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by Falcon
Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eurovision
Replies: 27
Views: 1526

Re: Eurovision

I've now listened to our entry. It seems we've slipped back into trying to enter a song that sounds like one another country would enter into Eurovision. Last year the song sounded like something that comes from the UK, but this is cookie-cutter Europop and historically we've got crap scores when tr...
by Falcon
Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Roads
Replies: 40
Views: 4764

Re: Roads

Roads through Burnley (including past the Turf) are absolutely fine. M65 is just wet. Pavements could be dodgy once the snow freezes overnight tonight.
by Falcon
Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rules For Life
Replies: 115
Views: 5691

Re: Rules For Life

Stop trying to solve other people's problems.
by Falcon
Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rules For Life
Replies: 115
Views: 5691

Re: Rules For Life

Don't sweat the small stuff
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

To be fair I don’t remember you specifically endorsing cancel culture. But then again, I don’t remember you specifically condemning it either, until now that is. Why is that I wonder? What is different about this example, and all the other widely reported examples? I suspect they haven't specifical...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foster
Replies: 333
Views: 26709

Re: Foster

Non-paywall link:

https://archive.ph/SzMik
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Foster
Replies: 333
Views: 26709

Re: Foster

Athletic Article on Foster

https://theathletic.com/4287379/2023/03 ... -analysed/

(Behind paywall)
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

Bet she doesn't vote Tory :lol:
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football Survey
Replies: 17
Views: 1197

Re: Football Survey

Done!
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

All the bootlickers piling in now
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

martin_p wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:20 pm
Anyway, the good news is that the BBC have confirmed they won’t be taking action over the Linekar tweets.
Common sense prevails.

Keep it up Gary.
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

1882Clarets1882 wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:23 pm
I note the usual suspects seem to have been triggered , for the usual reasons as per usual.
Projecting much?
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

All my 'leftie' mates think the BBC has a right-wing bias and is just a mouthpiece of the government.

Weird how it works really isn't it... almost is if both sides see the worst in it... almost as if despite everything it does try to be impartial...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

You don't think there's even a smidgeon of risk to BBC impartiality when one of it's flagship presenters is essentially a high profile political commentator? Before social media came along, none of us (bar those who either know him or were within the same social sphere) would have the foggiest abou...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brownhill injury. Any news?
Replies: 48
Views: 5998

Re: Brownhill injury. Any news?

I'm stewing over a witty response
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

I think it would set a dangerous precedent if a sports presenter were sacked because of his criticism of the government in his personal social media. That feels like something we'd all be up in arms about if it happened in Turkey or Russia. I get why people are unhappy, but the alternative is highly...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

Although Joey Barton did get asked on Question Time
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

He's on telly all the time. The BBC gives him a platform. How many people know Mark Hateley's political opinions? What is Peter Reid's hot take on the upcoming budget? Is Bryan Robson a Remainer or a Brexiteer? How many people know what Peter Beardsley thinks about the the UK's asylum system? I ass...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rules For Life
Replies: 115
Views: 5691

Re: Rules For Life

Jel wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:26 am
Never put your fingers where you wouldn't put your dick!
I'm gonna struggle to pick my nose now
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:47 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

I saw a Twitter thread yesterday about the proposed policy that I now can't find. The summary though is when polled: - The British public do not rank Immigration amongst the top 6-7 things they are concerned about when asked to rank them. Thinks like the economy, cost of living, climate change etc a...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eurovision
Replies: 27
Views: 1526

Re: Eurovision

Happen we don't want to host two years in a row...

It's not unusual for a host country to enter some cookie-cutter blandness to avoid having the expense the following year.

#ItsAllAConspiracy
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:40 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

ClaretTony wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:38 am
Hasn’t he been listed as the BBC’s highest earning employee?
I had thought so, but apparently he isn't.

Avoided a chunk of tax as a result.
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eurovision
Replies: 27
Views: 1526

Re: Eurovision

Yes there is an element of politics to it.

BUT

If you don't enter a decent song you will not win. We had what the kids would call a banger last year so we did well. Not heard this year's effort yet.
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

Is Gary Lineker right? Claim: “We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries.” Fact check: Correct. Relative to the population, the UK is below the EU average in terms of the number of asylum seeker applications received. When it comes to granting refugee status to people who have s...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gary Lineker
Replies: 262
Views: 6866

Re: Gary Lineker

As far as I understand he's a freelancer, working for BBC Sport, and can say whatever he likes on his own personal Twitter account. The BBC do have a social media policy, but whether it a) applies to Lineker, and b) has actually been breached, is still unknown. It's a shame that we are relying on an...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Some snow forecast for morning of Wigan game
Replies: 50
Views: 5939

Re: Some snow forecast for morning of Wigan game

To be fair it proper heavy snowed in the hours before that Spurs game.

I'd like to think a light dusting two days before can be handled, with maybe the odd flurry on the morning of.
by Falcon
Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pep: it’s Vinny’s destiny to manage Man City
Replies: 52
Views: 3577

Re: Pep: it’s Vinny’s destiny to manage Man City

Better than that. He might turn down the chance to join a mid- to lower- PL team as he is waiting on the City job coming up.
by Falcon
Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Option to buy Jordan Beyer
Replies: 24
Views: 2761

Re: Option to buy Jordan Beyer

If we can get him for £4m originally quoted that really will be an absolute bargain.

He's a Mercedes in a league full of old bangers.
by Falcon
Fri Mar 03, 2023 12:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: EE internet connection at Turf Moor
Replies: 65
Views: 3793

Re: EE internet connection at Turf Moor

Screen ont back of the Longside had Jack Cork then Martin Dobson displayed when I was queueing up on Wednesday.

Safe to say neither were in our starting XI
by Falcon
Fri Mar 03, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rules For Life
Replies: 115
Views: 5691

Re: Rules For Life

Don't stick your dick in crazy
by Falcon
Fri Mar 03, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ken Bruce Sacked
Replies: 131
Views: 9424

Re: Ken Bruce Sacked

The people who don't like the BBC don't like it because it does its best to be balanced. It's never anyone in the centre who whinges about it, only those very firmly on the left or right politically, and that says everything. When you're used to your own echo chamber, it's hard to accept most of the...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: CFS - Regulars
Replies: 55
Views: 3325

Re: CFS - Regulars

CFS regulars who went int longside, it isn't normally that bad.

Was a crap atmos all round really
by Falcon
Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rules For Life
Replies: 115
Views: 5691

Re: Rules For Life

Never trust a dog with orange eyebrows
by Falcon
Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Dean Whitestone v Fleetwood (FA Cup)
Replies: 17
Views: 1027

Re: RATE THE REF - Dean Whitestone v Fleetwood (FA Cup)

A - 19
B - 16
C - 25
D - 23
by Falcon
Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: EE internet connection at Turf Moor
Replies: 65
Views: 3793

Re: EE internet connection at Turf Moor

Last two games I've had no data connection at all in the stand. I normally sit in longside upper and get crap connection. Had really good, fast connection when I sat in lower tier for one game earlier int season. Wonder if its the roof causing the problem? Either way, I do laugh when they make annou...
by Falcon
Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Scott Twine interview
Replies: 45
Views: 4179

Re: Scott Twine interview

Standard Twitter response.

OK it's a weird opinion but he's hardly 'upset' is he.
by Falcon
Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rules For Life
Replies: 115
Views: 5691

Re: Rules For Life

Never turn down an opportunity to use the loo
by Falcon
Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thank you Rovers
Replies: 32
Views: 4549

Re: Thank you Rovers

box_of_frogs wrote:
Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:50 pm
How?

Fleetwood also being in Lancashire and all
by Falcon
Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thank you Rovers
Replies: 32
Views: 4549

Re: Thank you Rovers

IanMcL wrote:
Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:53 am
Congrats to B'tard Rovers. A brilliant achievement. 2 East Lancashire sides in the 6th round is a fantastic achievement.

To be fair, this quote is accurate whichever out of us and Fleetwood win tonight
by Falcon
Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10717
Views: 812872

Re: Russia Invades

BBC article on conspiracy theories

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64789737
by Falcon
Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How many points from the next run of games?
Replies: 22
Views: 1313

Re: How many points from the next run of games?

15 big ones UTC
by Falcon
Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The government’s ‘white paper’ review is published today
Replies: 31
Views: 1734

Re: The government’s ‘white paper’ review is published today

The broad strokes sound good, but it depends what loopholes will be left. If there are any, you can be sure that a club/owner will find it and use it to take advantage. The devil's in the detail.
by Falcon
Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: big brother is watching you
Replies: 115
Views: 6440

Re: big brother is watching you

Not sure what Big Brother has to do with this.

As far as I see the rights holder has taken it upon themselves to change the work.

Nobody has called for it, nobody has forced it upon them.
by Falcon
Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights
Replies: 182
Views: 14771

Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

I'm assuming Colne Road has some kind of works happening on it given the traffic was backed all up Church Street as far as the Kierby roundabout this morning before I nipped up School Lane.

Or is Colne Road just more busy as people avoid the Eastern Avenue route?
by Falcon
Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season tickets 2023/24
Replies: 313
Views: 22396

Re: Season tickets 2023/24

Jjjack wrote:
Tue Feb 21, 2023 12:26 pm
Do you pay the difference between that and a season ticket price, or a walk on price?
I upgraded a child ST to an adult ticket (in JMU) for a game (think it was Boro or Birmingham match in December) and it cost twenty quid.
by Falcon
Mon Feb 13, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fleetwood game
Replies: 46
Views: 6925

Re: Fleetwood game

houseboy wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 3:12 pm
There would be very few occasions during a season that we would completely fill the whole of the Turf with only Clarets and I don’t think the FA 4th round is one of them.
Good job it's the 5th round then!

Your point still stands though. No chance the other 3.5 stands will set out anyway.
by Falcon
Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: No 350: Hjalmar Ekdal
Replies: 53
Views: 2858

Re: ARTICLE: No 350: Hjalmar Ekdal

Great article that
by Falcon
Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Coke Zero & Diet Coke are the Same Thing
Replies: 55
Views: 2750

Re: Coke Zero & Diet Coke are the Same Thing

Coke Zero is top notch.

Diet Coke tastes like drain cleaner.

Regular Coke is minging and coats your teeth.

Of the Pepsi pretenders, Max is superior but pales into insignificance compared to CZ.
by Falcon
Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Expert Eleven help
Replies: 5
Views: 418

Re: Expert Eleven help

Walkerpool wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:20 pm
I've logged in? How do I sell a player lol
If you've logged in via the website on browser, you can click on the player, then press sell on the right hand side on the player's page (you set the value on the box just above the Sell button)