Search found 3483 matches
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5748
Re: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
Evertyhing surrounds around the new stadium costs......Quite simply they way underestimated the costs of the over all build.......Which clearly effected the interest payable on the amount borrowwed. In truth the figure above the permissable £105m over three seasons is way under stated. The commisssi...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5748
Re: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
You nailed it, Goody.
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5748
Re: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
Where's Chester Perry ?
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5748
Re: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
They did. But compared to what City and Chelsea have done down the years it does seem a disproportionately harsh punishment to me. It’s ok this new person at the top saying she is going to clamp down and trying to set some kind of example with Everton. About time too many would say but she is also ...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5748
Re: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
I meant that it is irrelevant in terms of the rules around nature and type expenditure are all clearly stated in the rules. For things like stadium builds it will not be classified as everyday operating expenditure - there will be a raft of rules and accounting treatment around capital expenditure....
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5748
Re: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
How many transfer embargoes have we been under? Haven't Leicester just settled their FFP claim with the football league? Just a few million fine? Not a chance Everton will have all 10 points deducted. The prem will just have never ending court cases to deal with. Trust me Quickenthetempo....Everton...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5748
Re: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
As a claret fan of many years I feel deeply uneasy about any potential claim by BFC against Everton. Just imagine if it did, and I hope it never gets that far, result in Everton’s administration. Would you feel proud of such actions?? I think we are in danger of dragging the game down to new depths...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5748
Last throw of the dice at Goodison.
Everton today tabled an appeal against their 10 point deduction for flouting the rules. An independent commission will now be appointed to determine their fate, with a decision anticipated before the end of the season. Without trying to pre-empt any conclusion........the word on the street early thi...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:13 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: News from the IFAB Annual Business Meeting
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1676
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: No sign of Culvert work being completed
- Replies: 158
- Views: 18158
Re: No sign of Culvert work being completed
Sorry was not aware of any serious accident but I was just saying the state of affairs of the town centre traffic.I do a lot of motorway driving and have seen countless accidents in my time the most recent being the one on the M66 near Bury earlier this year and always think its better to beheld up...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 7:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: No sign of Culvert work being completed
- Replies: 158
- Views: 18158
Re: No sign of Culvert work being completed
I was diverted off Padiham bypass about 12ish today went down Barden lane and into town I could not believe the sheer volume of traffic with added roadworks causing sheer mayhem.I was 5 mins from home and it ended up taking me an hour there's absolute no chance I will be going into town for the for...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Todays football
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2646
Re: Todays football
Why have my posts disappeared ?
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Ly signs in from Sheffield United
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2484
Re: ARTICLE: Ly signs in from Sheffield United
When signing a young player like this from a club at a similar level to us, I tend to think of a few questions why he would leave a club. Was he not good enough for Sheffield United, and if that's the case why would he be deemed good enough for us? Or did he simply turn down the offer of a new cont...
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:56 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Desperate defeat against Darlington
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1288
Re: ARTICLE: Desperate defeat against Darlington
Purely as a matter of interest.....on 14th November 2023 Darlington lost 8-0 at Chorley in the National League North.
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sue or not to sue
- Replies: 138
- Views: 9382
Re: Sue or not to sue
At this moment in time an out-of-court settlement would be in Everton's best interests.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:37 pmThey’ve been found guilty of breaking the rules
That has cost us a fair chunk of monies from various revenue streams
They should be sued
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sue or not to sue
- Replies: 138
- Views: 9382
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sue or not to sue
- Replies: 138
- Views: 9382
Re: Sue or not to sue
My thoughts/questions since this appears to be the suing thread: - The charges relate to the year we were relegated (despite the DM article saying they don’t). We’re therefore the lead club in terms of case, I’d imagine. - I’m not sure if it’s been proved that Everton also broke financial regulatio...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ipswich
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2264
Re: Ipswich
The ten league games plus a semi-final replay, all within 27 days in April, was simply too big an ask.
A cruel end to a brilliant season.
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Pathetic Burnley go out in cup shock
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2668
Re: ARTICLE: Pathetic Burnley go out in cup shock
Remarkable to think that Jim will be 86 years young in three weeks time, apparently now enjoying his well earned retirement at Wilpshire near Blackburn. After leaving Burnley and Liverpool Jim was something of a "sandwich" goalkeeper at Arsenal, his respectable Gunners career fell in between the leg...
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:35 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Pathetic Burnley go out in cup shock
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2668
Re: ARTICLE: Pathetic Burnley go out in cup shock
Can you imagine not being able to get into the Burnley team and having to go to Liverpool to get first team football? For my money Jim Furnell was always good enough to play in our first team but, to be fair, the competition was fierce firstly through Colin McDonald and then Adam Blacklaw. He wasn'...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Pathetic Burnley go out in cup shock
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2668
Re: ARTICLE: Pathetic Burnley go out in cup shock
'73/'74 will be remembered as a superb season but this performance against Plymouth was poor to say the least. Some notable names in that Plymouth team including Bobby Saxton, Paul Mariner and Ernie Machin. But most interestingly for me was the return to the Turf of goakeeper Jim Furnell. Jim had a ...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dundee
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3465
Re: Dundee
The infamous Jack Hillman came to us from Dundee in 1898.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:11 amIt was the other way with Seith - he went from Burnley to Dundee. Only player I know that we signed from Dundee is Kevin McDonald.
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: On this day
- Replies: 88
- Views: 7967
Re: On this day
22/10/1960, Chelsea 2 Burnley 6. Happier day in London. All that after a certain Jimmy Greaves had put Chelsea ahead early doors. Jimmy Mac was unplayable that day and scored twice, with JImmy Robson scoring a hat-trick and Brian Miller the other. Only Tottenham could live with us during that period.
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:35 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Willie Morgan MBE
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4001
Re: Willie Morgan MBE
Some wonderful memories of a very special player for us.
A sad day when he departed for Man United at the start of the '68/'69 season.
Congratulations on the honour.
A sad day when he departed for Man United at the start of the '68/'69 season.
Congratulations on the honour.
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 4:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Attwell at the Turf for Chelsea game
- Replies: 4
- Views: 744
Re: ARTICLE: Attwell at the Turf for Chelsea game
Thought this may have been the headline from the home game against Chelsea in the '48/'49 season. Reg scored a rare goal that day and it was a special strike, one which Dad spoke about on many occasions.
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1614
Re: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
Just prefer Tommy Boyle over Tommy Cummings over a last minute heading winner, so there we are, 1-0 to '20/'21.
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1614
Re: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
If that’s a serious question then my answer would be that I think it is impossible to compare teams ( and players ) from different eras. All I can say is that our 20/21 and 59/60 teams were the best in England at that time. Just as our 2022/23 team were the best in The Championship last season. Not...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1614
Re: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
Fine, but from memory, you have made many references to Tommy Boyle and his team over the years......Do you have have an opinion over which team might have come out on top over a season's games ?
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1614
Re: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
Was lucky enough to watch the vast majority of Jimmy’s Burnley appearances but only really got to know him well at Rochdale and Huddersfield. Not going to go into great detail but I will say that the last line of the article is a perfect summary. I am proud to have known him as a friend and colleag...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1614
Re: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
This is turning into a classic......someone is screaming down the phone at me, "But yeah, what about the Halley, Boyle and Watson and the Champions of 1920/21 and all those goals from Bob Kelly and Joe Anderson." What a classic game that would have been between the '20'21 Champions and those of '59/...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1614
Re: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
As for Jimmy Robo......what is there left to say ?......brilliant article from the main man. Never met him personally, apart from the odd autograph skirmish down Gawthorpe when I should have been at school at St. Matthews ( just a quarter of a mile away) in Pad. Mac will tell you all there is to kno...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1614
Re: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
I was 10 years old,too, but sat at home in front of the telly. I was also jumping up.and down still when Bobby Smith scored at the end a minute later. It's true; it's the hope that kills you. 🥺 Not that many goals that live long in the memory, but that one just a few yards from the Burnley fans, wa...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Marcel Lewis
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1642
Re: Marcel Lewis
wtf.
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ashes Second Test
- Replies: 998
- Views: 33340
Re: Ashes Second Test
Jimmy sat there on the balcony right now......would certainly give a penny for his thoughts.....
.....Perhaps a season ticket on the Longside next season......Nothing lasts forever.
.....Perhaps a season ticket on the Longside next season......Nothing lasts forever.
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Shannon – a key player in the fifties
- Replies: 12
- Views: 532
Re: ARTICLE: Shannon – a key player in the fifties
Highlights of the FA Cup game against Liverpool in 1952. He also had a goal disallowed that VAR might have ruled onside. Incredible footage.....just look at the Longside and Bee Hole End......attendance of 54,031. Billy Morris and Les Shannon with our two goals in this 5th Round tie.......best not ...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What’s your favourite type of goal ?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 2159
Re: What’s your favourite type of goal ?
Willie Irvine bullet header from the edge of the penalty area from an Alex Elder free-kick against Liverpool.
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Country Bingo
- Replies: 93
- Views: 3908
Re: Country Bingo
God in a green jersey.
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Country Bingo
- Replies: 93
- Views: 3908
Re: Country Bingo
Rheims
Hamburg
Frankfurt
Naples (the most tricky one).
Hamburg
Frankfurt
Naples (the most tricky one).
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 5:00 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ground Capacity Increase.
- Replies: 105
- Views: 7424
Re: Ground Capacity Increase.
Your reply wasn’t to me, and I understand the point you’re making, but the Premier League era attendances aren’t the best example. By that I mean we were restricted by capacity. Many games in MOST of those seasons we could have had many thousands more on, so the average would have been higher. I’m ...
- Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:09 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
- Replies: 15428
- Views: 1610912
Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
A combination of Barclay James Harvest would be even Crazier still.Guller Bull wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:04 amA combination of Maitland- Niles Barkley would make it even Crazier
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ashes Thread 2023
- Replies: 654
- Views: 21638
Re: Ashes Thread 2023
Nothing reasonable available, Quicken !
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ashes Thread 2023
- Replies: 654
- Views: 21638
Re: Ashes Thread 2023
The understatement of the year......plus the fact their key batsmen look far more confident at the crease than ours.
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ashes Thread 2023
- Replies: 654
- Views: 21638
Re: Ashes Thread 2023
Nothing lasts forever.
There's one decent seat left in the Longside upper for a new season ticket next season.
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:52 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Willie Irvine
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2636
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 5:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Our greatest ever goalscorer
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2017
Re: ARTICLE: Our greatest ever goalscorer
My boyhood hero! I had a picture of him completing his hat trick in a 5 2 win at Fulham in December 1965. He was smiling for the camera as he smashed the ball home. Great footballer, goalscorer and thoroughly nice man. "as he smashed the ball home"........That's what set Willie apart from the rest....
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:44 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Willie Irvine
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2636
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ashes Thread 2023
- Replies: 654
- Views: 21638
Re: Ashes Thread 2023
3 big errors from Cymbals….. probably in deficit now for impact in this test. Pitch is pretty slow, dry and dead in the main. Edgbaston has lost its edge maybe? Even with all the persistent rain earlier in the day ?......Or perhaps there's far more to it than that......like the Aussies, in the main...
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ashes Thread 2023
- Replies: 654
- Views: 21638
Re: Ashes Thread 2023
Done just that.......Now back to the football.....fatboy will understand.
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 4:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ashes Thread 2023
- Replies: 654
- Views: 21638
Re: Ashes Thread 2023
Bit harsh on Anderson there royboy😊.... Imo of course... Still more control than all the rest...worryingly underused though for me. Last thing I want to be is harsh on our own man.....but, even though the line and length was as immaculate as ever, the prospect of a breakthrough looked a million mil...
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 4:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ashes Thread 2023
- Replies: 654
- Views: 21638
Re: Ashes Thread 2023
First time in many years I've sat down and taken in a session of top class cricket.......and, suffice to say, I'm mightily unimpressed. The very thought of Jim Laker, Tony Lock, Trueman or Statham playing with "Cinch" on the front of their shirts is beyond comprehension......The biggest disappointme...