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by Newty
Wed Aug 27, 2025 11:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Josh Cullen chant
Replies: 16
Views: 2691

Re: The Josh Cullen chant

The first time I heard it against Sunderland it sounded like “Josh Cullen , he’s always been a weirdo …” and it sounded more like that everytime until someone close by sang it. Josh Cullen, he's always been a weirdo Josh Cullen, quite nice but slightly simple Josh Cullen, always brightens up my day...
by Newty
Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship
Replies: 251
Views: 29767

Re: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship

Hello, help please! Are friendlies key before the next season? When i took over this team it was a few days before the start of last season and all players were on negative development values. Was this because they sat idle so long? As the season is now over my players are now on 0 DV. I'm assuming ...
by Newty
Wed Aug 06, 2025 11:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Chelsea midfielder Ugochukwu becomes a Claret
Replies: 83
Views: 6126

Re: ARTICLE: Chelsea midfielder Ugochukwu becomes a Claret

ClaretTony wrote:
Wed Aug 06, 2025 10:53 pm
Everyone seems to be getting excited about this signing. What kind of player is he? Who would you compare him to?
Chelsea fan I spoke to said YaYa Touré. Tall, strong, box to box, technically gifted.
by Newty
Mon Aug 04, 2025 2:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer 2025 BFC Transfer Window - Links and discussion on the Linked player only.
Replies: 1453
Views: 249049

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

Here's some Chelsea fans opinions I've just copied and pasted from reddit: - I really liked him, genuinely thought he had a future with us. Bit gutted he’s going tbf but he would get next to no game time. - Burnley, you have yourself a superstar - Banger signing, feels like he was undervalued within...
by Newty
Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1002938

Re: Summer transfer window

Clockwork Claret wrote:
Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:28 am
This site could definitely benefit from some AI to weed out the crap and get to the point on some threads.
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Hahaha I think this is actually the way forward.
by Newty
Wed May 28, 2025 12:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship
Replies: 251
Views: 29767

Re: Free Online Football Management Game, Xpert 11 - Clarets Championship

Falcon wrote:
Tue May 27, 2025 3:21 pm
DanzNewty - I've accepted your application to take over Sabden United.

Please feel free to change the team's name and other aspects.

As I've said to others on here, please shout up if you need any help, advice, tips etc.
Cheers!
by Newty
Sat Mar 29, 2025 7:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A player on a private jet
Replies: 196
Views: 13547

Re: A player on a private jet

Heard a while back from a decent source that he's taking the club to court for mismanagement of injury and the club are countersuing (I'm not sure what for).... gives a strange twist/angle to what could be going on though. Last season when he had his few apps under Kompany, he looked miles off the ...
by Newty
Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January Transfer Window Rumours
Replies: 4635
Views: 565423

Re: January Transfer Window Rumours

Milltown1882 wrote:
Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:05 am
https://x.com/BurnleyOfficial/status/18 ... gr%5Etweet Pace and Williams in on the announcement video :lol:
And JJ Watt on the picture on the wall!
by Newty
Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nuneaton
Replies: 27
Views: 2643

Re: Nuneaton

I had to go to Nuneaton for a training course 10 years or so ago.

On driving into the town I saw a large sign saying "YOU ARE ON CCTV FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY" and it told me everything I needed to know about the place, really.
by Newty
Mon Sep 23, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Browny: be patient
Replies: 126
Views: 9314

Re: Browny: be patient

I have never been on a game before and been anything other than positive. If my thoughts are negative I just keep them to myself. Literally the only thing a fan can do to help is be positive. People say "I've payed my money I've every right to share my thoughts" but I think I've got every right to *...
by Newty
Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer 2024 Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome
Replies: 12275
Views: 1104312

Re: Summer 2024 Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

Murger wrote:
Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:42 am
LongsideClaret has been quiet.
Pace has caught his source and has him tied up in a ww2 bunker under Gawthorpe. loose lips sink ships.
by Newty
Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Academy director leaving?
Replies: 128
Views: 13974

Re: Academy director leaving?

i dont even think this is real now i've seen the letter. Same, its written with zero level of professional expertise. It's basically what I'd expect to see written on here and not by one of our brighter posters. Also worth pointing out to people that the colour behind the texts suggests that this t...
by Newty
Mon Aug 19, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Expected goals
Replies: 111
Views: 6085

Re: Expected goals

This thread is dire. :(

It explains why post match analysis is so low level and why we have to put up with pundits boiling down all the time, expense, thought and effort professional coaches put into preparing 22+ elite sportsmen competing for 90+ minutes into "one team just wanted it more".
by Newty
Sun Aug 18, 2024 8:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Expected goals
Replies: 111
Views: 6085

Re: Expected goals

Just taking this example - how can you have 2.1 goals??? 3 out of every 4 penalties are scored. So, if you have a penalty, there's a 75% chance of it going in. A percentage can also be represented as a whole number: 75% = 0.75 That would be 0.75xg. Obviously you can't have 0.75 goals, but you can't...
by Newty
Tue Aug 13, 2024 11:47 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Matt Donohue v Luton Town
Replies: 34
Views: 1912

Re: RATE THE REF - Matt Donohue v Luton Town

DAVETHEVICAR wrote:
Tue Aug 13, 2024 11:37 am
If you could mark from TV , and I understand why you can’t
Why can't you? Genuine question, I've never understood.
by Newty
Tue May 28, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season goals
Replies: 10
Views: 1052

Re: Season goals

"Best goals" probably isn't the place for seeing goalkeeping highlights tbh. Also he's 6'4.
by Newty
Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 346300

Re: January transfer window rumours.

bump
by Newty
Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 11124
Views: 1039105

Re: Russia Invades

Some people are definitely being drawn in by the Russian propaganda and the fuss they have kicked up about DU shells being "Nuclear weapons". The fact that we're even discussing it, and some people are condemning it shows that the troll farms have worked. Depleted Uranium is much less radioactive th...
by Newty
Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 11124
Views: 1039105

Re: Russia Invades

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66736869 I don't like this development as the question of the after effects of depleted uranium have not been answered. How could Zelensky allow this on his soil? Standard shell used in tanks around the world for decades. A few depleted uranium shells embedde...
by Newty
Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Positives
Replies: 76
Views: 7341

Re: Positives

Both our goals were very good Even while 4 goals behind, we kept pushing to get 1 back We controlled the first 15 minutes, their goal coming against the run of play Koleosho again showing he's been a cracking signing with bags of potential Foster now having 2 goals in 3 games, showing he has what i...
by Newty
Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1967161

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Do we have a stronger defence than last season?... Is the current defence stronger than the one under SD? How can you even compare to SD's defence when it's two polar opposite systems? Imagine Pope, Taylor, Mee, Tarky and Lowton trying to play in VK's possession based, 'play it out from the back' s...
by Newty
Fri Sep 01, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 3 Charged related to offences at City Match
Replies: 54
Views: 5418

Re: 3 Charged related to offences at City Match

CaptainKirk wrote:
Fri Sep 01, 2023 3:48 pm
Bring them on the pitch at every half time and hang them
Thought "oh here we go" then read on and was happy it got silly.
by Newty
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foster
Replies: 45
Views: 4771

Re: Foster

Elizabeth wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:05 pm
Ok you downers
Can't say that nowadays pal.
by Newty
Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1967161

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Whats a 'double pivot'? Single pivot is 1 defensive CM. Double pivot is two defensive CM's. The 'pivot' is the 'in possession' role of players in those positions, always remaining central but moving to provide passing diamond and triangle options. I.e. single pivot: if the GK has the ball at his fe...
by Newty
Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ideas for reveal videos
Replies: 23
Views: 1828

Re: Ideas for reveal videos

Shawshank State Prison. Thunder, lightning and torrential rain fill the dark night sky over the prison in the background of the shot. The camera slowly pans down to reveal a sewer pipe over hanging a river. Suddenly, as a lightning flash brightens the scene, a prisoner slides out of the sewer pipe a...
by Newty
Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1967161

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

It Is What It Is wrote:
Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:12 pm
Anybody fancy walking their dog around Barnfield tomoz?⁰
Someone will only end up spotting Maatsen again.
by Newty
Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Message for Alhambra
Replies: 24
Views: 2514

Re: Message for Alhambra

What an anti-climax. :lol:
by Newty
Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric
Replies: 78
Views: 8413

Re: Muric

4midable wrote:
Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:27 pm
Sure is when said player is on chelseas training videos
Brilliant :lol:
by Newty
Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric
Replies: 78
Views: 8413

Re: Muric

4midable wrote:
Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:03 pm
Roy filmed it
He was giving piggybacks to maatsen
Ah. Seeing as the Maatsen thread I read this morning has completely vanished, I take it the rumor was nonsense?
by Newty
Wed Jun 21, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Andrew Tate saga continues
Replies: 443
Views: 33999

Re: The Andrew Tate saga continues

Rick_Muller wrote:
Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:20 am
In my humble opinion - that lad skips leg day doesn't he...
Boxers, kickboxers, always have massive legs. All the power in your punch comes through your legs. Can't believe this guys done so much juice to grow big arms and chest to only walk about on pigeon legs.
by Newty
Sat Feb 18, 2023 5:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Todays Streams ??
Replies: 29
Views: 5258

Re: Todays Streams ??

Buxtonclaret wrote:
Sat Feb 18, 2023 2:22 pm
Anyone any working streams, post here?

http://thegentleclass.com/tam16/
Where do you find the gentle class streams? Thegentleclass.com doesn't list them?
by Newty
Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 16 points clear of third
Replies: 97
Views: 11772

Re: 16 points clear of third

FCBurnley wrote:
Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:09 pm
Rovers could easily miss out on play offs
I'm certain they will. Finally starting to get the results their performances deserve and Middlesbrough, West Brom, Watford and Norwich all finding form after poor starts from the lot of them.
by Newty
Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Online Stupidity - Beware
Replies: 26
Views: 3119

Re: Online Stupidity - Beware

I have no idea what's happening in this thread. It's like you're all having separate conversations simultaneously, and I can't honestly tell what any one single conversation is about.
by Newty
Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric
Replies: 687
Views: 42923

Re: Muric

Steve1956 wrote:
Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:03 am
Are Stats worth the paper they are written on regarding football?
Never ever taken notice of them myself.
Oh that explains a lot then. Thought you were just on the wind up.
by Newty
Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: our goal last night
Replies: 14
Views: 2381

Re: our goal last night

It's refreshing having the standard of refereeing just being 'a bit sh*t' rather than plain biased.
by Newty
Mon Jun 13, 2022 2:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Haaland joins City
Replies: 100
Views: 7032

Re: Haaland joins City

martin_p wrote:
Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:46 pm
This has been rumbling on since before the season ended and City have only just got it over the line. Absolute PR disaster from City.
Tinpot.
by Newty
Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January 2022 Burnley Transfer Window Rumours - Links - Discussion
Replies: 6926
Views: 817464

Re: January 2022 Burnley Transfer Window Rumours - Links - Discussion

Anyone else concerned with leaving it till the last minute as usual? I don't think we purposely leave it till last minute, I think it's just the nature of the beast for us. Doubt pace has been sat there all window until a couple of days ago and suddenly gone "Oh ********, what day is it? Sean, shal...
by Newty
Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Half Lentils / Half Meat
Replies: 56
Views: 6624

Re: Half Lentils / Half Meat

Do you know the difference between a lentil and a chickpea?

I've never paid good money to have a lentil on my face.
by Newty
Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer 2021 Transfer Window Rumours - Links - Discussion
Replies: 10134
Views: 3796689

Re: Summer 2021 Transfer Window Rumours - Links - Discussion

If the new owners cared about the fans , and knowing the urgency to strengthen the first 11, you would have thought that some communication would be put out , just giving us a hint and some hope that they are trying to bring new faces in. For me silence right now signifies sweet FA is being done. I...
by Newty
Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Magnificent
Replies: 4
Views: 1654

Re: Magnificent

BleedingClaret wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:23 am
I’m not happy with 2 conceded
Same, we'll never win the world cup.
by Newty
Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: OLED v QLED
Replies: 22
Views: 4050

Re: OLED v QLED

First problem here is 65" is very large for an OLED, hence the massive price difference. Scaling up an LCD panel is far far cheaper. I bet if you were looking at the same models but 55" the price difference would be much smaller. Is it an extra 1k better? Depends what a grand is worth to you. About ...
by Newty
Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tories or Labour - who would a BLM political party take the most votes from?
Replies: 54
Views: 4029

Re: Tories or Labour - who would a BLM political party take the most votes from?

Incredible, it's match day and threads like this start. No wonder I get so many complaints about this message board because of this. I'd happily see political threads banned. The most off putting thing for people thinking of signing up to the board must be seeing so many petty, horrible, vicious li...
by Newty
Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bus Crash
Replies: 59
Views: 8536

Re: Bus Crash

Wellsy1882 wrote:
Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:24 pm
I dont do any social media its full of idiots
I know what you mean but this forum isn't exactly the greatest collection of minds the world has ever seen either.
by Newty
Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mortgage advice
Replies: 28
Views: 4256

Re: Mortgage advice

....I'm currently with Skipton Building Society and I would prefer to stay with them really. Why would you prefer to stay? There's no reward for loyalty with mortgage lenders, the options they are currently offering you will be worse than they're offering new customers and significantly worse than ...
by Newty
Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aaron Lennon to join the Turkish Super Lig
Replies: 15
Views: 3560

Re: Aaron Lennon to join the Turkish Super Lig

ClaretAndBlue94 wrote:
Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:57 am
What a day for this bloke - https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/aa ... nleys-no25
Honestly made my day reading this! What a wholesome story! :lol:
by Newty
Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley should be 6th
Replies: 64
Views: 4425

Re: Burnley should be 6th

I don't see why you think its a load of rubbish, its exactly what it says it is. If a team is wasteful and miss chances you would expect them to score, then they wont be as high up the table as if they were very clinical and scored goals you would never expect them too. That's literally what the xgo...
by Newty
Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley should be 6th
Replies: 64
Views: 4425

Re: Burnley should be 6th

MACCA wrote:And Everton 5th... think it's safe to say it's a load of old tosh.
What do you mean?
by Newty
Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gibson
Replies: 78
Views: 14840

Re: Gibson

ClaretTony wrote:I’d be concerned with that pairing in a Premier League game simply because they are both very left sided
I find the notion of two left footed center halves abhorrent. It's unnatural!! And basically just dirty.

Edit - and I'd like to add, this would see us relegated.
by Newty
Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Car insurance for a 17 year old
Replies: 37
Views: 5578

Re: Car insurance for a 17 year old

An MOT test wouldn't result in excessive speeding, the only rolling road is the brake tester and they don't build up much speed. They also get the speed from the GPS in the black box, they aren't connected to the ECU so the black box would think the car is stationery even if the Speedo was reading ...