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- Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3035
Re: Louis XVII
Oh yes, there was a degree of middle class support for the ideals of the Revolution but it never transferred to any real action and our population were relatively free and well-fed compared to the Frenchies. It undoubtedly frightened the ruling class and there was a lot of disruption but we never h...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3035
Re: Louis XVII
Nice and knowledgeable. I don't think we came close to a revolution here in GB though. I’d recommend a bit of late eighteenth/early nineteenth lit Rowls…. The leading light of American Revolution enlightenment was Thomas Paine… the English theorist… then there was Shelley, Byron and the whole Age o...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Brian Clough interview.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2089
Re: Brian Clough interview.
Historical proof that even a football genius needs an experienced Peter Taylor to bounce ideas off.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3035
Re: Louis XVII
Yes - so who is Burnley's Robespierre?! Robespierre is most famous for creating the motto… Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and tried to steer the ship… so that role can only go to Alan Pace, it is a bad fit though as the Morman church did not exist until being founded in New York in 1830 by Joseph Sm...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3035
Re: Louis XVII
I just want to know who our Robespierre is! Robespierre has been used as a scapegoat for many things… Louis’s demise amongst them. He was guilty of a lot, but the king did accept proportional representation and was retained as head of state. Robespierre was a lawyer trying to prevent anarchy while ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 8418
Re: Rovers protest
Worth watching the match for that alarming protest. Bet the Venky’s can’t sleep tonight seeing such passion on and off the pitch. Wonderful to see it go to the last penalty, although it will give them something to crow about… last thing they needed.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 8418
Re: Rovers protest
Perfect game. Losing after extra time, on the last penalty… with a big few games ahead of them this season; was about what I hoped for before kick off. They showed a lot more fight than we are at the moment though, sadly. Glad it wasn’t us playing them tonight tbh.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stan Bowles RIP
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2214
Re: Stan Bowles RIP
Great player and a true maverick, something he paid a heavy price for under several managers. As others have said that QPR team was unbelievably talented. RIP
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: pace
- Replies: 89
- Views: 5925
Re: pace
I think (don’t know) that will have been one of Kompanys demands to come. He’s an astute business man. VK’s qualification is business theory and models, is no slight to his qualification to point out that it is one thing to demonstrate his understanding in academic essays, and another to be able to...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
- Replies: 424
- Views: 16506
Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
This question gets harder with every passing week. Stay. Not debate but my reasoning:- But I think we need to give VK a long break from the club this summer in order for him to contemplate this season and able to reevaluate his choices this term in the cold light of day, without the noise. I think V...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: whatever happened to John Cofie?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3509
Re: whatever happened to John Cofie?
The headline is a hook, and while factually correct is deliberately misleading to grab attention. Had the Headline read ex-footballer’s had their careers destroyed by claims the court decided where unsubstantiated… it would have had a whole different emotive feel: and would have only appealed to a f...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 31 PREDICTIONS
- Replies: 1681
- Views: 131674
Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 25 PREDICTIONS
Aston Villa 2 -1 Nottingham Forest
Brighton 2 -1 Everton
Crystal Palace 2 v 3 Burnley Fofana 34mins
Man-Utd 3-1 Fulham
Bournemouth 1-3 Man-City
Arsenal 2 - 2 Newcastle
Sunday 25th
Wolves 3 v 0 Sheffield United
Monday 26th
West ham 2 v 1 Brentford
Total goals = 29
Brighton 2 -1 Everton
Crystal Palace 2 v 3 Burnley Fofana 34mins
Man-Utd 3-1 Fulham
Bournemouth 1-3 Man-City
Arsenal 2 - 2 Newcastle
Sunday 25th
Wolves 3 v 0 Sheffield United
Monday 26th
West ham 2 v 1 Brentford
Total goals = 29
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 1:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - MAN UTD v BURNLEY
- Replies: 2536
- Views: 160923
Re: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - BURNLEY v ARSENAL
Palace 2 - 3 Burnley - Jay Rod 34 mins
Championship
Championship
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: V.K.'s press conference.
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2923
Re: V.K.'s press conference.
Press conferences are an obligation. We used to get press conferences when there was a big announcement, the rest of the time it was for the journalists to make the phone calls. Being dragged out before every match is not something managers want to do. Why give advance warning to opponents? Therefor...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Benson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4757
Re: Benson
Pretty much my sentiment regarding not necessarily his initial signing but certainly the contract extension.alwaysaclaret wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:49 pmBegs the question why the hell did he sign him in the first place if he deems him fit for nothing.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
Re: Chris Wilder
Indeed, and of course it is relevant but challenging him is not the thrust of the thread.Darnhill Claret wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:47 pmAnd of course the assistant referee's truth, if his is relevant of course.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Benson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4757
Re: Benson
Do you really need an answer for that? Benson got a pay rise we tied down a key player from last season helps us get a higher fee. The same reason Cullen signed an extension, the part you’re missing though is Benson has never played PL football before, nobody knew if he’d make the grade, there was ...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
Re: Chris Wilder
If Wilder had any respect should he not have said something along the lines of "I am about to be a bit of a knob (again) but you are eating I will come back when you have finished" ? I agree you would hope Wilder would publicly apologise for his over reaction, when he calmed down… as he made public...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
Re: Chris Wilder
You're having a bit of a nightmare trying to defend him. Looking very stupid yourself, at least he can put being a nob down to the pressures of getting beat every week. If he apologised for the sandwich comment, people might listen to his rants about decisions. Your opinion which I hold in as littl...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wembley of the North
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2145
Re: Wembley of the North
The taxpayer already holds a stake in Bolton I think, unless they’ve payed it back… give the Old Trafford stadium money to them to expand it to become a second national stadium and save having to waste further money in futile pursuit of trying to get the money out of Bolton while creating a new Wemb...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 8418
Re: Rovers protest
Dreadful ... disgusting the way they are pumping all that money in year in year out 😉 If they want local celebrity ownership… they’re mixing up Lee Mac and Big Mac I suspect. Their wrath should be aimed at the Walker children… they had no interest in Uncle Jack’s legacy and palmed it off at the fir...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
Re: Chris Wilder
If I was the employee on my lunch break eating a sandwich in a communal office I work in and you "blasted" me for it, I would tell you where to stick your job and shall fall asleep tonight thankful you are not my manager. You would have been fired before it ever came to that. There was no food allo...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 8418
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 8418
Re: Rovers protest
You may say that, I could not possibly comment. My idea of Half time entertainment is getting a pie and reading my programme.dougcollins wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:44 pmSounds like something we'd come up with for half time 'entertainment'.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 8418
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
Re: Chris Wilder
I don’t think it is pedantic or irrelevant. The referee’s assistant doesn’t work for Chris Wilder. They are equals. If he’s eating a sandwich when Wilder walks into a room he shouldn’t be expected to put it to the side until Wilder says he can continue to eat it. Massive sense of entitlement from W...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 8418
Re: Rovers protest
They bought a five pack to hand around. They need some ‘rover’ dogs to retrieve them… that would make the news however shite ‘mass protest’ of a few who can be arsed throwing them looked.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Benson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4757
Re: Benson
OR: extended in preparation for the Championship next year. Bruun Larsenn and Tresor can go but Benny, Anass, Luca and Wilf would be a nightmare for Championship FBs. Maybe… seems very extravagant to be paying a seasons wages when there will be other and fresher options in the market that are poten...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
Re: Chris Wilder
Can't say I like Wilder and his narrow-eyed Tyke hard-man act very much. He made an absolute fool of himself with the sandwich incident and the Guardian football cartoonist David Squires made hay !.... https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/06/david-squires-on-chris-wilder-the-other-...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Benson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4757
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
Re: Chris Wilder
If a manager burst into my office, being pretty obnoxious and ranting, I'm going to carry on eating my sandwich, and I wouldn't stop my assistant doing either. Bearing in mind they've probably had no real proper sustenance for hours, including a good while before the game. We don't know the exact d...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
Re: Chris Wilder
The conversation was in the referee's office wasn't it? Going into the ref's office, most likely totally unannounced, at the end of a physically exerting game for both players and officials, is nothing like a planned business meeting with a supplier. If the manager of another company comes into a c...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Benson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4757
Re: Benson
What I do not understand is if Benson is not the level required why the hell did we extend his contract in the summer… makes no sense.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3547
Re: Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview
That’s just deflecting blame elsewhere though, shame VK isn’t given the same pass. VK signed the good ones, Pace signed the bad ones. Not sure you can make that comparison. The whole ethos of Dyche’s final flurry of signings were very different from his previous model. Not calling Kompany but the i...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:39 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rosenior comment last night on Hull performance
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3197
Re: Rosenior comment last night on Hull performance
Hull won last night at Southampton and Liaim Rosenior said of the performance - "People might say it's a great performance tactically but it's not tactics, it's an appetite to run and fight, and a bravery to play." I couldn't help think we could do with a bit of that. Proving to be a decent manager...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3547
Re: Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview
The love and unity had probably gone because he spent £40m in his final season and we won 1 game from August until February. This season has been dreadful but imagine if we only had 1 win on the board at this stage. I have no idea if SD spent the money, but even at the time they seemed very unlike ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4427
Re: Chris Wilder
Re the sandwich comment… I totally agree with Wilder. How long does it take to meet the manager… would you take a sandwich to a business meeting with a client or supplier and start eating while discussing projects (outside of a business lunch). It is completely unprofessional and disrespectful, he c...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3547
Re: Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview
Just to counteract, I was ready to for him to go. He did amazing things for the club, should probably have a statue at the ground, but I think I’d had enough towards the end of his tenure, both on and off the pitch. I think the players had too. Quite agree. Whoever was to blame the breakdown of his...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10041
- Views: 1062571
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Interesting article in The New York Times - Is Sheffield the true home/birthplace of codified football and the game we know and love. Incidentally the Prof Wilson mentioned is Rob Wilson, who used to feature on this thread regularly before Elon made his move and destroyed our access to twitter with...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley ‘as live’ starting now on Sky
- Replies: 0
- Views: 979
Burnley ‘as live’ starting now on Sky
For the masochists on here… game of the day
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Are Arsenal playing more British game than us?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 810
Are Arsenal playing more British game than us?
Looking ahead to the Arsenal game and one thing I have to take my hat off to Mikel Arteta for is spotting the weakness in the new fashion for ‘ball playing goalkeepers’ that try to pat away shots and crosses because they lack physicality. It seems he has been quicker than most to recognise there are...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Bundesliga highlights
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1533
Re: Bundesliga highlights
I knew they’d gone down but didn’t realise they were in the bottom half of the table until I looked the other day Was reading they are deep deep trouble. If they do not avoid another relegation (on the cards) they are unlikely to qualify for a place in the league below as they carry too much debt… ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: REPORT: Much improved at Anfield but another defeat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1447
Re: REPORT: Much improved at Anfield but another defeat
For me it is a contribution of a young goalkeeper who cannot dominate his immediate area and zonal marking which requires a goalkeeper who can dominate his box…
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Josh Brownhill
- Replies: 76
- Views: 5120
Re: Josh Brownhill
We need to show greater ruthlessness in moving players off our books in May-I think Alan Pace will push for it. We used to be great and getting good money for players past their best, but now there appears to be less focus in trying to generate income rather than putting them out on loan.I find it ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3254
Re: Everton
Part of the modern trend to accept no responsibility for historical wrong doing. Society has been let down by populism in politics, now society apes the politics of the last twenty years of political rule. Attracting money and power is all that matters, turn a blind eye… oh that went wrong, we need ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:25 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - MAN UTD v BURNLEY
- Replies: 2536
- Views: 160923
Re: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - LIVERPOOL v BURNLEY
Burnley 2-1 Arsenal - Brownhill 46 mins
Championship
Championship
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:17 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Next 10 games
- Replies: 128
- Views: 5251
Re: Next 10 games
If we are relegated, that is a major concern, we may well look at loaning out players to keep them on the books with the hope that we bounce straight back. Even that will see us having to rebuild but the loan market may be the way to recruit. If we find the quality of Beyer, THB, Tella and Maatsen ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:02 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Next 10 games
- Replies: 128
- Views: 5251
Re: Next 10 games
yep we can't do that, 2 or 3 is ok but anymore and it's just another **** show. I think the story was Assignon would only consider a perm move IF we stayed up. I don't give us a chance of staying up sadly Still believing but it’s getting a bit like still believing in Santa after seeing your dad put...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:59 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Arsenal goals yesterday against the Clarets…
- Replies: 5
- Views: 866
Re: Arsenal goals yesterday against the Clarets…
I reckon the Clarets goalkeeper was to blame for at least 3 of the Arsenal goals… Let’s see how Trafford does next week when Arsenal play the real Clarets, I reckon this board would have gone into meltdown if it was Trafford in goal yesterday making those mistakes! Are you suggesting West Ham fans ...