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by Silkyskills1
Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your favourite line from a song is
Replies: 250
Views: 15309

Re: Your favourite line from a song is

'Cor blimey, hello Mrs Jones, How's your Bert's lumbago'? ' 'Mustn't grumble'. Lazy Sunday Afternoon by the brilliant Small Faces.
by Silkyskills1
Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MNF
Replies: 144
Views: 6977

Re: MNF

addisclaret wrote:
Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:44 pm
Who was the VAR official tonight? Not asking as a joke, just wondering; but expecting a few Stevie Wonders etc in the answers :D
Michael Salisbury, I believe.
by Silkyskills1
Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MNF
Replies: 144
Views: 6977

Re: Man utd vs Wolves

The foul by the Man Utd. goalkeeper on the Wolves forward right at the end was disgraceful. Sending off and a penalty. But this is Old Trafford and of course neither happened. Very worrying.
by Silkyskills1
Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Keep your pants on Silky I have already said it was a toungue cheek comment on the back her post to someone else. No harm meant And still you continue with your glib, vacuuous., inane comments. I read what you said back to her.You knew you'd blundered but still.attempted a smarmy, pathetic comment....
by Silkyskills1
Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

To be fair Elizabeth you thought Twine was going to be a key player this season. I wouldn’t exactly say your judgement is great of midfielders Anyone looking for a perfect example of patronising need look no further than this comment. Unnecessary, crude and arrogant. Who the hell do you think you a...
by Silkyskills1
Sun Aug 13, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Yeh expected him to get at least 2 against City what a flop Please point out where I have said that. If you can I will no longer pursue my opinion on this topic. You can't just go saying people have said things when they clearly haven't. Again, just to reiterate, my post was about our centre forwar...
by Silkyskills1
Sun Aug 13, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

After watching Foster’s fitness ,and aggression against City I reckon he could surprise a few on here who called him a donkey. Admit he looked sharper but strikers are measured by scoring goals. Early arguments in his favour were some 'homesickness' maybe then the number of minutes he'd only played...
by Silkyskills1
Sat Aug 12, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Taffy on the wing wrote:
Sat Aug 12, 2023 5:01 pm
Surely not as slow as Ekdal aka "the Snail"
Incredibly naive sweeping comment. Wonder why VK went out of his way to sign him? He appears to choose 'snail like' players for his squad.
by Silkyskills1
Sat Aug 12, 2023 1:11 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rodri
Replies: 32
Views: 3879

Re: Rodri

arise_sir_charge wrote:
Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:49 am
You see, I didn’t think that was a tough game to watch.
Well, I did. It's seemed that way for a number of years now. Were you disappointed when the final whistle went?.There's just something unhealthy about the whole carnival.
by Silkyskills1
Fri Aug 11, 2023 2:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Unhappy Claret who has Nobody
Replies: 202
Views: 19650

Re: Unhappy Claret who has Nobody

This has become a great thread. Hope you are doing better, Mick. Talking to people, engaging in activities, having a plan are all good ways to set about your day. You're a Claret, Mick, part.of a big family that tries to.look after each other despite the bickering on here at times. Keep safe and loo...
by Silkyskills1
Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Casper at the double in pre-season opener
Replies: 17
Views: 899

Re: ARTICLE: Casper at the double in pre-season opener

He's 78 now is Frank but I was talking to his son Chris this week at Ashton and he said he's fine health wise. Terrific player for us wasn't he? Talk to Colin Waldron and Paul Fletcher and they will tell you how his injury was a major factor in us not progressing further. Waldron always says he was...
by Silkyskills1
Fri Aug 11, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)
Replies: 868
Views: 51629

Re: Mission to Burnley (including spoilers from page 9)

I’ve watched episode four and for a start she’s being misquoted on this thread. She doesn’t say letting Dyche go was an act of faith, she says even when times were bad, letting Dyche go, relegation, they had to have faith that something greater was coming and uses the phrase ‘god has a plan’. The b...
by Silkyskills1
Thu Aug 10, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: When was your first served beer?
Replies: 146
Views: 8158

Re: When was your first served beer?

Tomcat wrote:
Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:22 pm
1965 Cricketers Aged 15 One pound, 10 pence a pint.
Have I misread this one? Surely not £1 10 p a pint in 1965? Even 10p a pint sounds dear for 1965.
by Silkyskills1
Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foodbank
Replies: 3
Views: 318

Re: Foodbank

Thanks CT.
by Silkyskills1
Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Town To Turf / Culvert update Thursday 10 August
Replies: 20
Views: 1964

Re: Town To Turf / Culvert update Thursday 10 August

I live outside the area and haven't been down since the end of the season. Obviously the road must be much narrower now but is it still 2 way?
by Silkyskills1
Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s Blast from our Recent Clarets Past (VIII) - Vince Overson
Replies: 13
Views: 742

Re: Today’s Blast from our Recent Clarets Past (VIII) - Vince Overson

The so called hard man of non league football Johnny King didn’t know what hit him. The crowd cheered like a goal had been scored , King had been big mouthing before the game. I think big Vince was only a teenager at the time Would this have occurred during the 6-1 FA Cup win over Altrincham early ...
by Silkyskills1
Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foodbank
Replies: 3
Views: 318

Re: Foodbank

Bump.
by Silkyskills1
Thu Aug 10, 2023 12:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foodbank
Replies: 3
Views: 318

Foodbank

Is there a.collection tomorrow or are they just confined to daytime games?
by Silkyskills1
Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

And they used to say football was a simple game! :D False 9, a 10, an 8, a 6, and now a double pivot building presumably on a single pivot. Then there was the one of a player playing between an 8 and a 10 which someone quietly explained might be a number 9. Totally dispels the late, great Bill Shan...
by Silkyskills1
Wed Aug 09, 2023 4:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lee Mason gone
Replies: 81
Views: 5460

Re: Lee Mason gone

The game will be a much better place for his exit. I take your point wholeheartedly but the truth is,as I've banged on about perhaps far too frequently, there is a dearth of referees ready to replace him. With non league and amateur football.underway it won't be long before any one of us hears abou...
by Silkyskills1
Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

I'd like to have an opinion either way like yourself, but haven't seen anything to suggest otherwise? :lol: Yep, it's all about opinions. Imagine if we all had the same ones. It does seem easy on here to upset someone with an opinion and that is just ludicrous. We all suppprt the same team but that...
by Silkyskills1
Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

I keep seeing posts like yours about his "attitude" and "disruption", but have never seen any evidence to that. Do I think he's a great player? No. Do I think he suits our current style of play? Also no. But I can't judge his entire personality based on a short clip with Roberts years ago and the f...
by Silkyskills1
Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Have to agree with claretspice re: strikers and especially Foster. There seems to be an awful.lot of pressure building around him. Very inexperienced.and no goals scored in pre-season where he has featured regularly. Wishing him all the best luck to get on the scoresheet but currently not too confid...
by Silkyskills1
Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Departure of Weghorst leaves us short of physicality up front, so that's another vacancy in the squad to be filled before the window closes. It doesn't really matter what qualities you think he may possess. We wouldn't see them from him in a Burnley shirt. We saw last season how significant and imp...
by Silkyskills1
Tue Aug 08, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Disappointed but not surprised; i'd rather have lent them Jay-Rod Weghorst doesn't want to be at Burnley. His whole demeanour demonstrated that when he returned to the club for training a couple of weeks ago. He does have some who support him like your good self but the vast majority will be happy ...
by Silkyskills1
Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

You need Cullen to bring balance in the team. He's a very unselfish guy that does his job well. He's also a good match up with Lokonga who needs a fella like him by his side, maybe in the future he could play the Guardiola role as a pivot when he gets used to the PL and bulks up a bit. At Anderlech...
by Silkyskills1
Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

I think some players do definitely. Rashford has a tattoo with all his favourite shirt numbers. Arfield - 37 in tribute to his teammate who passed away. Zamorano wanted number 9 so much while at Inter, he wore 18 with a little + between the 1 and 8. There're loads more examples. Bairstow for Englan...
by Silkyskills1
Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: FC Copenhagen ban ‘can I have your shirt’ signs at football games
Replies: 51
Views: 3339

Re: FC Copenhagen ban ‘can I have your shirt’ signs at football games

Herts Clarets wrote:
Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:49 pm
About time. You know full well most of these shirts that are being begged for will end up on EBAy to the highest bidder.
My grandson's didn't. He wears his Anass Zaroury shirt with great pride. And on a cold, damp night at Stoke he didn't 'beg' for it either. Just sayin'.
by Silkyskills1
Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 5th Ashes test
Replies: 478
Views: 20940

Re: 5th Ashes test

I'm presuming most people on here are fans of Jimmy Anderson; a mix probably of where he comes from and the immensity of his achievements in the game. Has he been poor? Well, he hasn't been dispatched to all corners of the ground, he's been economical but a tally of four wickets for the fast bowler ...
by Silkyskills1
Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Tella would turn this from an ok window to a brilliant one and Maatsen would make it incredible. Get those two in and then sell the deadwood and we would be in a super strong position even if we were relegated Totally agree re: Nathan Tella. For me he was the heartbeat of the club last season. His ...
by Silkyskills1
Tue Jul 25, 2023 11:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jack & Fred Walker
Replies: 15
Views: 2576

Re: Jack & Fred Walker

And then played the next round of the FA Cup just two days later at Liverpool.
by Silkyskills1
Sun Jul 23, 2023 2:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

If we keep Taylor and sign Koleosho we still need 4 players IMO. LB Maatsen or another Creative midfielder Lakonga or Vranckx No 10 to play behind the striker Tella, Flemming or Hamer A striker as I'm not convinced Foster, Weghorst or JRod are what we need. Agree 100% that we need a striker. Mentio...
by Silkyskills1
Fri Jul 21, 2023 3:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thinking of what ct said....
Replies: 29
Views: 2892

Re: Thinking of what ct said....

I'm 71 now and just love to hear virtually any song by Englebert Humperdinck. Think he has/ had a wonderful voice but during his heyday in previous decades I didn't appreciate him at all.
by Silkyskills1
Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tony Bennett RIP
Replies: 17
Views: 1461

Re: Tony Bennett RIP

Being the youngest in the family the songs of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Vic Damone, Perry Como and the greatest of them all for me, Bobby Darin were drip fed to me. Some iconic tunes from Tony Bennett though and as alluded to earlier, a good man. RIP Tony Bennett.
by Silkyskills1
Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashes 4th Test
Replies: 435
Views: 21684

Re: Ashes 4th Test

Been again today and the Aussies were very demoralised. Even their section of fans numbers dwindled after tea. Thought we were really going to push on after 5pm but we appeared to take our foot off the pedal.
by Silkyskills1
Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashes 4th Test
Replies: 435
Views: 21684

Re: Ashes 4th Test

The crowd just can't reach the levels of Headingley, I don't know if it's Old Trafford or what. I was there today and the atmosphere was excellent Every Englizh player was given great support. It was hard going for all of the bowlers but they stuck to their individual tasks. Jimmy, I think had five...
by Silkyskills1
Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Ekdal appears to be the player a lot of posters on here seem to think is the weakest of the central defenders. Honestly don't understand how they come to that conclusion. On his arrival he slotted straight into the team and looked a classy defender. 24.years old, Swedish international. What do peopl...
by Silkyskills1
Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Moments that could have changed BFC forever
Replies: 63
Views: 3377

Re: Moments that could have changed BFC forever

The mercurial Jimmy Greaves signing for Spurs. Hard to believe that in 1975 we were in with a very good chance of winning the First division title. We were at the top of our game when Liverpool.were visiting. Totally outplayed them in the first half but only had a Ray Hankin goal to show for it. Wen...
by Silkyskills1
Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wout is back
Replies: 284
Views: 45470

Re: Wout is back

Amazing how he played in almost every game for a team that came third in the Premier League, reached two domestic finals (winning one) and a European quarter final (knocking out Barcelona on the way) but was still crap. What would Utd have done if they'd had a non-crap player playing in all those g...
by Silkyskills1
Thu Jul 13, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Can you qualify what you mean by 'relatively successful'.please?
by Silkyskills1
Thu Jul 13, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

I think he’s main attribute we’d miss his his pace in the press. He was excellent at drifting across the frontline from the left and pressing the CB and RB. We would get that with WW just at a more pedestrian pace. On first reading this I thought you were drawing comparisons between Tella and Wegho...
by Silkyskills1
Wed Jul 12, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Fourteen new scholars sign in
Replies: 6
Views: 1104

Re: ARTICLE: Fourteen new scholars sign in

Welcome and the best of luck to all of them.
by Silkyskills1
Wed Jul 12, 2023 10:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Southend Utd
Replies: 50
Views: 4798

Re: Southend Utd

And it was Southend who came to Turf Moor late season 1981/82 and beat us 3-5 when we were hopefully on our way to promotion. Former Bury centre forward, Derek Spence had an absolute worldie for them. Beat them 1-4 on penultimate game of the season a few weeks later to assure promotion after a dread...
by Silkyskills1
Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

I did, and have mentioned it a few times before. You must’ve missed them? Tarks reached premier league and international status, could he play in this team as effectively as our current CB’s? Could Chris Wood? So, despite praise heaped on Conor Roberts by the manager last season your close assessme...
by Silkyskills1
Mon Jul 10, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Roberts (imo) struggles to play on a half turn and doesn’t have the ability to play in tight spaces proficiently. He can’t receive the ball in his right (defence or inside midfield) channel and find a forward pass to progress play. He’s an explosive player, and (imo) not that gifted technically whi...
by Silkyskills1
Mon Jul 10, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610721

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

My opinion; Roberts isn’t good enough, he’s too slow in transition. He also doesn’t have the raw pace of a Walker to cover himself. He’s a poor man’s TAA. Has fantastic attributes, but they need to be deployed in the right place. I don’t think we have a spot as a starter. Getting very technical now...
by Silkyskills1
Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right
Replies: 33
Views: 1613

Re: ARTICLE: Jimmy Robson played his cards right

Good to read these articles, Tony. As to Jimmy, I recall his goal in the '62 Final. As a 10 year old sat next to a Spurs kid my age ( no segregation in those days) I was still jumping up and down when Bobby Smith scored at the other end and figured it was time to sit down ! I was 10 years old,too, ...
by Silkyskills1
Sun Jul 09, 2023 3:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashes third test
Replies: 868
Views: 27238

Re: Ashes third test

criminalclaret wrote:
Sun Jul 09, 2023 3:43 pm
Let's be honest, had any team not knocked of 251 out od potential 180 overs it would be embarrassing. But it's England and we all know they are capable of that 😂
Are you suggesting 251 on a pitch that offered something to the bowlers is easy?
by Silkyskills1
Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashes third test
Replies: 868
Views: 27238

Re: Ashes third test

If they were paid by the word it would be a close call between Pietersen and Taylor who earned the most. The first hour was okay with Atherton on comes but now Taylor has arrived and he never shuts up.
by Silkyskills1
Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashes third test
Replies: 868
Views: 27238

Re: Ashes third test

RVclaret wrote:
Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:18 pm
Simply knew Crawley was nicking one this over.
Know what you mean. There's an inevitability about it. Especially after a good shot.