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by maccclaret
Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: On this day
Replies: 88
Views: 7958

Re: On this day

There’s more than that claim to have been on against Colchester in 1986!
by maccclaret
Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Get ready for protests down the M65
Replies: 91
Views: 7627

Re: Get ready for protests down the M65

Would the banner not need to be in the Riverside Stand to be seen by the TV cameras and unleash it's full terrifying effects?
by maccclaret
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Troy Deeney
Replies: 36
Views: 5321

Re: Troy Deeney

Kilson810 wrote:
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:39 am
Just goes to show why managers have to try and keep their composer in the interviews. Having a total meltdown in public isn't a good look.
They need to learn to hold Bach.
by maccclaret
Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Redmond
Replies: 44
Views: 4301

Re: Redmond

Yes. Was talking about this at the weekend. We seem to be picking up a lot of injuries - good job we’ve got a huge squad. Something amiss with training methods or are we just signing players who aren’t robust enough? It’s not just us, there’s lots of teams reporting more injuries than normal. I rea...
by maccclaret
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2023/24: Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley – Cup Ticket Information
Replies: 49
Views: 5619

Re: 2023/24: Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley – Cup Ticket Information

Just phoned and there's no more available - returns only.

Guess it's not worth paying for the next block.
by maccclaret
Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Spurs cup tie on Friday night
Replies: 11
Views: 1765

Re: ARTICLE: Spurs cup tie on Friday night

RammyClaret61 wrote:
Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:27 am
Just seen the list of six games live for the FA Cup. Wow.. how imaginative.

Palace v Everton
Spurs v Burnley
Sunderland v Newcastle
Middlesbro v Villa
Arsenal v Liverpool
Wigan v Man U.
That's the magic of the FA Cup third round - being able to watch Premier League teams play each other......
by maccclaret
Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Unbeaten run ends at flooded Macclesfield
Replies: 26
Views: 1534

Re: ARTICLE: Unbeaten run ends at flooded Macclesfield

I was still wet when I got home - 10 minutes after the final whistle. :D

By coincidence I was at the Moss again last night. There were 76 from Worksop “filling” the still uncovered away end.

No sign of Sodje or Savage.
by maccclaret
Wed Oct 18, 2023 7:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brentford
Replies: 5
Views: 1844

Re: Brentford

I can vouch for the Black Dog. That's where I'll be heading, although I've never been in on a match day.
by maccclaret
Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Salford v Clarets Match Thread
Replies: 179
Views: 14757

Re: Salford v Clarets Match Thread

Pickles wrote:
Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:41 pm
The Zaroury pass for the second is all sorts of special.
Did it not just bounce of the outside of his boot?

At the perfect weight to loop over the defender and land precisely at the feet of JBL.
by maccclaret
Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Top 100 players according to GDC
Replies: 33
Views: 2422

Re: Top 100 players according to GDC

Gentlemen and Players?
by maccclaret
Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Malaysia
Replies: 21
Views: 1904

Re: Malaysia

I’ve never had problems with Air Asia and feel more like a human being than I ever do with Ryanair.
by maccclaret
Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ainsworth ain't happy
Replies: 25
Views: 4613

Re: Ainsworth ain't happy

The hope has got to be that players and coaches will become more sensible once they’ve had to play an extra 20 minutes a few times.
by maccclaret
Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mainz v Clarets
Replies: 431
Views: 23678

Re: Mainz v Clarets

Greenmile wrote:
Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:25 pm
From listening to Phil Bird, it sounds like "Marns" scored three today.
I couldn’t stop singing “Dean Marney” all afternoon.

Can’t think of anywhere “Mainz” would be pronounced as it has been this afternoon.
by maccclaret
Sun Jul 30, 2023 8:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Non league
Replies: 52
Views: 3684

Re: Non league

I know it’s cold for July, and it can be chilly at Gigg Lane, but surely there’s too many woolly hats and parkas.
by maccclaret
Thu Jul 27, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eddie's on borrowed time
Replies: 73
Views: 6311

Re: Eddie's on borrowed time

Newcastle’s spending hasn’t been given the focus it deserves. Tonali £60 mill Barnes £38 mill Isak £60 mill Gordon £40 mill Botman £30 mill Wood £20 mill Pope £10 mill Targett £15 mill Guimares £35 mill Willock £25 mill Tripps £10 mill Burn £10 mill Near £400 mill there with not many outgoings. The...
by maccclaret
Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets on a post season trip to Majorca
Replies: 14
Views: 2070

Re: Clarets on a post season trip to Majorca

Taffy looks delighted to be there!
by maccclaret
Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Close..
Replies: 16
Views: 2148

Re: Close..

It’s all about fitness at this stage of pre-season; the result doesn’t matter.
by maccclaret
Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football League fixtures out at 9 today
Replies: 10
Views: 929

Re: Football League fixtures out at 9 today

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:03 am
Leeds will be on sky I imagine
Even when they've got no match.
by maccclaret
Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Warnock
Replies: 15
Views: 2054

Re: Warnock

claptrappers_union wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:44 am
Warnock wouldn't have kept Leeds up
I don't think anybody would've kept Leeds up given only 4 games, a kamikaze defence and toothless forwards.
by maccclaret
Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:21 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Warnock
Replies: 15
Views: 2054

Re: Warnock

warksclaret wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:57 am
Funny how he is still in demand and maybe Big Sam now dead meat. For me Warnock is still a likeable guy, thats still in touch withe real footballing world.I wish him well
He's never publicly considered himself to be as good as Pep or Klopp, which helps him retain credibility.
by maccclaret
Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610820

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

Enola Gay wrote:
Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:03 pm
And a decent performance for Scotland about every eight.
Iwelumo-esque
by maccclaret
Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Brady extends Preston stay
Replies: 33
Views: 1890

Re: ARTICLE: Brady extends Preston stay

Still remember his sublime assist for Wood's debut goal against Spurs at Wembley That pass was probably Burnley’s only de Bruyne level assist. And the game at Leicester felt like a rubicon until the injury. I remember watching and thinking “we are actually that good.”; the passing and movement was ...
by maccclaret
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashley Barnes
Replies: 39
Views: 4201

Re: Ashley Barnes

AmbleClaret wrote:
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:40 pm
Absolutely, f@ck em ,Karma
Justice.
by maccclaret
Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Obafemi
Replies: 13
Views: 2414

Re: Obafemi

Interesting looking at those stats, and, clearly, the sample size is too small, but considering the minutes played we have Obafemi - 2 goals in 2 games Twine - 2 goals in 4 games Foster - 1 goal in 4 games You'd be happy signing players with any of those scoring records, given the development potent...
by maccclaret
Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Promotions
Replies: 12
Views: 1374

Re: Promotions

Stalbansclaret wrote:
Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:07 am
We clinched promotion from the old Div 3 into what is now the Championship at Southend in 1982. Remembering this made me think of Paul McGee who scored the night...now there is a former Claret I haven't thought of in a long time.
We’ll take good care of you
by maccclaret
Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Win at Boro and we are up!!
Replies: 44
Views: 4756

Re: Win at Boro and we are up!!

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sat Apr 01, 2023 5:39 pm
It's Kompany's birthday when we play Sheff Utd......
It’s mine too - and I’ve got more loyalty points than Vincent.

Although he will be at Deadwood and I won’t. :?
by maccclaret
Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Rovers - April 1977
Replies: 15
Views: 1150

Re: Burnley v Rovers - April 1977

Judging from the strip and the reaction of the number 5 (and with thanks to CT for the fixtures and results log), I'm guessing the top photo is from:
Sat 03 Sep 1977 CRYSTAL PALACE h D2
D 1-1 10,460
Burnley: Nicholas 15og
Crystal Palace: 23
by maccclaret
Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Scotland 2 Spain 0
Replies: 13
Views: 1126

Re: Scotland 2 Spain 0

There was a "Burnley Tartan Army" Saltire behind the goal providing inspiration.

Can't just be a coincidence that it's there only days after Vegas asking about flags.
by maccclaret
Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: is this a new Ash Barnes stat?
Replies: 12
Views: 1611

Re: is this a new Ash Barnes stat?

Vegas Claret wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:39 pm
his ball out to Maatsen for the second was superb
And he did really well to win the throw that started the move.
by maccclaret
Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Train strikes Man City away
Replies: 5
Views: 1031

Re: Train strikes Man City away

It appears RMT have called off their strike this week but service providers are still striking. The RMT move will apparently mean the impact of the strikes will be less. Looks like the traun timetable for Saturday will be updated on Wednesday, according to nationalrail. I need to make plans-does an...
by maccclaret
Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Change kit or away kit?
Replies: 42
Views: 2591

Re: Change kit or away kit?

I've still not been able to use it to work out my route to the Turf.
by maccclaret
Wed Mar 08, 2023 6:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brownhill injury. Any news?
Replies: 48
Views: 5935

Re: Brownhill injury. Any news?

ElectroClaret wrote:
Wed Mar 08, 2023 5:59 pm
They won't risk any of em if there's the least doubt.

From the admittedly little ive seen of Wigan, we could probably play the tea lady and beat them.

Probably...
The tea lady is struggling too; she’s carrying a couple of bad brews(es).
by maccclaret
Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Zaroury goal
Replies: 31
Views: 4368

Re: Zaroury goal

Darnhill Claret wrote:
Sat Feb 25, 2023 6:55 pm
Barnes does tend to point to whoever provides him with the assist. I've noticed this before.
He pointed at the photographer on Tuesday night.
by maccclaret
Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashley Barnes stat
Replies: 18
Views: 2580

Re: Ashley Barnes stat

Reignited him is right. His control has got so much better - it's no longer bouncing off him all the time. He was good tonight. That first time ball out to Vitinho was as sumptuous as it was unexpected. Add that to him telling Ian to get onto the pitch when he banged his arm and you see how rounded ...
by maccclaret
Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: QPR Sack Critchley
Replies: 44
Views: 3643

Re: QPR Sack Critchley

NRC wrote:
Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:00 pm
That table is a story in itself of the juxtaposition of fortunes of QPR and Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough were only 12 points behind us then!
by maccclaret
Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: QPR Sack Critchley
Replies: 44
Views: 3643

Re: QPR Sack Critchley

Won’t be long before every club will have a Manager of the Month.
by maccclaret
Sun Feb 12, 2023 8:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: That cross from Josh Brownhill
Replies: 18
Views: 2137

Re: That cross from Josh Brownhill

The photo on the BBC match report gives a great view of Ash creating those acres of space for Tella. He was similarly obstructive for the second. Our crossing has become as well honed as the rest of our play. It seems our crosses are going to precisely the right place at the moment. You can add the ...
by maccclaret
Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: William Thompson Recreation Centre
Replies: 48
Views: 3579

Re: William Thompson Recreation Centre

AGENT_CLARET wrote:
Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:48 am
I love how they block off the road with two barrels and two scaffolding poles 😂
Site Health & Safety has come on significantly too since the days of the protective trilby and bobcap, not to mention the hi-vis home-knit tank tops.
by maccclaret
Wed Jan 25, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Happy Burns Night
Replies: 19
Views: 916

Re: Happy Burns Night

The bard doesn’t get treated much better than on Eddi Reader’s album of Burns covers. It will be getting almost as much hammer as the Talisker in Macc tonight.
by maccclaret
Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: City-Spurs
Replies: 132
Views: 3777

Re: City-Spurs

Needs some doing up but Old Trafford, despite its size, still feels like a football ground. It needs knocking down not doing up. The away end feels tired, but going through one of three turnstiles for our cup game into a passageway barely wide enough for two people to stand side by side and then wa...
by maccclaret
Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gyokeres
Replies: 136
Views: 14259

Re: Gyokeres

I thought Beyer had him pretty much under control all afternoon; he never got a shot away That he didn’t even manage a goalward poke from the 3 or 4 opportunities in his meander across the box after the back pass suggests he has a way to go before he will be comfortable in the Prem. Plus everything ...
by maccclaret
Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who do we want in round 4?
Replies: 154
Views: 11227

Re: Who do we want in round 4?

Man U have had something like 2473 consecutive cup games televised.

As nailed on as you can get.
by maccclaret
Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who do we want in round 4?
Replies: 154
Views: 11227

Re: Who do we want in round 4?

Guaranteed to be on telly
by maccclaret
Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:37 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kick off time at Shrewsbury
Replies: 37
Views: 2784

Re: Kick off time at Shrewsbury

RickyBobby wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:25 pm
Could only be 1 goal up as we would have to wait for them to kick off again. Knowing us though we would miss and be waiting for a goal kick.
Or Barnes would be offside.
by maccclaret
Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jimmy Dunne
Replies: 17
Views: 2000

Re: Jimmy Dunne

Did he get good A level results?
by maccclaret
Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wythenshawe Town- parody club?
Replies: 14
Views: 1981

Re: Wythenshawe Town- parody club?

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:12 am
What kind of cheese was it to leave a sour taste in the mouth?
We've got some fairly bitter Cheshire cheese, particularly if it's left out sweating in a warm changing room.
by maccclaret
Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How many points are we going to end up getting this season?
Replies: 15
Views: 956

Re: How many points are we going to end up getting this season?

Let’s get to 50 and then kick on from there.
by maccclaret
Mon Aug 01, 2022 2:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Very clever
Replies: 16
Views: 3135

Re: Very clever

The clever part is how quickly and apparently without paying attention the RB player positions the ball so precisely!

Would've ended in the stand if I'd tried to do something similar! (as would I probably after tripping over the ball)
by maccclaret
Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Squad numbers
Replies: 30
Views: 2378

Re: Squad numbers

Bobby Thomas in at 16 is interesting. Suggests he's under consideration for more than just bench warming.
by maccclaret
Mon Jul 18, 2022 12:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New Kit
Replies: 431
Views: 32834

Re: New Kit

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jul 18, 2022 12:03 pm
Quote from the chairman: "The collaboration is perfectly timed in the year that we celebrate Burnley FC’s 140th anniversary"
Is this similar to the kit we wore in 1882?