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- Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
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- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
Sunderland just splashed out £17.5m bringing in French forward Lauriente who had played under the Sunderland manager previously.
- Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
Carry on Sargent 

- Wed Jul 16, 2025 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
I agree. I think Kompany was WAY in over his head. Parker's experience should be worth a few points (provided we don't can him by Christmas time). Scott Parker was relieved of his duties by Bournemouth after just 4 matches, the last of which was a 9-0 reverse away at Liverpool. This followed a home...
- Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
Leeds and Sunderland are certainly making signings and moves for players that I’m envious of. They’re getting the spine as strong as possible and we’ve a hell of a lot of work to do there. At the end of the day it will all come down to club finances. Sunderland have signed 5 players all costing mor...
- Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
Let's be honest, unless we got very, very lucky we could never sign a 20-goal a season striker. You have to average one in two and play all 38 games. Looking at last season’s leading scorers list in the PL it is interesting to see how a couple of clubs benefited hugely from scoring partnerships. Mb...
- Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: West Indies vs Australia
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1251
Re: West Indies vs Australia
This latest Test debacle from the West Indies helps to mask the real problems that Australia have with their batting lineup. Khawaja and Konstas hardly inspire at the top of the order with Konstas recording ducks in 2 of his last 4 Test innings and Khawaja reaching the veteran stage.
- Mon Jul 14, 2025 10:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
So Mitrovic, Glenn Murray, Caluum Wilson, Chris Wood, Dave Nugent , Pukkhi, the late Jota ,Ivan Toney,Charlie Austin, Danny Ings,Delap,Jarrod Bowen, Ollie WAtkins, Mbuemo,and I could name many more. All strikers who served apprenticeships in the EFL Arsenal are about to spend £60m+ on a striker who...
- Mon Jul 14, 2025 6:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: adeola friday
- Replies: 35563
- Views: 2738887
Re: adeola friday
Intergalactic
- Sun Jul 13, 2025 7:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wimbledon
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1398
Re: Wimbledon
With everything wrong with this country at the moment, a bit of quintessential Britishness isn't a bad thing on occasion. The traditional “Summer Season” of British sports featuring events such as Royal Ascot, Henley Royal Regatta and Cowes Week are as much about fashion and style as they are about...
- Sun Jul 13, 2025 4:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England vs India Third test
- Replies: 309
- Views: 12882
Re: England vs India Third test
I note Stuart Broad, when asked, keeps lowering the target he would be happy for India to chase in this game. His last estimate was 230.Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:25 pmMy thoughts there.
Reckon we need 300, or thereabouts.
- Sun Jul 13, 2025 12:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England vs India Third test
- Replies: 309
- Views: 12882
Re: England vs India Third test
How can a sub be a specialist wicket keeper ? can’t bowl or bat but they can wicket keep ? Then the wicket keeper (pant) doesn’t field but then is totally fresh and ready to bat As I understand it if Jamie Smith was injured the umpires would not allow England a replacement wicket keeper as other pl...
- Sat Jul 12, 2025 9:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Robot hoovers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1317
Re: Robot hoovers
Buying a robot vacuum cleaner was the highlight of my week.
Things are picking up.
Things are picking up.

- Sat Jul 12, 2025 7:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wimbledon
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1398
Re: Wimbledon
Naive of Evian 

- Sat Jul 12, 2025 3:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: adeola friday
- Replies: 35563
- Views: 2738887
Re: adeola friday
U Boats
- Fri Jul 11, 2025 11:38 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England vs India Third test
- Replies: 309
- Views: 12882
Re: England vs India Third test
England batsmen suffering from ladybirds yesterday afternoon and butterflies this morning.
A nervy scratchy start.
A nervy scratchy start.
- Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England vs India Third test
- Replies: 309
- Views: 12882
Re: England vs India Third test
A loveliness of ladybirds

- Thu Jul 10, 2025 4:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England vs India Third test
- Replies: 309
- Views: 12882
Re: England vs India Third test
Ravi Shastri 2 deliveries prior to the dismissal of Harry Brook “You don’t often see Bumrah wicketless after this many overs”.
Nice one Ravi
Nice one Ravi

- Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: adeola friday
- Replies: 35563
- Views: 2738887
Re: adeola friday
Nowt
- Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dyche to Leicester ?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 15655
Re: Dyche to Leicester ?
And some people say “nothing surprises me in football anymore”

I was as stunned as you CT to see he was the new favourite.
- Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: adeola friday
- Replies: 35563
- Views: 2738887
Re: adeola friday
Vienna rolls
- Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: adeola friday
- Replies: 35563
- Views: 2738887
Re: adeola friday
Da Bao
- Wed Jul 09, 2025 2:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: adeola friday
- Replies: 35563
- Views: 2738887
Re: adeola friday
Jam tarts
- Tue Jul 08, 2025 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dyche to Leicester ?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 15655
Re: Dyche to Leicester ?
A new name enters the race and gets the favourite tag
Marti Cifuentes
Marti Cifuentes
- Tue Jul 08, 2025 6:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
I think to lose both centre backs and the GK from last season would be hard to put a positive spin on, no matter how much money we get. I’ve come to terms with Trafford leaving, but selling Esteve as well starts to smack of us revisiting last summer. Losing the spine of the team that got you promot...
- Tue Jul 08, 2025 5:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
My opinion was that the defence trusted him more (then probably not now) we played out better and more calmly (in general) and he made some excellent saves in games against Wolves, Brentford among others where we picked up points. I wasnt the only one. Final Player ratings for that season. 7.15 - A...
- Tue Jul 08, 2025 10:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: If Parker keeps us up
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3160
Re: If Parker keeps us up
I think the point he is making is that the squad Parker has inherited was considerably weaker than the squad Dyche was working with towards the end (and that is after seasons of being a prem team). For what it’s worth I think it would be a great achievement, I think you could almost argue manager o...
- Mon Jul 07, 2025 11:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
Anyone can make mistakes. Over the season is what counts. They would have had 3.4 more points based on the maths had they stuck with Muric for the remaining 20 games. When making your calculations did you factor in the number of possible points dropped due to errors that Muric would undoubtedly hav...
- Mon Jul 07, 2025 5:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dyche to Leicester ?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 15655
Re: Dyche to Leicester ?
Meanwhile back in the real world, the latest odds are as follows. Gary O’Neil 2/5 (William Hill) and 4/7 (Sky Bet and Paddy Power). Dyche 6/1 (Sky Bet). If you check the Sporting Life website you will find an article confirming Gary O’Neil as new favourite for the Leicester job. The prices they quot...
- Mon Jul 07, 2025 2:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dyche to Leicester ?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 15655
Re: Dyche to Leicester ?
Sean Dyche drifting like the proverbial barge.
Gary O’Neil now favourite for the Leicester job in front of Rohl and Dyche.
Gary O’Neil now favourite for the Leicester job in front of Rohl and Dyche.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 9:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: adeola friday
- Replies: 35563
- Views: 2738887
Re: adeola friday
Excalibur
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
- Replies: 191
- Views: 8447
Re: England v India - 2nd Test
Now, whom should I listen to? ....the cricket pundits, all of whom have played hundreds of games of test match cricket or Claretnick on the utc messages board? Let me think about it. Oh yes, those Sky pundits? Adamant to a man on the first morning that India had got their team selection completely ...
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
You’re right on the goals stat comparing us to Leeds but without checking my facts I think we matched them the last half of the season Our team was virtually from scratch from Sunderland theirs was a built unit Also 1 goal usually got us all 3 points, they needed 2 and in the Prem it may be if we’r...
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
- Replies: 191
- Views: 8447
Re: England v India - 2nd Test
Very quick turnaround to the 3rd Test that starts at Lords on Wednesday.
Plenty of changes and sunshine on the horizon.
Plenty of changes and sunshine on the horizon.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 11:34 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
I could easily see us setting up as a back 3 looking at what we have and who we have signed Scott Parker will realise that to have any chance of survival in the PL that he will need to strengthen the front 3 and improve our attacking options. As it was we scored 26 goals fewer than Leeds in the las...
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 9:58 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
- Replies: 191
- Views: 8447
Re: England v India - 2nd Test
Just our luck eh? A delayed start robbing us of a glorious run chaseClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 9:46 amLooking at the forecast it’s a potential late start but then should be a clear day. I’m not sure we can hold out for too much help from the weather.

- Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
- Replies: 191
- Views: 8447
Re: England v India - 2nd Test
I actually posted on Day 1 of this Test Match the comment made by Ravi Shastri, that if Gill had won the toss and put England in to bat on that feather bed that he wouldn’t have been captain for much longer. Because England have built this reputation for Baz Ball and chasing down any total players a...
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 3:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
- Replies: 191
- Views: 8447
Re: England v India - 2nd Test
Currently a bloke in a large fluffy inflatable pig costume is being chased through the stands by his mates dressed as butchers with inflatable cleavers. The pig has just escaped capture. The stand are cheering. Hope this is not some flashback to them shrooms I had at global gathering in the 90s Thi...
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: A year ago today
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2822
Re: A year ago today
I must admit to being fully convinced that Scott Parker was the correct choice as Burnley manager and he was my clear choice from the host of names being put forward by posters on this message board. It will be fascinating to see what Scott has learned from his previous tenures as a PL manager but t...
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Summer transfer window
According to the BBC “Gossip” page over the past month that has been an ongoing theme claiming that terms have already agreed with Trafford etc etc
I’ll be glad when it’s finally done to be honest.
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE:Clarets bring in Kyle Walker from Manchester City
- Replies: 151
- Views: 11877
Re: ARTICLE:Clarets bring in Kyle Walker from Manchester City
Great to sign such an experienced player who is not here as a youthful gamble that might make money for our owners but as a sign of intent we are going to try and stay up this time. The defence,which is going to be key for us,has been sorted nice and early so we can be properly drilled and ready fo...
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:40 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
- Replies: 191
- Views: 8447
Re: England v India - 2nd Test
A welcome wicket for England this morning and India lead by 276.
The 3rd Test starts at Lords next Thursday and the temperatures are expected to remain above 30 degrees for the whole 5 days. India are certainly getting their conditions.
The 3rd Test starts at Lords next Thursday and the temperatures are expected to remain above 30 degrees for the whole 5 days. India are certainly getting their conditions.
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window
- Replies: 5371
- Views: 637708
Re: Kyle Walker to Sign
Being reported on Sky Sports £5m fee agreed apparently.
According to Sky Sports App Burnley medical completed.
According to Sky Sports App Burnley medical completed.
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wimbledon
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3615
Re: Wimbledon
To put it in some context Emma has been beaten by the current world number 1 and top women’s seed for Wimbledon.
Sabalenka was 2/7 to win tonight.
Emma gave it a go and wasn’t beaten 6-0, 6-0.
Sabalenka was 2/7 to win tonight.
Emma gave it a go and wasn’t beaten 6-0, 6-0.
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thomas Partey
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2596
Re: Thomas Partey
A former head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is a season ticket holder and sits in a box at Arsenal. I am sure he would have been available to offer advice if they sought it.
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 9:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wimbledon
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3615
Re: Wimbledon
You’ve put the mockers on it nowollieclarets8 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 04, 2025 9:41 pmShows what I know about bloody tennis; she's now flying. Has to win this set, surely.

- Fri Jul 04, 2025 9:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wimbledon
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3615
Re: Wimbledon
4-1 Raducanu
The only point Sabalenka won in her previous service game was a fluke shot that hit the top of the net.
The only point Sabalenka won in her previous service game was a fluke shot that hit the top of the net.
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wimbledon
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3615
Re: Wimbledon
Sabalanka is obviously a wonderful player but, I must say, her demeanour doesn’t ooze confidence. Emma has now broken her serve but a long way to go.
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 6:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thomas Partey
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2596
Re: Thomas Partey
The alleged sexual assaults/rape cases
date back to 2021-22 but Thomas Partey was only charged with these offences once his contract with Arsenal came to an end on Monday.
Strange one that.
date back to 2021-22 but Thomas Partey was only charged with these offences once his contract with Arsenal came to an end on Monday.
Strange one that.
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
- Replies: 191
- Views: 8447
Re: England v India - 2nd Test
You’ll never replace Statto CT it was 173.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:52 pmThey love their stats at the cricket and Smith has now passed Alec Stewart’s 171 as the highest ever score by an England wicket keeper.
Since you pulled me up on Rohl STILL being manager of Sheffield Wednesday.

- Fri Jul 04, 2025 11:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
- Replies: 191
- Views: 8447
Re: England v India - 2nd Test
Classic Michael Atherton blaming rash shots played by England batsmen yesterday evening on the fact that they had been in the field for 150+ overs.
Well, who won the toss and put the opposition in to bat on a flat track and ideal batting wicket?
Well, who won the toss and put the opposition in to bat on a flat track and ideal batting wicket?