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by groove
Fri Jul 14, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Moments that could have changed BFC forever
Replies: 63
Views: 3472

Re: Moments that could have changed BFC forever

Not strengthening the team after the 1981/82 Division 3 title winning season. Vince Overson being injured in the 82/83 season.
by groove
Wed Jul 12, 2023 2:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next seasons kit
Replies: 657
Views: 60267

Re: Next seasons kit

CoolClaret wrote:
Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:48 pm
Aye, change the shirt to red and move the stadium to a plastic bowl on Network 65 whilst we’re at it as well because who gives a **** about tradition and identity!
It's a pair of shorts. We've worn darker shorts many a time.
by groove
Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next seasons kit
Replies: 657
Views: 60267

Re: Next seasons kit

I've heard we will never wear white shorts again, after input from the women's team.
by groove
Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next seasons kit
Replies: 657
Views: 60267

Re: Next seasons kit

Interesting badge after all the monochrome debate.
by groove
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Overrated things...
Replies: 235
Views: 11870

Re: Overrated things...

claptrappers_union wrote:
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:08 am
Wetherspoons
Overrated by who?
by groove
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Overrated things...
Replies: 235
Views: 11870

Re: Overrated things...

Sex.
by groove
Wed Jul 12, 2023 7:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Over rated films…
Replies: 113
Views: 4569

Re: Over rated films…

A Clockwork Orange
by groove
Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mobile phone rip off - hints please
Replies: 28
Views: 2130

Re: Mobile phone rip off - hints please

Sim only deal Giffgaff £10 a month.
by groove
Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: U21 Euro Final on TV
Replies: 160
Views: 10045

Re: U21 Euro Final on TV

CaptJohn wrote:
Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:26 pm
Just a random observation but I wonder if an Englad team has ever had so many double barrelled names in the starting eleven? Harwood-Bellis, Gibbs-White and Smith-Rowe.
It just sounds so pretentious doesn't it.
by groove
Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match day prices
Replies: 117
Views: 6658

Re: Match day prices

The point remains the same. Lousy k-pop band £200 your world renowned band £60 New Order/ Coldplay £100 etc. The quality of any experience can rarely be defined by its monetary cost but its popularity in the global market can. Premier league footie and K-pop are at the top of that league table and ...
by groove
Thu Jul 06, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match day prices
Replies: 117
Views: 6658

Re: Match day prices

Tickets to take my 8 year old to see a k-pop band in London are £200 each and no we are not going. Our joint season ticket at the Turf isn’t much more than that! Football compared to the rest of the “entertainment” industry is still relatively cheap. What you need to find is a hobby/interest/passio...
by groove
Sun Jul 02, 2023 7:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Twitter - “Rate Limit Exceeded”
Replies: 80
Views: 5503

Re: Twitter - “Rate Limit Exceeded”

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:43 pm
I used to love Twitter but there is so much fake news now (and it's getting worse with AI) it's almost becoming a parody.
It's not as fake as the BBC and the rest of the mainstream.
by groove
Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: France riots
Replies: 158
Views: 8038

Re: France riots

The elephant in the room. Immigration.
by groove
Wed Jun 28, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Quality tshirts.
Replies: 29
Views: 2353

Re: Quality tshirts.

Steve1956 wrote:
Wed Jun 28, 2023 4:52 pm
:lol:..your taking the plss again BC...fruit of the loom?? ...you buy them as dusters not tshirts 😆

Looking at give Trickett's a go...thanks for the recommendations chaps.
There's always a few Trickett items on ebay mate. Had a few bits off there myself, if you don't mind second hand.
by groove
Wed Jun 28, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Quality tshirts.
Replies: 29
Views: 2353

Re: Quality tshirts.

ChrisG wrote:
Wed Jun 28, 2023 12:34 pm
Try Trickett - Accy based, absolutely top notch gear. I've got t shirts from 2016 that are still going strong

https://www.trickett-england.co.uk/trickett-shop/
I was also gonna suggest Trickett. Quality 👍
by groove
Sun Jun 25, 2023 9:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 26157

Re: Glastonbury 2023

QOTSA smashing it on the other stage.
by groove
Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 26157

Re: Glastonbury 2023

The Other Stage is were it's at for me tonight. TWOD as mentioned above, and Queens of the Stone Age later, a fantastic live band.
by groove
Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O2 Apollo Manchester Parking
Replies: 14
Views: 1273

Re: O2 Apollo Manchester Parking

Aye there's a car park just over the road for a tenner. As someone said above, they crsm them in but its well marshalled and secure. The entrance/exit is on Dolphin Street.
by groove
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Just Stop Oil...
Replies: 212
Views: 9725

Re: Just Stop Oil...

So what they've upset a few people not wanting to lose a few minutes travel time. No doubt the black bus protesters in the USA upset other white passengers. No doubt anti apartheid campaigners upset the white minority in SA. No doubt a few race goers were upset when a protester ran in front of the ...
by groove
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Treble winners and Sky at Burnley on opening night
Replies: 147
Views: 8897

Re: ARTICLE: Treble winners and Sky at Burnley on opening night

warksclaret wrote:
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:13 am
It was written in the stars-almost rigged VK against his old club is the media's dream first game
Without a doubt. Football at this level is a TV show.
by groove
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Treble winners and Sky at Burnley on opening night
Replies: 147
Views: 8897

Re: ARTICLE: Treble winners and Sky at Burnley on opening night

arise_sir_charge wrote:
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:07 am
I’ll be honest, I don’t understand by 3 of the first 4 being at home is a negative.
Only negative I can see is it gives 2 consecutive away games later on. Bournemouth and Brentford away on consecutive Saturdays is harsh.
by groove
Thu Jun 15, 2023 8:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: He scored our most important goal
Replies: 28
Views: 2206

Re: ARTICLE: He scored our most important goal

Ian Britton should never be forgotten...he had a fantastic attitude to football...I remember he won the ball and put George O'Ghani through for the opening goal in the Sherpa Van at Preston too.. which was a special goal for me too... There will not be a goal ever to compare ..it was a dreadful day...
by groove
Thu Jun 15, 2023 8:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Just Stop Oil...
Replies: 212
Views: 9725

Re: Just Stop Oil...

The Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023 is coming into force tomorrow. Well this is going to make it more difficult for protesters to disrupt peoples day to day activities as the Regulations would appear to significantly lower the threshold for s...
by groove
Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Super Taff
Replies: 64
Views: 3414

Re: ARTICLE: Super Taff

Great article. I'm one of the lads of a certain age named Leighton after Taffy, albeit my middle name. Also knew 3 others around the same age growing up in Accy. All Clarets.
by groove
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10727
Views: 815844

Re: Russia Invades

I heard on the radio that over 200 square miles were now under water, but I've seen no actual footage. Is there any?
by groove
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lovely house for sale in Darwen
Replies: 11
Views: 1678

Re: Lovely house for sale in Darwen

Whatever happened to freshly baked bread?
by groove
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nearly Fixtures Time!
Replies: 16
Views: 2256

Re: Nearly Fixtures Time!

The fixtures are just a rough guide. They'd be as well announcing the fixtures as weekend 1, weekend 2 etc.
by groove
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hannover fans
Replies: 43
Views: 4514

Re: Hannover fans

I had my camera on me that day, this is one of the shots I took. I was accosted by a German lad who said 'delete, delete that photo now' - I told him to chill and showed him the photo and that I'd deleted it; stupid sod didn't realise the camera fired a burst of 12 a second. I knew from their attit...
by groove
Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Just Stop Oil...
Replies: 212
Views: 9725

Re: Just Stop Oil...

Gaia wrote:
Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:46 pm
Agree with the cause they are highlighting but not the way they go about it disrupting ordinary people, getting more bad publicity than good. Why don't they target/ highlight the billionaires with their private jets?
They're funded by billionaires in jets.
by groove
Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Just Stop Oil...
Replies: 212
Views: 9725

Re: Just Stop Oil...

I don't think JSO is just middle class students concerned about the environment. The actual protestors might be, but I'm sceptical of the organisation as a whole. Who funds them? Why do they get mass media coverage when other protests get none at all? Our government have already committed to net zer...
by groove
Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is it the first time?
Replies: 2
Views: 777

Re: Is it the first time?

Good question
by groove
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Female coaching a men's team
Replies: 61
Views: 3069

Re: Female coaching a men's team

I see Claretpadiham is getting a few pelters for daring to have an opinion on this. Diversity is great, until it comes to diversity of opinion, it seems.
by groove
Sat May 27, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: World Cup Billy
Replies: 19
Views: 1265

Re: ARTICLE: World Cup Billy

There's not many Burnley players get a kit named after them. The yellow away from the POCO season with the claret and blue bands across the upper chest is unofficially known as 'The Billy Hamilton shirt'. The photo of his celebration after scoring at Tottenham, with the socks rolled down, is one of ...
by groove
Thu May 25, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: After the Dobbo article
Replies: 56
Views: 2839

Re: After the Dobbo article

Where are the previous articles? I can't seem to find them now.
by groove
Thu May 25, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: After the Dobbo article
Replies: 56
Views: 2839

Re: After the Dobbo article

Foshiznik wrote:
Thu May 25, 2023 5:12 pm
Bert Freeman or John Howarth
I think there's already an article on John Haworth.
by groove
Thu May 25, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: After the Dobbo article
Replies: 56
Views: 2839

Re: After the Dobbo article

I can't remember Billy Hamilton ever visiting the club since he left. You see the others doing HT draws and reunions etc. But I suppose he is based in Ireland and its not just a case of driving over. I met him once. I passed his trophy shop in NI and decided to call in on the off chance. As I was th...
by groove
Sat May 20, 2023 9:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Least favourite Burnley players
Replies: 146
Views: 6795

Re: Least favourite Burnley players

Which David Jones?
by groove
Sat May 20, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footy 20th May
Replies: 174
Views: 6422

Re: Today's footy 20th May

Scabby scouse b******s
by groove
Fri May 19, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Track 1, side 1, 1st album...best opener
Replies: 130
Views: 4962

Re: Track 1, side 1, 1st album...best opener

I think some posters have misunderstood the OP.
by groove
Fri May 19, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RIP Andy Rourke
Replies: 19
Views: 2367

Re: RIP Andy Rourke

The rhythm section of The Smiths is sometimes overlooked because of the genius of Morrissey and Marr. Rourke and Joyce were the driving force of the band which complemented the others to create the best music of that generation. Been listening to the Meat is Murder album today in tribute and some of...
by groove
Sun May 14, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple yes or no....
Replies: 68
Views: 3941

Re: Simple yes or no....

My question is how did they take off for the return journey? I know gravity is less there, but still..v They had a floating lunar module that hovered up to the Apollo spacecraft which was also just hovering, waiting. Either completely still or moving at exactly the same speed. An extraordinary feat...
by groove
Sun May 14, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple yes or no....
Replies: 68
Views: 3941

Re: Simple yes or no....

No. The naivety of otherwise intelligent people who believe everything they get told by mainstream media astounds me.
by groove
Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lyle Foster
Replies: 208
Views: 12152

Re: Lyle Foster

NewClaret wrote:
Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:38 pm
Think he’s been fantastic tonight.
I agree, thought he was excellent tonight.
by groove
Sat Mar 18, 2023 2:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets player Thailand
Replies: 4
Views: 400

Re: Clarets player Thailand

Sorted i think. Nice one fellas utc
by groove
Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets player Thailand
Replies: 4
Views: 400

Clarets player Thailand

Hi all, currently on holiday in Thailand. Is it worth signing up to clarets plus to watch it live or will it be just commentary? Thanks in advance utc
by groove
Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ken Bruce Sacked
Replies: 131
Views: 9435

Re: Ken Bruce Sacked

Scott Mills in the afternoon is an absolute joke. He plays all the crap from the late 90's and 00's. I heard 2unlimited, Corona, and Beyonce Single lads one after another. Coupled with the way he trys talking like a teenager but just sounds like an embarrassing teacher trying to be down with the kid...
by groove
Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: EE internet connection at Turf Moor
Replies: 65
Views: 3806

Re: EE internet connection at Turf Moor

I'm another on 02 and I don't think it's just the Turf. I can never get a signal once I arrive in Burnley. Its like the black hole of Calcutta.
by groove
Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blackpool ticket barcode.
Replies: 5
Views: 738

Re: Blackpool ticket barcode.

I've got an adult one with 2 barcodes. Presume the concessions have just one barcode.
by groove
Fri Feb 24, 2023 6:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: My first Burnley game ....
Replies: 132
Views: 4804

Re: My first Burnley game ....

Burnley 2 QPR 1 May 1983. Two goals for Terry Donavon. I've recently purchased the programme for posterity. It was a rearranged game so the programme came with a sheet, making them harder to find. 40 years ago this year.
by groove
Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is Millwall v Burnley live on tv in England?
Replies: 4
Views: 659

Re: Is Millwall v Burnley live on tv in England?

Every game is live on TV if you know where to look.