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by Bacchus
Mon Sep 29, 2025 9:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Everton v West Ham
Replies: 31
Views: 2224

Re: Everton v West Ham

Elbowing Paqueta is more deserving of a medal than a card. Cheat of the highest order.
by Bacchus
Sat Sep 27, 2025 8:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Manchester City v Burnley - Player Ratings
Replies: 36
Views: 4563

Re: Manchester City v Burnley - Player Ratings

Dubravka 7
Walker 6
Laurent 5
Ekdal 7
Estève 5
Hartman 6
Florentino 7
Cullen 7
Tchaouna 5
Anthony 6
Foster 6

Bruun Larsen 5

Plenty of endeavour but a lack of quality or composure in key moments
by Bacchus
Sat Sep 27, 2025 7:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Josh Laurent
Replies: 54
Views: 4866

Re: Josh Laurent

It's pretty easy to see why Parker rates and trusts Laurent but for everything he brings his use of the ball simply isn't good enough at this level. I would assume that Tuanzebe will slot into that role if / when fit enough as more of an orthodox defender with Walker having more licence to play furt...
by Bacchus
Wed Sep 24, 2025 1:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Parker post match interview v Cardiff
Replies: 45
Views: 4513

Re: Parker post match interview v Cardiff

The inability of some to see the bigger picture is baffling. Our first XI are going to be chasing the ball for the best part of 90 minutes on Saturday. I think I'd prefer them to be fully rested and not injured, and clearly Parker agrees. We've seen already this season how tired players can make cos...
by Bacchus
Tue Sep 23, 2025 9:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The SUPER CLARETS vs Cardiff City - MATCH THREAD (Carabao Cup)
Replies: 399
Views: 10589

Re: The SUPER CLARETS vs Cardiff City - MATCH THREAD (Carabao Cup)

2nd half was better, looked like they'd had a bit of a chat at half time. Edwards much improved, Flemming more involved, nice cameo from Trésor. System never looked remotely balanced but it was all about which players needed the minutes rather than displaying a tactical masterclass. If Trésor is fit...
by Bacchus
Tue Sep 23, 2025 8:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The SUPER CLARETS vs Cardiff City - MATCH THREAD (Carabao Cup)
Replies: 399
Views: 10589

Re: The SUPER CLARETS vs Cardiff City - MATCH THREAD (Carabao Cup)

I've no issue with the lineup tonight. Fringe players need minutes in their legs, as do those coming back from injury and he'd be mad to risk any of his key players in this competition at this stage. The application of some has been disappointing though and I'm sure Parker will be letting a few know...
by Bacchus
Tue Sep 23, 2025 8:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The SUPER CLARETS vs Cardiff City - MATCH THREAD (Carabao Cup)
Replies: 399
Views: 10589

Re: The SUPER CLARETS vs Cardiff City - MATCH THREAD (Carabao Cup)

Some proper oddballs in the Bob Lord tonight. Poor performances across pitch, but Edwards being singled out for the abuse. He’s been poor, but he’s also produced the only bit of quality we’ve see so far. I suspect it's the abject lack of effort and several misplaced simple passes that is causing th...
by Bacchus
Tue Sep 16, 2025 6:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Injured players
Replies: 24
Views: 2147

Re: Injured players

Have to admit this rule caught me out too. I couldn't understand why MacAllister was allowed to stay on until a bloke near me explained it. It's still a weird one though. Why is yellow card the threshold? If a player is fouled and injured, and the referee agrees it's a foul, why are they only allowe...
by Bacchus
Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tannoy announcer
Replies: 95
Views: 5885

Re: Tannoy announcer

File this in the list of things that the club gets obviously wrong every week that would be so easy to fix that the only conclusion you can draw is that they don't care. Would take 5 minutes to check the pronunciation for both teams when the team sheets are handed out. It's disrespectful and embarra...
by Bacchus
Sun Sep 14, 2025 6:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Milos Kerkez
Replies: 19
Views: 2893

Re: Milos Kerkez

Definitely should have been sent off. For the dive alone if I had my way, but dragging a player to the ground to stop a potential counter attack is as blatant a yellow as you'll get.
by Bacchus
Sun Sep 14, 2025 5:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Heartbreaker
Replies: 68
Views: 4421

Re: Heartbreaker

The most frustrating thing about the first yellow card was that he only has to make the challenge because Oliver ignored an obvious foul on Ekdal. The amount of pushing Liverpool got away with when the ball was in the air was ridiculous.
by Bacchus
Fri Sep 05, 2025 8:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: TICKET PRINTING £5
Replies: 53
Views: 2881

Re: TICKET PRINTING £5

Id probably just get yourself a smartphone There is obviously a tiny part of the population for whom a smartphone isn't a viable option, but I'm sure there is a much larger group of people who wander down to Teaco with a box of turnips purely so they can get irate when they aren't allowed to barter...
by Bacchus
Thu Sep 04, 2025 11:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Alex Birnie
Replies: 15
Views: 4407

Re: Alex Birnie

Without wishing to come across as insensitive or lacking in sympathy I agree with Tony and Notts on this. People go to watch a football match, not attend a memorial service. The club offers an opportunity to collectively remember those we have lost each year and it would be far better if everybody j...
by Bacchus
Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer 2025 BFC Transfer Window - Links and discussion on the Linked player only.
Replies: 1473
Views: 270201

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

Pretty sure "Flemming is a 10, not a 9" was the most used phrase on here last season
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 30, 2025 10:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: **** VAR
Replies: 249
Views: 11810

Re: **** VAR

'Daylight' only works as a deciding factor if you can guarantee the view is at exactly 90 degrees to the touchline across the pitch. Shift it a degree or two either way and 'daylight' appears or disappears.
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 30, 2025 6:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: **** VAR
Replies: 249
Views: 11810

Re: **** VAR

Sorry, they’ve not shown it’s in advance, as the line is not correctly drawn. It's not a great graphic, but there is a vertical line drawn from Foster's shoulder, and one drawn through the defender's arm. Assuming they both line up with the red line on the grass, that is offside. Anyway, it matters...
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 30, 2025 6:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: **** VAR
Replies: 249
Views: 11810

Re: **** VAR

Then why is the defenders shirt also in colour? The defender should not have any part in colour. The line is wrong. I'm not sure on the colouring in convention, but in this case it's not really the issue. The line they've drawn shows Foster's shoulder is in advance of the defender's shoulder, foot,...
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 30, 2025 6:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: **** VAR
Replies: 249
Views: 11810

Re: **** VAR

martin_p wrote:
Sat Aug 30, 2025 5:53 pm
‘Assuming the offside graphic to be accurate’. And therein lies the problem, it isn’t 100% accurate with the technology we have, it can only ever be an approximation.
Agreed, but that's the technology that is used and in this instance it clearly says Foster is offside. That much is inarguable.
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 30, 2025 5:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: **** VAR
Replies: 249
Views: 11810

Re: **** VAR

Assuming the offside graphic to be accurate, the line is drawn to Foster's shoulder, being the most advanced part of his body that he can legally use, and it is further forward than any part of the defender's body that can be legally used.

Hence offside, correct decision, however close.
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 30, 2025 5:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: **** VAR
Replies: 249
Views: 11810

Re: **** VAR

Still haven't seen a conclusive angle showing that Anthony's foul continued into the box tbh. The part of the shirt that he was holding is surely the relevant bit, not the bit of the player that was diving over the line? Given that the initial decision was no foul it felt like quite a leap from VAR ...
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 30, 2025 5:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: THE SUPER CLARETS vs Man U - Match Thread
Replies: 708
Views: 23546

Re: THE SUPER CLARETS vs Man U - Match Thread

Hard to argue that United didn't deserve the win over the 90 minutes but disappointing that 2 massively marginal decisions could have seen it go the other way. Plenty to take from the game, but also a few concerns about how much trouble United's front three and wingbacks caused us, particularly in t...
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 30, 2025 4:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: THE SUPER CLARETS vs Man U - Match Thread
Replies: 708
Views: 23546

Re: THE SUPER CLARETS vs Man U - Match Thread

United well on top, but let's be honest they should be with the respective players on show. We've really struggled with their pace and movement up front. Looks like we're seeing the reaction from the Grimsby result too which is a bit unfortunate.

Still only a goal in it though, everything to play for
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 30, 2025 1:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football 30/08
Replies: 41
Views: 2326

Re: Today's Football 30/08

I tend to give refs the benefit of the doubt, difficult job, impossible rule changes etc, but that is an absolute shocker of a decision.
by Bacchus
Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No Walker for England
Replies: 33
Views: 3513

Re: No Walker for England

Quite telling that as soon as he starts playing for a smaller club, he is instantly dropped The fact that he is playing for a smaller club is a pretty good indication that his levels have dropped. Just like his recent performances for England. I really don't get this chip on shoulder attitude. We'v...
by Bacchus
Thu Aug 21, 2025 5:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Koleosho gone
Replies: 66
Views: 5777

Re: Koleosho gone

If he has a good season there we get an improved, 21 year old winger with three years left on his deal. If he doesn't have a good season there then it maybe reflects that he wouldn't have had much to offer us either. It's in everyone's interest that he gets game time and begins to show some of the p...
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 16, 2025 5:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Spuds v Super Clarets Match Thread
Replies: 686
Views: 19106

Re: Spuds v Super Clarets Match Thread

Best to ignore those who simply revel in misery and negativity. I thought it was a decent performance overall. If Hannibal had put that chance away just before Richarlison's worldie we'd have been deservedly level and it would have been a very different game. Clearly we need to become more clinical ...
by Bacchus
Sat Aug 16, 2025 5:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Three word honest reactions
Replies: 107
Views: 8923

Re: Three word honest reactions

Promising despite scoreline
by Bacchus
Tue Aug 12, 2025 6:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Isak
Replies: 37
Views: 2904

Re: Isak

Isak has a contract, honour it! Greedy barsteward :roll: All contracts should be of one year duration. This is where players can't win. 1 - Player who honours his contract while not being in the team is stealing a living. 2 - Player honours his contract and leaves at the end of it is denying his cl...
by Bacchus
Tue Aug 12, 2025 8:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Hundred
Replies: 50
Views: 3013

Re: The Hundred

When there’s a team that represents where I’m from While I understand the sentiment I think those times have gone in elite sports. We're all (presumably) Burnley fans, but how much can any of us claim that the team represents Burnley? We're owned by Americans with players from around the world, all...
by Bacchus
Tue Aug 12, 2025 7:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Hundred
Replies: 50
Views: 3013

Re: The Hundred

Like many “trad” cricket fans I’ve scoffed at The Hundred but I’m posting this on the train back from Manchester after what was, I have to say, a brilliant night at Old Trafford tonight . Manchester Originals beat London Spirit in a tight game with plenty of runs scored, a pantomime villain in Davi...
by Bacchus
Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ticket Exchange
Replies: 2
Views: 271

Re: Ticket Exchange

I listed mine a week ago and had an email confirming it had sold a few days later. Felt like an improvement from last season where you couldn't list them untill about 20 minutes before kickoff
by Bacchus
Thu Aug 07, 2025 5:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What wrecks footballers careers?
Replies: 46
Views: 2357

Re: What wrecks footballers careers?

It would be interesting to know whether clubs still encourage players to get married young and have kids in the hope they settle down. I’m sure it was encouraged in the past. Maybe not so much now as it can create more problems than it solves. Probably more relevant in a time where they would actua...
by Bacchus
Wed Aug 06, 2025 5:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1038527

Re: Summer transfer window

Watched spurs vs reading pre season friendly other week and he looked a touch of class. Is that ok? Absolutely fine. He seems to have been portrayed as a modern day Franz Beckenbauer on here recently so I naturally assumed it was based on something more than a preseason friendly against a league on...
by Bacchus
Wed Aug 06, 2025 2:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1038527

Re: Summer transfer window

123EasyasBFC wrote:
Wed Aug 06, 2025 1:42 pm
Really want us to be in the mix for Vuskovic on loan from spurs.

A back 3 of Walker Vuskovic esteve would be fantastic
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Which of his performances in the Belgian / Polish / Croatian youth leagues really stood out for you?

Or is he good on FIFA?
by Bacchus
Tue Aug 05, 2025 3:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Away fan ticket prices
Replies: 90
Views: 3185

Re: Away fan ticket prices

Give over. They’re rinsing fans whilst they can. If we get back to back relegations, there’s no way were charging what we are for walk ons or season tickets for that matter. What’s funny is the “away cap”. So each club is okay charging no more than £30 to a fan of the other team. But is okay chargi...
by Bacchus
Tue Aug 05, 2025 1:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Away fan ticket prices
Replies: 90
Views: 3185

Re: Away fan ticket prices

Football is expensive now. That's inarguable. Most clubs are in a no-win situation though. They need all the money they can get to try and stay afloat at whatever level they play at. Even non-league prices aren't cheap these days because of the need to cover the basic running costs of the clubs. At ...
by Bacchus
Tue Aug 05, 2025 11:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Starting 11 to seriously compete?
Replies: 96
Views: 6849

Re: Starting 11 to seriously compete?

The prevailing wisdom on this board seems to be that 2 years ago Kompany 'ripped apart' the team that won promotion, thus ensuring our relegation before a ball had been kicked. Over the corse of this summer I think I've seen every one of our players other than Estève being dismissed as not being goo...
by Bacchus
Mon Aug 04, 2025 10:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1038527

Re: Summer transfer window

People need to spend less time making up utter drivel to post on here and more time learning how to spell and pronounce our players' names because, let's be honest, that's going to be an absolute sh1tshow this season.
by Bacchus
Mon Aug 04, 2025 1:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England India 5th test
Replies: 264
Views: 10666

Re: England India 5th test

If we want him to bat like Boycott then fair enough Its almost like there is nothing between the two extremes.... Obviously he doesn't need to turn into a blocker. He just needs to consider the bigger picture a bit more occasionally. Similar to when he was caught on 99 at Headingley trying to showb...
by Bacchus
Mon Aug 04, 2025 1:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England India 5th test
Replies: 264
Views: 10666

Re: England India 5th test

Not sure I'd be writing Bethell off. He was thrown in at the deep end with very little cricket under his belt and struggled in this match resulting in the frustrated swing we saw in the second innings. He's clearly a talent though. The moment it changed was when Brook decided he wanted to win the ma...
by Bacchus
Mon Aug 04, 2025 12:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1038527

Re: Summer transfer window

On the Broja thing. I don’t know where I have been looking where everyone else hasn’t but from what I have read it left me thinking why are we even looking at this guy? I don’t know if others have different sources but all I see is an injury prone striker who has a habit of not scoring goals. Forgi...
by Bacchus
Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Son Heung-min
Replies: 22
Views: 2529

Re: Son Heung-min

bobinho wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:10 am
This SHOULD be one of those rarest of rare things on here….when every single opinion is pretty much the same and we are ALL in agreement.
Don't worry, one of the contrarians will be along in a minute to tell us he had a bad attitude or wasn't good enough in the air or something.
by Bacchus
Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Zaroury
Replies: 28
Views: 3905

Re: Zaroury

Still one of our best players of recent times.It was a disgrace how VK treated him in his second season. Was he though? For half a season he was great. After Christmas he blew hot and cold. His decision making was always questionable. He didn't get a chance in the Prem for a reason, not just becaus...
by Bacchus
Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The state of Manchester United
Replies: 30
Views: 3873

Re: The state of Manchester United

I still think there's a good striker in Hojlund. Maybe he wasn't ready for being the main striker at a big club with a lot of other issues but he has the physicality, the workrate and the movement to come good yet. £30m could seem turn into a bargain for somebody with today's prices.
by Bacchus
Fri Aug 01, 2025 11:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1038527

Re: Summer transfer window

None of us will know the actual fee, just the various pieces of speculation we pick up online. The profile of the player seems like a perfect fit though. He has the physicality, has shown the talent in patches, is young enough to have a increasing value and the hunger to go and prove himself, even i...
by Bacchus
Fri Aug 01, 2025 12:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cricket field stand
Replies: 888
Views: 62351

Re: Cricket field stand

LucasBFC1 wrote:
Fri Aug 01, 2025 12:08 am
Seen somewhere they're adding private boxes? Can anyone confirm because if so that will ruin the atmosphere of the only stand that has any.
Wouldn't that be like adding a penthouse suite to Trafalgar flats? Seems unlikely.
by Bacchus
Fri Aug 01, 2025 12:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1038527

Re: Summer transfer window

Always makes me laugh when people get themselves so confused between a fact and opinion, yet continue to speak with such confidence, authority and assertiveness. 80% of this forum (90% of this thread) is made up of people posting utter drivel with a totally unwarranted air of authority. The theme a...
by Bacchus
Mon Jul 28, 2025 1:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1038527

Re: Summer transfer window

RicardoMontalban wrote:
Mon Jul 28, 2025 1:28 pm
Is there any chance the Brazilian press are perhaps making this up / agent shenanigans?

Sounds a bit bizarre to be honest and not what we need.
No, can't be. We must trust every bit of nonsense people find on the internet and share on here in a bid to be perceived as ITK.
by Bacchus
Sun Jul 20, 2025 1:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 1038527

Re: Summer transfer window

While we're waiting for some transfer news, does anyone have any thoughts on Koleosho or Anthony that they'd like to share?
by Bacchus
Sat Jul 19, 2025 11:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: UEFA European Women's Championship
Replies: 501
Views: 17682

Re: UEFA European Women's Championship

Rowls wrote:
Sat Jul 19, 2025 11:01 pm
I've only just noticed Germany have a player called Minge.
Childish giggles, obvs, but reminds me of Euro 96 and 11 Kuntz