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by CombatClaret
Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 662
Views: 18287

Re: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread

Feels like a loss, should have sealed it earlier. But would have taken a point, next game.
by CombatClaret
Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 662
Views: 18287

Re: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread

8mins?!
Did Muric go off on a stretcher?!
by CombatClaret
Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 662
Views: 18287

Re: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread

Teddy wrote:
Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:40 pm
How did they miss that handball, absolutely blatant!
If only there was some kind of video replay system :lol:
by CombatClaret
Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 662
Views: 18287

Re: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread

2nd game ref feels they can't influence the game too far. Tuesday Millwall players on three yellows, now can't give a second pen.
by CombatClaret
Fri Sep 02, 2022 8:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 662
Views: 18287

Re: West Brom v Burnley Match Thread

That first touch by Tella to take in out of the sky.
by CombatClaret
Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Away kit confirmed
Replies: 62
Views: 4631

Re: Away kit confirmed

The FIFA kit wasn't a placeholder then, looks like we'd submitted our designs as would be expected.
So that would make the right one our third kit.
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by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match Thread Burnley v Millwall
Replies: 280
Views: 9230

Re: Match Thread Burnley v Millwall

I'm off to New Cross Gate to search for the official's families who I assume are being held hostage somewhere.
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match Thread Burnley v Millwall
Replies: 280
Views: 9230

Re: Match Thread Burnley v Millwall

ElectroClaret wrote:
Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:07 pm
COYC!!!
Stream delayed, thought we were going to score that FK :shock:
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match Thread Burnley v Millwall
Replies: 280
Views: 9230

Re: Match Thread Burnley v Millwall

Strange for Millwall to debut our away strip.
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 28, 2022 1:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Song for our top scorer
Replies: 11
Views: 1073

Re: Song for our top scorer

Now it's raining goals with Tella
Taylor, Roberts, Harwood-Bellis
Josh Brownhill's better than ever
Josh Brownhill's better than ever
Ever, Ever, Ever, Eh Eh Eh

To the tune of 'Umbrella' by Rihanna
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 28, 2022 12:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
Replies: 10054
Views: 1086344

Re: Transfer Rumours Thread - NO FINANCIAL DISCUSSION

Does anyone know if there's any purchase clause in Tella's loan contract? Would be a real shame to integrate him into this team, have him bag plenty of goal, help us get us up only for Southampton to take him back. They're not blessed with an abundance of talent up front, Che Adams is their best str...
by CombatClaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wigan v Burnley match thread
Replies: 352
Views: 14769

Re: Wigan v Burnley match thread

Need to sign Tella
by CombatClaret
Sat Aug 27, 2022 1:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Worried About the Price Cap?
Replies: 370
Views: 14929

Re: Worried About the Price Cap?

Firstly, renationalising energy companies will not stop fuel price increases caused by the war as we still have to buy energy in the market place, unless you also intend to nationalise our oil/gas industry as a whole (BP etc.). Only that way can you avoid market forces - assuming we can supply all ...
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Worried About the Price Cap?
Replies: 370
Views: 14929

Re: Worried About the Price Cap?

Damo wrote:
Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:02 pm
A good measure of the problems you are referring to would be to look at energy price rises over the past 40 years, and compare them to the rises we have seen in the last 2 years
Correlation is not causality.
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Worried About the Price Cap?
Replies: 370
Views: 14929

Re: Worried About the Price Cap?

Let's be clear about this: these companies have failed businesses. If the product they want to supply can only be delivered at a price that people cannot and will not pay because they will not have the means to do so then these companies are bust. We're going to be bailing out these companies to a m...
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 23, 2022 11:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Oh Burnley is wonderful….
Replies: 275
Views: 15009

Re: Oh Burnley is wonderful….

chipbutty wrote:
Tue Aug 23, 2022 11:16 pm
To be fair most women's teams would sing about the former 😉
Haha. It's funny because women footballers are all lesbians. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Ignorant, sexist, childish.
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 5:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 21/8
Replies: 189
Views: 4621

Re: Today's footie 21/8

Pope doing what Pope always did for us, but he'll be England No1 now.
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 5:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 21/8
Replies: 189
Views: 4621

Re: Today's footie 21/8

The Premier League table looks like it's been set to shuffle.
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 5:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 21/8
Replies: 189
Views: 4621

Re: Today's footie 21/8

What must Chris Wood be thinking?
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 5:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 21/8
Replies: 189
Views: 4621

Re: Today's footie 21/8

Saudia Arabia 2 - 1 United Arab Emirates
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 5:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Oh Burnley is wonderful….
Replies: 275
Views: 15009

Re: Oh Burnley is wonderful….

It is traditional whether we agree to or not, I'm a vegetarian & lot's of people enjoy Sunday roasts that's traditional for people to do that generations upon generations that have been doing for years, it's not up to people to change when the choice is there. But there are vegetarian alternatives,...
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 4:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Oh Burnley is wonderful….
Replies: 275
Views: 15009

Re: Oh Burnley is wonderful….

It's been a traditional football song for years but I can kind of understand some people not liking the content especially if minors are about or the female species but it is what it is & that's part of football in song connection, if some people are that offended maybe give football a miss & a Mar...
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Oh Burnley is wonderful….
Replies: 275
Views: 15009

Re: Oh Burnley is wonderful….

fanzone wrote:
Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:35 pm
I think everyone should just sit down, say nothing and breakout into a round of applause if we score a goal.
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by CombatClaret
Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany costs us 2 points
Replies: 74
Views: 5066

Re: Kompany costs us 2 points

CombatClaret wrote:
Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:26 pm
Debut or not It was Tella's full debut.
*Hatrick or not.
by CombatClaret
Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany costs us 2 points
Replies: 74
Views: 5066

Re: Kompany costs us 2 points

I agree with the sentiment. But Debut or not It was Tella's full debut. Bringing him off on the 72nd minute when we had a two-goal cushion seems a very standard change. Clear he will be a big player for us so needs managing especially early doors. We can only point to it as the catalyst of our downf...
by CombatClaret
Sat Aug 20, 2022 5:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Blackpool - match thread
Replies: 371
Views: 15456

Re: Burnley v Blackpool - match thread

Everything we are great & terrible at summed up in one game.
by CombatClaret
Sat Aug 20, 2022 4:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 20/8
Replies: 16
Views: 867

Re: Today's footie 20/8

Hull 3-0 down :)

But more importantly, B&stards still losing.
by CombatClaret
Sat Aug 20, 2022 4:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Blackpool - match thread
Replies: 371
Views: 15456

Re: Burnley v Blackpool - match thread

B8stard & Hull losing is perfect. Hope it stays like this.
by CombatClaret
Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

I think the question you have to ask is 'who is this offending?' We could have a philosophical discussion about hundreds of gendered phrases, concepts, characters. It would be very enlightening. But few will have caused real world offense. If a retired male footballer says something which offends mu...
by CombatClaret
Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

Stop being such a big girls blouse Combat... Oops... :shock: :roll: :D I laughed. But at the same time, I'm guessing a lot of people here If I said I went to the doctor's they would ask what he said. I know change is hard and or nice to be told the language you once used it's a bit problematic but ...
by CombatClaret
Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

Well that just becomes a whole new debate on English language and the significant changes to many many words and phrases that would be needed to make everyone happy……and it’s the making everyone happy that will be a tough one given that as we know this can change on a regular basis. The description...
by CombatClaret
Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

It's not a stereotype it is a biological category. It is a man's game because only men can play in it. And men are physically stronger and more aggressive than women that's why prisons are full of men - just biological facts. He wasn't describing the category of the game (a men's competition). He w...
by CombatClaret
Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

dsr wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:26 pm
Are you saying it was inappropriate to describe any or all of those players as "men"?
No, it was inappropriate to use men as an adjective to describe the style of play.
by CombatClaret
Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:21 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

Holy sh1t someone gets it.
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possession Cup
Replies: 113
Views: 5791

Re: Possession Cup

Not trying to be pessimistic, genuinely curious of people's expectations:
Based on the last 4 games and the table. Does anyone think we're in with a realistic shout of an automatic place?
Are playoffs the extent of our ambition given the time the squad needs to gel?
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Hull match thread
Replies: 404
Views: 17356

Re: Burnley v Hull match thread

Equalizer a side very much a carbon copy of Watford. Defense fell asleep, concerned a sloppy goal on the break. Lots of moves into the final third but nothing much once we got there.
So long as the opponents keep their heads and their shape they don't seem to be too worried.
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Hull match thread
Replies: 404
Views: 17356

Re: Burnley v Hull match thread

warksclaret wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:37 pm
How long does he need ??
He needs the ball to get to him first.
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Hull match thread
Replies: 404
Views: 17356

Re: Burnley v Hull match thread

warksclaret wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:33 pm
Has Barnes done much ?
In 4 minutes?
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Hull match thread
Replies: 404
Views: 17356

Re: Burnley v Hull match thread

I swear If we win a penalty we'll play it short.
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

To describe the nature of a game you need to use an adjective. Here are some good ones he could have used.

Physical, tough, contact, hard, solid, strong, vigorous, dynamic, intense, lively, battling, aggressive, combative, hostile, bitter, firm, forceful etc.

But he chose 'Man's'...
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

Just completely disingenuous The previous two sentences are: "Souness was analysing the physical nature of the game and referee Anthony Taylor's approach. It's a man's game all of a sudden again," Souness said on Sunday. Clearly giving the context of a Premier League game that only men can play in....
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

Big Vinny K wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:33 pm
You’ve lost me now.
What is your point ?
DSR - "men acting like men",
Souness "Men at it, blow-for-blow,..."

That some people seem to think a type of behavior is exclusive to one gender.
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

It's blindingly obvious that he was pleased that this particular football match was played by men acting like men, getting up and getting on eith the game, not acting like toddlers crying because they fell over. If you think he should have referred to women as well, it's the FA that you need to hav...
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

Which of these seems more likely? 1. Souness decided that despite the risk of a hysterical social media campaign against him and the resultant possibility of losing his very well paid gig with Sky Sports, that the Chelsea v Spurs match was the perfect occassion for him to attack women's football in...
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

FFS - The people who are not men cannot and have never played in the PL so how can that have been his point? He meant from referees and fuddy duddies who don't like the two footed challenges and virtual assaults that Souness now appears in on Youtube. Shame given he was quite some player. Is delibe...
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

"I think we've got our football back, as I would enjoy it, men at it..."

Back from whom? Oh, the people who are not men.
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Graeme Souness - Men's football
Replies: 108
Views: 5230

Re: Graeme Souness - Men's football

Firthy wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:06 am
Being a white heterosexual male these days is enough to make you want to top yourself. Well not quite but you get the gist :o :shock: :lol: :lol:
These days, if you say you're English you get arrested and thrown in jail.
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 12, 2022 11:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Early Thoughts On Muric?
Replies: 311
Views: 15427

Re: Early Thoughts On Muric?

All he seemed to do tonight was pass to the back 4 who were standing almost alongside him. Fine as that keeps us in possession, not longing for hoofball.
A couple times though he passed to players who were obviously under pressure which nearly resulted in us losing possession 20 yards from goal.
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 12, 2022 11:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Watford V Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 537
Views: 19195

Re: Watford V Burnley Match Thread

Pickles wrote:
Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:48 pm
And if we hadn't it would've been - "We can't even create chances against ten men!"
My point was it's a bit of a useless stat looking forward when we will be 11v11 most games.
We can say we were unlucky but we can't say 'keep that up and we'll win'. Because it's an anomaly.
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Watford V Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 537
Views: 19195

Re: Watford V Burnley Match Thread

RVclaret wrote:
Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:42 pm
And Watford xG 0.29 Burnley xG 0.59

Had the better chances.
We had our best chances vs 10 men.