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by walter the softy
Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Dervişoğlu signs in from Brentford
Replies: 152
Views: 10235

Re: ARTICLE: Dervişoğlu signs in from Brentford

I think we need a pronunciation guide! [/ I will give it my best shot bearing in mind that English phonetic system is not regular so here goes… Der - vish -oh - lu The g with the hat on top works more like a separating letter to make sure you pronounce both letters either side of it to make two sep...
by walter the softy
Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ukrainian refugees sponsorship scheme
Replies: 89
Views: 5256

Re: Ukrainian refugees sponsorship scheme

I think too many people are using the war as an excuse to just move to a more desirable country. Jesus wept! Their country is being reduced to rubble and people are being annihilated. Any country is more desirable in comparison right now. The fact that the vast majority of the refugees are in Polan...
by walter the softy
Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10689
Views: 790185

Re: Russia Invades

Anyone know if there is anywhere locally or online where you can give a cash donation to give a little help to the Ukranian people. Its heartbreaking to see these women and kids fleeing there country and having to leave loved ones behind. Yes, it really is heartbreaking. I asked a Ukrainian friend ...
by walter the softy
Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gone are the days of
Replies: 52
Views: 3991

Re: Gone are the days of

boatshed bill wrote:
Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:26 pm
Gone are the days of rainbows...
gone are the night sof swinging from the stars....

Can anyone name the song and artist?
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Straight to You
by walter the softy
Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Make a band name edible
Replies: 209
Views: 16800

Re: Make a band name edible

And who can forget the classic U2 album about Indian food, The Rogan Joshua Tree?
by walter the softy
Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Make a band name edible
Replies: 209
Views: 16800

Re: Make a band name edible

Sushi and the Banshees
by walter the softy
Fri Jun 25, 2021 8:37 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Make a band name edible
Replies: 209
Views: 16800

Re: Make a band name edible

Iggy Pop-adom
by walter the softy
Fri Jun 25, 2021 8:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Make a band name edible
Replies: 209
Views: 16800

Re: Make a band name edible

Cha-patti Smith
by walter the softy
Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224660

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

That Pace bloke talks a good game but I am not convinced. It seems to me that people are so keen on a few signings in the short term that they will overlook the implications of being saddled with debt by a company that is seeking to maximise its profits. The more I think about this, the more I am su...
by walter the softy
Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The wait is over - ALK Capital buy Burnley FC
Replies: 219
Views: 26874

Re: The wait is over - ALK Capital buy Burnley FC

I am not so confident about all this. I just do not see what the next level for Burnley is and what these investors stand to gain in taking us there. As it stands, we have had success beyond all our expectations this past decade. To get above what we have achieved so far would mean finishing above m...
by walter the softy
Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rashford
Replies: 64
Views: 5518

Re: Rashford

If there's only the narrowest overlap on the playground, school bus or PE changing rooms between literacy/hard work/intelligence and perceived social ability (and that delineation most definitely exists in the playground), it means kids don't value their education and in fact might see it is a barr...
by walter the softy
Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cancel Culture ?
Replies: 486
Views: 31936

Re: Cancel Culture ?

It's pretty tough to indefinitely continue a discussion about something that doesn't exist. I refer you to my initial post on this thread. Please take the time to read about the case of Ronald Sullivan of the Harvey Weinstein defence team and then think about the implications of it. I could have ch...
by walter the softy
Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cancel Culture ?
Replies: 486
Views: 31936

Re: Cancel Culture ?

Could have been an interesting thread but it seems to have got derailed quite a bit. Seems to me that a lot of people on here are just stuck in repeating their entrenched world view and splitting hairs to try to win petty squabbles without actually discussing the subject itself that much. Pity.
by walter the softy
Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cancel Culture ?
Replies: 486
Views: 31936

Re: Cancel Culture ?

You seem to be falling for it. Nothing what the right are calling "cancel culture" is new, and none of it is anything the right don't do every bit as often, and often far more violently than the left. It's the new "snowflake". They are guilty of the exact thing they're criticising others for. It ki...
by walter the softy
Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bury : No Wages
Replies: 898
Views: 137307

Re: Bury : No Wages

It seems as though the Accy chairman was in the know https://mobile.twitter.com/andyhholt/status/1166612123503538179" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Just read that tweet. Completely nailed it. The Stanley chairman is basically saying what must be totally obvious even to the layman bu...
by walter the softy
Tue Nov 20, 2018 6:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Accrington Stanley
Replies: 25
Views: 3163

Re: Accrington Stanley

Today, my son got taken to Stanley with his school. He got to meet the players and received a free home shirt. To say he was impressed was an understatement. Fair play to them, done some important work there to get the next generation of fans interested. Can’t imagine, even with our millions, that ...
by walter the softy
Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Northern rail strike
Replies: 25
Views: 4404

Re: Northern rail strike

Dont you just love those two carriages stinking of p!ss and stale ale carrying its cargo of northern powerhouse folk to a minimum paid job.... That line between Preston and Nelson takes twice as long as with a car. How can that be right? It is filthy and noisy too. It looks like it hasn't been mode...
by walter the softy
Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jordan Peterson
Replies: 31
Views: 5057

Re: Jordan Peterson

Many on the so called liberal, "progressive" left claim to love diversity. They detest diversity of opinion..... As it goes, I do not agree with most of what you post on here and would probably fit your idea of a liberal lefty or whatever but I respect your right to your opinion and I would hope mo...
by walter the softy
Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jordan Peterson
Replies: 31
Views: 5057

Re: Jordan Peterson

I`d say he got a fair crack of the whip - would have been nice to have heard his opinions beefed out a little bit more but his contributions were, as always, incredibly erudite. Thought he came across well myself too. I do not know much about his cranky diet, nor do I care, and I am probably not be...
by walter the softy
Sat Nov 03, 2018 7:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Usain Bolt
Replies: 18
Views: 2254

Re: Usain Bolt

Been speaking with a work mate this morning about this and apparently he has seen him play (for a German team?) and says if you take away his speed there is nothing there. No awareness, no control, no passing ability and for a guy at 6'5' he's not very good in the air. In other words he's not a foo...
by walter the softy
Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Accrington Stanley
Replies: 33
Views: 5892

Re: Accrington Stanley

It was an excellent game and Stanley never gave up trying to play proper football to feet. The last minute goal was the icing on the cake. Their fans are noisy as well and they even sung a version on Anarchy in the UK with a Stanley theme! Great evening of football. Their success is well-deserved in...
by walter the softy
Thu Sep 27, 2018 3:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We'll keep the Palestinian flag flying high
Replies: 154
Views: 10056

Re: We'll keep the Palestinian flag flying high

Most labour candidates would get similar in the constituency with the reaction to the Brexit vote, the council is similar and that's gone through a fair variety of scandals and controversy in recent years. (It's been a labour seat for the past hundred years or so.) I'm in that constituency so proba...
by walter the softy
Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We'll keep the Palestinian flag flying high
Replies: 154
Views: 10056

Re: We'll keep the Palestinian flag flying high

Talks a good game but he's not particularly popular in his constituency. Following on from the riots a few years back he's achieved very little in the area. From talking to people who've had dealings with him the consensus seems to be that he's limited which is why he's stalled from being one of th...
by walter the softy
Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We'll keep the Palestinian flag flying high
Replies: 154
Views: 10056

Re: We'll keep the Palestinian flag flying high

Aye, I listened to him being interviewed for a podcast and he's a million miles away from that. Came across really well. His basic mantra seems to be one of "rights and responsibilities". I think this would sit well with a lot of people on here if given a chance. In general though, I think if some ...
by walter the softy
Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We'll keep the Palestinian flag flying high
Replies: 154
Views: 10056

Re: We'll keep the Palestinian flag flying high

As bad as the tories are, it isn't hard to see why a group of people who support the likes of Corbyn McDonnell Lammy Rayner Nandy Abbott Thornberry Butler Starmer Dent-Coad Long-Bailey and many other dickheads I have probably missed off come across as full blown lunatics. The fact that Labour can't...
by walter the softy
Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How long
Replies: 89
Views: 8238

Re: How long

Are you seriously suggesting that Dyche is a better manager than Allerdyce or Moyes? Give your head a shake sir, Sean’s record in management doesn’t even come close to either of them. Fat Sam and Moyes have both been in management longer. It is daft to compare records on that basis. So far, Dyche's...
by walter the softy
Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How long
Replies: 89
Views: 8238

Re: How long

There’s plenty who’d do a better job. I’d take Allerdyce and Moyes for sure over Mr 1 dimensional. "Plenty who'd do a better job?" Can not believe I have just read that. Sorry to tell you but you are delusional if you think that the two you mentioned are better than Dyche or if you think there are ...
by walter the softy
Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hampstead recommendations
Replies: 22
Views: 2898

Re: Hampstead recommendations

Hampstead himself suggested it was 4 trains and 2 taxis from Turf Moor? Are you actually travelling from Turf Moor itself? The train to Preston for your connection stops off at pretty much every small town from Colne onwards. The tube to Hampstead goes directly from Kings Cross. Perhaps Hampstead h...
by walter the softy
Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hampstead recommendations
Replies: 22
Views: 2898

Re: Hampstead recommendations

Thanks. Ive looked at options but looks like i need to get a kings taxi to burnley central. Will then get the train to preston. Change there for the train to burnley manchester road. Once there get the train to Preston for the train to Euston. Will then get the a taxi to kings cross to get the over...
by walter the softy
Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Election rigging - UK Edition
Replies: 41
Views: 3375

Re: Election rigging - UK Edition

If MP's had been sent to Parliament based on the share of the National vote in 2015, then UKIP would have had 82 of the 650 MP's elected. This would have been enough for them to have held the balance of power, and this Board would have made for very interesting reading, as certain posters would hav...
by walter the softy
Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Election rigging - UK Edition
Replies: 41
Views: 3375

Re: Election rigging - UK Edition

The only way to change anything in this country is voting for someone outside of the main 2-3 parties. Part of the reason people do not vote for someone outside the main parties is because of First Past The Post. If you want to vote for a smaller party in a lot of wards you night as well just throw...
by walter the softy
Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Church
Replies: 54
Views: 4121

Re: The Church

The story of the creation, supposedly God's first big trick is proven to be untrue. Not a good start in the proving he exists stakes. The writers of the Old Testament did not have the scientific language of the 21st century that we use. By the same token, we shouldn't assume that the stories they t...
by walter the softy
Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jeremy Corbyn's favorite Socialist paradise....
Replies: 124
Views: 8785

Re: Jeremy Corbyn's favorite Socialist paradise....

Chip Harrison wrote:Thank you Walter. I have since re-read the post and all I can say is what are they on about?
Ok, fair do's.
by walter the softy
Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jeremy Corbyn's favorite Socialist paradise....
Replies: 124
Views: 8785

Re: Jeremy Corbyn's favorite Socialist paradise....

Chavez came to (and remained in) power in elections that were considered by outsiders to be fair and open. He may have had an outlandish style, but it wouldn't be correct to call him a dictator. What he did that was good, as you say, building hospitals and schools, looking after the poor, enabling ...
by walter the softy
Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jeremy Corbyn's favorite Socialist paradise....
Replies: 124
Views: 8785

Re: Jeremy Corbyn's favorite Socialist paradise....

Chip Harrison wrote:What are you on about?
I could understand what he/she was saying and thought it was one of the better posts on here. Try reading it again perhaps.
by walter the softy
Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Croatia
Replies: 283
Views: 16874

Re: England v Croatia

Although I am a bit disappointed, the best team won on the day and it will also be great to see someone unexpected in the World Cup final. I have never really been so into an England team since probably 1990 but this team have made me feel really proud. It is obvious that we are lacking in truly wor...
by walter the softy
Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possible General Election who would you vote for
Replies: 114
Views: 7047

Re: Possible General Election who would you vote for

You've no idea what you're talking about. Alt-right talking points and lies are disproven all the time. So what do they do? Scream "fake news". The alt-right are debated seriously, the problem is they don't take facts seriously. And here you are making them grin from ear to ear as they see you blam...
by walter the softy
Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possible General Election who would you vote for
Replies: 114
Views: 7047

Re: Possible General Election who would you vote for

The danger with that is then you'd be lumping in the 'media savvy provocateur **** posters' in with people that genuinely have views of white supremacism and advocate things such as an ethnostate... - Take Milo Yiannopoulos; can you really say he's 'alt right' - he's married to a black dude after a...
by walter the softy
Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Possible General Election who would you vote for
Replies: 114
Views: 7047

Re: Possible General Election who would you vote for

The party that occupies the centre ground, has a sensible centrist/centre left policy offering, and which offers the best current option on Brexit, i.e. to have another referendum now we've all seen how utterly impossible the exit process is. So that would be the Lib Dems then. Clearly, no one is g...
by walter the softy
Tue May 15, 2018 7:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 41 Palestinians Killed in Gaza
Replies: 206
Views: 11759

Re: 41 Palestinians Killed in Gaza

bluelabrador16 wrote:Walton



Spend some time looking at the site, and then judge!
How about you spending some time getting out of your bedroom and visiting a death camp, and then judge?
by walter the softy
Sat May 05, 2018 9:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Atmospheric CO2 at highest point in 800,000 years
Replies: 25
Views: 1958

Re: Atmospheric CO2 at highest point in 800,000 years

Who was there to measure it 800,000 years ago? You did not actually need someone there at the time to measure it as the scientific method behind the analysis of previous climates is remarkably simple in its methodology. Even a layman like myself can understand it so I hope I can explain it well. Ev...
by walter the softy
Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sajid Javid
Replies: 40
Views: 3087

Re: Sajid Javid

Javid's background doesn't make his position on immigration weird; it explains his position on immigration. Totally agree with the sentiment Rowls regarding his background. People should be able to think and say what they want and be what they want to be regardless of their background as long as th...
by walter the softy
Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wind Turbines - New York Times report
Replies: 51
Views: 3484

Re: Wind Turbines - New York Times report

Eyesore. Stunning drive into Scotland on M74 has been blighted because of these. View from North Wales Coast ruined again. Most Skylines on The Pennines ruined too. Unfortunately, we are in a situation where the world wants power and there are more and more of us. The scientists are pretty unanimou...
by walter the softy
Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Windrush Scandal
Replies: 231
Views: 14350

Re: Windrush Scandal

I'm not going to name them personally because it's a family connection. You might be better telling your "family connection" that they are wasting their time as according to the law... "Children born in the UK to parents who are not British citizens and do not have indefinite leave to remain do not...
by walter the softy
Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stephen Lawrence Day..
Replies: 126
Views: 8723

Re: Stephen Lawrence Day..

Never enough times you can remind white, middle aged and old people that the country has changed, and you can have as many votes as you like, but those times where you could do what the hell you wanted to people who were not white are not, and never will, come back. Its time for you lot to deal wit...
by walter the softy
Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Marney to Forest
Replies: 34
Views: 6636

Re: Marney to Forest

Well, if he does end up going, I hope he gets a big send off from the fans because he is one player who has always given everything for Burnley and has been a massive part of the success this past few seasons. Would be a very good move for Forest.
by walter the softy
Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Leicester fans
Replies: 108
Views: 13770

Re: Leicester fans

Bit of a strange one this. The author starts off slating Dyche for daring to call Leicester 'market leaders' then ends up like he wants to have Dyche's babies. That is why it is titled "My Internal Conflict Over Sean Dyche", ie. he has mixed feelings about Dyche. Anyway, I found the article fair an...
by walter the softy
Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Corbyn pledges free bus travel for under 25s
Replies: 144
Views: 5606

Re: Corbyn pledges free bus travel for under 25s

Putting politics to one side, subsidised public transport is a brilliant idea from a green perspective. The less cars on the road the better. When I look at all the cars clogging up the roads in Britain and that so many of them just have one person in the car, it really makes me wonder what you can...
by walter the softy
Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Madrid vs Juve
Replies: 118
Views: 5446

Re: Madrid vs Juve

Maybe the idea is to drive people like me away from the sport and usher in a new generation of supporters who prefer the theatre, are happy to sit quietly, pay the going rate and watch a bunch of over-paid actors play out a pre-determined pantomime. It's turning into the new Saturday afternoon wres...
by walter the softy
Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Madrid vs Juve
Replies: 118
Views: 5446

Re: Madrid vs Juve

‘Softest penalty in the world’ is a slight exaggeration unless tonight was the first ever game you have seen in your life. Not the first game I have ever seen in my life but, true, I very rarely watch Champion's League because a) the format is rigged and they are not even all champions of their dom...