who came into the league were very used to poaching and paying players who weren't officially pros and it was very much the done thing in the leagues they came from. They knew the Lancs League wouldn't sanction that kind o...
by Dark Cloud
Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Website very slow today
Replies: 28
Views: 2327

Re: Website very slow today

Summut's not reet! (Took me 15 minutes to log in and write that!!)
by Dark Cloud
Tue Jul 15, 2025 5:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend thread
Replies: 120
Views: 5009

Re: Lancashire League weekend thread

This is a real risk. For example, the Rawtenstall Captain (who is a local lad) has recently been lured away mid-season by that super power of North West cricket, Edenfield (3rd tier GMCL). It's particularly disappointing to hear that someone, especially the captain, has up and left a club mid seaso...
by Dark Cloud
Mon Jul 14, 2025 3:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend thread
Replies: 120
Views: 5009

Re: Lancashire League weekend thread

bfcmik wrote:
Mon Jul 14, 2025 1:54 pm
Playing each other once per season would be 1 game more than the current number of games!
Well yes, I guess that could be one (innovative) solution, but still, the promotion and relegation between the 2 divisions does add a bit of spice tbf.
by Dark Cloud
Mon Jul 14, 2025 12:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend thread
Replies: 120
Views: 5009

Re: Lancashire League weekend thread

Just my opinion but the lancs league have destroyed the league with two divisions ok if you are a top team in div one with your very good players but how do division 2 teams keep there good players that theyhave when the big boys come for them 2 nddivision standard very average a lot of the times a...
by Dark Cloud
Mon Jul 14, 2025 7:11 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend thread
Replies: 120
Views: 5009

Re: Lancashire League weekend thread

bfcmik wrote:
Mon Jul 14, 2025 1:57 am
Astonishing to see two former 'powerhouse' clubs, East Lancashire and Accrington sitting bottom and 2nd bottom in Division 2!
East Lancs on a charge though. (They won their first game yesterday!)