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by mdd2
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Coleman and Bell
Replies: 35
Views: 3548

Re: Coleman and Bell

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:14 am
A player manager is a way forward it would be a good start for Ben Mee
We could loan them a few defenders and see if Ben could get them to defend
by mdd2
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonights Football
Replies: 255
Views: 9754

Re: Tonights Football

I notice Scott Twine's injury must be longer than expected as he has played one game when he scored against Watford on Jan 20th and has not even made the subs bench since. Looks Like Bristol City have big problems as only has 7 subs yesterday. His fitness with us was not good either. Feel for the la...
by mdd2
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Coleman and Bell
Replies: 35
Views: 3548

Re: Coleman and Bell

No idea what has been said by Bell, anyone post a gist of his comments
by mdd2
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?
Replies: 180
Views: 6696

Re: Muric - Surely has to start on Sunday ?

blatherwickstattoos wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:39 pm
Vk clearly sees something we all don’t. It’s bizarre that he keeps picking this league 1 kid over muric. Muric and benson start Sunday and he’s learning, if they don’t he’s clearly too stubborn to be a top level manager.
by mdd2
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Assisted dying
Replies: 77
Views: 2713

Re: Assisted dying

We certainly need to move away from prolonging death to prolonging life
by mdd2
Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chris Nicholll RIP
Replies: 23
Views: 2203

Re: Chris Nicholll RIP

I don’t remember him at Burnley And the poor man may also have not remembered. 77 years of age and died from amongst other things dementia. Shocking the stats on this. Expect only reason there was less dementia in earlier generations of footballers was the poorer average life expectancy in those da...
by mdd2
Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stan Bowles RIP
Replies: 36
Views: 2074

Re: Stan Bowles RIP

Very sad
Also Eddie Mitchell who did so much for Bournemouth FC died at just 69
by mdd2
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bad as Laws era
Replies: 70
Views: 2865

Re: Bad as Laws era

fidelcastro wrote:
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:50 pm
Your stats are simply wrong.

No draws? We had one at home to Stoke!
Chesses I checked all that on the results 09-10 from CT
CT has the score 0-1 but Nugent scored for us
blame CT not me.
Apols guys yes 10 points three wins and a draw
and what's worse i was at the game
by mdd2
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The most disappointing thing for me
Replies: 42
Views: 3080

Re: The most disappointing thing for me

I doubt we would have had so few points with either Muric or Peacock Farrell goalkeeping
Instead send one on loan bench another and spend potential Tella money on another keeper who imo would be number 3 to Muriccand PeacockFarrell
by mdd2
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bad as Laws era
Replies: 70
Views: 2865

Re: Bad as Laws era

Under Laws we P18 W3 D0 L15 F19 A51 GD 32 Pts 9 We have 13 for 26 0.5/game same as laws at present and scored I think 25 in 26 games I think marginally our defence looks worse but lets wait until the season is over I think his first game was Man U away but in BL favour he didnt have the equivalent o...
by mdd2
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VK OUT !!
Replies: 347
Views: 14923

Re: VK OUT !!

Should we have sacked Dyche is the question?
would have we bounced back last seaon-I think not
Had we then for sure we would not be in this mess
by mdd2
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Must win game
Replies: 9
Views: 599

Re: Must win game

I can see the irony of us being relegated after the Everton game
by mdd2
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tom Lockyer: I thought I was dying
Replies: 29
Views: 1865

Re: Tom Lockyer: I thought I was dying

as has been posted scores of athletes have had sudden deaths and some footballers died as a result of an undiagnosed problem called HOCM which has a genetic basis. Now all professional footballers undergo an echocardiogram to pick this up which will of course end their playing career. Terry Yorath's...
by mdd2
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tom Lockyer: I thought I was dying
Replies: 29
Views: 1865

Re: Tom Lockyer: I thought I was dying

It will depend whether Tom just has an electrical problem with his heart or whether he has structural heart disease brought out by playing football. He has had both atrial and ventricular fibrillation which may indicate a more serious underlying cardiac problem. Super athletes do have an increased r...
by mdd2
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Just Been announced Roy has stepped down
Replies: 25
Views: 1546

Re: Just Been announced Roy has stepped down

ecc wrote:
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:37 pm
Not many English football managers speak four foreign languages or read John Updike.
Paul Whitehouse as football manager spoke 10 plus Scottish language
Paul Whitehouse Dressing room sketch on you tube
by mdd2
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Beale gone at Sunderland
Replies: 24
Views: 2306

Re: Beale gone at Sunderland

I see Mowbray stepping down at Birmingham due to illness, the nature of which has not been revealed but he needs treatment and initially has stepped down for 6-8 weeks
I hope all goes well; always liked him as a manger. Talks a lot of sense, did well for Rovers
by mdd2
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Beale gone at Sunderland
Replies: 24
Views: 2306

Re: Beale gone at Sunderland

I was surprised they sacked a manger who was doing well for them.
by mdd2
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A Fantastic Championship Manager
Replies: 66
Views: 3005

Re: A Fantastic Championship Manager

We had a great season under VK last as we did with Dyche in both his promotion seasons. Both willl have had us relegated after their first season in the Prem BUT the resources VK has had seem far greater than Dyche has had. At Everton Dyche has not been blessed with a larger transfer kitty but look ...
by mdd2
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The future is difficult to fathom out
Replies: 45
Views: 2468

Re: The future is difficult to fathom out

SD aging squad has Tarks Mee Collins Wood Pope McNeil still playing in the Prem league. I wonder how many of this squad will be in the Prem League next season. Might add Cornet but he doesnt seem to be doing much.
Have we ever had a worse home record P13 W1 D2 L10 F13 A 32 Pts 5 or 4 in the old days
by mdd2
Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stan the Man documentary
Replies: 26
Views: 3604

Re: Stan the Man documentary

Poor Stan lost Kath his wife of 50 years and shortly afterwards his son Chris in what would have been an awful time for him. Nice to see reports of him looking so well again.
by mdd2
Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Azhar Ali
Replies: 47
Views: 4162

Re: Azhar Ali

Be great to get George back into the House IMO. I love the way he debates. Dont agree with his opinions but he is a wonderful debater. As was Tony Benn another politician whose views I didnt agree with.
I
by mdd2
Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next 10 games
Replies: 128
Views: 5039

Re: Next 10 games

Not sure how you can compare the two, Dyche was here for 10 years and it got incredibly stale at the end (I actually gave Dyche a pass from criticism at the time and blamed it solely on Garlick tying his hands) Pretty stale already with VK I'm afraid. Cant think of a more hopeless season in this lea...
by mdd2
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ian Lawson passes away
Replies: 18
Views: 1707

Re: Ian Lawson passes away

Royboyclaret wrote:
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:11 pm
A special goal that was at Huddersfield and then played in the 6th Round draw at Villa.......and for some reason did'nt play in the replay at Villa Park.
I was at the Huddersfiled game with my Dad; cant remember much other than lawson scoring yet again
by mdd2
Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ian Lawson passes away
Replies: 18
Views: 1707

Re: Ian Lawson passes away

At the time those of an older vintage were talking about a new Tommy Lawton
by mdd2
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: King Charles
Replies: 45
Views: 3312

Re: King Charles

HunterST_BFC wrote:
Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:04 am
I can't comment much or I'll get banned.

Guess he was just lucky as someone just died waiting years for Healthcare and a "Cancellation" slot became available...

At least he paid his Taxes...

Oh Wait...
The Monarch and PO Wales have voluntarily been paying tax since 1993
by mdd2
Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: King Charles
Replies: 45
Views: 3312

Re: King Charles

If they found a papilloma in his bladder and histology shows it is malignant the outlook should be good
Given they were in his bladder for the TURP that would be the more likely unless he had scans from head to toe
All the best with your problem Beddie
by mdd2
Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point
Replies: 170
Views: 6009

Re: REPORT: Last gasp goal wins unlikely point

Have we ever had a home record of
P 12 W1 D2 L9 ?
That tells you what an awful team we have for this league
by mdd2
Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Parkinson's disease
Replies: 37
Views: 1755

Re: Parkinson's disease

Mobility is limited as soon as you are diagnosed with parkinson's. The diagnosis of parkinson is Partly done by watching people walk. Parkinson can infect people on a daily basis be able to walk well one day the next day. They cannot pick their feet up, which leads to falls. That's why it is very e...
by mdd2
Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Parkinson's disease
Replies: 37
Views: 1755

Re: Parkinson's disease

As an addendum my late wife had a blue badge due to severe hip arthritis
When she had a successful replacement she was surprised that she couldn’t have it rescinded not that she used it after the op until it needed renewing
by mdd2
Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Parkinson's disease
Replies: 37
Views: 1755

Re: Parkinson's disease

Only when mobility is limited should this apply Horrible illness as it progresses but that progression varies and with all progressive conditions blue badges should be issued when the person becomes disabled with mobility So sorry can’t support this for all who are suffering from Parkinson’s for rea...
by mdd2
Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Where would this team finish this season
Replies: 17
Views: 1249

Re: Where would this team finish this season

If indeed VK had a 75-100milllion budget then Beyer Tella Harwood Bellis and maybe Maatsen should have been our signings Not sure how much would have been left to spend but I think we have a poorer defence than last year and that starts at the keeper. If we did shell out £20 million then I think tha...
by mdd2
Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Can you sack a manager at half time ?
Replies: 54
Views: 3561

Re: Can you sack a manager at half time ?

Sad to say he looks out of his depth Straight back 5 was not working but he didn’t change it until half time Had several months to find another LB and 32 days to sign one but sends a RB on loan and signs another one and then plays a RB at LB Today he looked more out of it than I have I have ever see...
by mdd2
Fri Feb 02, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tough times for Dwight Mcneil
Replies: 20
Views: 5037

Re: Tough times for Dwight Mcneil

This is sad news indeed. I have ovarian cancer and it’s one of the hardest cancers to treat successfully. She will probably have to have chemotherapy and then it’s just wait and see. I stayed clear for three years so I hope her treatment is even more successful. She has youth on her side which I ho...
by mdd2
Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Franchi moves back to Italy
Replies: 15
Views: 1564

Re: ARTICLE: Franchi moves back to Italy

I hope the master plan was working here ie sold for more than we paid
by mdd2
Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benson
Replies: 15
Views: 2696

Re: Benson

Completely agree!! The decisions made in recruitment and team selection are baffling to say the least!!! I have never known a manager not give players the opportunity to succeed like VK has with several of our players. Zaroury and Benson are certainly no worse than the new players brought in. I wou...
by mdd2
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Zaroury leaves for Hull in a Heartbeat
Replies: 113
Views: 6795

Re: ARTICLE: Zaroury leaves for Hull in a Heartbeat

ClaretTony wrote:
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:01 pm
Loan move confirmed

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/zaroury-le ... -heartbeat
End of business now I imagine
by mdd2
Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pancreatic cancer
Replies: 23
Views: 1950

Re: Pancreatic cancer

I think there are or will be trials of immunotherapy for this type of cancer as chemotherapy doesnt offer much but not every pancreatic cancer will be suitable to have treated by immunotherapy, which gets the body to kill the tumour or starves the cancer of those factors that make the cells grow-all...
by mdd2
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pancreatic cancer
Replies: 23
Views: 1950

Re: Pancreatic cancer

The 5-year relative survival rate for a pancreas NET that has not spread to other parts of the body from where it started is 95%. If the tumor has spread to nearby tissue or the regional lymph nodes, the 5-year relative survival rate is 72%.
by mdd2
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pancreatic cancer
Replies: 23
Views: 1950

Re: Pancreatic cancer

Hi Tom, no sadly, I don't think survival rates have improved significantly - apparently only around 10% of patients with an early diagnosis survive up to 5 years (of course there are always exceptions, Apple founder Steve Jobs for example lasted 7 years). From my very limited research on the subjec...
by mdd2
Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Conscription
Replies: 132
Views: 6582

Re: Conscription

See job postings wanting STEM grads - even Master's level offering salaries as low as 25K, inflation up, house prices through the roof and then you wonder why people may be a bit averse for wanting to get shelled fighting for this nation that's offered them?!?! "ask not what can my country do for me...
by mdd2
Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pancreatic cancer
Replies: 23
Views: 1950

Re: Pancreatic cancer

In over 50 years I know three who had Whipples operation and were cured but it was where it presents early by causing jaundice
It presents late in most cases which is why it has such a poor outcome
by mdd2
Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Conscription
Replies: 132
Views: 6582

Re: Conscription

We are repeating all the errors of the 20 th century I’ll prepared for what may be coming Ours and Europes armed forces have been reduced over the years In our case if the Argies took the Falklands again we couldn’t repeat what we did 40 years ago Next year we may have a real mad man in the Whitehou...
by mdd2
Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 25 man squad and age 1/1/24
Replies: 7
Views: 889

25 man squad and age 1/1/24

Does Jan 1st 2024 apply for the squad age for the rest of this season or does Jan 1st 2023 still apply. If it is 1/1/24 then most of the squad is over 21 including Trafford. I make a first team squad of 27 (excluding Redman as out for season) if Jan 1st 2024 applies. I appreciate there are rumours s...
by mdd2
Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Men - you must read this
Replies: 51
Views: 8882

Re: Men - you must read this

DON’T PUT IT OFF GOING FOR THE TEST. I’m currently resting,10 days after having a knee replacement, due to not being able to pee the day after the operation I was kept in for a further two days. Still no pee so I had a catheter fitted, told to return a week later, so last Friday they removed the ca...
by mdd2
Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ref watch on Sky
Replies: 267
Views: 13353

Re: Ref watch on Sky

I cannot see how anyone could not call that as a foul. Surely 1) the lad moves away from the direction of the ball 2) is not within playing distance of the ball 3) makes no attempt to attack the ball 4) moves towards the advancing Trafford 5) then moves his backside into the advancing keeper. This i...
by mdd2
Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Online banking using a smartphone…
Replies: 90
Views: 4515

Re: Online banking using a smartphone…

claret2018 wrote:
Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:32 am
What happens if the bank itself gets hacked? You’re better off keeping your wealth in gold bullion, buried in a location only you know.
Problem with that in my case is I would forget where I buried it.
by mdd2
Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for next season in Champ
Replies: 30
Views: 1907

Re: Team for next season in Champ

——————————Trafford Vitinho/NEW—-O’Shea—-Beyer—Taylor/NEW ————Cullen————Berge Redmond——Brownhill——Koleosho —————————-Foster Muric, Al-Dakhil, Ekdal, Delcroix, Ramsey, JBG, Zaroury, Obafemi, New Striker Squad: Massengo, Twine, Agyei, Mellon, Vigoroux, Egan-Riley, Franchi, McNally I have discounted pl...
by mdd2
Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Fofana is first January signing
Replies: 94
Views: 5906

Re: ARTICLE: Fofana is first January signing

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:48 am
Chelsea record on loans 3 flops and Ian Maatsen lets hope this guy is up for a fight.
Not in last decade but a lad called Jack Cork wasn’t a bad loan
by mdd2
Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mr Bates vs the Post Office
Replies: 305
Views: 28426

Re: Mr Bates vs the Post Office

Just to redress some of this the PO will say there was quite a it of "false accounting" before Horizon went in so they were expecting some of the problems identified of money going missing and were therefore deaf to the notion that many if not all those "pilfering" were in fact innocent If true the ...
by mdd2
Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Supervised teeth cleaning.
Replies: 69
Views: 3113

Re: Supervised teeth cleaning.

The idea of putting fluoride in drinking water comes from the studies in the North East and elsewhere