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by ChrisG
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:34 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Passport problems
Replies: 52
Views: 1512

Re: Passport problems

Brussels keeps behaving like a bitter divorced woman The UK is no longer part of the EU through our own choice. It is therefore subject to the same rules as every other country that isn't a member. They aren't being "bitter", we literally chose to not be a member any more. And frankly as someone wh...
by ChrisG
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Internationals 26-3-24
Replies: 98
Views: 2293

Re: Internationals 26-3-24

Verbruggen had a great game for Netherlands tonight. Not convinced that 2nd German goal was over the line, very close.
by ChrisG
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Turf tour
Replies: 14
Views: 1771

Re: Turf tour

ClaretTony wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:15 am
Longside opened 28 years ago next month - I almost disbelieved the almost 30 years initially but we are not far away.
I'd hazard a guess that there is more time gone now since then than between the CFS and the 'new' Longside opening.
by ChrisG
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Turf tour
Replies: 14
Views: 1771

Re: Turf tour

Company that built the stands, Linpave went bust nearly 15 years ago. Not sure if there would have been any obligatory work for rectifying defective concrete if they had still been in business? Latent defect period is usually 6 years, or possibly 12 depending on the contract. The club may (but prob...
by ChrisG
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chesterfield back in the league
Replies: 46
Views: 2655

Re: Chesterfield back in the league

After the drawn-out battle between Wrexham and Notts County last season, Paul Cook's Spireites have made it look easy this season, winning promotion with five games to go. They should smash the 100 point barrier easily. I was surprised to see WIll Grigg plays for them now. It doesn't seem long sinc...
by ChrisG
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 129
Views: 6744

Re: Weghorst

ecc wrote:
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:18 am
Did anyone see Glen Little head a football?
Did he not score a very rare headed goal away at Bloomfield Road once? The same game where Payton lobbed the keeper from 40 yards
by ChrisG
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
Replies: 57
Views: 1961

Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?

Weird one this as you’d think it would be the Dyche, Kompany and Coyle eras. Whilst these had individually unbelievable seasons, my ‘favourite era’ is actually, bizarrely, the period between 1995-2000. My first game was in 1992, but I started going on weekly (and then getting a season ticket from 9...
by ChrisG
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 007
Replies: 47
Views: 2424

Re: 007

I was hoping for Idris Elba, but I think he's probably a bit old now.
by ChrisG
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
Replies: 57
Views: 1961

Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?

Stan era, 99/00 season. Looked old enough to get a pint, but was young enough to get a 16-18 season ticket for 75 quid, and got on the Barrowford Clarets coach as a youth.
by ChrisG
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thomas Frank
Replies: 27
Views: 2735

Re: Thomas Frank

They did actually look at it which is why we had the wait before restarting. What a farce it would have been if they'd decided it was a foul and given Brentford a penalty rather than a goal. Surely, once they'd scored the check should have stopped. Didn't that exact scenario happen against Bournemo...
by ChrisG
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Yellow Cards
Replies: 24
Views: 1299

Re: Yellow Cards

Thinking back to yesterday’s winner for Man Utd. Should a player who celebrates a goal by whipping his shirt off for a few seconds be given a yellow and as we saw yesterday then potentially sent off. He didn’t foul anyone or swear at the ref. It seems that yellow cards are thrown around so easy the...
by ChrisG
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: John Haworth-The Man Who Made Burnley
Replies: 3
Views: 918

Re: John Haworth-The Man Who Made Burnley

IanMcL wrote:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:53 pm
Is there no memorial for this founder if success?
Not even a street name?
They named a timber yard after him
by ChrisG
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: League One
Replies: 45
Views: 3766

Re: League One

KlyBfc wrote:
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:51 pm
Wasn’t that the season they both pumped us at home in consecutive games 5.0 6.0
Bob Taylor got all 5 for Gillingham. Then the Goater show for City the next home match on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening. February 1999. Over quarter of a century ago 😲
by ChrisG
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Liverpool/City
Replies: 20
Views: 1061

Re: Liverpool/City

Also, us he doing a Jensen v Wigan here?!
by ChrisG
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Liverpool/City
Replies: 20
Views: 1061

Re: Liverpool/City

If Ederson dives in with his hands, he's winning that ball comfortably, odd decision to try and kick it
by ChrisG
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sir Jimmy Anderson
Replies: 45
Views: 2522

Re: Sir Jimmy Anderson

I think Jimmy still wants his name on the international five fers board in the long room at EOT. Remarkably at his own county ground where he has an end named after him the international five fer has alluded him. Sri Lanka this summer just might be his last chance. 🌹 It would be some way to bow out!
by ChrisG
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sir Jimmy Anderson
Replies: 45
Views: 2522

Re: Sir Jimmy Anderson

blatherwickstattoos wrote:
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:53 am
Great effort from the Arsenal fan
I think he's made it clear he's a Claret, he's been asked in enough interviews about it!
by ChrisG
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nathan Lyon
Replies: 7
Views: 2147

Re: Nathan Lyon

jdrobbo wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:51 am
The fact that he’s with us all of the red ball season is fantastic
Yeah he's going to be excellent. Hopefully good for Hartley's development too
by ChrisG
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Re: The words to the Black leg miner.
Replies: 30
Views: 1776

Re: Re: The words to the Black leg miner.

There's a documentary on the iPlayer at the minute about the strike too.
by ChrisG
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Best All English XI of Premier League era
Replies: 25
Views: 978

Re: Best All English XI of Premier League era

colne-claret wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:18 pm
He’s from New Zealand
Fair point, well made. Completely missed that bit 🤦🏻‍♂️
by ChrisG
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Best All English XI of Premier League era
Replies: 25
Views: 978

Re: Best All English XI of Premier League era

If we're talking purely whilst they were with us, then you'd have to think about Wood seeing as he is our top Premier League goalscorer. Obviously not all time top flight scorer as that's not what the post is about.
by ChrisG
Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thomas Tuchel
Replies: 14
Views: 1209

Re: Thomas Tuchel

Klopp to Bayern?
by ChrisG
Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chris Wilder
Replies: 50
Views: 4258

Re: Chris Wilder

He's a very nice guy, I have a lot of time for him on a personal level.
by ChrisG
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley man gets 5 year banning order for offensive chanting
Replies: 31
Views: 1998

Re: Burnley man gets 5 year banning order for offensive chanting

Not his first rodeo either, he was banned a few years back according to the Burnley Express
by ChrisG
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Half time entertainment v Arsenal
Replies: 69
Views: 3355

Re: Half time entertainment v Arsenal

Nothing will be as amateur hour as Wrexham away circa 2000 when they held a pretend wedding for their two robin mascots.

Bring back the Swanky pants dog troupe.
by ChrisG
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: When I flash my lights
Replies: 58
Views: 3436

Re: When I flash my lights

Back in the day when I was a fraud investigator, flashing the lights to let someone out, but then continuing on to instigate a collision was a relatively common tactic from the more inventive fraudster. Unlike deliberate braking, it is very difficult to disprove with a dash cam as they generally don...
by ChrisG
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Craving a dirty kebab
Replies: 49
Views: 2331

Re: Craving a dirty kebab

If you want a good Gyros ... a garrison town where Squaddies live (like Una Massen or Detmold 😉) are the places to be. When my Stepson and family were stationed over there, we went over a few times and had some crackers. I'm bang in the former US zone here, but my brother in law was based in Paderb...
by ChrisG
Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The ITV digital collapse
Replies: 52
Views: 3395

Re: The ITV digital collapse

I seem to recall another game at Rotherham being called off a few years before that too
by ChrisG
Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Craving a dirty kebab
Replies: 49
Views: 2331

Re: Craving a dirty kebab

bobinho wrote:
Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:34 pm
One in the town near us that shouldn’t be named.

Used to love the proper pork gyros in Germany, the stuff we are served in “German doner kebab” franchises is either chicken or beef.
I had a belting Lahmacun mit Fleisch yesterday in Frankfurt. Nearly fell asleep at my desk afterwards mind.
by ChrisG
Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New York
Replies: 63
Views: 3378

Re: New York

But you're spoiled for choice in all the touristy places. It is expensive with tax and (obligatory) tips (which staff don't deserve - they are just doing their job, as Roy Keane would say). You'll probably end up GoogleMapping and picking somewhere based on reviews. Paying for bills is weird, too, ...
by ChrisG
Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tressor the man with the touch
Replies: 42
Views: 3071

Re: Tressor the man with the touch

Meanwhile Tella set a goal up in the win over Bayern
by ChrisG
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Board
Replies: 54
Views: 3962

Re: Board

Damo, Princess Hales - are we all OK? Everybody geared up for a big Friday night in? Custard - you got your jam spoon ready? Eli is going to be giving a talk Lancashire cricket through the ages and we might get a visit from that crackpot Lord of whatever/wherever. Get your drinking hats on. It was ...
by ChrisG
Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Manchester United v Burnley September 1966
Replies: 6
Views: 564

Re: Manchester United v Burnley September 1966

Me too, was my third visit there. Think it took 20 games there for me before I saw us win. I've not done too badly, 4 visits, 1 loss (Laws first match), then the 0-0 Heaton masterclass, the second 2-2 heartbreak, then finally the 2-0 win. I refused to get too carried away on that last one after the...
by ChrisG
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New ground
Replies: 171
Views: 9024

Re: New ground

That's just some of the packages, you'll need a lot more than that. I've not even included floodlights, media centre etc. Plus main contractor preliminaries at circa £35k a week, OH&P at 7%, professional fees at 15%, permitting fees etc. You'll not get much change out of £50m for a new decent spec '...
by ChrisG
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New ground
Replies: 171
Views: 9024

Re: New ground

Regarding my last post re Fulham’s away stand, I’ve been looking for figures on the cost of the redevelopment of Craven Cottage back in 2004 (yes, I’m that sad), and there’s various figures banded around between £8-£15M. The Bank of England inflation calculator puts £8M in 2004 to £12M in 2023. Obv...
by ChrisG
Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New ground
Replies: 171
Views: 9024

Re: New ground

To build the Jimmy Mac & James Hargreaves Stands, we got a grant of £2.25m towards the total costs of £5.2m .... they're basic, I admit, but perfectly functional .. the play off win v Stockport and that one season in Division 2 qualified us for the grant. If we hadn't built them, then imagine the p...
by ChrisG
Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: India Vs England 1st Test
Replies: 148
Views: 7576

Re: India Vs England 1st Test

What a debut for lad who prior to this test had only taken 40 first class wickets. Tremendous test match that, surely one of the best of Stokes reign.
by ChrisG
Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eric Dier
Replies: 28
Views: 2899

Re: Eric Dier

I work in Germany. The accent I use when speaking English to my German colleagues has to be very different to the one I use when speaking to the Manchester office, as they simply don't understand my broad Lancashire accent. It's about finding the best way to communicate with someone who doesn't spea...
by ChrisG
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: India Vs England 1st Test
Replies: 148
Views: 7576

Re: India Vs England 1st Test

Starts tomorrow and live on BT sport or whatever it's called this week. England have announced their team already with a brave bowling line up. Mark Wood and Stokes the only seamers (despite their injury concerns over the years) Leach, Hartley and Rehan are the spinners with Root as back up. Stokes...
by ChrisG
Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Saturday night music list ...
Replies: 9
Views: 629

Re: Saturday night music list ...

Roosterbooster wrote:
Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:58 pm
Twas
Your description couldn't have been more accurate
by ChrisG
Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Saturday night music list ...
Replies: 9
Views: 629

Re: Saturday night music list ...

Roosterbooster wrote:
Sun Jan 21, 2024 1:38 am
Bushmills!! I stayed just up the road a couple of years ago. Very nice

I spent the evening in a Pat Butchers themed cocktail bar 40th party in London listening to 70s/80s cheese

Not my usual cup of tea

Your list sounds better
Wasn't Nan's bar in Deptford by any chance was it?
by ChrisG
Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Costa Adeje, Tenerife.
Replies: 19
Views: 1491

Re: Costa Adeje, Tenerife.

El Medano near the airport is my favourite place on the island to stay. It's more Spanish than your usual resorts, but still plenty going on, and a cracking beach.

I lived in PDLA for a while about 20 years ago, but I would give that a miss nowadays.
by ChrisG
Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sky Glass
Replies: 114
Views: 13879

Re: Sky Glass

I have the streaming version as I live in an apartment with no dish. It's a decent enough picture, says only HD but looks more like 4k on my LG OLED.

Obviously if Internet goes down it's not working, and I can't record/rewind etc on the box thing.

It's cheap though.
by ChrisG
Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Samsung s23fe
Replies: 11
Views: 1216

Re: Samsung s23fe

I've had a S20 for coming up to 4 years. Once out of contract I switched to Voxi which gave me 25gb and free videos (YouTube etc.) for about 12 quid a month.

Worth looking at if you don't actually need a new handset at 50 quid a month
by ChrisG
Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Online banking using a smartphone…
Replies: 90
Views: 4514

Re: Online banking using a smartphone…

Try living in Germany. A lot of places, especially outside of big cities, are cash only, and if they do take cards it has to be a German EC card. No Visa or MasterCard.

I've been here since April and I've probably withdrawn more cash in that 9 months than I have in 20 years in the UK.
by ChrisG
Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Midas Touch
Replies: 15
Views: 1648

Re: The Midas Touch

... He brought in the B&H Cup and NatWest Trophy for us to get a pic with
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by ChrisG
Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Midas Touch
Replies: 15
Views: 1648

Re: The Midas Touch

Dave Edmundson on was head of PE at my school back in the mid 90s, whilst he was also involved at Lancs I veli
by ChrisG
Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bob Lord stand - incident at Liverpool game
Replies: 43
Views: 5823

Re: Bob Lord stand - incident at Liverpool game

Isn’t there some kind of rule when building houses that stairs have to meet certain dimensions? Sure I read it years ago. I struggle down steps at stadiums or other environments. Well, not struggle but they go against my normal “stair” rhythm. Building Regulations govern most structures, however yo...
by ChrisG
Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Mellon joins Stan’s Turf Moor revolution
Replies: 19
Views: 1843

Re: ARTICLE: Mellon joins Stan’s Turf Moor revolution

Every time I hear the name Mickey Mellon, I can't help but hear the squeaky voiced Radio Lancashire commentator from the mid 90s shouting his name. Perhaps Ian Chisnall?