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- Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Death of a fellow Claret
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2595
Re: Death of a fellow Claret
I've just found out a fellow Claret passed away on Saturday. I never met him but got to know him well through FB. He ran a group dedicated to our local heritage. It's come as a real shock. Even though I'd never met him he'd come to mean a lot to me. He was always optimistic about his beloved Burnle...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stadium Tour
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1995
Re: Stadium Tour
The stadium tour used to be full of half-arsed poorly researched gosssip level insights… though it got better when they started employing ex-players to act as guides. I don’t think you can complain that the stadium tour sticks to ‘the club message’.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Movement in the Penalty Area
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1691
Re: Movement in the Penalty Area
Anticipation and confidence, sadly both need familiarity, understanding and confidence… not easy to get into a team of youngsters who only met in the summer and who are used to being overrun when overcommitted while attacking.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ekdal and Al-Dakhil
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4529
Re: Ekdal and Al-Dakhil
I’m not sure how player values increase when they don’t play. Maybe we should have sold some at the end of last season in hindsight. Not sure how this fits Pace’s project that is supposed to be on track. Different teams are looking for different attributes, and seeing a player not getting game time...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: VK post match v WHU
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2308
Re: VK post match v WHU
I like Cullen and I’m glad he’s found a bit of form and got back in the team, but let’s not pretend he was unfairly left out or didn’t get a chance before being dropped. He started the first 10 league games of the season and was poor. He was dropped and his omission coincided with some of our bette...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: VK post match v WHU
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2308
Re: VK post match v WHU
2 pts dropped from a decent first half because our defence was out muscled and not tight enough to there forwards but it's similar to last week where we didn't take our chances but creating plenty.. Think quite often it is cooler heads under pressure we are missing. It’s a confidence thing, you nee...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:09 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Vincent's Number 1 Fan
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3645
Re: Vincent's Number 1 Fan
Being greedy taking the money off you, and getting to stay up… but hey it will pay for a good night, so thanks123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:45 pmAdmire your optimism, if we finish on 34 points I would give everyone who likes this comment £100
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: motd
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2340
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tella
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3538
Re: Tella
I came down with a bump when he was so cagey in the town hall interview. It was clear he had no expectation he would be at Burnley next season, was my first reaction when I watched it. I’d have liked him to stay, but I did not expect it, as a result of the above. Great for the lad if as looks likely...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: VK post match v WHU
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2308
Re: VK post match v WHU
Yes, listened to both.
Think VK came across as I’d expect.
He knows they lost two points and more importantly a real confidence booster.
Think VK came across as I’d expect.
He knows they lost two points and more importantly a real confidence booster.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - SHEFF UTD v BURNLEY
- Replies: 2447
- Views: 148932
Re: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - BURNLEY v BOURNEMOUTH
West Ham United 1 v Burnley 2
Fofana 34 min,
Championship
Fofana 34 min,
Championship
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Hiring a band
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2215
Re: Hiring a band
I spend a lot of time in the studio but you really can't beat playing live. I loved The Beat, really underrated musicians. I think most of that Two Tone crowd were better musicians than they were given credit for…. Even Kix could play… it was teaching him the right key to play in that lost Madness ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Possible affordable targets for next season
- Replies: 100
- Views: 6367
Re: Possible affordable targets for next season
I think it depends who leaves. Priorities will surely be LB as Charlie will go, CDM as Cork will go (possibly Brownhill if we get a bid) and RB if Leeds go up and Roberts gets an offer. Tresor I wonder whether his loan was contingent on us staying in the Prem so may go back. I think we’ll look at E...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Hiring a band
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2215
Re: Hiring a band
Anyone wanting to see a decent Small Faces tribute (lookalikes of Steve Marriott included) I recommend the Small Fakers… (they cost a lot less too) often found supporting bands with original members… both Loving Spoonfull and Kinda Kinks loved them.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Hiring a band
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2215
Re: Hiring a band
The cost of hiring a band has significantly reduced in the last five years, as a member of a band it’s hardly worth the effort to bother performing anymore. Even festivals don’t pay as much as they used to, but at least you don’t have to cart a P.A. System about for those. I reckon when on a gig it...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fan’s View (version 2)
- Replies: 58
- Views: 4090
Re: Fan’s View (version 2)
I agree. I thought the same thing on the Kompany quote thread the other day. I think it's perfectly fine to say you learn more from tough times than good. Yet a load of people that hate Kompany were saying it was a ridiculous statement. I don't hate Kompany, but it's Burnley that I love. A lot of p...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fan’s View (version 2)
- Replies: 58
- Views: 4090
Re: Fan’s View (version 2)
That's not exactly the case. He might say that in his ending line but if you actually read the content of the article he absolutely speaks for "all fans" for example: "So I would say (fairly) categorically that despite Burnley being second from bottom of the Premier League, Vincent Kompany has noth...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stoke
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4381
Re: Stoke
definitely a place you needed eyes in the back of your head as an away fan ! Once saw a fan when hit on the head by a pie, pick it up, wave it in the air in thanks and take a bite; but it wasn’t just pastries that rained down. That concrete tunnel in was pretty intimidating from memory too. Liked g...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Which is more important for you on Sunday?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 3802
Re: Which is more important for you on Sunday?
Result for me. We need something to put some belief into the team.
Performance… we need players feeling they have every right to be playing at this level.
Line up - I don’t care who plays as long as they get on the pitch and are ready to fight their demons.
Performance… we need players feeling they have every right to be playing at this level.
Line up - I don’t care who plays as long as they get on the pitch and are ready to fight their demons.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2896
Re: Louis XVII
They were certainly better than an often drunk executioner with an axe ! And how otherwise could I have shoehorned the size of VK’s head in ( so to speak ) the dipping of hankies in his blood was of course also surely utter nonsense . Was it a later Masonic thing inserted into folklore ? I think Du...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2896
Re: Louis XVII
Who’d have thought so many forumites would be so well versed in French Renaissance political intrigue allied to a cheeky side of regicide ! My main concern would be a clean execution, due the sheer size of Vincent’s Head . Early guilotines were as erratic as an old Renault 5 . How ironic if Pace wa...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2896
Re: Louis XVII
As a result of the Black Death towards the end of the 14th century which wiped out in excess of a third of the population and in some areas a half, everything in England was in short supply, including labour. This caused living standards to rise dramatically as artisans and farmers could get good p...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2896
Re: Louis XVII
Oh yes, there was a degree of middle class support for the ideals of the Revolution but it never transferred to any real action and our population were relatively free and well-fed compared to the Frenchies. It undoubtedly frightened the ruling class and there was a lot of disruption but we never h...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2896
Re: Louis XVII
Oh yes, there was a degree of middle class support for the ideals of the Revolution but it never transferred to any real action and our population were relatively free and well-fed compared to the Frenchies. It undoubtedly frightened the ruling class and there was a lot of disruption but we never h...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2896
Re: Louis XVII
Nice and knowledgeable. I don't think we came close to a revolution here in GB though. I’d recommend a bit of late eighteenth/early nineteenth lit Rowls…. The leading light of American Revolution enlightenment was Thomas Paine… the English theorist… then there was Shelley, Byron and the whole Age o...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Brian Clough interview.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2040
Re: Brian Clough interview.
Historical proof that even a football genius needs an experienced Peter Taylor to bounce ideas off.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2896
Re: Louis XVII
Yes - so who is Burnley's Robespierre?! Robespierre is most famous for creating the motto… Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and tried to steer the ship… so that role can only go to Alan Pace, it is a bad fit though as the Morman church did not exist until being founded in New York in 1830 by Joseph Sm...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Louis XVII
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2896
Re: Louis XVII
I just want to know who our Robespierre is! Robespierre has been used as a scapegoat for many things… Louis’s demise amongst them. He was guilty of a lot, but the king did accept proportional representation and was retained as head of state. Robespierre was a lawyer trying to prevent anarchy while ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 7917
Re: Rovers protest
Worth watching the match for that alarming protest. Bet the Venky’s can’t sleep tonight seeing such passion on and off the pitch. Wonderful to see it go to the last penalty, although it will give them something to crow about… last thing they needed.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 7917
Re: Rovers protest
Perfect game. Losing after extra time, on the last penalty… with a big few games ahead of them this season; was about what I hoped for before kick off. They showed a lot more fight than we are at the moment though, sadly. Glad it wasn’t us playing them tonight tbh.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stan Bowles RIP
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2098
Re: Stan Bowles RIP
Great player and a true maverick, something he paid a heavy price for under several managers. As others have said that QPR team was unbelievably talented. RIP
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: pace
- Replies: 89
- Views: 5681
Re: pace
I think (don’t know) that will have been one of Kompanys demands to come. He’s an astute business man. VK’s qualification is business theory and models, is no slight to his qualification to point out that it is one thing to demonstrate his understanding in academic essays, and another to be able to...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
- Replies: 424
- Views: 15106
Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
This question gets harder with every passing week. Stay. Not debate but my reasoning:- But I think we need to give VK a long break from the club this summer in order for him to contemplate this season and able to reevaluate his choices this term in the cold light of day, without the noise. I think V...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: whatever happened to John Cofie?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3446
Re: whatever happened to John Cofie?
The headline is a hook, and while factually correct is deliberately misleading to grab attention. Had the Headline read ex-footballer’s had their careers destroyed by claims the court decided where unsubstantiated… it would have had a whole different emotive feel: and would have only appealed to a f...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 31 PREDICTIONS
- Replies: 1578
- Views: 121017
Re: PL Prediction League - All Fixtures and Updates - WEEK 25 PREDICTIONS
Aston Villa 2 -1 Nottingham Forest
Brighton 2 -1 Everton
Crystal Palace 2 v 3 Burnley Fofana 34mins
Man-Utd 3-1 Fulham
Bournemouth 1-3 Man-City
Arsenal 2 - 2 Newcastle
Sunday 25th
Wolves 3 v 0 Sheffield United
Monday 26th
West ham 2 v 1 Brentford
Total goals = 29
Brighton 2 -1 Everton
Crystal Palace 2 v 3 Burnley Fofana 34mins
Man-Utd 3-1 Fulham
Bournemouth 1-3 Man-City
Arsenal 2 - 2 Newcastle
Sunday 25th
Wolves 3 v 0 Sheffield United
Monday 26th
West ham 2 v 1 Brentford
Total goals = 29
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 1:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - SHEFF UTD v BURNLEY
- Replies: 2447
- Views: 148932
Re: 23/24 Season - Burnley Predictor Game - BURNLEY v ARSENAL
Palace 2 - 3 Burnley - Jay Rod 34 mins
Championship
Championship
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: V.K.'s press conference.
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2809
Re: V.K.'s press conference.
Press conferences are an obligation. We used to get press conferences when there was a big announcement, the rest of the time it was for the journalists to make the phone calls. Being dragged out before every match is not something managers want to do. Why give advance warning to opponents? Therefor...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Benson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4636
Re: Benson
Pretty much my sentiment regarding not necessarily his initial signing but certainly the contract extension.alwaysaclaret wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:49 pmBegs the question why the hell did he sign him in the first place if he deems him fit for nothing.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4289
Re: Chris Wilder
Indeed, and of course it is relevant but challenging him is not the thrust of the thread.Darnhill Claret wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:47 pmAnd of course the assistant referee's truth, if his is relevant of course.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Benson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4636
Re: Benson
Do you really need an answer for that? Benson got a pay rise we tied down a key player from last season helps us get a higher fee. The same reason Cullen signed an extension, the part you’re missing though is Benson has never played PL football before, nobody knew if he’d make the grade, there was ...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4289
Re: Chris Wilder
If Wilder had any respect should he not have said something along the lines of "I am about to be a bit of a knob (again) but you are eating I will come back when you have finished" ? I agree you would hope Wilder would publicly apologise for his over reaction, when he calmed down… as he made public...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4289
Re: Chris Wilder
You're having a bit of a nightmare trying to defend him. Looking very stupid yourself, at least he can put being a nob down to the pressures of getting beat every week. If he apologised for the sandwich comment, people might listen to his rants about decisions. Your opinion which I hold in as littl...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wembley of the North
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2050
Re: Wembley of the North
The taxpayer already holds a stake in Bolton I think, unless they’ve payed it back… give the Old Trafford stadium money to them to expand it to become a second national stadium and save having to waste further money in futile pursuit of trying to get the money out of Bolton while creating a new Wemb...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 7917
Re: Rovers protest
Dreadful ... disgusting the way they are pumping all that money in year in year out 😉 If they want local celebrity ownership… they’re mixing up Lee Mac and Big Mac I suspect. Their wrath should be aimed at the Walker children… they had no interest in Uncle Jack’s legacy and palmed it off at the fir...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4289
Re: Chris Wilder
If I was the employee on my lunch break eating a sandwich in a communal office I work in and you "blasted" me for it, I would tell you where to stick your job and shall fall asleep tonight thankful you are not my manager. You would have been fired before it ever came to that. There was no food allo...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 7917
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 7917
Re: Rovers protest
You may say that, I could not possibly comment. My idea of Half time entertainment is getting a pie and reading my programme.dougcollins wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:44 pmSounds like something we'd come up with for half time 'entertainment'.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 7917
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4289
Re: Chris Wilder
I don’t think it is pedantic or irrelevant. The referee’s assistant doesn’t work for Chris Wilder. They are equals. If he’s eating a sandwich when Wilder walks into a room he shouldn’t be expected to put it to the side until Wilder says he can continue to eat it. Massive sense of entitlement from W...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 7917
Re: Rovers protest
They bought a five pack to hand around. They need some ‘rover’ dogs to retrieve them… that would make the news however shite ‘mass protest’ of a few who can be arsed throwing them looked.