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- by Clarets4me
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 3:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Super Scotty Arfield
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2702
claptrappers_union wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 2:17 pm
When it comes to the Old Firm, I find it difficult to decide which team I actually despise the most.
Whoever you decide, It's not healthy for any League to have the same winner 9 times in a row .... Well done Rangers !!

- by Clarets4me
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sir Ian mclelelelelean
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1432
Too much is made of the Burnley thing, I think. He was an infant child when his parents moved away. Born on Scott Park Road, but then moved away ... his father was a Mining Engineer. To be fair, in May 2019, he performed his one man show free to raise funds for Burnley Youth Theatre on it's reopeni...
- by Clarets4me
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:51 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tony Mowbray ... nearing the exit ?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3173
Their last four Managers have all been represented by the same agent, apparently, and that agent also looks after Tony Pulis .... Several BRFCS posters are putting 2+2 together .....
- by Clarets4me
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tony Mowbray ... nearing the exit ?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3173
Astonishingly, despite Rovers' many Managerial changes during the Venkys era, Tony Mowbray is now the 11th longest serving manager in the 92 League Clubs .... However, our friends down the M65 have only picked up 1 point out of the last 21, and the BRFCS posters seem far from happy ! Could the end b...
- by Clarets4me
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Black Arm Bands ..
- Replies: 6
- Views: 827
I see we were wearing them but apparently not Leicester, does anyone know for whom ? No wish to cause offense, it may be that I've missed something ....
- by Clarets4me
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 9:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Planning for later life Wills etc
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1129
Do your own, you can buy a kit from Smiths for example. If your in a union they tend to do it as a free of charge service. Also some great charities will do it if you make a donation to them. Not in this case, there's a child from a previous relationship to consider and it looks like there might be...
- by Clarets4me
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets Fan Survey
- Replies: 235
- Views: 6270
Just completed it, and then saw the link to it on the Club's F/B page & some of the comments ... " I got bored after 10 questions, and packed up ", " I was required to give my age, income etc " .... Firstly, if you get bored after 10 questions of a 12 minute survey about something you profess to be ...
- by Clarets4me
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What three questions do you wish you knew the answers too?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 1429
1) The winning numbers of the next £180m Euromillions " must be won " draw .... I would do so much good giving most of it away !
2) Did Elvis Presley really die on August 16th 1977 ?
3) Who shot JFK ?
Answers on the back of a used £20 note to the usual address please ....

- by Clarets4me
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Neil Hart - Burnley FC CEO - Departs
- Replies: 146
- Views: 8533
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:17 pm
Business I believe - went after the Brighton game but he said he intended being here overall 80% of the time
I know you were disappointed at the lack of contact from BFCitC to supporters groups regarding the " Clarets for Foodbanks " initiative, Tony .... has that issue been resolved, may I ask ?
- by Clarets4me
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Lambert gone at Ipswich
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2009
No problem with Lambert .... ever since he activated a " Release Clause " in his contract at Ewood Park, and left just 6 months into his tenure .....
A rare example of a Club effectively being " fired " by the Manager !!

- by Clarets4me
- Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:06 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Lee Mason
- Replies: 135
- Views: 7596
How Lee Mason found the time to get from the Midlands down to Cardiff, get changed, put a wig on, perfect a " faux " French accent, and then go on to referee the England v Wales Six-Nations game is beyond me .... There surely can't be two such incompetent Buffoons officiating in Elite Sport, surely ...
- by Clarets4me
- Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 6 Nations Championship 2021
- Replies: 69
- Views: 1942
Very good of them too. Nice to go in at half time ahead for a change. Some of those penalties were totally ridiculous. That is probably our luckiest triple crown ever. I had some sympathy for Ireland (except the red card guy) and Scotland, but none for that white lot. They fell asleep too often, pr...
- by Clarets4me
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Old Ambulance Station site - building work
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1059
Not long before the Station shut, I was in Kitchens on Trafalgar Street paying for some fuel when an Ambulance went screaming past, sirens and lights on .... I looked at the young lass serving and said, " He won't sell much Ice Cream going at that speed ! " ..... to my shock, she just about collapse...
- by Clarets4me
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 6 Nations Championship 2021
- Replies: 69
- Views: 1942
So far 10 French players are ruled out of their game against Scotland this weekend due to Corona. France have called up replacements and the squad are being tested every 24 hours to try and contain the outbreak but major doubts their game will go ahead this weekend. I believe there's some talk of p...
- by Clarets4me
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 2:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Darren Drysdale (ref)
- Replies: 68
- Views: 2770
In his 9-5 life, Drysdale is a Sergeant in the R.A.F. ..... I think Judge can think himself lucky ! It's also Drysdale's 50th birthday today, I wonder if he thought, " I always promised the missus I'd pack up at 50, I wonder if I should lay this gobby, diving little pr**k clean out, on behalf of eve...
- by Clarets4me
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football Nostalgia
- Replies: 52
- Views: 1434
What was the last ground that had half-time scoreboards .... A - 0-0, B - 2-1, C 1-0 .. etc, matching up with the games in the match programme ? When did the semi-circles disappear behind the goals at Goodison Park ? When did they stop planting flower-beds behind the goals at Eastville ? I don't kno...
- by Clarets4me
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: AO Seafood
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1910
Wellgate fisheries in Clitheroe is very good .... always top quality, they also supply the Northcote and Moor Hall Restaurants, both of which are Michelin starred ...
- by Clarets4me
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Keeping goals out ...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 602
Eight " Clean sheets " in 23 League games so far, including Six in our 12 away games ...
We achieved 15 last season, second only to Manchester City, and the same as Liverpool ...
- by Clarets4me
- Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:10 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Telegraph match report ...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1942
" Burnley, it was evident from the kick-off meant business. On an afternoon where the temperatures were more Siberia than South London, they were all short sleeves and no gloves, hard men scoffing at the elements, preferring to keep warm by attacking " ...
A swell of pride when I read that ...

- by Clarets4me
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Andre Gray ....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2266
Just read that Andre Gray has donated £5,000 to the family of a female Watford fan, who passed away following complications during heart surgery. She leaves a husband and two children, one of whom had suffered a stroke at the age of three ..... The " Go fund me " account has raised over £28,400 surp...
- by Clarets4me
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Managers who get under your skin
- Replies: 48
- Views: 1502
" one eyed Arsene " Colin .... a shoe-in Graham Westley Jose ...doesn't get under my skin, just a profound dislike, and a wish to see him try and achieve anything at Morecambe/Rochdale on a budget of Sweet f**k all ... Managers deserving of great respect ... Jock Stein Bob Paisley & Bill Shankly Fer...
- by Clarets4me
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Records are there to be broken ....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 596
Red or White ? Our gents are away on a " Respite " break, but, seeing as you ask, Booth's Sauvignon Blanc ... May I remind you of your last ( pre-Covid ) visit ... Me: " Hello " Tim ", come on in ! " .. Mrs C4M : " Lovely to see you, Tim ( peck on cheek ) " Me: " Can I get you a drink ? " TN : " Oh...
- by Clarets4me
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Records are there to be broken ....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 596
So here's the thing, in the last 2 weeks .... * Burnley have won at Liverpool for the first time since 1974 * Brighton have won at Liverpool for the first time since 1983 * Liverpool lost their first League game at Anfield after a 67 game unbeaten run * Liverpool have lost three successive home Leag...
- by Clarets4me
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today's footy
- Replies: 179
- Views: 4581
I'm sure they will have mentioned it on TV, but I'm not watching, but when was the last time Liverpool lost three successive home League games ??
- by Clarets4me
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dash Cam Footage
- Replies: 65
- Views: 4268
dsr wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 4:44 pm
If I can just chip in here, though,
I have read your poem right through,
You're clearly no Keats,
Or W.B. Yeats,
You're not even Roger McGough!
Assonance at it's finest ...

- by Clarets4me
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:57 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 6 Nations Championship 2021
- Replies: 69
- Views: 1942
Despite being without a number of players, England should be too strong for Scotland at home, so England by 15-20 points .... France seem to have got their coaching act together, with Shaun Edwards as defence Coach, France by 20 or so in Rome .... Wales v Ireland should be close .... Ireland to nick...
- by Clarets4me
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 8 point gap
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3390
I probably shouldn't repeat this but not only have Fulham not won in 11 games, they have not won in their last 32 visits to Turf Moor, since 21st April 1951, to be exact. Attlee was in Downing Street, Meat, Sweets and Butter were still rationed, and Elvis was still in High School ....
Chill !

- by Clarets4me
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clap for Sir Captain Tom
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1162
The morally right thing would have been to fund the NHS properly in the first place RIP Captain Tom The funds he raised were not for the NHS, but for Charities working to support NHS workers ! I suggest Sir Captain Tom, if he would have been asked, would have preferred the £150,000 to £250,000 that...
- by Clarets4me
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 4:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Field an FA Cup lineup against City ...
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1861
Well! we've played our 1st choice team in the past few seasons, and still got a hammering, so even if we field our strongest available XI, we'll likely be on the end of a heavy defeat anyway. And the last thing we need is any more injuries cropping up, ahead of our most important period of the seas...
- by Clarets4me
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Field an FA Cup lineup against City ...
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1861
The players looked shattered in the 2nd half .... one shot and not on target in the 90 minutes,
There must be a case for resting most of them against City, with Brighton, Palace and West Brom being the next three League games ...
- by Clarets4me
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:18 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joelinton haircut
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1238
Never mind all that, I've had to apply Mrs Clarets4me's hair colour several times during this " unpleasantness ", that, my friends, takes a special kind of courage !!

- by Clarets4me
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Wooden Seats ...
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1529
claptrappers_union wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:02 am
I don’t understand other fans obsession with wooden seats. What are their dining room chairs made from at home?
When he asked about our wooden seats, I did ask what life was like in the Championship with their 13th Manager since sacking Sean Dyche !!
