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by Socrates
Tue Aug 12, 2025 9:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Isak
Replies: 37
Views: 2605

Re: Isak

There’s no way he’s come up with this stance on his own.

Liverpool will absolutely be complicit in this stance to drive the price down.
by Socrates
Wed Aug 06, 2025 1:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lazio tickets ...
Replies: 80
Views: 7257

Re: Lazio tickets ...

It’s a massive pain in the arse trying to buy tickets. I’ve tried to get four tickets online today but need membership numbers for everybody. Two of the people coming on don’t have them so I can’t get them tickets. So I thought I’d nip to the ticket office in person to buy them. But it’s closed, the...
by Socrates
Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England India 5th test
Replies: 264
Views: 8864

Re: England India 5th test

Casper2 wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:58 am
I hope this is the end of McCullum and his stupid Baz ball crap
Absolutely idiotic comment.

It’s serving up the most incredible, entertaining Test matches.
by Socrates
Fri Aug 01, 2025 1:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England India 5th test
Replies: 264
Views: 8864

Re: England India 5th test

Deep’s response to the Duckett wicket was outrageous.

Set of dicks this India team.
by Socrates
Thu Jul 24, 2025 6:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RIP Hulk Hogan
Replies: 8
Views: 1380

Re: RIP Hulk Hogan

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/26/hulk-hogan-wrestling-racism-gawker He was a great wrestler. Both things can be true. Depends which you think is most important really. Actually ….. he wasn’t a great wrestler. He was a great entertainer. But he wouldn’t sell for others, he had about fou...
by Socrates
Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shubman Gill
Replies: 21
Views: 2690

Re: Shubman Gill

But Tubby Pant fit to bat but not keep wicket is fine?

Gill is a dick.
by Socrates
Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend thread
Replies: 120
Views: 4943

Re: Lancashire League weekend thread

I’ll be honest …… if I was desperate to find out about financial irregularities in local amateur cricket then my first port of call absolutely would be a football message board. And I absolutely cannot understand why somebody affiliated to Lowerhouse isn’t answering questions from a completely anony...
by Socrates
Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Interview with Hartman
Replies: 12
Views: 2065

Re: Interview with Hartman

I thought he spoke very well.
by Socrates
Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Name the most obscure Burnley player
Replies: 236
Views: 6255

Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Kevin Henderson
by Socrates
Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Name the most obscure Burnley player
Replies: 236
Views: 6255

Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Paul McKenzie

Brad Maylett

Tony Woodworth

Jason Hardy

Paul McKay

Paul France
by Socrates
Tue Jul 15, 2025 2:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pace/ALK set to buy Espanyol?
Replies: 681
Views: 40775

Re: Pace/ALK set to buy Espanyol?

Spijed wrote:
Tue Jul 15, 2025 2:36 pm
Has Tony Bloom got money back from Brighton?
He would now if he sold it. The asset has increased in value beyond all recognition.
by Socrates
Mon Jul 14, 2025 6:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England vs India Third test
Replies: 315
Views: 14301

Re: England vs India Third test

Freaky ….
by Socrates
Thu Jul 10, 2025 9:47 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who is this?
Replies: 34
Views: 3847

Re: Who is this?

Is that Ingleby?
by Socrates
Fri Jul 04, 2025 1:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
Replies: 191
Views: 8911

Re: England v India - 2nd Test

Smith scoring 100 in a session coming in on a hat-trick delivery is something else.
by Socrates
Fri Jul 04, 2025 1:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
Replies: 191
Views: 8911

Re: England v India - 2nd Test

Sensational counter attacking from Smith and Brook this morning.
by Socrates
Wed Jul 02, 2025 9:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Greatest last minute goal by any team
Replies: 57
Views: 3460

Re: Greatest last minute goal by any team

Anybody who picks a last minute goal scored by an outfield player immediately fails the Jimmy Glass test. Anybody who picks a goal that wasn’t the last minute of the last game of the season fails the Jimmy Glass test. Anybody who picks a goal that doesn’t keep his team from relegation out of the foo...
by Socrates
Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Greatest last minute goal by any team
Replies: 57
Views: 3460

Re: Greatest last minute goal by any team

It’s Jimmy Glass.

By miles.
by Socrates
Mon Jun 30, 2025 10:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Obsession with signing former players
Replies: 32
Views: 3379

Re: Obsession with signing former players

I bumped into Paul Crichton in a bar in Norwich when he was down here and I asked him if he was actually stuck in traffic when Niko took his place. He confirmed it. Seemed a really good bloke. My Dad and I saw a Crichton sprinting in to the ground about 2.30 that day at Huddersfield. He definitely ...
by Socrates
Sat Jun 28, 2025 3:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer 2025 BFC Transfer Window - Links and discussion on the Linked player only.
Replies: 646
Views: 130060

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

boatshed bill wrote:
Sat Jun 28, 2025 3:48 pm
There is no loyalty in football. Nick Pope gave us great service.... then he left. That's what happens.
Poor fee for Trafford, though. I'm disappointed.
By what?

No fee has been agreed.
by Socrates
Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tresor
Replies: 195
Views: 21734

Re: Tresor

I had laporoscopic surgery in 2019 after my intestine perforated and split. I got sepsis and allsorts of jazz.

Took me about three years to recover from it. And I didn’t have to get to a level where I was playing Premier League football.
by Socrates
Sun Jun 15, 2025 5:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League triple header weekend
Replies: 125
Views: 5426

Re: Lancashire League triple header weekend

Still waiting for your report on the Netherfield defeat. If you want to be the official reporter on Lowerhouse games I would strongly recommend you report on all games and not just the wins It would give you way more credibility just like CT has for his Burnley FC games reports Congrats today on cr...
by Socrates
Thu Jun 12, 2025 10:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pace/ALK set to buy Espanyol?
Replies: 681
Views: 40775

Re: Pace/ALK set to buy Espanyol?

Give Espanyol’s location it would fit in with the underdog marketing message they initially talked about pushing on us.
by Socrates
Tue Jun 10, 2025 10:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kids football teams
Replies: 72
Views: 3571

Re: Kids football teams

My lad decided he wanted to start playing when he was 10. We’d been to the park and kicked a ball around and he looked like what he was - a kid who’d never kicked a ball regularly before. I sent messages to two teams asking about just coming training for a bit. One coach messaged back saying he only...
by Socrates
Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Senegal
Replies: 102
Views: 4833

Re: England v Senegal

The Madueke free kick before their third was an absolute shambles.
by Socrates
Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Senegal
Replies: 102
Views: 4833

Re: England v Senegal

ISpeds00 wrote:
Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:15 pm
This female ref is actually killing the game
England’s male goalscorer really killed a lot of our attacks prior to being subbed.
by Socrates
Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Senegal
Replies: 102
Views: 4833

Re: England v Senegal

ISpeds00 wrote:
Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:15 pm
This female ref is actually killing the game
When a male ref has a shocker ….. which happens regularly ….. do you mention their gender?
by Socrates
Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our top ten most expensive signings ever
Replies: 20
Views: 2762

Our top ten most expensive signings ever

Very little value for money there.

Trafford we’ll make a profit on. Wood and Cornet we made small profits on.

The rest of the list though …… crumbs. Some wasted money there, particularly for a club our size.

Some bad luck with injuries too.
by Socrates
Tue May 27, 2025 7:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brothers in Arms
Replies: 52
Views: 4463

Re: Brothers in Arms

They didn’t play against each other, but I was amazed to find out this season that Ruben Loftus-Cheek is Leon Cort’s brother.
by Socrates
Sat May 24, 2025 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Play off final Saturday 24th
Replies: 446
Views: 18168

Re: Play off final Saturday 24th

Steddyman wrote:
Sat May 24, 2025 5:35 pm
Importantly, physicality is much more important in the Premier League.
Say important some more. It might bolster your point.
by Socrates
Sat May 24, 2025 5:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Play off final Saturday 24th
Replies: 446
Views: 18168

Re: Play off final Saturday 24th

Steddyman wrote:
Sat May 24, 2025 5:15 pm
Keifer Moore would definitely improve us.
Improve our what? Because you can’t mean our football team.
by Socrates
Sat May 24, 2025 5:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Play off final Saturday 24th
Replies: 446
Views: 18168

Re: Play off final Saturday 24th

Sheff United lost all control since Hamer went off.
by Socrates
Sat May 24, 2025 3:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Play off final Saturday 24th
Replies: 446
Views: 18168

Re: Play off final Saturday 24th

That Enzo le Fee is sh*te.

Some laughable comments about him when he signed for Sunderland. Particularly from the resident expert on here.
by Socrates
Thu May 22, 2025 11:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Humphreys permanent signing confirmed
Replies: 74
Views: 5158

Re: ARTICLE: Humphreys permanent signing confirmed

One of the most truly boring evolutions in football discourse is stats nerds exclusively quoting numbers in lieu of an opinion, completely misunderstanding stats, subjectivity and how they should be used ….. and in doing so thinking they are super intelligent.
by Socrates
Sun May 18, 2025 8:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Has 2024/25 Premier League season been boring ?
Replies: 28
Views: 2887

Re: Has 2024/25 Premier League season been boring ?

Really enjoyed this season. Much prefer watching the Premier League when we’re not in it!! Palace and Newcastle winning domestic cups, really enjoyed watching Brentford, Bournemouth, Forest and Fulham in patches, City struggling was hilarious, United and Spurs even funnier. Then individual players l...
by Socrates
Thu May 15, 2025 12:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dyche on the Overlap
Replies: 90
Views: 7106

Re: Dyche on the Overlap

Huge “needless to say I had the last laugh” energy from Dyche generally.
by Socrates
Tue May 06, 2025 11:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tarkowski _MNF
Replies: 56
Views: 4892

Re: Tarkowski _MNF

I love Tarks, but there’s a reason he hasn’t played for a top 6 side. He’s ideally suited to low block teams where he’s defending his box and heading/clearing crosses away. Playing for a top 6 side with a high line and 50 yards of space behind him is a totally different requirement. With his lack of...
by Socrates
Thu May 01, 2025 1:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 13598
Views: 1619526

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

Chester Perry wrote:
Thu May 01, 2025 12:39 pm
Just to be clear - bonuses are paid for promotion or staying up - if we had stayed up the bonuses would have taken the wages some way north of £100m
Conjecture surely?

The bulk of those players weren’t here long enough to have benefited from a bonus for staying up.

That has to be guesswork.
by Socrates
Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: congrats leeds and sheff u
Replies: 189
Views: 12901

Re: congrats leeds and sheff u

It would be nice for some of those posters to come out and hold their hands up wouldn't it. I’d settle for them just shutting the f**k up and not spouting their ill-informed opinion with complete certainty on every single subject like they are experts, despite them consistently and loudly getting t...
by Socrates
Thu Apr 24, 2025 1:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
Replies: 10398
Views: 1564902

Re: Football's Magic Money Tree

Can anybody translate this please :-

https://alternativecreditinvestor.com/2 ... s-venture/
by Socrates
Sun Apr 06, 2025 4:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Youth team on the brink of the title
Replies: 36
Views: 3132

Re: Youth team on the brink of the title

What's the perspective on how this bodes for the future?? In my 35 years of BFC I can only remember 3 or 4 players who have broke through and gone on to have careers in the top 2/3 leagues, is this a sign of that changing?? The next Southampton/West Ham or not? Dwight McNeil, Callum Styles, Bobby T...
by Socrates
Sun Apr 06, 2025 11:40 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ipswich backpass
Replies: 45
Views: 3584

Re: Ipswich backpass

ClaretCliff wrote:
Sun Apr 06, 2025 11:36 am
I remember in the early 70’s when we brought in Tony Waiters who had been out of the game for a few years. It was the first season of the backpass rule but he obviously wasn’t aware of it as he simply picked up the first backpass he received. :D
Backpass rule came in for the 1992/93 season.
by Socrates
Sun Mar 30, 2025 7:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Bristol City - Player Ratings
Replies: 63
Views: 5263

Re: Burnley v Bristol City - Player Ratings

Not going to score everybody as I watched on TV. But ……. Josh Laurent. He was excellent in shutting Twine down. Twine was very obviously dropping between midfield and defence and looking to receive the ball and Bristol were looking to thread it in. Laurent was constantly scanning where Twine was and...
by Socrates
Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Run In - Jeopardy
Replies: 98
Views: 9813

Re: The Run In - Jeopardy

Leeds and Sheff United fans being over-confident and arrogant?

Never!!
by Socrates
Sat Mar 08, 2025 7:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Marcus Edwards...
Replies: 50
Views: 6582

Re: Marcus Edwards...

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sat Mar 08, 2025 6:11 pm
I haven't fat checked this but this just appeared on twitter:

Since Edwards started playing we've averaged 3 goals per game in the Championship.
I’d fact check that.

Well not true.
by Socrates
Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foster
Replies: 163
Views: 11224

Re: Foster

He looks to me like he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders and his confidence is shot to bits when it comes to putting the ball away. There have been a few times where he has passed up shooting chances and the camera panned to him at the end of the game on the bench and he looked disconso...
by Socrates
Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bauress
Replies: 78
Views: 8122

Re: Bauress

Quicknick wrote:
Sun Feb 09, 2025 7:47 am
Rodriquez certainly made an impact, Lafferty not much of one. Rangers fans thought he was rubbish.
He was our record sale when we got rid of him.

I hope Bauress goes on to make the same impact.
by Socrates
Sun Feb 09, 2025 7:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bauress
Replies: 78
Views: 8122

Re: Bauress

IrkthePurists wrote:
Sun Feb 09, 2025 7:26 am
Tony, you’ve got a lot of knowledge of the youth set up etc - I’m trying to remember players who went out on loan to get that experience then came back to make in impact for us?
Jay and Kyle Lafferty both had loan spells before making an impact with us.
by Socrates
Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hysteria
Replies: 152
Views: 7028

Re: Hysteria

Been reflecting on this overnight and another thing that comes to mind is that we now have the boring tag. The Guardian podcast and Totally Football both spent decent amounts of time this week talking about how dull we are. One of the Chmapionship podcasts (not the top 20?) has been going on about i...
by Socrates
Sat Feb 01, 2025 5:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hysteria
Replies: 152
Views: 7028

Re: Hysteria

Spot on again. It was a pretty terrible watch and it was far from pretty but frankly we dont have enough real creativity in the final third when teams get behind the ball If only we had somebody who could open a defence with a pass or a winger who could cut inside and make things happen. Two subs w...
by Socrates
Sat Feb 01, 2025 11:34 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January Transfer Window Rumours
Replies: 4635
Views: 560645

Re: January Transfer Window Rumours

Edwards would be a serious signing for the Championship.

He’s played a lot of European level football. Small, tricky, dribbler …… was being talked on the verges of England squad a couple of times.

Be surprised if we get him.