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by timshorts
Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Managers who can’t practice what they Preach
Replies: 18
Views: 2774

Re: Managers who can’t practice what they Preach

We should happen start a list, VK Gerrard Lampard Rooney Waddle Roeder Gerry Francis Trevor Francis Bobby Charlton Jimmy Mac Frank Casper Roy Keane Alan Ball jnr Tony Adams Sol (I’m a top manager Campbell) Peter Taylor And many more I’m sure. Roeder? As a player, he'd be honoured to be ranked with ...
by timshorts
Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Matty Longstaff available o
Replies: 17
Views: 2320

Re: Matty Longstaff available o

At Colchester last season in the 4th tier, nowhere near good enough for us. I don’t rate Sean Longstaff highly either he will soon be replaced with the money Newcastle have. Yes. Matty is the one that scored that cracking goal against man u a good few years back, but he's not got the talent of his ...
by timshorts
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Leonard Cohen........
Replies: 25
Views: 2767

Re: Leonard Cohen........

New dawn fades.
by timshorts
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:05 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MOTD
Replies: 25
Views: 4824

Re: MOTD

I’d no idea until I watched it that Robert’s had been sent off, so stupid to get the first yellow. Not that we deserved any air time but they never mentioned us once, even how bad we were after the game, it was all Brentford. Only they did mention it. And showed the incident. What they didn't menti...
by timshorts
Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Every football ground in the UK art work
Replies: 4
Views: 1072

Re: Every football ground in the UK art work

Quite a flattering mock-up of boston's new ground. Good to see a few non-league on there.
by timshorts
Fri Oct 20, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Drummers required...DRUMMERS
Replies: 378
Views: 36374

Re: Drummers required...DRUMMERS

And the reason there is less atmosphere is because the tippy tappy backwards and forwards possession is king football is mind numbingly boring. It wasn't particularly exciting when we were doing it last season and winning. Now we get both sides doing it (in some games). It was shyte to watch when Sp...
by timshorts
Fri Oct 20, 2023 10:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Drummers required...DRUMMERS
Replies: 378
Views: 36374

Re: Drummers required...DRUMMERS

I suppose if its limited to some sort of death march noise whenever the game stops for a var review but shuts the f up the rest of the time, I'd not moan too much.
Unless we get to play celtic, when it ought to be a big ass drum accompanied by tin whistles.
by timshorts
Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley and Blackburn Accents
Replies: 70
Views: 6148

Re: Burnley and Blackburn Accents

One is sometimes hoarse because they have a cold, the other suffers from sore throats because they've pleasured a horse.
by timshorts
Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Email regarding drummer survey
Replies: 30
Views: 3818

Re: Email regarding drummer survey

mikeS wrote:
Thu Oct 19, 2023 7:48 pm
Sorted. £15 million and a five year contract.

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Looks a bit lightweight for a left back.
by timshorts
Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cristiano Ronaldo
Replies: 53
Views: 5437

Re: Cristiano Ronaldo

And the goal's he scored in "escape to victory" 😂 Well let's face it. Ronaldo would have wanted to play for the Germans. More money, a better chance of scoring, a kit he would have looked great in when not on the pitch strutting up and down holding a fancy stick and slapping opponents faces with a ...
by timshorts
Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Daft pictures or jokes
Replies: 614
Views: 125319

Re: Daft pictures or jokes

I was there on Tuesday. Not in that particular location. The tramline that goes up to knocke-heist is guarded most of the way up, and dualled, so this might be a rarely used bit of track. That said, there are lots of sections of tramline over there where you basically drive along the same bit of roa...
by timshorts
Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Latest odds on our manager gone by Christmas?
Replies: 132
Views: 14940

Re: Latest odds on our manager gone by Christmas?

I suppose this sort of thing is interesting for some, but it was a lot better when Watford were in the Premier league. It was like it's a knockout when somebody played their joker.
by timshorts
Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which players have impressed you this season?
Replies: 31
Views: 2972

Re: Which players have impressed you this season?

Tompkins at centre, thankfully as the back-ups have looked pretty poor. Rio dyer winger off the bench. The argentine winger who looks almost as fast as zammo. Fraser Thomas at merthyr. Devon witherspoon at nickel. I mean, yes, I drafted him thinking he'd be good, but holy crapp, he's just insane. Th...
by timshorts
Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dignity and respect…
Replies: 40
Views: 5677

Re: Dignity and respect…

Rugby var got two decisions "wrong" yesterday when it wasn't clear that the match official had got it wrong in play. Zammo try that wasn't and a line call where an Irish foot touched the white line. Generally, though, their system works a lot better than ours and it is about time that those in charg...
by timshorts
Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:05 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: “This is the worst we will be all season”
Replies: 120
Views: 14804

Re: “This is the worst we will be all season”

Just after the ones where we are worse than the City game. Well we still have 16 games left to go against sides in the top 11 where we have lost every game. And 14 against the 8 that are with us in the relegation league where we are unbeaten. Of course losing to one of those 8 might automatically m...
by timshorts
Sat Oct 07, 2023 8:05 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: UK & Ireland Euro 2028 Stadiums
Replies: 22
Views: 1788

Re: UK & Ireland Euro 2028 Stadiums

Tribesmen wrote:
Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:04 am
Even thou i hate the GAA the idea of the UK paying for a GAA stadium makes me smile . :D
And one named after somebody that was executed by the British.
by timshorts
Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England Squad
Replies: 50
Views: 3151

Re: England Squad

Some posters would have Pope, Mee and Tarks playing every England game if they were in charge. Nope. Macguire, winks, Henderson, dier, alexander-Armstrong, the Everton alligator, toney, kalvin Phillips and any English player that is with a side that is due to play burnley next match - particularly ...
by timshorts
Wed Oct 04, 2023 7:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Luton v Burnley.Your verdict.
Replies: 85
Views: 7083

Re: Luton v Burnley.Your verdict.

3 pts is all that mattered We should judge our performances, but shouldn't compare ourselves against others performances/results. Newcastle stuffed Villa Brighton stuffed Newcastle Villa stuffed Brighton Our own performances are the only ones that carry any meaning In each case quoted the stuffer w...
by timshorts
Sat Sep 30, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: V K puts car up for sale
Replies: 6
Views: 2189

Re: V K puts car up for sale

randomclaret2 wrote:
Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:30 pm
Didnt SD have a Smart 442 ?
No. He must have had a psv licence as he was often reported as parking a bus.
by timshorts
Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Inept and spineless
Replies: 161
Views: 10315

Re: Inept and spineless

TPClaret wrote:
Sat Sep 30, 2023 6:30 pm
Against a Newcastle side that have only lost once at home in 2023…
Well, to be fair, they threw that one away against 10 men.
by timshorts
Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:28 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sutton
Replies: 43
Views: 3477

Re: Sutton

It's just a bus stop in Croydon.....
by timshorts
Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sutton
Replies: 43
Views: 3477

Re: Sutton

It would be no surprise if howe rested all of isak, Bruno and Gordon. The first two took a knock against man city, and he keeps trying to rest Gordon, but then has to put him on as someone else goes down. Pope Tripps, Botman, schar, burn. Longstaff Tonali anderson Miggy wilson murphy Think he will p...
by timshorts
Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ** New Chants thread **
Replies: 342
Views: 31868

Re: ** New Chants thread **

"**** off VAR" in b minor.
by timshorts
Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football
Replies: 185
Views: 8288

Re: Today's Football

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sun Sep 24, 2023 6:35 pm
it's not a gap its a chasm

Money talks. These money clubs didn't need to join the super league to ruin the pyramid they've already done it
And yet there are six squads this season that cost more than Newcastle 's, two of which cost not far short of double.
by timshorts
Sat Sep 23, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Referee’s- are they getting worse?
Replies: 26
Views: 2047

Re: Referee’s- are they getting worse?

box_of_frogs wrote:
Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:50 pm
We mock the Brit refs, but some of the dross from Europe is another level of rubbish.
But their var corrected the clear and obvious errors - whereas ours just makes things worse.
by timshorts
Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kompany's pragmatism
Replies: 16
Views: 2593

Re: Kompany's pragmatism

Plus avoiding saying anything too truthful about the ref and var after the game, as if he had, even though all except the spiced up ***** in the VAR booth disagree, he would have been on a charge and potential fine.
If anybody is bringing the game into disrepute right now, it is the officials.
by timshorts
Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clear and obvious errors and refs going to the screen
Replies: 58
Views: 4965

Re: Clear and obvious errors and refs going to the screen

Always thought a VAR team should include a former player that has some understanding of how a game is played and would have some idea of whether the movement a player makes is intentional or not That is all the more obvious when you hear Paul merson talking a lot more sense in the studio than an ex...
by timshorts
Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Duff
Replies: 29
Views: 6167

Re: Duff

cockneyclaret wrote:
Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:26 pm
Money
And Swansea is a lot nearer Cheltenham if that is where the family is happy. And why not? Cheltenham is much nicer than south yorkshire on the whole.
by timshorts
Sat Sep 16, 2023 4:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Games 16/09
Replies: 170
Views: 7911

Re: Today's Games 16/09

Tricky Trevor wrote:
Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:47 pm
Hojland has one scrubbed off for ManUre. Ball had just gone out over the deadball line. Thank goodness for VAR.
It must have been really obvious for Brighton to get a var decision v man u. I suppose they will feel obliged to level it up in the second half.
by timshorts
Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: God Save The King
Replies: 44
Views: 3347

Re: God Save The King

There's something wrong when the national anthem of the UK is the same as the national anthem of England. One or the other needs changing Well yes. They seem interchangeable for most of this thread, but one is thought to be a song about how wonderful England is (when that isn't what the song is abo...
by timshorts
Tue Sep 12, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Matt Le Tissier
Replies: 222
Views: 11969

Re: Matt Le Tissier

Speaking of nutjobs...........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7w1ajC5taM
by timshorts
Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: New date confirmed for Luton game
Replies: 27
Views: 3148

Re: ARTICLE: New date confirmed for Luton game

dougcollins wrote:
Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:56 pm
Ok.

Is that relevant?
Is it something about Sheffield?
by timshorts
Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Liverpool hearse
Replies: 24
Views: 3091

Re: Liverpool hearse

If they put a dead body in that hearse, then maybe the badge auto-instigates a dodgy var check, resulting in a lazarus style recovery from within the box.
by timshorts
Sat Sep 02, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: On a positive note!
Replies: 10
Views: 1022

Re: On a positive note!

There isn't a long journey back from Plymouth after our 3-goal deficit.
by timshorts
Sat Sep 02, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren England v Tottenham
Replies: 22
Views: 1891

Re: RATE THE REF - Darren England v Tottenham

Shocker. Amazingly booked Brownhill for a clean and fair tackle, while missing Sarr’s two footed lunge for their second goal. Oh and why the VAR doesn’t disallow that goal I don’t know. Well mike dean in the studio had no idea why the footballers watching it had doubts. It turned out that he had ju...
by timshorts
Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: If you was a Newcastle fan
Replies: 24
Views: 3090

Re: If you was a Newcastle fan

Still struggling trying to imagine being a Geordie. It's easy. Just imagine that your town was suddenly annexed to England and then pretty much starved of investment because it won't vote tory, disconnect the motorway, ban you from voting snp even though you want to. BUT you have a great nightlife ...
by timshorts
Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: If you was a Newcastle fan
Replies: 24
Views: 3090

Re: If you was a Newcastle fan

PSG no. The ferry that I can walk to goes most of the way there, but Paris is a bit of a hole compared to rouen.

Milan. Best city of the three. Most likely to cause trouble because of their loss of Tonali.

Dortmund is a dead loss of a town, but will have the best atmosphere by far.
by timshorts
Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What's the single greatest progressive rock song of all time?
Replies: 38
Views: 2286

Re: What's the single greatest progressive rock song of all time?

the_magic_rat wrote:
Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:15 am
For me "Close To The Edge" by Yes.
Beautifully crafted. Faced with a single choice from the yes blacklist, I'd pick "the gates of delirium" of the yesshows live album. The studio version doesn't flow as well as the studio version of close to the edge, though.
by timshorts
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Most annoying celebrations
Replies: 30
Views: 2088

Re: Most annoying celebrations

Hand signal celebrations. The one's where the hands and fingers are contorted to resemble something. Lingard, the letter 'A', Bale' heart sign. prefer arms up, punching air in delight, natural in the moment stuff etc Generally agree, but I enjoyed the shaqiri bird one v Serbia. Rather more meaningf...
by timshorts
Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Soccer am vs Saturday social
Replies: 14
Views: 1210

Re: Soccer am vs Saturday social

Loved "boston goals" .

Calling bastock the "net minder". "Ellender with the field goal" as it sailed miles over the bar etc etc.
by timshorts
Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Most annoying celebrations
Replies: 30
Views: 2088

Re: Most annoying celebrations

1. Classless klopp and Di canio
2. Silly American woman pretending to drink tea with her finger up. Should have been booked at least but the comm. thought it ever so funny. No. Its just a form of racism.
3. We voted leave, why are you still here jibes.
by timshorts
Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Spanish Football Chief : Should He Resign?
Replies: 231
Views: 7746

Re: Spanish Football Chief : Should He Resign?

The lionesses have this morning released a statement (strangely worded) in support of the Spanish ladies. They appear to be having a general pop at the Spanish fa. That does seem a bit odd in the circumstances, but there again I imagine that some of them have played in Spain and if you had to pick ...
by timshorts
Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Spanish Football Chief : Should He Resign?
Replies: 231
Views: 7746

Re: Spanish Football Chief : Should He Resign?

If it was consensual, then he wouldn't have needed to have his hands on the back of her head so that she couldn't get away. He appeared overly grabby with an awful lot of them. I don't think that his peck on the lips (it was hardly a john wayne style sexual assault) was much worse than grabbing her ...
by timshorts
Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: First PL Manager to Get Sacked
Replies: 66
Views: 5695

Re: First PL Manager to Get Sacked

It's Manchester United fretters that's way. One of the biggest global clubs. The fans and owners (sort of) demand success. The Glaziers have been a total disaster for them. Absolutely shocking, they were winning nearly everything until these bafoons got involved and let City take over the great Cit...
by timshorts
Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight's Football
Replies: 62
Views: 4059

Re: Tonight's Football

lakedistrictclaret wrote:
Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:17 pm
1-0 Chelsea
Pity. Their fans have been rubbish compared to Lutons.
by timshorts
Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight's Football
Replies: 62
Views: 4059

Re: Tonight's Football

4midable wrote:
Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:01 pm
Al vs Al
Of course. Sorry, I thought Ronaldo had gone to the US or turkey.

I see that there is a side in the league that doesn't begin with A. I bet they are rubbish, but hope they win it. Damac.
by timshorts
Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: First PL Manager to Get Sacked
Replies: 66
Views: 5695

Re: First PL Manager to Get Sacked

First time that I've felt let down that Watford aren't in our league.
by timshorts
Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight's Football
Replies: 62
Views: 4059

Re: Tonight's Football

CFS wrote:
Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:40 pm
Ronaldo 2 - 0
What game is this?
by timshorts
Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Worst BFC Memorabilia?
Replies: 19
Views: 2219

Re: Worst BFC Memorabilia?

The art teacher that marked it 13 out of 250 was about right.
by timshorts
Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Overrated things...
Replies: 235
Views: 11423

Re: Overrated things...

I think that perhaps you have failed to understand the meaning of life. Go back and start again. Well to be fair, you showed likewise by listing van der graaf generator. Each to their own, though. I'd rather have my own clarity of thought than just agree with everyone else. It may be true, though t...