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by BabylonClaret
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
Replies: 94
Views: 5448

Re: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?

CrosspoolClarets wrote:
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:31 am
Do I have hope - yes.
Will we - no.
You final.point there suggests you first should also be no. Just stop after the first. (Or say 'not sure' for will we - or even 'hopefully yes' ;) )
by BabylonClaret
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The objective for the rest of the season
Replies: 86
Views: 4736

Re: The objective for the rest of the season

Still some questions but largely there's more to be positive about after the last couple. Interestingly the players looked up for it big time after the final whistle. They looked like players who did believe they might do it. Keep the same starting lineup (I'm a bit ambivalent about Odobert but this...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Brentford - Player Ratings
Replies: 136
Views: 7087

Re: Burnley v Brentford - Player Ratings

Hard to rate as we playes mostbof the game against 10 but apart from the last 15 they never looked like scoring Muric 7 - comfortable saves, intimidating and (mostly) good distribution - a good start Assignon 7 - tireless today and got forward aggressively O shea 7 did pretty well but a stupid error...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Vitinho
Replies: 54
Views: 3582

Re: Vitinho

Had a terrific game today. Small but mighty - some of our other players should watch and learn!!!!
by BabylonClaret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Amdouni
Replies: 57
Views: 3396

Re: Amdouni

Shocking sub to bring him on. We actually look like competing without him on the pitch. Constantly runs down blind alleys, falls over, loses the ball and makes the wrong choices. He's a chocolate teapot of a player. He's an absolute liability and Vincent's bizarre insistence on playing him game afte...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Arijanet Muric
Replies: 342
Views: 13161

Re: Arijanet Muric

He played well and stood up well but most saves were as I would expect and I think Trafford makes those too. He does however move it more quickly and the passing is crisper and accurate so it's harder for teams to press us effectively and because he can drill those great long diagonals accurately to...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Controversial comment
Replies: 57
Views: 4493

Re: Controversial comment

It amazes me that folk don’t see how the levels are getting better year on year. Every one of those teams are way better, and I mean WAY better than most of the teams we stayed up with under Dyche. (Player for player) Give over. Brentford were pretty poor today. Palace are way worse than the sides ...
by BabylonClaret
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Confident for tomorrow
Replies: 60
Views: 3454

Re: Confident for tomorrow

Let's be honest - going at the moment is a real chore but the performance last week was good in patches so hoping we can build on that. Be nice to break 20 points before the end of the season and this is one of the 2 or 3 games left that are winnable.
Coyc
by BabylonClaret
Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dyche or Kompany?
Replies: 61
Views: 3538

Re: Dyche or Kompany?

I reckon Dyche might go first - as others have said, the expectation on him is huge (and probably unrealistic). Plus Vince seems bulletproof here
by BabylonClaret
Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Movement in the Penalty Area
Replies: 14
Views: 1672

Re: Movement in the Penalty Area

But the pull back put a dangerous ball in and forced the weet ham error (plus as Vegas says there's players in the right position)

A lot of our goals this season have come from a cut back into the area - we don't do that enough in my opinion
by BabylonClaret
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BBC Poll Kompany in or out
Replies: 19
Views: 2324

Re: BBC Poll Kompany in or out

Nah they already have one!!!

It is badly worded - essentially it should be more about 'will he do the business next season' - this season is over and we are now playing to salvage some pride
by BabylonClaret
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BBC Poll Kompany in or out
Replies: 19
Views: 2324

Re: BBC Poll Kompany in or out

Seriously who's voted for the statue?????
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham v Burnley - Player Ratings
Replies: 40
Views: 3880

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Player Ratings

Trafford 6 - not really much to do - steady Assignon 5 - not great. Picked up sully booking, could have walked for a 2nd yellow. Shocking attempt to con the ref into carding their player which would have cost us a goal but for a slip. O shea 5 - last few games he has been v shaky - awful for the fir...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18846

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

Unless he was injured it was the worst sub he’s made all season and that’s saying something. I thought he was right to add into midfield but I would have pulled the anonymous Odobert. Sadly Briwny has nit been great for the last month or so. At least he's stopping picking Amdouni and already we loo...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18846

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

Considering our position in the league we gave a good account of ourselves today. Timing of their first goal was frustrating. Not a performance to be negative about but not winning does still feel like another nail in the coffin. The coffin was nailed shut ages ago. In fact it's probably 6 feet sow...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18846

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

Our discipline has been really poor this season.
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18846

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

Lies, there’s a few on here willing us to fail to be proven right. Bullshit. There's no need to see us lose any more to see how shite we've been. I suspect some wantvthe loss to force the ha d of the Board. For me I am jury out but too late to do anything now. Like I've said we need to try and fini...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18846

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

There’s a West Ham goal for the supposed BFC fans on here to get excited and giddy about **** off - people are unhappy with the way we have gone about this season and think changing the manager will make us better is all. It's hard to disagree really (although there's zero point in ,changing manage...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18846

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

Comedy gold!!!! Defensivekybwe are awful at times
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Odobert and McNeil similarities
Replies: 31
Views: 1903

Re: Odobert and McNeil similarities

Odobert is nowhere near the impact of McNeil - he contributes hardly anything most games but pops up now and the with a bit of a worldie bit of skill
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18846

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

Why do you say that! It’s quite obvious that there are posters on here that would be quite content for us to lose every match if it supported their Kompany Out agenda. It’s idiotic to pretend otherwise That was a really good first half. West Ham were poor but I think we made them poor - we've often...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18846

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

burnleymik wrote:
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:51 pm
Berge is an outstanding player. Really hope we can hold onto him whatever happens this season.
Thus. He has been our most consistent and bright spark this season.
by BabylonClaret
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Replies: 617
Views: 18846

Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO

That's a great first half. West Ham not created a lot and at tines we have passed it nicely. We loom dangerous when we cut the ball back like we did fir the 2nd - just don't do that enough. I think we have saved that and 2-0 flatters us a bit but tidy there. This is the frustrating thing - at tines ...
by BabylonClaret
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The objective for the rest of the season
Replies: 86
Views: 4736

Re: The objective for the rest of the season

To be fair what else is there to play for but pride now? My hopes for the rest of the season are ti win a couple more, break 20 points and have a clear clear plan of how we ressurwctbthis mess next season. Finishing with a bit of a flourish is important for confidence to break the losing team cultur...
by BabylonClaret
Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Amdouni
Replies: 142
Views: 7729

Re: Amdouni

Only got half the second half and half the first but I have to say I didn't realise he had come on. As shite as he has been fir the rest of the season.
by BabylonClaret
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How do we think it will end - 12 to go
Replies: 57
Views: 3243

Re: How do we think it will end - 12 to go

What've we got left? At home we have Wolves, Forest, Brighton, Bournemouth, Newcastle and Brentford - ordinarily we'd be looking to think at least 10- 12 points from those fixtures because they are mostly all 'winnable' (although Brighton and Wolves are the edge of that envelope - maybe outside , Ne...
by BabylonClaret
Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
Replies: 424
Views: 14733

Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate

It’s relevant because you have lost all your best players then you are replacing a lot of the squad at the same time. How do you compare that to a team who have assembled their squad over many years ? If a team bought player 5 years ago for £5m and he was playing in the championship last year but h...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
Replies: 424
Views: 14733

Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate

Stay. The club was on its arse until he put a very cheap, promotion winning squad together. Hmmm Muric, Cullen, Beyer, Al Dakhil, Vitinho, Benson, Zaroury, Delcroix, Foster , Obafemi must have cost around 30/40m? Add that to existing Cork, Taylor, Brownhill, Jay, Ashley, Roberts who cost something ...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s decisions
Replies: 13
Views: 1300

Re: Today’s decisions

Wharton got the benefit of the doubt because he was already on a yellow and it wasn't malicious so ref went easy on him. It's a pen - vithino clatters through him really clumsily and gets a tiny tiny fraction on the ball (whys he tackling with his left there? Both goals are either offside or onside ...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
Replies: 424
Views: 14733

Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate

I doubt VK set the limit for the transfer fee. Well of course not but the bottom line is we should have made more effort. Sorry I get this is a VK in/out thread but the discussion has weaved a bit here - I wasn't suggesting it was Vincent's fault we didn't sign any. Who we put out and how we set up...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
Replies: 424
Views: 14733

Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate

Honestly I am in 2 minds. This season has been a busted flush since failing to beat Luton so its more about next seaaon here. Do we think we can bounce back? I'd like to say he deserves the chance after last seaaon but being hard nosed ii think we might struggle. He has made some huge huge mistakes ...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
Replies: 424
Views: 14733

Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate

boatshed bill wrote:
Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:57 pm
You make a very good point here.
Plenty of posters on here forget how important these loanees were.
Which is why we should have made sure we signed at least one of them (Tella would have been ours if we would have bid the right amount)
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Replies: 733
Views: 17965

Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread

It's never offside because he doesn't impact play - the keeper is never saving that.

However let's not pretend that VAR has cottbus the game here.
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bad as Laws era
Replies: 70
Views: 2865

Re: Bad as Laws era

Worse. Much much worse.

Worst we have been since Cotterill's dreadful run
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Replies: 733
Views: 17965

Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread

It's clear the team selection just matches the club philosophy. It doesn't matter if we lose points each game because of Trafford, we need to develop him at all costs. Same goes to a bunch of other players. That's why we continue with Amdouni and don't play the likes of Muric and Cork. Personally I...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Replies: 733
Views: 17965

Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread

Absolutely dreadful, unacceptable performance. The team can’t even pass the ball forward with any kind of quality. A team with no confidence at all. I wish they could just relegate us already so we don’t have to suffer for the remaining games, just put us out of our misery and let’s get this squad ...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Replies: 733
Views: 17965

Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread

It's not even just the lad himself - you can see the general hesitancy and nervousness it causes our defence. It's clear he's been instructed to punt it long more often and just now and again play it out short, but he can't even do that correctly. It's totally derailed our tactical style and turned...
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Must win game
Replies: 9
Views: 599

Re: Must win game

Not many other options really. I'd have started him instead of Amdouni myself.

It's been a weary performance all round really. Minor flashes here and there but not a single shot off. Trafford (despite the stupid error) has kept it at 0-0.

It's desperately dull to watch rhough
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Replies: 733
Views: 17965

Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread

aggi wrote:
Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:40 pm
Was that a red? Looked harsh from the stands
He's dragging him down to stop him having a clear strike on goal. It's a red every day of the Week and 3 tines on sunday
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Replies: 733
Views: 17965

Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread

ElectroClaret wrote:
Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:39 pm
Was it balls.
Just seen the replay, ref no choice.
I said immediately it was a red. Mental from Brownhill
by BabylonClaret
Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Replies: 733
Views: 17965

Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread

To be fair it's played back to Trafford with no options but just smack it long.

This is 100% on the management though.
by BabylonClaret
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

Just out of interest, why did you post a lot of criticism after the Fulham game, and again after the Arsenal game, but you went quiet for the week of the Liverpool game? You may have been away of course, but it struck me that that was the same XI, who outplayed the title leaders at Anfield for larg...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cork.
Replies: 42
Views: 3483

Re: Cork.

Sober. I Miss Tark's and Mee... Defenders that don't turn their backs (it's a football not a cannon ball - it stings nothing more). Our defenders and MF so poor at defending. Disjointed. Not a chance under Sean D this would happen... ... and even BPF is/was a better keeper than Trafford ! VK needs ...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

Think Richards might have a different opinion if it wasn't one of his mates in charge. That might contribute to the relatively easy ride VK has had in the media this season. Aye. I thought so too. He was kinda laughing when he said it as though he's hoping rather than thi king but JJ was absolutely...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

Ric_C wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:13 pm
JBG is more invaluable than you think, especially in the championship
He should be starting every week right now - we look a lot better with him in the team
by BabylonClaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What a ******* shambles!
Replies: 142
Views: 7162

Re: What a ******* shambles!

Let's be honest lads...we got promoted with a very very good Championship team with 100+ points. The EPL is so much more demanding...our team now is akin to Ford Escorts and Vauxhall Vivas against Ferrari's and Lamborghini 's. You are just not going to get anything from the top 8. Good performance'...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

Massengo? Christ, I hope you are not pinning our hopes on this lad? No but he's a possible squad option maybe in the league below - if we are struggling - so the gaps are possibly less than we might have. f course that assumes Berge doesn't think '**** this for a game of soldiers' and jump at the f...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Relegation accepted
Replies: 37
Views: 2810

Re: Relegation accepted

We’ve been done for months. I got called out (by cockney claret I think) for having a go after a defeat (Chelsea I think) because of how pitiful we were and how we rolled over when the going got tough and that has not changed. We are one of if not the most pathetic side the premier league has seen ...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

So is big mouth O’Hara telling porkies then? And then the other pundit (Dean Saunders I think) asking how VK had survived? Legitimate question in my view. Of course the press and media will start escalating how poor we are. They have been saying it since Christmas anyway. They are only saying what ...
by BabylonClaret
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

To be fair we have Sander as Corks replacement- if we can persuade Browny to stop a year or 2 that may help but if not we have Cullen and Massinga as well. I'd be offering the e tension to JGB though But we do need to sort the full backs , can't see Charlie wanting to stay without first seeing if we...