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by SammyBoy
Wed Nov 11, 2020 2:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: House Sale
Replies: 60
Views: 5940

Re: House Sale

As a recent first time buyer I saw several properties that ticked most boxes but I was put off by the interior design. I get that it's all just a matter of personal taste and that's fine but some places had the walls painted either mad colours or covered in garish wallpaper, then you get into the ki...
by SammyBoy
Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: On the sesh with Premier League managers
Replies: 0
Views: 565

On the sesh with Premier League managers

Thought this was a good laugh. Particularly like the Moyes and Ancelotti ones :lol:

https://twitter.com/reverse_sweeper/sta ... 7066117125
by SammyBoy
Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pulis on Burnley
Replies: 18
Views: 3986

Re: Pulis on Burnley

I guess we probably do look pretty scintillating compared to his Stoke outfit back in the day.
by SammyBoy
Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1225277

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

I got given equity in a business when I was just a salaried employee. I’m surprised you’re surprised at this. It’s very, very common. I guess it depends on the situation, however from personal experience with the business owners I've worked for it'd be a cold day in hell before any of them gave up ...
by SammyBoy
Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Well run gyms vs well run pubs...
Replies: 37
Views: 2193

Re: Well run gyms vs well run pubs...

For me going to the gym has as many mental health benefits as it does physical, and I think a lot of other gym goers find it an effective way of managing stress and anxiety. I definitely felt much worse for not going to the gym when they were all shut during full lockdown and I'm really thankful the...
by SammyBoy
Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Scotty Arfield
Replies: 66
Views: 8436

Re: Scotty Arfield

IanMcL wrote:
Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:16 am
Nah!😄
Possibly had had one too many pre-match beers :lol:
by SammyBoy
Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Scotty Arfield
Replies: 66
Views: 8436

Re: Scotty Arfield

I'm sure I remember a game at the Turf where Bartley played like Vieira (might have won 4-2) and I thought we had a real talent on our hands, it was definitely a one off though.
by SammyBoy
Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your Top Comedians?
Replies: 146
Views: 10481

Re: Your Top Comedians?

Kevin Bridges has definitely exaggerated his accent over the years, you can see the difference between his older and most recent videos on Youtube, the stronger accent does work better though.
by SammyBoy
Fri Oct 09, 2020 12:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sober October
Replies: 42
Views: 3118

Re: Sober October

I haven't had a drink since 27th Sept so technically I suppose I am participating, albeit unintentionally.
by SammyBoy
Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England vs Wales
Replies: 135
Views: 10977

Re: England vs Wales

Got to admit when Grealish first came through I was sceptical. I think the hair, socks and the fact he wasn't doing much in that God awful Villa team made me think he was a bit of a hype job. That being said over the last couple of seasons he's looked some player, I watch nowhere near as much footy ...
by SammyBoy
Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Could it be true.
Replies: 34
Views: 4621

Re: Could it be true.

I think the real question is "does anybody really care?".
by SammyBoy
Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Has Pep been good....
Replies: 39
Views: 3062

Re: Has Pep been good....

All the posters who claim Pep has made the premier league boring and you want to see attacking football. Just have a look at the recent scores in the premier league, the record for most goals in a premier league game week was beaten in the first week this season. P.s Nobody passes the ball forward ...
by SammyBoy
Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Has Pep been good....
Replies: 39
Views: 3062

Re: Has Pep been good....

I personally can't stand Guardiola's brand of football as a spectator, give me a good old fashioned game of kick and rush any day. You can't deny he's a great manager though, and has practically changed the way in which the games played (IMO for the worse, entertainment wise). I recently watched som...
by SammyBoy
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Netiquette (or discussion forum etiquette)
Replies: 20
Views: 4852

Re: Netiquette (or discussion forum etiquette)

There was a vote a few months ago about keeping all the political threads on different new board ,but somehow it was defeated.Maybe there should be another call for a vote Again. Or maybe have a separate board for all things to do with BFC .. 8-) Yeah I remember that, I seem to recall there was a m...
by SammyBoy
Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Netiquette (or discussion forum etiquette)
Replies: 20
Views: 4852

Re: Netiquette (or discussion forum etiquette)

I’ve been posting on this forum in its various forms since 2004 and from my perspective the main difference between then and now is the increase in politics/general culture war chat. Posters disagree, make an enemy of one another and their disputes and sniping spill over onto random threads. Not tha...
by SammyBoy
Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who's had the Rona? (Non footy)
Replies: 66
Views: 4509

Re: Who's had the Rona? (Non footy)

My mum was really ill for about a month starting in early January, completely bed ridden for 2 weeks, and then still pretty bad for another 2 after that with all the symptoms we now know as associated with COVID. She went to her GP and he said something along the lines of "you could be feeling the e...
by SammyBoy
Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: today’s footy (Sunday)
Replies: 307
Views: 13251

Re: today’s footy (Sunday)

Carragher is cracking me up on the commentary, especially when he likened Liverpool's defending to a "kids game".
by SammyBoy
Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BFC Finances
Replies: 75
Views: 7329

Re: BFC Finances

The Secret Footballer in one of his books touched on how "earning £x per week" is a big misconception fans have about football, he stated they get paid monthly like most people.
by SammyBoy
Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who's had the Rona? (Non footy)
Replies: 66
Views: 4509

Re: Who's had the Rona? (Non footy)

My fiancé is an A&E nurse and tested positive for anti-bodies in May. The only time I can think of was Easter weekend where we both felt pretty drained, very mild though in the grand scheme of things.
by SammyBoy
Sun Oct 04, 2020 4:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1225277

Re: ALK Capital...

This kind of reminds me of buying a house, you get told completion is "close" and take that to mean you'll be getting the keys in a week or so, then 6 weeks later you're still waiting around wondering what the hell the solicitors are doing. I can imagine buying a football club is a thousand times wo...
by SammyBoy
Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who likes Boris?
Replies: 309
Views: 18222

Re: Who likes Boris?

Bordeauxclaret wrote:
Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:52 pm
I see that “Leave.EU have had to apologise for calling Naz Shah a “grooming gang apologist”.

Hasn’t a poster on here been banging on about this repeatedly?
And paid damages for libel, I did think of a certain poster when I read that.
by SammyBoy
Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Bud Fight, sorry Presidential Debate
Replies: 863
Views: 48824

Re: The Bud Fight, sorry Presidential Debate

Trump vs Biden last night made me reminisce about times gone by when the Brexit referendum was the gold standard for horrendous quality of debate.
by SammyBoy
Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Car servicing costs
Replies: 36
Views: 2500

Re: Car servicing costs

I put £100 a month away specifically for my car, and if something does go wrong or I need a service it's basically covered. Should nothing go wrong with the car during the year it usually pays for my insurance when it's due.
by SammyBoy
Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley express headline re tarkowski
Replies: 16
Views: 3137

Re: Burnley express headline re tarkowski

I’ve noticed the awful clickbait transfer feed on there, the headline will lead with a rumour about Burnley, but then you have to click through several pages of random stuff about other teams before you get to the Burnley part on page 8, and even then it’s usually a non-story. Shocking platform.
by SammyBoy
Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jim Davidson
Replies: 138
Views: 12035

Re: Jim Davidson

When I originally suggested Chubby Brown's schtick might just be an act, it was only based on about 30 minutes of behind the scenes footage that I saw in which he appeared to regard his fans as not much more than pond life. I recall a bit where some bloke came over to him for an autograph, but he wa...
by SammyBoy
Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jim Davidson
Replies: 138
Views: 12035

Re: Jim Davidson

10 years ago when I was at Uni, me and my mate used to find it funny to get stoned and watch Roy Chubby Brown DVDs. Sounds kind of douchey to watch something ironically and laugh at it rather than with it but it was hilarious to us none the less. It was interesting when we watched the "extras" on on...
by SammyBoy
Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Alan Minter
Replies: 19
Views: 3259

Re: Alan Minter

Never seen much of Alan Minter but I remember my Dad telling me that back in the day he was sure he'd beat Hagler, and was shocked when he got taken apart. I think he was more of a casual boxing fan to be honest and likely didn't know much about Hagler at the time. Reminds me of when I first got int...
by SammyBoy
Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: " Red Wall " seats ....
Replies: 154
Views: 9626

Re: " Red Wall " seats ....

The UK (specifically England where 80% of the parliamentary seats are based) is an inherently "small c" conservative country and for this reason, Labour have to win elections whereas the Tories merely have try and maintain their position. Labour need to be slick, co-ordinated and on the money when j...
by SammyBoy
Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: customer service.
Replies: 42
Views: 3373

Re: customer service.

had exactly that problem Sold an item on ebay a couple of years ago. First sale and it was quite a high amount. Was a bit worrying as id had a bogus buyer try and scam me just before that and when i sold it and shipped it with proof of delivery and what have you i didnt get the money for ages. But ...
by SammyBoy
Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: customer service.
Replies: 42
Views: 3373

Re: customer service.

I'm not sure who the op is referring to, but I vowed never to pay or receive any kind of payment via PayPal this week. I've sold 3 items in the last month on ebay totalling over £1200 and I'm still waiting to receive my money despite positive feedback from everyone. Selling anything online isn't wo...
by SammyBoy
Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: customer service.
Replies: 42
Views: 3373

Re: customer service.

What's happened at the Ram Inn?
by SammyBoy
Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2 new quizzes
Replies: 7
Views: 701

Re: 2 new quizzes

Costa Rica - 9
Second Cities - 8
by SammyBoy
Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Last night of the Proms
Replies: 468
Views: 23258

Re: Last night of the Proms

Millennial here.

Never watched Last Night At The Proms, and not even sure what "Land of Hope and Glory" even sounds like .... zzzzzzzzzzz
by SammyBoy
Sat Aug 22, 2020 8:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gaming PC advice
Replies: 38
Views: 2916

Re: Gaming PC advice

I sell refurbished IT hardware for a living, but ex-corporate business machines rather than gaming stuff. If you’re going to buy something I’d recommend doing it properly, some of the lads at work who are into this kind of thing recommend Scan, Novatech and PC Specialist, with Amazon and eBuyer bein...
by SammyBoy
Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Steve Cotterill – June 2004 to November 2007
Replies: 21
Views: 2084

Re: ARTICLE: Steve Cotterill – June 2004 to November 2007

I appreciate Cotterill and what he did for Burnley. We really needed his skill set at the time, someone to was able to operate on a shoestring and keep us up, all the while losing any player that showed promise. That said, some of the most excruciating games I've ever endured as a Burnley fan came d...
by SammyBoy
Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BFC TRANSFER NEWS SUMMER/AUTUMN 2020 (MUST CONTAIN LINK)
Replies: 5338
Views: 709436

Re: BFC TRANSFER NEWS SUMMER 2020(MUST CONTAIN LINK)

Can someone who's been following this thread do those of us who haven't a favour and just throw a few names out that've been mentioned so far, I can't bring myself to trawl back through all 15 pages :D
by SammyBoy
Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Worst ever individual performance by a Burnley player ?
Replies: 105
Views: 7745

Re: Worst ever individual performance by a Burnley player ?

Stanislas was pretty rank one game early on in the Dyche era, I think there came a point where he just gave up chasing one ball and was hooked shortly thereafter, probably not the worst performance ever but one I do recall from our recent past.
by SammyBoy
Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A Levels, Covid, Brexit. Worst Government Ever?
Replies: 577
Views: 42939

Re: A Levels, Covid, Brexit. Worst Government Ever?

Erasmus wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:24 am
What is really important now though is competence, ability and first-class minds examining the situation and taking precisely analysed decisions that are properly thought through.
I'm not sure if you got the memo, but the British public have "had enough of experts".
by SammyBoy
Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: It's not just about Brexit
Replies: 1121
Views: 56436

Re: It's not just about Brexit

I always wondered what Ringo would move onto once he realised Brexit wasn’t going to fill the void. Pretty predictable really.
by SammyBoy
Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Holidayeeeee
Replies: 100
Views: 8840

Re: Holidayeeeee

I’ll be heading abroad for the second time since July in a couple of weeks 8-) 8-)
by SammyBoy
Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weirdest thing to happen at work?
Replies: 45
Views: 4286

Re: Weirdest thing to happen at work?

One day a bunch of plain clothed police entered our office in the sleepy Ribble Valley out of the blue and marched the recently hired website manager off the premises on suspicion of data theft from his previous employer. He ended up being cleared of everything but it was so bizarre, no management w...
by SammyBoy
Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Ward training with Tractor Boys
Replies: 30
Views: 2827

Re: ARTICLE: Ward training with Tractor Boys

Great player for us for several years. That being said, I don't know what it was or when it happened exactly but he seemed to get old fast, it felt like he just looked really leggy all of a sudden and his performances dropped off pretty drastically.
by SammyBoy
Sat Aug 08, 2020 9:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nile Ranger Four Four Two
Replies: 6
Views: 2344

Re: Nile Ranger Four Four Two

Is this guy one for the prick list?
by SammyBoy
Sat Aug 08, 2020 9:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Modern Day Things That **** You Off
Replies: 199
Views: 14457

Re: Modern Day Things That **** You Off

People who just don't understand, or worse, don't care about their privacy. This includes uploading photos of their young children on Facebook -- let the kid decide for themselves when they're older whether they want to be plastered all over the internet. That should be their choice, not yours. Oh,...
by SammyBoy
Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Donald Trump
Replies: 2370
Views: 189496

Re: Donald Trump

I'm not really clued up on US politics, are the polls predicting a Biden landslide?
by SammyBoy
Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ryan Fulton
Replies: 19
Views: 5087

Re: Ryan Fulton

Marko Maroši is another keeper from Burnley who plays for Coventry I believe, I watched him a lot in the junior leagues as he played for the same team as my brother. He didn't massively stand out at the time and I think he was still playing amateur football til he was 20 but he's obviously cracked o...
by SammyBoy
Sat Aug 01, 2020 10:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eddie gone
Replies: 244
Views: 18993

Re: Eddie gone

I’d consider Howe a good manager after everything he’s achieved at Bournemouth. His approach to the game isn’t my cup of tea and unforced defensive errors really wind me up but by and large his style of football has been successful for him.
by SammyBoy
Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Greatest Nicknames in Sport
Replies: 74
Views: 4790

Re: Greatest Nicknames in Sport

Lots of our friends down the road only refer to Steve Kean as “Keanscum” on their forum, something about that always brightens my mood :lol: :lol:
by SammyBoy
Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gym
Replies: 27
Views: 2819

Re: Gym

Has everyone finally got back in the gym? I guess I shouldn't be surprised but it's remarkable how weak 4 months of doing absolutely nothing makes you, the first few sessions back have killed me the day after. That being said I can feeling myself progressing by the session, as NewClaret said it's ea...
by SammyBoy
Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Madeleine McCann
Replies: 212
Views: 14279

Re: Madeleine McCann

I think I've mentioned it on a couple of Madeleine McCann threads because I find it so hilarious, but when this subject came up on the old board a poster genuinely and in all seriousness accused Gordon Brown of helping to cover up the McCann's guilt :lol: I mean as baseless as Jakubclaret's aspersio...