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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Pompey
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2223
Re: Pompey
Is the ground still a hotch potch and something of a mess? I know when they were in the PL and doing ok, they were trying to either develop it or build new and move because it holds 20,000 or thereabouts and is regularly full and they could get considerably more if they had the room.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sky and EFL package
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2078
Re: Sky and EFL package
Without the sky money football dies in this country now unfortunately because 99% of all club's reley on it to survive Tbf, they've only come to rely on it because the influx of TV money has allowed player wages and transfer fees to escalate to ridiculous proportions which "gate money" and other co...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chelsea v Everton
- Replies: 134
- Views: 4177
Re: Chelsea v Everton
I can't help feeling we really have missed a trick this season so, so badly. With points deductions for 2 potential rivals and Everton in disarray and being so crap, yet still beat us twice and a small time newbie like Luton being in the division, it really shouldn't have been too difficult to finis...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Hillsborough - 35 years
- Replies: 9
- Views: 847
Re: Hillsborough - 35 years
Absolutely jam packed terraces were an accident waiting to happen for years and it was ridiculous and tragic that it took 97 people to die crushed in one before that was truly realised. I stood on numerous terraces, including the old Longside where the sway of the crowd and the unbelievable force of...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Been with your Mrs for 30 years and don’t love her.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2961
Re: Been with your Mrs for 30 years and don’t love her.
I think unfortunately as fans we could see almost straight away that we really weren't going to be good enough and obviously that's not really counting the opening night. I found I'd given up on us avoiding relegation after a very small number of games, because we've had so many seasons in the Prem ...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: So do you drop Muric after two massive costly howlers?
- Replies: 359
- Views: 7968
Re: So do you drop Muric after two massive costly howlers?
I'd still stick with him. His command of his 6 yard area, his catching of crosses, his positioning during general play where he can get out quickly to snuff out dangerous through balls and above all his distribution are all light years ahead of Trafford as things stand. Plus the game moves at a much...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 25 points from winning positions
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1509
Re: 25 points from winning positions
Dyche was given far more meagre funds, but ironically I think that helped him because he had to seriously think about every single purchase, were they genuine value for money and where they were going to fit into his plans. Too much cash floating around allows a more scatter gun approach and a cultu...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Brighton - Player Ratings
- Replies: 91
- Views: 4233
Re: Burnley v Brighton - Player Ratings
Muric 4 (not just because of the comedic error, but because I thought his kicking and distribution radar was dysfunctional today and that's his real strength!) Assignon 8 (All rather helter skelter, but absolutely 100% commitment and I thought he was good today) Ekdal 8 (Great defending) Esteve 8 (M...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: All there in one match.
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2480
Re: All there in one match.
And we ultimately won.....?boatshed bill wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:03 pmWeird selections that have had us in with a very good chance of winning the last 6 games?
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: All there in one match.
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2480
Re: All there in one match.
Please add weird team selection and tactics including substitutions which have all been a huge contributing factor.
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley vs brighton.
- Replies: 429
- Views: 8718
Re: Burnley vs brighton.
Weird selection yet again. Taylor would be the obvious and experienced left back and Foster would only play wide right if we were absolutely stuck and no recognised winger was available!! Anyway, if we win 3-0 I'll eat my words happily!!
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Key match incidents panel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 901
Re: Key match incidents panel
Got to say I don't know who Wolves chairman Mr Shi is, but he's quoted as talking a fair bit of common sense regarding VAR.
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Plymouth v Leicester
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2362
Re: Plymouth v Leicester
I really hope Plymouth stay up. It's a great weekend away trip and although it can be quite hostile to away fans there, that's because they are proper fans who support their club in numbers and it really matters to them. Having said that it's very much the same at Ipswich who are definitely the surp...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Who is it?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1549
Re: Who is it?
Wasn't he also a Homophobic, Psychopathic, Climate change denier and a Pagan to boot. Poor chap. Entitled to his opinions. I honestly thought when you read between the lines some (an awful lot actually) of that was deliberately provocative and almost tongue in cheek to get a reaction, although if i...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Who is it?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1549
Re: Who is it?
I honestly think there was and is only one Pstotto, mainly because despite some of the randomly bizarre stuff which turns up on here on a daily basis, nothing comes close to his! I really liked him (her/they!! can't be too careful.....arrestable offence in Scotland these days!!) And I certainly hope...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:12 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Seat swap day
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1490
Re: Seat swap day
Dark Cloud have you ever wondered how people sat within earshot of you must feel ? They must have everything crossed hoping you don’t return every August to be deflated again after 5 minutes of the new season when you turn up late to miss yet another kick off. Sir, I resent that slur! My seat being...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Seat swap day
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1490
Re: Seat swap day
I'm not, I'm completely the opposite!! But if P8 in the BL is free I'll personally pay for the clown behind me to go there!!!
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Seat swap day
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1490
Re: Seat swap day
I'd like to encourage the guy who sits behind me to swap. (Not with me, but with someone in a completely different stand!!!)
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: As anybody seen.....................................
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3314
Re: As anybody seen.....................................
Was just wondering about Massengo. I'm sure someone on here said they'd seen him wearing a concrete boot, implying either a mysterious injury sustained doing the garden or a falling foul of Muric's security entourage. Either way it's a shame as he looks pretty decent. PS. Melon has also done well a...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Lewis Richardson
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1159
Re: Lewis Richardson
He seems to have been totally plagued by injuries for around two years ish. I don't think that's unusual for young lads who are still physically developing whilst also playing high performance sport and training hard, but clearly it's worrying because he really does appear to be way more unlucky tha...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: O'Shea suspended?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4092
Re: O'Shea suspended?
It would mean overruling the referee and that definitely ain't going to happen, especially when it's somewhat a "judgemental" decision which some would see one way and others would see differently.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Out of contract
- Replies: 50
- Views: 3018
Re: Out of contract
Brownhill is a very good championship player and definitely worth keeping even for just one season if he'll stay. JBG could also still do a job at the lower level and Brun Larson would certainly be a cut above the norm for that division, but I can't see him opting to stay as he'll get better offers ...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Referee confirmed for Brighton game
- Replies: 14
- Views: 860
Re: Referee confirmed for Brighton game
The decision at Leeds was actually the worst of the lot and an absolutely awful piece of refereeing all round. You tend to forget about it over time, but it was a complete fiasco. He could have waited all of 2 seconds as Barnes put the ball in the net and then let VAR take over which is exactly what...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Teams for Brighton
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2064
Re: Teams for Brighton
Ekdal for O'Shea is the obvious one and put Benson wide right instead of Foster. Leave out Fofana and play Foster as a central striker, because that's what he is. If you choose to keep Fofana, then Foster misses out. It all seems pretty straightforward to me, but I'm sure VK will choose to blindside...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 7 years ago at 'Boro (crowd photo)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1856
Re: 7 years ago at 'Boro (crowd photo)
Well there's a coincidence because "the magic rat" is (I believe) front and centre!!!helmclaret wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:31 pmThe guy on the right in the white polo shirt has a look of Bruce Springsteen.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: So who's renewed their ST?
- Replies: 225
- Views: 9462
Re: So who's renewed their ST?
It gets me out the house!
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: I’m so sick of Kompany
- Replies: 349
- Views: 15728
Re: I’m so sick of Kompany
City are only the 6th highest net spenders over the last 5 years, behind Newcastle (5th), Spurs (4th), Arsenal (3rd), Man Utd (2nd) and topping the list is Chelsea. (Football 365/Transfermkt). So the buy, buy, buy strategy doesn't really seem to be cutting the mustard at either Stamford Bridge or O...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: I’m so sick of Kompany
- Replies: 349
- Views: 15728
Re: I’m so sick of Kompany
I honestly wonder if a big part of the issue is that as a player at somewhere like City you really don't see much actual "management". You buy the best players in the world and basically you let them play. I'm not in the camp that believes Pep is an amazing manager. He gets the most amazing players ...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: I’m so sick of Kompany
- Replies: 349
- Views: 15728
Re: I’m so sick of Kompany
He looked every bit a genius this time last season, especially when it came to blending experienced Dyche signings with new unheralded players from lower leagues abroad. Unfortunately he's taken that "model" too far and got the balance all wrong and the much greater rigours of the PL have come to bi...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Toffees vs Clarets Match Thread
- Replies: 494
- Views: 15240
Re: Toffees vs Clarets Match Thread
I'm as much a Muric guy as anyone and I was tearing my hair out (well bald scalp actually) because VK had some weird and miss placed loyalty to Trafford for so long. I've been absolutely delighted to see Muric getting the gig at long last and he's been excellent, but let's be honest here, he cost us...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: I’m so sick of Kompany
- Replies: 349
- Views: 15728
Re: I’m so sick of Kompany
Absolutely no point whatsoever in parting company now as we're down and mistakes have been made and (maybe?) lessons learned and we go again next season. If we sacked Kompany we'd immediately start looking for someone with an extremely good Championship pedigree and maybe even a promotion on his CV ...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Toffees vs Clarets Match Thread
- Replies: 494
- Views: 15240
Re: Toffees vs Clarets Match Thread
Foster AND Fofana was a commendable experiment which nobody really thought worked on Tuesday. I've no problem with the rest of the team bearing in mind availability, but Benson (or Vitihno in a genuine winger role) for Foster would have made more sense (Maybe?)
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Police roadblock on Westgate last night
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4813
Re: Police roadblock on Westgate last night
The town centre had been locked down due to large groups of teenagers gathering for a fight. Two large gangs had arranged it. Police had special powers in force. I'm not joking by the way. :D I know you're not. It's certainly true. I left The Bridge about 7.20 and there was an absolutely massive gr...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Not Flagging Offsides
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1544
Re: Not Flagging Offsides
The principle of VAR received so much support from fans who thought it was going to make the game truer but it's achieved the total opposite when put into practice. Its implementation has been nothing short of a failure Exactly. I'm fairly certain there's not a genuine football fan (as in paying at...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Not Flagging Offsides
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1544
Re: Not Flagging Offsides
This is another by product of VAR and causing a lot of unrest. Should we go back to the liner flagging straight away for offside and if a goal scoring opportunity is denied and the linesman is wrong we just shrug it off. For me there is too much pressure being put on the liner and they are not cons...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: VK touchline ban
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2639
Re: VK touchline ban
Well pretty much every pundit, journalist and commentator working in the media questioned the integrity of the decision and by implication the official who made it. Therefore he should be actually given merit marks for spotting it first!
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Thomas Bramall v Wolves
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1840
Re: RATE THE REF - Thomas Bramall v Wolves
Going through the back of somebody is a yellow card. But he didn't book the Wolves player for this in the first half!
Everyone in the ground saw the (very tricky!)!Wolves player spin himself into the ground and fall over and yet the person closest to the incident thinks it's a foul. Very poor!
Everyone in the ground saw the (very tricky!)!Wolves player spin himself into the ground and fall over and yet the person closest to the incident thinks it's a foul. Very poor!
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sequence of events after Wolves Scored
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2475
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Not Flagging Offsides
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1544
Re: Not Flagging Offsides
It was utterly ridiculous last night and tbf I don't think I blame the liner because he's only following orders from above. As mentioned there was one occasion when play was allowed to go on when the guy had clearly been caught offside and Vitihno ended up prostrate on the touchline after challengin...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sequence of events after Wolves Scored
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2475
Re: Sequence of events after Wolves Scored
I thought this thread was going to be about our attempt on an empty net and would a goal have been given. It would have been natural justice if it had. Imo, the goal would have been given. The VAR check had been completed, the ref signalled goal and pointed to the centre spot for Burnley to restart...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Corners- what is going on
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2899
Re: Corners- what is going on
We definitely tried at least one pre rehearsed corner routine last night and as has been mentioned, I think we actually tried to execute others, but they all failed miserably and occasionally embarrassingly. I have started to seriously wonder if when we practice them and work them out at Gawthorpe w...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:07 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v Wolves - Player Ratings
- Replies: 66
- Views: 3720
Re: Burnley v Wolves - Player Ratings
Muric 9 Vitihno 7 O'Shea 7 Esteve 7 Taylor 6 (crossing was awful tonight) Cullen 8 Berge 8 Oderbert 7 JBL 7 Fofana 6 Foster 6 Jay 6 A really good performance and ALMOST another deserved win. Wolves had a couple of really tricky players, but overall were no great shakes and we could and should so eas...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley vs Wolves
- Replies: 338
- Views: 11208
Re: Burnley vs Wolves
We played well and I couldn't find a player who I wouldn't mark pretty well. However, I thought VK was slow to use his subs, especially as Foster faded early second half and became basically a passenger and (as someone said above) we had Jay come on alongside Fofana and Foster and 3 CFs is great in ...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren England v Chelsea
- Replies: 102
- Views: 6051
Re: RATE THE REF - Darren England v Chelsea
Yes thinking back I think he had to be restrained as they walked off - was it a day time match? The Ben Mee header was a night game I think. Yes, the 2-1 was an afternoon match and we randomly rode on the train to Sowerby after for a few pints and were able to "chat" to the many Spurs fans on the t...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren England v Chelsea
- Replies: 102
- Views: 6051
Re: RATE THE REF - Darren England v Chelsea
Ive never forgotten (or forgiven for that matter) when Poch took a hissy fit when his Spurs team lost at Burnley to that Ben Mee header. It is typical that he would support the referees decision mainly becuase he will have been coaching and encouraging his players to 'play the South American way' w...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Whittaker
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2614
Re: Whittaker
I was pleased to see Argyle promoted last season and fancied they'd do pretty well, but they've been in free fall since Christmas when they'd actually looked to be safely in mid table. Odds on they'll unfortunately go down it seems unless they find some form from somewhere. I've been to watch us the...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Suspensions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1541
Re: Suspensions
As I understand it we can do nothing about Assignon's red card because only straight reds can be appealed. Yellow cards can't be appealed and he received a second yellow, so he's gonners (I think).
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cullen
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2497
Re: Cullen
I honestly felt that when Cullen lost his place, (following suspension?) it was warranted because he'd been struggling with the step up in leagues and although the whole team were tbf, he was looking a very weak link in an absolutely pivotal position. Having said that, it seemed daft to take so long...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chelsea v Burnley - Player Ratings
- Replies: 81
- Views: 5250
Re: Chelsea v Burnley - Player Ratings
Completely agree with the above from Goliath. I like Vitinho as he always puts 100% in but he’s obviously not good enough is he. It’s the diving in that gets me. At least once a game he dives in when there’s absolutely no need to and it very rarely pays off for him. I honestly think the issue with ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Is Muric now our No. 1.?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3074
Re: Is Muric now our No. 1.?
Despite the tribulations of this season, I've always been in the "Kompany in" camp. If Muric is dropped today, I'll definitely switch because as others have said, it would be utterly criminal.