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by Clarets4me
Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs T20
Replies: 62
Views: 8963

Re: Lancs T20

53-4 off 11 ....
by Clarets4me
Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs T20
Replies: 62
Views: 8963

Re: Lancs T20

Duffer_ wrote:
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Say what you see!

UTC!
Crowd Orgasm Bee Band ?? :?
by Clarets4me
Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mixed results for Managers with Claret connections..
Replies: 8
Views: 1009

Mixed results for Managers with Claret connections..

Michael Jolley at Grimsby kicked off with a 0-2 away win at Morecambe, Graham Alexander's Salford prevailed with a 2-0 home win in the early kick-off against Stevenage, whilst Michael Duff's Cheltenham went down to 9 men, and lost by the only goal of the game against Leyton Orient, on an emotional d...
by Clarets4me
Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: T'Rovers start as we would wish ...
Replies: 5
Views: 1497

T'Rovers start as we would wish ...

... with a 1-2 home defeat to newly promoted Charlton, and the natives aren't happy !

https://www.brfcs.com/mb/index.php?/for ... n/&page=30

Well done to all concerned, and long may it continue ! :D
by Clarets4me
Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brecon by-election
Replies: 64
Views: 4378

Re: Brecon by-election

Well Darling Harold lost one pretty soon after winning in 1964 but it was later. This was when we had a Foreign Secretary who could not be answerable to Parliament because Patrick Gordon-Walker had lost his seat in Smethwick and for 4 months was FS but not an MP-he then lost a safe Labour seat a fe...
by Clarets4me
Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Man utd 2009 pix
Replies: 29
Views: 4167

Re: Burnley v Man utd 2009 pix

How Rooney didn't get a red in that game, I'll never know .... well, apart from the fact he was a United player ...
by Clarets4me
Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Steve Davis
Replies: 21
Views: 4303

Re: Steve Davis

bfcjg wrote:They are building a stadium he's looking for brickies.
Firstly, Charlie Austen's available, and secondly, which Steve Davis is it ?
by Clarets4me
Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nice thread
Replies: 158
Views: 16159

Re: Nice thread

Cubanclaret wrote:Is pope injured?
" Havana " clue ! :D
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England squad for 1st Ashes test
Replies: 44
Views: 5060

Re: England squad for 1st Ashes test

I doubt they'll drop Bairstow ...
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Boris
Replies: 997
Views: 55805

Re: Boris

Theresa May didn't even have a mandate after the last election. She had to buy one by bribing the DUP. Labour had lost their overall majority by the time Callaghan took over from Wilson in April 1976, they were kept in power for over 3 years by a combination of Liberal, SNP and Welsh Nationalist vo...
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets Players Careers Ruined By Injury
Replies: 61
Views: 6022

Re: Clarets Players Careers Ruined By Injury

Vintage Claret wrote: Charlie Austen- sure he would have been an England regular were it not for his glass shoulder/knee/ankle
Most of those mentioned on had their careers curtailed or progress limited by " 3rd parties ", Mr Austen, sadly, was his own worst enemy ...
by Clarets4me
Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bolton
Replies: 1317
Views: 156037

Re: Bolton

randomclaret2 wrote:Danny Lafferty is training with them...things must be really bad
For Danny ?
by Clarets4me
Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bale off for a Chinese
Replies: 88
Views: 8198

Re: Bale off for a Chinese

A 2009 study, showed that 78% of ex-NFL players were either bankrupt ( or suffering financial difficulties ) within 3 years of retirement. Bad financial advice, hangers on, living up to and beyond your means, and marrying " good time girls " were the reasons attributed to this, I wouldn't disagree ....
by Clarets4me
Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Worcs 20/20
Replies: 20
Views: 2032

Re: Lancs v Worcs 20/20

It would be good to see two wins in two days, especially yesterday's against " Minor Counties North " !

England's women currently 36-4, after 8 overs chasing 227, being totally outclassed, sadly ! :( :(
by Clarets4me
Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Marvin Sordell to retire ..
Replies: 7
Views: 1033

Marvin Sordell to retire ..

Best of luck to the fella, let's hope he stays well and looks after himself .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49127523
by Clarets4me
Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Motorpoint
Replies: 34
Views: 3212

Re: Motorpoint

One of my best mates has worked his way up the ranks there and no longer actually “sells” cars - another mate is a salesman at Burnley so ask for Matthew when you go in and you’ll be looked after. I’ll be looking for a car myself soon and will be going down to sort it with them. I'm 90% sure Matthe...
by Clarets4me
Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight on Sky 401 at 6.55pm - York's v Lancs 20/20
Replies: 97
Views: 6210

Re: Tonight on Sky 401 at 6.55pm - York's v Lancs 20/20

I much enjoyed this victory over " Minor Counties North ", never in doubt in my mind ! :D
by Clarets4me
Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Motorpoint
Replies: 34
Views: 3212

Re: Motorpoint

The cars are very competively priced, and they do not haggle on prices. Their part ex prices are poor, but that should not affect you. They make most of their profits on add on products, such as " Paint & fabric protection treatments " and " Return to Invoice or Gap " Insurances. They will push thei...
by Clarets4me
Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Local League Cricket 21/7/19
Replies: 131
Views: 7818

Re: Local League Cricket 21/7/19

As a House fan i agree. He is very difficult to get out cheaply and he stays around a while but he doesn't flourish the bat as often as he should. His average is excellent but i would bet his strike rate isn't as impressive. I knew the script before we started our innings. We were given a flying st...
by Clarets4me
Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wedding present lists.
Replies: 33
Views: 3250

Re: Wedding present lists.

Off in a few weeks to some big wanky pretentious do near Rochdale....is there anywhere even vaguely nice near Rochdale? Do I have to take notice of this list that came with the invite? Is it de rigeur?...Why John Lewis's?.. I'm not short of brass but this nonsense makes my bum itch tbh The best gif...
by Clarets4me
Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Boris
Replies: 997
Views: 55805

Re: Boris

Cameron and his Liberal buddy Clegg well and truly screwed the country, ,,,then they knighted him ...WTF... :D :D Jack Straw's son, Will, led the " Remain " campaign to defeat despite the odds, failed to get elected in Rossendale & Darwen, and was made a " Commander of the British Empire " !! :lol:...
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our club could learn this lesson.
Replies: 34
Views: 4744

Re: Our club could learn this lesson.

Swizzlestick wrote:Tax evader Uli Hoeness taking the moral high ground there.
Served 21 months from June 2014 to February 2016, after admitting tax evasion of 28.5 million Euro's, the subsequent fines apparently made a big hole in his " Trockenpulver lagern " , ( Dry powder store ! ) ;)
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Our club could learn this lesson.
Replies: 34
Views: 4744

Re: Our club could learn this lesson.

I’ve read that a lot of Bayern tickets are expensive anyway. That quote is 4-5 years old ffs. Also it has zero reflection on Burnley as they are a much bigger club and hence matchday revenue accounts for a much smaller proportion of their income. Think that covers everything... 2019-20 prices are 1...
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 1962 Ex Clarets v Rolls Royce
Replies: 40
Views: 3419

Re: 1962 Ex Clarets v Rolls Royce

wilks_bfc wrote:Is the beauty queen wearing footy boots?
Ceremonial kick-off, then back to the Court shoes, I suspect ! :D
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Golf - The Open Championship Tipping League
Replies: 85
Views: 6613

Re: Golf - The Open Championship Tipping League

Thanks.... But we may need to look at the format before the next golfing league next year. I have been bombarded with complaints today about the current format though I thought that it was pretty reasonable. The golf however has been great. You give up your time to run this, and some people complai...
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Local League Cricket 21/7/19
Replies: 131
Views: 7818

Re: Local League Cricket 21/7/19

Lowerhouse need 97 off the last 9 overs with 3 wickets down ..
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 3:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Local League Cricket 21/7/19
Replies: 131
Views: 7818

Re: Local League Cricket 21/7/19

Norden post 250-7 off their 50 overs, with their Pro getting 131 ...
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Local League Cricket 21/7/19
Replies: 131
Views: 7818

Re: Local League Cricket 21/7/19

Division 1 ...

Accrington v Ramsbottom
Burnley v Rochdale
Church v Clitheroe
Darwen v Todmorden
Norden v Lowerhouse
Walsden v Crompton

Division 2 ...

East Lancashire v Haslingden
Great Harwood v Enfield
Littleborough v Colne
Milnrow v Rawtenstall
Nelson v Middleton
Rishton v Bacup
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Elvis ... the comeback 1968-70 ..
Replies: 19
Views: 1192

Re: Elvis ... the comeback 1968-70 ..

Clarets4me, I don't know about the "boredom and overwork" that did for him. I don't think the 20 to 30 pills he was popping everyday and his gargantuan appetite for junk food helped him a lot. Of course you're right, but these were the consequences of the boredom and overwork ... and no " Betty For...
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Elvis ... the comeback 1968-70 ..
Replies: 19
Views: 1192

Re: Elvis ... the comeback 1968-70 ..

tim_noone wrote:Elvis is Dead?
Probably is now, " tim_noone ", but quite a bit of circumstantial evidence that he may have been placed in the " Witness protection " programme, and relocated to Kalamazoo, Michigan ..... :D
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Elvis ... the comeback 1968-70 ..
Replies: 19
Views: 1192

Re: Elvis ... the comeback 1968-70 ..

I think the boredom and overwork did for him, he was trapped in the States because his manager was a Dutch illegal immigrant, who wouldn't apply for a passport. He'd jumped a ship in Breda in the 1930's, shortly after a young woman was found dead in suspicious circumstances ... When he started the "...
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Elvis ... the comeback 1968-70 ..
Replies: 19
Views: 1192

Elvis ... the comeback 1968-70 ..

Brilliant documentary on BBC4, still available for 21 days or so ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b ... f-the-king

If you're not a fan of the King, it's a wonderful insight into the workings of the music business, back in the day ..
by Clarets4me
Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2 men arrested for terrorism in Burnley
Replies: 56
Views: 5514

Re: 2 men arrested for terrorism in Burnley

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Tim Noone is Stoneyholmes finest. He hasn't posted on here for a few days. That said I think he is younger than 34!
" Tim Noone " is a man of peace and love for his fellow man !!

However, he owns a worrying number of balaclava's ! :o :o
by Clarets4me
Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2 men arrested for terrorism in Burnley
Replies: 56
Views: 5514

Re: 2 men arrested for terrorism in Burnley

ZizkovClaret wrote:Theres an ol fella round here reckons he has a load of anti-tank mines in his basement, and you know what, i kinda believe the mad old *******!
They might help with the congestion in Barley at weekends ...
by Clarets4me
Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Golf - The Open Championship Tipping League
Replies: 85
Views: 6613

Re: Golf - The Open Championship Tipping League

B.Weisberger
A.Scott ( Nap )
B.Koepka
T.Fleetwood
L.Oosthuizen
B.DeChambeau
by Clarets4me
Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship
Replies: 78
Views: 6787

Re: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship

171-6 at the close,just need the small matter of a further 385 to win,i think we can confidently say that won't happen. In addition, they'll only get the 3 Bowling bonus points if they lose, which should leave Lancashire 27 points clear of 2nd place as we go into the T20 ... 3rd place Derbyshire lo...
by Clarets4me
Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship
Replies: 78
Views: 6787

Re: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship

269-7 ..... lead less than 100 now, but two new batsmen in ...
by Clarets4me
Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New Season - What are you looking forward to?
Replies: 69
Views: 9772

Re: New Season - What are you looking forward to?

Goobs wrote:The newspaper headlines when we sneak a Champions League place on the final day of the season.
Aye, with goals from Ashley Barnes, and J-Rod ( stoppage time ) to relegate Brighton ! :D
by Clarets4me
Mon Jul 15, 2019 12:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England World Cup Victories
Replies: 34
Views: 2245

Re: England World Cup Victories

houseboy wrote:Aah, so not quite thew arrogance that I thought, thanks for pointing that out mate.
It's actually disputed, as another poster pointed out ... However, the USA did suffer a minor meltdown in 1992 & 1993, when the Toronto Blue Jays won back to back World Series ! ...
by Clarets4me
Mon Jul 15, 2019 12:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship
Replies: 78
Views: 6787

Re: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship

93-4 ... somewhat of a recovery for Sussex from 39-4 ....
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 14, 2019 6:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship
Replies: 78
Views: 6787

Re: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship

Sussex 15-0 at the close after 4 overs ... they still trail by 352 ..
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 14, 2019 3:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship
Replies: 78
Views: 6787

Re: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship

4th Batting Bonus point ... 356-4 off 106 overs .
by Clarets4me
Sun Jul 14, 2019 2:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship
Replies: 78
Views: 6787

Re: Lancashire v Sussex - County Championship

3rd Batting bonus point secured .... 302-4 off 90.3 overs
by Clarets4me
Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Super Sporting Sunday !
Replies: 0
Views: 371

Super Sporting Sunday !

So, we have the British Grand Prix from Silverstone, the Men's Singles Final at Wimbledon, the Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand from Lords and the final round of the Scottish Open Golf ... So ideally ..... 1) Lewis Hamilton wins .. 2) Federer or Djokovic wins, ideally one of t...
by Clarets4me
Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BBC " Panorama " report on anti-semitic Labour ...
Replies: 96
Views: 6889

Re: BBC " Panorama " report on anti-semitic Labour ...

At the risk of being called insensitive I feel strongly that the whole saga has been over emphasised.The right wing media seem overly keen to flog the issue whilst seemingly paying scant attention to racism within the Tory party.You would be hard pressed to find a more fair minded and culturally se...
by Clarets4me
Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League 13/14 July ...
Replies: 38
Views: 2647

Re: Lancashire League 13/14 July ...

Quickenthetempo wrote:You will of stood out a mile. They only sup cans down there.
You would have stood out a mile, perhaps ! The Lowerhouse " Ultras " are very keen on correct grammar, as David Ashworth would say, " English, the language of Shakespeare ! " ... :D
by Clarets4me
Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancashire League 13/14 July ...
Replies: 38
Views: 2647

Lancashire League 13/14 July ...

With 3 sides involved in the Lancashire Club KO Trophy on Sunday, three of the 1st Division fixtures are being played today, rather than tomorrow.. Lowerhouse v Darwen Ramsbottom v Norden Walsden v Todmorden The other three and the 2nd Division games are on Sunday .. Clitheroe v Accrington Crompton ...
by Clarets4me
Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: “Getting sacked in the morning”
Replies: 36
Views: 4346

Re: “Getting sacked in the morning”

ClaretTony wrote:Appleton at Blackburn, March 2013, sacked by Shebby despite David Dunn’s outrageous offside equaliser
I miss Shebby Singh :D
by Clarets4me
Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England World Cup Victories
Replies: 34
Views: 2245

Re: England World Cup Victories

houseboy wrote:So are you going to keep me guessing? Why is it called that? I have often wondered.
The sponsor of the original play off series between the two divisions, was the " New York World " newspaper .... allegedly !