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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 957
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
Ian Wright( Crystal Palace) Steven Trevor(Glasgow Rangers). Their typo not mine. As you say not in match day squad but 6 in an England squad will take some beating. 5 actual Burnley players in the original England squad for the World Cup in 1962...... ......John Angus, Brian Miller, Jimmy Adamson, ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 957
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
Interesting that one particular player appears in both the query and the answer.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 957
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
Where's Dan the man?......Hope he appreciates the time and effort taken to answer his question?
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 957
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
Nothing from back in the day either, certainly in terms of five players. Some notable games included N.Ireland v England (World Cup winners) late in 1966......The Ireland team included Alex Elder (captain), Sammy Todd and Willie Irvine. An Under 23 international in 1975 between England and Wales in...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: International matches with most Burnley links
- Replies: 18
- Views: 957
Re: International matches with most Burnley links
4.657845 seconds needed to calculate and process the answer. I’ll let others play along… Nothing from back in the day either, certainly in terms of five players. Some notable games included N.Ireland v England (World Cup winners) late in 1966......The Ireland team included Alex Elder (captain), Sam...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chesterfield back in the league
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2725
Re: Chesterfield back in the league
An early recollection of a game against Chesterfield was in the 3rd Round FA Cup when we won 7-0.
Followed by a 9-0 win in the 4th Round......Ian Lawson scored 7 of those 16 goals, I think.
Followed by a 9-0 win in the 4th Round......Ian Lawson scored 7 of those 16 goals, I think.
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Padiham FC
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5083
Re: Padiham FC
How would promotion ruin the club? What is the point of a club if they just exist and nothing more? Don't see any reason why they couldn't operate again, at least at a slightly higher level. Their current onfield performances deserve nothing less. Seems a lifetime ago they were members of the Lanca...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 986
Re: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
Apols.....replace Thomson with Robinson.Royboyclaret wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:11 amSo, from left to right on the photo.....Newton, Ingham, Fletcher, Noble, Stevenson, Smith, Flynn, Rodaway, Thomson & Brennan......ten Burnley players in all.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 986
Re: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
So, from left to right on the photo.....Newton, Ingham, Fletcher, Noble, Stevenson, Smith, Flynn, Rodaway, Thomson & Brennan......ten Burnley players in all.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 986
Re: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
This would be the day after we won at Blackburn with a goal from Terry Cochrane? Thought that was '78. Third of a busy Easter schedule. By coincidence we drew 1-1 at Blackpool over the Easter period in both '76/'77 and '77/'78 with Malcolm Smith scoring on both occasions. However, in '77/'78 Derek ...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 986
Re: Burnley away - 1970's quiz question
Pash came on later for Fletcher.Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:55 am9-4-77. 1-1. Smith 32mins
1 Stevenson
2 Newton
7Ingham
9Fletcher, behind their 9.
4 Noble
8 Smith
10 Flynn, behind Smith.
6 Rodaway, jumping for header, and obscuring 5 Robinson
3 Brennan, far right.
Missing from photo:
11Morley
Sub Pashley
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
Also from 22/3/1947, just a mere 77 years ago. Burnley 2 Plymouth Argyle 1. Scorers Jackie Chew and the legendary Harry Potts. First season back for league football after WW2 and we ended the season 2nd in Division 2 (promoted) and beaten finalists in the FA Cup Final at Wembley. We would spend the ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
100 years ago today, 22/3/1924.
Sunderland 0 Burnley 1.
And yet another goal from that goalscorer "extraordinaire" George Beel.
Sunderland 0 Burnley 1.
And yet another goal from that goalscorer "extraordinaire" George Beel.
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:12 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Leicester
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2547
Re: Leicester
Football at the highest level is a cesspit of corruption and cheating. These clubs need to be sent to the bottom of the pyramid. A 6 point deduction is nothing compared to the points amassed while cheating. In fact, clubs could factor in the possible points deduction and decide that cheating is eco...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:10 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
21/3/1987.......Burnley 0 Aldershot 1.
From the sublime to the ridiculous and a dismal home defeat to a poor side in our "horrible" season.
An attendance of just 2,690.
From the sublime to the ridiculous and a dismal home defeat to a poor side in our "horrible" season.
An attendance of just 2,690.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 1966
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1789
Re: 1966
Great pic, and certainly worthy of a comment......That was one of the 29 league goals that Irvine scored in that '65/'66 season that I referred to on another thread. It was in a sequence of 6 consecutive games in which Willie scored, hitting the net 9 times in those games......the man just loved to ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 2031
Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
Over our 142 year history we've been blessed with many special eras. Dad would argue that the team including the likes of Halley, Boyle & Watson and managed by John Haworth that won the FA Cup in 1914 and the League title in 1921 was the best of the lot.......But, for me, it has to be the magical Ji...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
19/3/1960......Burnley 3 Arsenal 2.
Classic Burnley performance from that special team.......64 years ago and just a few games away from the well deserved First Division title.......Miller, Connelly & Pointer the scorers on the day.
Classic Burnley performance from that special team.......64 years ago and just a few games away from the well deserved First Division title.......Miller, Connelly & Pointer the scorers on the day.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 9762
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
There are suggestions that Forest have been offered a softened penalty (reduced) if they do not appeal - which should affect the credibility of the Premier League to my mind. The stories also suggest Everton are going to get a similar offer The reasons being offered for this are that it makes the r...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 9762
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
Different panels might affect it but from what I can understand the Forest situation was nothing like as bad as Everton. And if they can persuade a panel to understand the Johnson situation then they could win their appeal. Let's be clear, the Forest breach was substantially worse than Everton........
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:57 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1914
Re: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor
Fully understand the rules of the thread, but we should never forget that two of the greatest centre-forwards in the history of football played against us on the Turf in European Cup games........Raymond Kopa (Reims) and Uwe Seeler (Hamburg).
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:02 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley F C in pictures
- Replies: 844
- Views: 120474
Re: Burnley F C in pictures
BE82ng19823.jpg Blimey, what game might this have been?........a testimonial for Jim Thomson, perhaps? Anyway, I recognise a few........Adam Blacklaw, Ray Pointer, Sammy Todd, Les Latcham, Ray Ternent, Dave Merrington, Jimmy Robson, Freddie Smith, Frank Casper. Alex Stepney, Jim Thomson, Francis Le...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
Classic strike from Boydy........Nine years ago, seems like yesterday!!ClaretinJapan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:11 amhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31776486
A nice picture of George Boyd's daisycutter in a rare win v City on this day in 2015. Notice the grimacing Vincent as the ball fizzes by and into the corner.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
100 years ago today we reached the FA Cup Semi-Finals with a 3-1 replay win over Swindon Town at Turf Moor. Over 34,000 there for a game played on a Wednesday afternoon, many no doubt having bunked off work. Cartoon from Burnley Express 15/03/1924, courtesy British Newspaper Archive. Also 41 years ...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
- Replies: 617
- Views: 18870
Re: West Ham United V The Clarets 2pm KO
Just seen Kompany's latest offering on Sky.....blatantly obvious this is a man simply now going through the motions in a futile attempt to prove everyone else wrong.
Did I hear him correctly just say "What's the point" ?
Did I hear him correctly just say "What's the point" ?
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: PREVIEW: Burnley go to West Ham having hit the bottom
- Replies: 4
- Views: 506
Re: PREVIEW: Burnley go to West Ham having hit the bottom
Superb official programme at the top of the preview from the 1946/47 season at West Ham.......Just a mere 77 years ago! Look at some of the names in our team that day.......Strong, Woodruff, Mather, Attwell, Brown & Bray......Chew, Morris, Billingham, Potts & Hays. Any number of names there that wou...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton points deduction reduced
- Replies: 122
- Views: 7096
Re: Everton points deduction reduced
Fair enough but the goal Luton scored was a foul on the goalkeeper. Reminded me of a goal scored in an FA Cup Final against Man Utd; but that was back in 1958. Blimey, Silky.......That's some recollection from the old memory bank......Just a mere 66 years ago !! It was Bolton's second goal in the 2...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
Absolutely......a never to be forgotten evening at Anfield and a very rare result there for us.
Ian probably never scored a better goal, an absolute thunderbolt.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:00 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
No worries.....It was 1974 when Brennan scored his "worldy" winner at Anfield......a very special goal.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
Just a bit before Ian's time !!
Bert Freeman was our scorer.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
28/2/1925, Burnley 5 West Ham 4. Sounds like a good game 99 years ago ! Two of those five Burnley goals scored by the incomparable George Beel, our highest ever total goalscorer, including a remarkable 35 league goals in one particular season........However, in terms of goals/game ratio they all la...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Colin McDonald Testimonial 6th November 1962
- Replies: 6
- Views: 831
Re: Colin McDonald Testimonial 6th November 1962
Andy Lochhead is the missing player, he wore 8 and Jimmy Robson 10.
The final score was actually 4-6 and the attendance 16,826.
The final score was actually 4-6 and the attendance 16,826.
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
Not like you to be weak on the maths, Tony !!
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
Re: On this day
23rd February 1924 100 years to the.day. Burnley 1 Huddersfield 0 FA Cup 3rd round. Record attendance of 54,775 Almost beyond belief that close to 55 thousand people could be shoe-horned into Turf Moor, especially as the Bee Hole End still sloped to just a few steps towads Brunshaw Road at that tim...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:50 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 9881
- Views: 981617
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Another podcast from Unofficial Partner and another subject that is likely to have a significant effect on the game - it is only touched upon here but I thing the use of AI analysis in game is one of the big threats for those that the resources to dominate. It is obvious that the game is moving tow...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:06 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The future is difficult to fathom out
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2468
Re: The future is difficult to fathom out
From a purely "Who can we sell to raise money" perspective Muric is the most interesting. He will want away in the summer, Trafford did nothing wrong yesterday, but its time to put Music in the shop window and protect his value. Muric is our top keeper.....most people recognise that, except the per...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:51 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What a ******* shambles!
- Replies: 142
- Views: 7162
Re: What a ******* shambles!
Yes, correct. We haven't found it this season or more importantly recruited it. The winter window was much better but too little too late and still didn't solve the issue in the middle of the park. All of which, surely, was the responsibility of one person. An absolute waste of a special season.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What a ******* shambles!
- Replies: 142
- Views: 7162
Re: What a ******* shambles!
but he put in the hard yards (and tackles) to allow the flair players to flourish. We are just too meek. We can't afford a Rodri or Rice but these type of players are vital to the success City and Arsenal will have this season. City miss Rodri more than they miss De Bruyne, I think stats have backe...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:33 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What a ******* shambles!
- Replies: 142
- Views: 7162
Re: What a ******* shambles!
Aye but what I'm saying there's hardly going to be a buzz of going in a new direction - poor campaigns can lead to a massive hangover into the next season; it's not like narrowly missing out and thinking 'yep next time we can stay up', it's like, 'christ, where do we go from here?' Fully take your ...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What a ******* shambles!
- Replies: 142
- Views: 7162
Re: What a ******* shambles!
Bit before my time but would suggest Brian O'Neill might have been someone who did the dirty things we speak of. What would you give for him in the middle of the park today? Well, for the ten minutes before he'd be sent off. Trust me Goody......Brian was more than capable of looking after himself !
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:13 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What a ******* shambles!
- Replies: 142
- Views: 7162
Re: What a ******* shambles!
& the fans, what hope is there to give over summer? It's not like we're starting a fresh like we were in summer 2022. We will always be there since many decades ago. But, as DCWat points posts, important players like Benson and Zaroury need to be influential, as they should have been this season.
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What a ******* shambles!
- Replies: 142
- Views: 7162
Re: What a ******* shambles!
It's been a mess. The Premier League has players that are not only technically light years ahead of the Championship but physically a different species. You cannot go into a season where you are unable to keep a clean sheet, the one thing Dyche made sure of is that no matter how badly we played he ...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What a ******* shambles!
- Replies: 142
- Views: 7162
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What a ******* shambles!
- Replies: 142
- Views: 7162
Re: What a ******* shambles!
After several hours of reflection I'm still trying to understand the contrast from last season to this nonsense.
What exactly is Kompany's thinking ?
What exactly is Kompany's thinking ?
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Vincent Kompany
- Replies: 118
- Views: 9210
Re: Vincent Kompany
Right in front of me, and there was only one winner.Hapag Lloyd wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:29 pmCome on Stanley, wtf did Mark Monnington ever win apart from that fight with a Rochdale player in front of the Longside.
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7963
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 9881
- Views: 981617
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
otd 1901 Burnley 7 Newton Heath 1 FAC, had thought it a bit old to mention ! Everton, dire, but. There is a chance someone is keeping their powder dry spotting a good long term opportunity, maybe following administration, maybe not. And may need some years in 'div 2', level 2. Positive would be inv...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 9881
- Views: 981617
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
The "inner-circle" at Everton are now suggesting imminent problems.
As an aside bfc8, really missing your "On this day" threads.
As an aside bfc8, really missing your "On this day" threads.