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Odds on Alan brining him back on a loan with an option next summer?

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The Lisbon-based football journalist on the pod gives quite a detailed run-down on Florentino's strengths and weaknesses and his character too. We just had this comment from a Benfica fan on our You Tube channel: "With the ball is not the most fancy or skillful but for a team like Burnley that plays...

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ollieclarets8 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 02, 2025 11:33 am
To be fair, some Burnley fans didn't think Grealish or Mason Mount were good enough for us.

There was a great discussion here when Cole Palmer was linked with us not so long ago.....

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Bee Hole Podcast Rapid Reaction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PySK3-qhSmQ

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Standard of the top teams in the Saudi league is pretty good - as Al HIlal proved at the Club World Cup (drawing with Real Madrid and beating Man City).

But it drops off pretty strongly outside of the elite teams.

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The day Burnley play their home games at a bowl on an industrial estate next to a Pizza Hut is the day I probably pack it in. You would have hated FC Dallas' suburban stadium which actually used to be called Pizza Hut Park..... I'm sure we'll end up with a naming rights deal for the Turf at some st...

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A new Netflix documentary on the Dallas Cowboys of the 80's and 90's came out this month - it features 'Ecstacy of Gold' in the first episode when the team runs out on the field.

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Maybe having a solid presence like Big Les alongside him frees him up a bit more?

Outstanding today.

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:04 pm
Beehole End podcast reaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRDCBD7QHqc

Cheers Vegas, appreciated.

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I also find it shocking how this has been done, and seemingly with very little consultation. However, playing devil's advocate, don't forget there will be no longer home fans exiting out of the cricket field stand at the far side, and it certainly was the case that not all those fans headed up Orme...

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Given his record you would hope he is on some kind of appearance-based deal with us rather than a regular contract.

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Worth remembering that as of today, ALK/Velocity/Pace etc haven't actually completed the takeover of Espanyol.

The club is still in the hands of the Chinese owners while the Spanish sports ministry body (CSD) evaluate the takeover and issue an approval.

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I'm certainly not jealous or anything like that.

But its cringe and reveals the fakeness of it all.

That's all.

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Probably. He will probably have loads of fun doing it too. JJ Watt is a great bloke, I've liked him for a lot longer than he's ever heard of Burnley, but if anyone thought there was anything more going on here than Watt being offered a chance to make some money by coming over and enjoying spending ...

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It really is quite sad seeing Espanyol fans getting so excited online that JJ Watt wore an Espanyol scarf and drank a beer with them. It's the exact same routine he did when he came into Burnley - just he was drinking on the street in Barcelona and not in the Royal Dyche. Many Burnley fans reacted i...

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JJ doing the whole 'drink a few beers with the fans' routine looks very fake when he has already done it with one set of fans.

The Multi Club Ownership model can work but I am not sure the 'celebrity fan' part of it can work as well with multiple teams.

Still they can have Mike El Magico.....

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According to Spanish media reports this morning - Spain's authorities have not yet given approval to the takeover by ALK.

And their manager is not keen on the Tresor deal.

https://www.lagradaonline.com/rcd-espan ... -fichajes/

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…. never a yellow…. In 81/82 I thought Kevin Young would go on to great things but it just wasn’t to be Was one of my favourites too. Didn't reach the heights many expected although three years in the Dutch top flight with Utrecht (at a time when no-one paid any attention to that league in the UK) ...

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The big picture is that the NHS clearly is outdated in terms of structure, bureaucracy and organisation. All the talk about it being the 'pride of the nation' etc just doesn't match with people's experiences any more. But any attempt at reform or change is met with hysteria about 'privatisation' and...

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Reality Check Again

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Josh Cullen reaction

https://youtu.be/bxC_5NjWjWc?si=1PfU2crWGnBsZAwN

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Foster's decent performance today left me thinking that he might be useful alongside a goalscoring striker. His best games for us have tended to be in the wider areas. Maybe he just isn't an out-and-out number nine.

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Watch the Richarlison overhead goal again.....Trafford saves that. Still a brilliant goal and he wasn't far away from it - but a top keeper gets a hand to it.

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From the Bee Hole End - Rapid Reaction video on You Tube

Short, instant analysis - full pod as usual to come on Monday AM.

https://youtu.be/TzQd2jPn1Rg?si=Xk2IrZ_aptieaRPO

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Spent a couple of nights in Blackburn a few years back and left determined to keep myself healthy for as long as possible. The NHS may not provide much in the way of real preventative healthcare but it certainly provides ample motivation not to get sick. My ward had a poor old bloke on his last legs...

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For anyone who didn't see last night and wants to catch-up on the show - an audio version is out on the usual pod platforms and there is an edited version with improved audio and video on our You Tube page at the link below. It's basically a season preview. https://youtu.be/iuZY-p_dbTo?si=6HGdfLGMzL...

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Cholula - different class.

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Booing a minutes silence for anyone is in my opinion despicable but probably coming from people who are thinking if you don't like the National Anthem you should leave the country. No-one booed the minute's silence. The booing from Liverpool fans was aimed at the handful of Palace fans who shouted ...

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Interesting those who complain about free speech being eroded are those most likely to complain when people boo a national anthem. Surely having free speech means you should be allowed to boo a nation anthem without anyone moaning about that. Moaning is free speech too. Free speech clearly was appl...

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Apologies for what must have been a traumatic experience!

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The Palace fans didn't actually boo the minute's silence for Jota. A few idiots shouted at the start of the minute ('shouted Eagles' apparently) and others shouted at them to shut up and then there were loud boos drowning out the shouting before applause took over. Prior to that, a large section of ...

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The women's game appears to be a free livestream but no stream appears when it is clicked upon.

The men's game is listed as a Live Video - but there is no option to pay for it or click on it in any form.

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Chester Perry wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 14, 2025 2:22 pm
They can now sell up and exit at any point in the future without any public announcement

Exactly - which is something that, as you suggest, is a welcome face-saving opportunity in Chinese business culture.

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To my mind this appears to be a part of a staged, quiet 'face-saving' withdrawal from European football that we have seen with almost all the Chinese entrants into the European game Certainly much more likely to be this than the Chinese becoming significant players at Burnley. After all, they are s...

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No it would leave us in a very similar situation to Palace/Lyon should Burnley and Espanyol both qualify for the Europa League.

However, that's not a problem we are likely to face for a while I would imagine......

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In short - Velocity (Pace etc) are taking over Espanyol. Espanyol's current owners RASTAR will become minority investors in Velocity Sport as part of the deal. In other words, as part of the deal, Espanyol's current owners become minority owners in Burnley FC. There are, of course, a number of minor...

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Brazil want to host the 2029 tournament and Spain are interested too. Its not going anywhere even if English and European fans aren't interested that much. There is too much football overall - but its not FIFA producing most of it. UEFA expanded the Champions League group stage and added Europa Leag...

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Change it to Europe next time, might get more of an interest. You reckon? Average attendance has been 38,000 per game - that's for the entire tournament, including group stage games with Asian and African teams. You reckon you'd get that in Europe? Games like Flamengo v Al Ahly. There were 60,000 c...

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Bit of reaction to the Dyche pod in the latest episode of From the Bee Hole End.

Also chat on JBL's return, Trafford's future, Pies on the Turf and the rumours about changes to the Cricket Field Stand.

Link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igIDGme5pyI

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I dont fancy your chances, but good luck 👍 It's not a priority. Frankly, most 'official' interviews are pretty boring with the players/coaches rarely venturing 'off message'. Which is why it is usually more enjoyable to talk to former players/coaches who have less reason to be guarded in their answ...

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Good pod, but he’s done that many since he left us that I’m not sure he said anything new. He’s clearly got a massive ego, but most successful managers have. That level of self belief is what helps make them great. It’s a shame that none of the Burnley podcasts seem to have any chance of getting an...

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The pod is out now - on all audio platforms. You Tube link below:

https://youtu.be/Hcn8ZUqdE6w?si=yDY0ohOsHCwvCQCt

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But the structure almost certainly wouldn't be Burnley FC owning Espanyol.

ALK/Velocity may own both clubs in some form or another with similar or (slightly different) ownership structures but I would be amazed if the owners of Espanyol were Burnley FC, in fact I don't think that is even possible.

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Didn't Esteve intimate recently how much he loves the club, how much they have done for him and he will be playing for us next season, or words very much to that affect? This may all be very true and I don't doubt he really does have a lot of affection for the club - but if Spurs make an acceptable...

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Pace was up-front about family offices being part of ALK's investment strategy right from the outset. The phrasing of the term 'family office' sounds a little weird in a British context but essentially we are basically talking about people/families who might want to invest in a football club but don...

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I tend to think that people who think Private Equity companies are going to behave like Russian Oligarchs, brand washing Middle Eastern states or billionaire fan owners like Tony Bloom are going to be disappointed. Indeed. But likewise, those who think PE investors are simply interested in buying a...

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The new sports investment fund is a joint venture between Checketts and the Cynosure Group. Here is a bit on that group from their own mouths: "The Cynosure Group is an innovative private investment firm founded in 2013 by senior investment professionals from some of the country’s leading asset mana...

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New episode out now - discussing the Kyle Walker signing and the new kit...on all pod platforms and the You Tube link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PhcrllXALE

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AlargeClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:43 pm
Like it or not we’ll probs need at least 2 quality older ( not as old as KW) “ off the peg” prem players who won’t have sell on value to guide us through this season . Brownhill’s replacement perhaps ?

Gundogan?

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The idea that just because she has signed these sponsorship and endorsement deals that she isn't 'focused' on her game is nonsense. Its a media narrative that taps into people's jealousies but its not backed up by much evidence.

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