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by NewClaret
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

randomclaret2 wrote:
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:31 am
Some insight and ideas on how to win games in the Premier League woukdnt go amiss 😉
Don’t think they’ll be offering that! :D
by NewClaret
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:09 am
Hi Paul, why do you think it's better for the club to have a multinational mix in the ownership?
Not answering for Paul but I definitely think having Asian investors is a positive in terms of giving insight and ideas in how we might be able to grow in that region.
by NewClaret
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: So who's renewed their ST?
Replies: 290
Views: 14530

Re: So who's renewed their ST?

Just to clarify, if people are destitute it’s because of energy and food price rises, travel & accommodation costs and not being able to find an NHS dentist. If you want chat to Alan he is usually in the Royal Dyche pre match or in the Fanzone. Don’t disagree with any of that, my point was really m...
by NewClaret
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

His grandfather (I assume):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuok_Khoon_Hong

Worth $3.7BN according to wiki.

Might be worth a bit more than I thought ;)
by NewClaret
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

He is, his father 'Chye' Kuok Khoon Ho is the nephew of Robert Kuok the founder of the family's business Empire Justin is part of the third generation of the family and his interest in the club is some distance from the core family wealth and enterprise which is spread all over Asia. some informati...
by NewClaret
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

For now and the foreseeable I think it is being marketed as an asset investment based on capital growth rather than an income producing investment - the development of the multi-club format we are expecting does not change that I agree and I think that is what it was also for Garlick & JB. My point...
by NewClaret
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

I don’t know if Justin is related but the Kuok family are one of the wealthiest in Malaysia. Good spot. Seems he could be linked given he is given he previously worked at Shangri-La which is owned by the Kuok family. Robert Kuok being worth $17.7BN and the 97th richest man in the world according to...
by NewClaret
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

dsr wrote:
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:22 am
And with a share in ownership, no doubt they expect a share in the profits.
True. I’m not sure how this differs from our previous investors who also wanted to, and did, benefit from massive profits.
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

ALK and VSP isn't about "billionaires," New. It's about Burnley giving a lot of wealthy millionaires the opportunity to have a share in ownership of Burnley football club. It's the very opposite of an individual billionaire or two. It's great to see the multinational mix amongst the club's ownershi...
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

https://www.instagram.com/chrisnorth85?igsh=OG01cnMwYjduNmNv I’d still prefer billionaires but I imagine they’d want a more significant stake and say in the running of the club so I imagine not realistic. These guys seem to be based in Asia and have some links to fashion/culture so maybe they’ll be ...
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: So who's renewed their ST?
Replies: 290
Views: 14530

Re: So who's renewed their ST?

Big rises at Forest, adult prices up a lot and concessions tightened like at many clubs. We still seem at the low end but football is pricing out ordinary fans more and more. Soon it will just be the fairly affluent middle classes who can afford it. https://nffctrust.org/statement-on-season-card-pr...
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

So we have Lorenzo Valceschini https://it.linkedin.com/in/lorenzo-valceschini-6628bab2 Souleymane Wague https://fr.linkedin.com/in/souleymane-wague-812b40155?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F Huan Nguyen https://www.linkedin.com/in/huan234 does anyone have a link for some detail ab...
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jrod
Replies: 55
Views: 4491

Re: Jrod

NL Claret wrote:
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:40 pm
Starting both in the PL? Based on what? Sentiment?

Cork and Jay Rod’s best seasons were in the last decade.
I love Cork and think we’d have stayed up in the season we went down if Dyche had played him every game. But I find it hard to believe anyone would play him over Cullen and Berge now.
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jrod
Replies: 55
Views: 4491

Re: Jrod

He's got over 6 offers from CURRENT championship clubs, most notably the one reported - Stoke (there is a lot of legs in this) Given his ties with his agent and Stoke He's also got offers from abroad, but i can't say where. it's 2 different countries though Knowing Jay, he probably hasnt a clue wha...
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12778
Views: 1267421

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

Great research CP. Other names for you:

Lorenzo Valceschini - looks to work at Stone Island
Souley Wague
Chris North
Jean-Baptiste Roy - asiasportstech.com
Huan Nguyen - looks to work for hypebeast which is a link Eugene Kan who also used to work there.
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2023/24: Manchester United v Burnley – Ticket Information
Replies: 40
Views: 3014

Re: 2023/24: Manchester United v Burnley – Ticket Information

Can't fault the club taking the lower allocation. We will have had to inform them in advance and up until a week ago we would have got nowhere near selling 3000. Can't expect the club to take full allocations when people don't want to go to away games when things aren't going well. Couldn’t agree m...
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?
Replies: 64
Views: 3339

Re: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?

Vegas Claret wrote:
Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:40 pm
we'll be signing big lads, he's 5'7
Agree Vegas. Pretty sure that’ll be one of Kompany’s key learnings from this season in the Prem.

Even Brighton, known for their technical ability, all stood out as massive units on Saturday.
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?
Replies: 64
Views: 3339

Re: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?

ClaretsPadiham wrote:
Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:53 pm
No I don’t want us to do any sort of business with them and give them any sort of income.
Me either. Someone will pay something for him with that record this season but I’d bet it’ll go more the Armstrong way.
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?
Replies: 64
Views: 3339

Re: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?

No they didn’t. It was this season we used them to source players. Where’s this information from? Someone on here itk said we’d been using them since Kompany arrived. And maybe even that Lee Moony was in MtB (if I remember correctly). It’d be very odd for Kompany to just start using his trusted rec...
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?
Replies: 64
Views: 3339

Re: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?

Jamesy wrote:
Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:29 pm
Attacking midfielders who can score lots of goals are worth their weight in gold. Pity that MUD analytics couldn’t have found one for Burnley.
MUD analytics found a team that won the league with 101pts last time around at Sammie Szmodics level, scoring 87 goals in the process.
by NewClaret
Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?
Replies: 64
Views: 3339

Re: Would you take Sammie Szmodics ?

No nay never. He’s having a great season and well done to him. He’s single handedly carried a poor rovers side to survival this year. But his goal spree has been a one off and I’m not sure he possesses the qualities that’d be required of an attacking midfielder in VK’s system where we had the majori...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Does it matter?
Replies: 20
Views: 2613

Re: Does it matter?

Not to us
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Chelsea v Everton

I said to someone not long before kick off that I thought Everton would get something tonight and by that I didn't mean a hiding. It was a fair expectation, I think. With Chelsea lacklustre I fancied them for a point too. Not really sure what they were playing at. They were completely open and play...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Chelsea v Everton

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:18 pm
Dyche's heaviest defeat as a manager
For some reason did not expect that.

Could’ve been a far bigger defeat as well.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Chelsea v Everton

It’s only really if they go in to admin they’ll lose more points this season. I’d say that’s unlikely, but they’re in incredible trouble whatever happens this year. They need this 777 deal to fall through and an immediate knight in shining armour to emerge.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Chelsea v Everton

IanMcL wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:06 pm
Well done Chelsea.

Come on Prem...deduct some more points!😁
They, or 777, have to repay £160m of loans by 5am tomorrow morning. If not…
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Cole Palmer

I’m not entirely sure where Man City stand in regards to PSR, but selling Palmer was more financially beneficial than selling an equivalently valuable player who wasn’t an academy product. Palmer’s having a great season and looks a real player, but City have a lot of them so I’m not sure how much t...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Chelsea v Everton

This could’ve been a cricket score with decent finishing. That Mudryk effort was dreadful.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Cole Palmer

Was he not sold because he’s a home grown player so therefore his entire transfer fee counts as a profit as far as the financial regulations go? I’m sure Pep will sleep easy. As an aside, Palmer made his professional debut against Burnley back in 2020. Not sure City have any issues with PSR though?...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Chelsea v Everton

Everton very open for a Dyche side tonight.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Chelsea v Everton

The Everton fans are not happy.

Making this board look a hive of positivity tonight.

Dyche a dinosaur.
Tarky static & overhyped.
Beto the worst striker in the prem.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Cole Palmer

:lol: I can believe it. He’s hyperactive and talks a lot, but I wouldn’t say he’s particularly dislikable - at least not to me. Seems to come across like a decent bloke. There are many players in the Premier League who I’d rather see get a slap. Me too. I quite like him. Doesn’t seem wired quite ri...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Cole Palmer

As gutting as it is for us to hear we were close to getting him on loan for a season, just imagine how bad it is for City fans imagining Palmer / Foden being their future.

Huge error from Pep.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Cole Palmer

123EasyasBFC wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:37 pm
Kompany probably would of played him left back
Tbf I’d prefer him to Vitinho.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Cole Palmer

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:36 pm
Similar here - article was written so I believed it was close
That is absolutely heartbreaking!
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Cole Palmer

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:34 pm
I was under the impression that he was on his way to us but Chelsea got him and let us have Fofana 😢😢😢
Edit: just seen subsequent posts.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea v Everton
Replies: 134
Views: 5713

Re: Cole Palmer

Rileybobs wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:32 pm
Why do people dislike him so much? I wouldn’t say he’s particularly ‘not nice’.
I read even Tarks said he annoys him in games :lol:
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Odobert
Replies: 21
Views: 1996

Re: Odobert

I think we tend to massively over rate our own players ability’s. He looks a decent talent but to date I haven’t ever come away from a match and thought he looks a level above (like Ings/Trippier did at times in there younger years). I suspect he will have a good premier league career but I can’t i...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Odobert
Replies: 21
Views: 1996

Re: Odobert

If he could back up his ability with effort, we would have a great player but he is far too lazy/uninterested I don’t think he works as hard as Koleosho did, but I don’t notice a lack of effort. Not in the same way I did with Dwight in his latter years with us (who always tracked back by the way, j...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Odobert
Replies: 21
Views: 1996

Odobert

I can’t find his thread, sorry, but noticed when I watched the game back that he put the cross in for JBL’s miss and then for Fofana’s. Brilliant deliveries. Then he should’ve won us a penalty. A couple of points here: 1. He put two of the best crosses in from the right I think we’ve seen all year. ...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: penalty decision
Replies: 41
Views: 4086

Re: penalty decision

No doubts. And that is even relative to other sides, who must also get some tough decisions. But as Luton and Forest have both directly benefitted from ref’s errors against us, I find it hard to believe their impact is as great as it is on us. We’ve shot ourselves in both feet often, and been robbe...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fitness
Replies: 77
Views: 4297

Re: Fitness

Yep Oh and our resident, self proclaimed m̶a̶n̶ c̶h̶i̶l̶d̶ football expert KRBFC claimed he was also playing through the middle, in yet another disparaging comment made to another poster. That’s an interesting heat map. I’ll agree that even as a fan of VK I cannot understand his comments about his ...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2 years without Dyche.
Replies: 55
Views: 3549

Re: 2 years without Dyche.

Bosscat wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:29 pm
Obafemi thread :)
Foster thread :)
And funnily enough the "Fitness" thread ;)
Well covered then :D

I was going to say I’ll check them out but likely don’t need to read them to know what they’ll say.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Finishing above Forest
Replies: 32
Views: 4177

Re: Finishing above Forest

No chance we’re staying up now.

Hope we beat Sheffield United and potentially catch Luton, although even that’s unlikely as they have an easier run now.
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2 years without Dyche.
Replies: 55
Views: 3549

Re: 2 years without Dyche.

ElectroClaret wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:10 pm
Yep, me too.
And we certainly wouldn't be debating on other threads
about players fitness, or lack of it.
Which thread is the fitness debate on?
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:40 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder
Replies: 53
Views: 2659

Re: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder

Can't see how we keep Benson this summer he'll be fuming, Zaroury maybe it was agreed a loan was best so maybe happy coming back. Whittaker looks to have more potential than both and would score loads in our setup Benson and Zaroury signed 5 year deals so I guess that’s our choice. I think a lot of...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder
Replies: 53
Views: 2659

Re: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder

I mean it’s incredibly harsh to judge him on a game where his side had like 10% of the ball. Put him in our side where we’ll have 75% of the ball and watch him cook. True enough, and I haven’t watched him a lot to be fair, I just don’t think we’ll be able to afford whatever exorbitant fee they are ...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder
Replies: 53
Views: 2659

Re: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder

The three most pressing positions that I think Clarets were unanimous in saying were priorities for this PL campaign still remains... I do believe in Lyle and I'm convinced that he will come good for us again but man we really do need, arguably two more strikers. Lets hope Massengo can be that DM d...
by NewClaret
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder
Replies: 53
Views: 2659

Re: Striker, Left Back, Defensive Midfielder

Would love Whittaker but think we'd struggle unless we made a lot of money from the fire sale but still don't think we'd pay his going rate. Unless Plymouth and players we have available would be open to part exchange. Benson and Zaroury for Whittaker I’ve heard about this lad but every time I’ve w...