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by Socrates
Wed Sep 03, 2025 4:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Three more ex-Clarets involved on transfer deadline day
Replies: 12
Views: 833

Re: ARTICLE: Three more ex-Clarets involved on transfer deadline day

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Wed Sep 03, 2025 3:47 pm
His season with us is probably the best of his career
I dunno man, that year he scored against City in the Champions League quarters and played in the Champions League semi-finals plus the French Cup semi-final in 2019/20 was probably better than him getting relegated with us.
by Socrates
Mon Sep 01, 2025 10:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's football 31/8/25
Replies: 32
Views: 1555

Re: Today's football 31/8/25

CJER was good last year, but I did think some of the responses from our fans about him were over the top. He had the best player in the Championship by miles playing alongside him and a team set up to protect and defend. In that role understandably he thrived and his passing stood out. There’s a mas...
by Socrates
Wed Aug 27, 2025 10:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: League Cup 3rd Round Draw
Replies: 81
Views: 7512

Re: League Cup 3rd Round Draw

ollieclarets8 wrote:
Wed Aug 27, 2025 10:03 pm
Shame but they were always going to win when they came back from 2-0 down.
Good shout
by Socrates
Wed Aug 27, 2025 2:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bronwhill confirms departure
Replies: 296
Views: 33255

Re: Bronwhill confirms departure

Stockport fan at work told me today he’s signing for them.

Was hard to stifle my laughter.
by Socrates
Sun Aug 24, 2025 3:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend
Replies: 46
Views: 1533

Re: Lancashire League weekend

Hell of a second half to the innings.

That’s why they’re champions.
by Socrates
Tue Aug 12, 2025 9:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Isak
Replies: 37
Views: 2686

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: 7552

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: 9167

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: 9167

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: 1406

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: 2745

Re: Shubman Gill

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

Gill is a dick.
by Socrates
Mon Jul 21, 2025 6:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

bumba wrote:
Mon Jul 21, 2025 2:30 pm
Exactly and a £40 million gamble on a player that flopped in the premier league last time is a big ask.
You mean like how they spent £50 mill plus on De Bruyne after he bombed at Chelsea?
by Socrates
Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League weekend thread
Replies: 120
Views: 5193

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: 2099

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: 6774

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: 6774

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: 42232

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: 15049

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: 3919

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: 9409

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: 9409

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: 3650

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: 3650

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: 3423

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
Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

I've just realised (without being surprised) that nothing ever came of Alastair Campbell's son tweeting that Tella is a done deal. What does he get out of doing that? Surely it just reflects badly on his dad? (And I'm aware of his dad's association with things that aren't quite true, before anyone ...
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: 1453
Views: 249051

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
Wed Jun 25, 2025 12:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

Some of the clangers he had this season for Ipswich were truly laughable. He’s an appalling keeper and never should have been anywhere near our club IMO Even when he was a huge part of one of the most successful Championship teams of all time and the best defence in the Championship in 22/23? Nowhe...
by Socrates
Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

He's supposed to be 'a prick' (whatever that means - as it has not been explained) not an arsehole. Yes, We all know it's a team game where morale and camaraderie are important factors. I don't think 'an arsehole' would get very far in the game never mind playing for Karlsruhe or Burnley. He can't ...
by Socrates
Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tresor
Replies: 195
Views: 22248

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: 5532

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: 42232

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: 3800

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: 4998

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: 4998

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: 4998

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
Tue Jun 10, 2025 5:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

clarets1978 wrote:
Tue Jun 10, 2025 4:19 pm
A transfer window closes and no signings? Just like the previous board this! Not good enough :lol: :lol: :lol:
Signed four players.
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: 2918

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
Thu Jun 05, 2025 8:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

123EasyasBFC wrote:
Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:58 pm
28 pages of a window already when it’s likely we won’t make any signings till either a couple of massive sales or 1st August to keep in the 20m profit mark for PSR purposes

Time for people to just enjoy the off season
We’ve already signed four players.
by Socrates
Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

Cooclaret wrote:
Wed Jun 04, 2025 8:09 pm
European football is slower. Simply that.
Maybe you’re slower?
by Socrates
Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

Cooclaret wrote:
Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:06 pm
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I am going to say this: Messi wouldn’t make anywhere near the same impact in the Premier League as he did in La Liga
by Socrates
Sun Jun 01, 2025 10:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

So not known at 12 then? I played against him in his teens for the town team and can safely say nobody had heard of him then. You can safely say you hadn’t heard of him. That’s a big difference. As other have already demonstrated, he was well known from a very young age and a good few years before ...
by Socrates
Sun Jun 01, 2025 8:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

Ah yes I remember now going to games when Rooney was 12 and his name being on every fans lips. Nobody had heard of him when he broke through. That’s really not true. It wasn’t quite as young as 12, but Kevin Campbell was talking about him a lot when he was 14 and saying he could already play for th...
by Socrates
Tue May 27, 2025 7:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brothers in Arms
Replies: 52
Views: 4520

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
Mon May 26, 2025 7:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002943

Re: Summer transfer window

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Mon May 26, 2025 6:35 pm
I think there’s a deal that can be done to get the fee to 30m for us.

Maybe something like 20m rising to 30m with add ons and low buy back clause.

Although as Taio is suggesting there’s already 3-4 other premier clubs after him so I suggest we have no chance.
You’re an idiot.
by Socrates
Sat May 24, 2025 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Play off final Saturday 24th
Replies: 446
Views: 18768

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: 18768

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: 18768

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: 18768

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: 5201

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: 3030

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...