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by Bosna
Sun Apr 17, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Alasdair Beattie gone too
Replies: 212
Views: 13658

Re: Alasdair Beattie gone too

Totally separate to the rest going but to treat someone the way they have Beattie with not even a mention sums up what a terrible club we are becoming. And yes, CT is correct. I wouldn’t have posted it otherwise. I couldn’t name him initially though. Sums up what a terrible website this is becoming.
by Bosna
Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Celtic v Rangers
Replies: 91
Views: 4649

Re: Celtic v Rangers

I think it's stunning that Burnley fans of all people can have a go at the quality of football in any top division in Europe. We are brutally effective at our best, diabolical at our worst. No chance do we hypothetically walk into another league and start dominating teams when our whole ethos is to ...
by Bosna
Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Celtic v Rangers
Replies: 91
Views: 4649

Re: Celtic v Rangers

Also you need to be clear as to what you are comparing Scottish football to. Yes Celtic struggle to get our of the CL group stages, just as we struggle to progress past the 3rd round of the League Cup.
by Bosna
Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Celtic v Rangers
Replies: 91
Views: 4649

Re: Celtic v Rangers

Scotland is a small country with two massive teams in it. The standard is very much dictated by that and the league suffers as a result. There are clubs the size of League 2 teams in the Scottish Prem. That said, both Old Firm teams are very good, as good as they've been for a while, and for anyone ...
by Bosna
Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Celtic v Rangers
Replies: 91
Views: 4649

Re: Celtic v Rangers

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:
Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:36 pm
They wouldn’t. Dreadful standard of football.
Compared to what? Premier League teams? Us? Have you seen us this season?
by Bosna
Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Celtic v Rangers
Replies: 91
Views: 4649

Re: Celtic v Rangers

Ramsey didn't play under Gerrard so you completely missed the point or chose to ignore it. Ramsey is clearly better than Cork, his decision to join Rangers instead of a Premier League team (he had 3 or 4 options) shows a staggering level of giving up on his career But why us Gerrard not signing a R...
by Bosna
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Celtic v Rangers
Replies: 91
Views: 4649

Re: Celtic v Rangers

Vegas Claret wrote:
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:15 pm
as regards the standard, unless there was some agreement in place saying he couldn't, Gerrard hasn't signed anyone from Scotland or Rangers
Who is better, Jack Cork or Aaron Ramsey?
by Bosna
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Celtic v Rangers
Replies: 91
Views: 4649

Re: Celtic v Rangers

ClaretTony wrote:
Wed Feb 02, 2022 8:43 pm
They wouldn’t
You clearly don't watch much Scottish football or pay attention to European football.
by Bosna
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Celtic v Rangers
Replies: 91
Views: 4649

Re: Celtic v Rangers

I doubt we would finish third in that league. Both old firm sides have teams that are far and away technically superior to us
by Bosna
Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Celtic v Rangers
Replies: 91
Views: 4649

Re: Celtic v Rangers

What a fixture and a real dose of proper football in an increasingly mundane and sanitised sport.

C'mon Rangers!
by Bosna
Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: First post and Genoa Cricket and Football Club
Replies: 14
Views: 1631

Re: First post and Genoa Cricket and Football Club

JohnC wrote:
Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:18 pm
Cheers. They still use cricket in their name. You can see a number of St George Cross flags in the crowd.
I think those flags are actually Genoese, which medieval England essentially stole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_ ... prov=sfla1 . Very interesting connection though!
by Bosna
Fri Apr 09, 2021 12:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ben Gibson
Replies: 125
Views: 10225

Re: Ben Gibson

We weren't the most expansive that season. I remember Bolton totally outplaying us at their place before Gray nicked it - we were signing "we're burnley fc, we win when we're ****" that day. Other sides have come up before and since playing better football than we did. We were so effective and solid...
by Bosna
Sun Mar 28, 2021 9:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brady & Hendrick both on the bench for ROI
Replies: 18
Views: 2655

Re: Brady & Hendrick both on the bench for ROI

Luxembourg aren't as bad as they used to be by any stretch, but this is the worst Irish side in yonks. Bottom end Championship side.
by Bosna
Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Neil Lennon getting dumped by Celtic
Replies: 30
Views: 3282

Re: Neil Lennon getting dumped by Celtic

Not that I want him to go, but that seems a job that SD would certainly be up to I disagree. Dyche is used to keeping teams in a division rather than consistently beating lesser teams playing good football. If you're a manager of either Old Firm you are expected to win the league, no excuses. As an...
by Bosna
Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Replies: 2503
Views: 280685

Re: January Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

FactualFrank wrote:
Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:38 am
Agree. Vydra is an option on the bench. If we loan him out and don't sign a striker, then we're shooting ourselves in the foot. Wouldn't make any sense whatsoever.
He doesn't play Vydra if he can help it and clearly doesn't fancy him, so we may as well get rid.
by Bosna
Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benson
Replies: 258
Views: 27725

Re: Benson

Had a poor game but to be expected I suppose. Lost the ball on numerous occasions, opted for the safe pass when he could have played Wood through (any CM would have) and generally chased shadows. Some posters have been banging on about how they have been struggling with their mental health recently,...
by Bosna
Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New rules for signing new young foreign players
Replies: 34
Views: 3223

Re: New rules for signing new young foreign players

How many Irish duds have we had to every success? In terms of youth products probably many, although we've not had the best youth set up over the last 20 years. Chris McCann however. Going back to the Ireland point, the Republic and the UK are what's part of the CTA (Common Travel Area) meaning cit...
by Bosna
Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New rules for signing new young foreign players
Replies: 34
Views: 3223

Re: New rules for signing new young foreign players

Irish players will still be able to sign.
by Bosna
Wed Nov 18, 2020 9:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lewis Richardson
Replies: 31
Views: 3737

Re: Lewis Richardson

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Wed Nov 18, 2020 9:39 am
I’m hoping he gets minutes in the FA cup
2 mins in a 3rd Round, 5-0 defeat to City?
by Bosna
Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Hendrick becomes a Magpie
Replies: 98
Views: 11032

Re: ARTICLE: Hendrick becomes a Magpie

Thoughts can be summarised as: Good, hard working professional that gave his all while he was here and I wish we’d kept. Was never likely to displace Westwood or Cork in the middle and we need more going forward than he offered on the right. Wish him all the very best at Newcastle and look forward ...
by Bosna
Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Hendrick becomes a Magpie
Replies: 98
Views: 11032

Re: ARTICLE: Hendrick becomes a Magpie

So you consider it to be no great loss to lose the player who has played more games for us than anyone but the two centre halves in what have been our best four years in a long, long time. He played so many games because of his versatility. Good on his day but so often a steady, 6/10 player that we...
by Bosna
Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Scottish Premier League
Replies: 16
Views: 1403

Re: Scottish Premier League

It has its own charms. It's not been completely screwed by diving players, refs booking players for the slightest contact, VAR, or shady plutocrats in the same way English football has.
by Bosna
Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Livingston v Rangers
Replies: 18
Views: 2921

Re: Livingston v Rangers

I respectfully disagree, and will await the proof. Wikipedia and your mate down the pub are not accepted ! I know there are different ways of judging a club's size which is made more complicated by the fact that Leeds, Villa and City play in England and Celtic and Rangers compete in Scotland. In te...
by Bosna
Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Livingston v Rangers
Replies: 18
Views: 2921

Re: Livingston v Rangers

box_of_frogs wrote:
Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:08 pm
Yeah, just like Leeds and Villa......... :roll:
Both Rangers and Celtic are much bigger than either Villa or Leeds. Bigger than Man City too.
by Bosna
Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Telegraph : Fans returning to matches
Replies: 194
Views: 12461

Re: The Telegraph : Fans returning to matches

The point he was making was that it is not just away fans who travel to matches. My friend and I do a 300 mile return trip to every game at the Turf, which is further than many away fans would have to travel to matches at the Turf. Both of us are ST holders and in our 70s, therefore, we would both ...
by Bosna
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Telegraph : Fans returning to matches
Replies: 194
Views: 12461

Re: The Telegraph : Fans returning to matches

It's not more at the end of the day, you are just condensing the Burnley fans into the home games and preventing them from going to away games. Away fans would be too much of a risk. The way things are going, we are likely to have localised lockdowns and so the provision for away fans is not likely...
by Bosna
Mon Jun 01, 2020 10:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dave Burnley '2 options legal, 2 illegal'
Replies: 212
Views: 15652

Re: Dave Burnley '2 options legal, 2 illegal'

If all you amount to is how many games you've gone without missing one, I feel for you.
by Bosna
Mon Jan 20, 2020 5:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The old Calder Vale ground ....
Replies: 49
Views: 6965

Re: The old Calder Vale ground ....

Just had a quick look at oldmapsonline.com (sorry, not figured how to copy over a screengrab). There's an OS map dating from 1890-91 with the Calder Vale works and shed labelled close to the present College site as someone has said. No mention of a football round though, unless its the Rec to the no...
by Bosna
Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stronger than last season
Replies: 159
Views: 20138

Re: Stronger than last season

Tall Paul wrote:Maybe Benson, or another one of the young players already at the club, could be that sprinkle of youth.
Did not look ready based on the friendly at Crewe.
by Bosna
Sun Apr 28, 2019 1:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Man City streams
Replies: 2
Views: 865

Re: Burnley v Man City streams

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by Bosna
Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: March to Freedom nears
Replies: 190
Views: 8548

Re: March to Freedom nears

Oh, she's got to go for it, but she is 100% relying on us English being as thick as we were at Bannockburn and in the aftermath of Culloden. You'd think we'd have learnt by now not to be total dicks, but the evidence does suggest otherwise. i mean, look at this thread! Its like the whose who of lit...
by Bosna
Mon Apr 22, 2019 9:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: March to Freedom nears
Replies: 190
Views: 8548

Re: March to Freedom nears

The SNP are a nasty, horrible party who will say anything to get a vote. Who will they blame once independence happens given how much they love the EU? London. And will Scotland ever truly be independent of the RotUK if there is a customs union, shared debt, shared NHS etc? Also comparing Scotland w...
by Bosna
Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which teams has Sean Dyche not lost against?
Replies: 57
Views: 4459

Re: Which teams has Sean Dyche not lost against?

Edit: Apologies, already mentioned!
by Bosna
Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which teams has Sean Dyche not lost against?
Replies: 57
Views: 4459

Re: Which teams has Sean Dyche not lost against?

Ipswich? Know we had a poor record down there for years but seem to remember us winning there in one promotion season
by Bosna
Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which teams has Sean Dyche not lost against?
Replies: 57
Views: 4459

Re: Which teams has Sean Dyche not lost against?

Seem to have done well vs Wigan...
by Bosna
Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which teams has Sean Dyche not lost against?
Replies: 57
Views: 4459

Re: Which teams has Sean Dyche not lost against?

Rotherham? Port Vale?

Edit: Port Vale was in the Cup.
by Bosna
Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Loan deal at Hearts is Dunne
Replies: 55
Views: 5737

Re: ARTICLE: Loan deal at Hearts is Dunne

Celtic are better than us.

There's not much between us and Rangers but they play better football than we do and I suspect they'd beat us.

Aberdeen, Hibs, St Johnstone and Hearts are above League 1 standard.
by Bosna
Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson
Replies: 17
Views: 2787

Re: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson

Wow everything turns into my ******** are bigger than yours on this board ! The poor bloke just wanted a contact number for someone to put a bit of plastic up and it turns into nursery time I only comment on here in extremely rare cases and when I think I can contribute (perhaps here), largely beca...
by Bosna
Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson
Replies: 17
Views: 2787

Re: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson

More boring than the football? Ha. Sausage is right re: bargeboards and soffits. But from a conservation standpoint the recladding of a gable in a conservation area is probably covered in the legislation and knowing a conservation officer, he/she will do anything they can to stop uPVC if its in a CA...
by Bosna
Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson
Replies: 17
Views: 2787

Re: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson

BTW my background is in Conservation.
by Bosna
Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson
Replies: 17
Views: 2787

Re: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson

However, it would definitely cover cladding the gable with upvc boarding IF it was in a conservation area and UNLESS the existing cladding is plastic as per the regulations quoted above. So my advice to the OP would be to quickly check that you are not in a conservation area, otherwise (quite unlike...
by Bosna
Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson
Replies: 17
Views: 2787

Re: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson

No you won't. This is a myth peddled by bellends such as Phil and Kirstie and a multitude of other so-called property professionals who have no idea how conservation legislation works. If the OP lives in a house rather than a flat, the replacement of bargeboards and soffits with uPVC is permitted d...
by Bosna
Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson
Replies: 17
Views: 2787

Re: Upvc bargeboards needed in Nelson

Just a heads up - if you're in a conservation area you'll likely need planning permission.
by Bosna
Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our European scouting network
Replies: 105
Views: 6671

Re: Our European scouting network

Some fans / posters would prefer the West Ham approach. Spend big, change managers regularly and still be sh!t. Give them more scope to complain. They'd be in dreamland. Fans care about the club and whilst acknowledging how great things are at the moment; most recognise that you can't stand still i...
by Bosna
Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our European scouting network
Replies: 105
Views: 6671

Re: Our European scouting netwo

I agree. But our recruitment over recent seasons, and that includes our recruitment of the manager and coaching staff, is a huge reason for our recent success so it’s hard to be too critical. Although it becomes easier when we go through a sticky spell. Again, true. It's very hard to be critical, e...
by Bosna
Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our European scouting network
Replies: 105
Views: 6671

Re: Our European scouting netwo

Fair enough. But by the same token could you not attribute last season’s recent unparalleled success on our total dependence on the domestic market? Yeah that's true to an extent, although having a settled side which escaped a serious injury crisis (Brady and Heaton aside) was a big factor. We have...
by Bosna
Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our European scouting network
Replies: 105
Views: 6671

Re: Our European scouting netwo

Couldn't have worked very well for Stoke or Swansea, both were relegated from the PL. True, although stoke signed some shockers in England (Wimmer, Berahino) and some belters abroad (N'diaye, Shaqiri). Swansea, until recently, had implemented a style that was similar to a Spanish club and recruited...