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by timshorts
Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Replies: 15428
Views: 1610706

Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

Claret53 wrote:
Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:31 pm
For those who argued that Trafford was an expensive risk: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66127349
That kit (not the gk one Trafford is wearing) looks cheap and nasty. Ugh.
by timshorts
Sat Jul 08, 2023 12:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What no cake.
Replies: 43
Views: 2028

Re: What no cake.

Out of touch with reality.

If the person had been asked to attend many weddings, they would have worked out that most people take the icing off and throw it away.
by timshorts
Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bury are back at Gigg Lane
Replies: 62
Views: 4839

Re: Bury are back at Gigg Lane

Interesting, always thought the same about the Bristol teams. There must be a few of the bigger English towns that for various reasons have never had any decent football teams, like Guildford or Bedford That's basically because they are posh places, and historically, football was for oiks. I was in...
by timshorts
Sun Jul 02, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashes Second Test
Replies: 998
Views: 33336

Re: Ashes Second Test

All these test matches are essentially friendlies as there is no real test league. I'd rather just say thank you, but no. We'd rather play friendlies against someone else that is a bit more sporting in 2025. They've had the benefit of the doubt after the sandpaper incident, but are basically same ol...
by timshorts
Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: FAO Guller Bull - your favourite desserts
Replies: 42
Views: 1310

Re: FAO Guller Bull - your favourite desserts

They are numbered but order is random. 1. A "trifle" made with rhubarb and chocolate cake in lime jelly with chocolate vla. 2. Chocoladekoek with straticella vla. 3. For an easy dessert which tastes professionally made, empty a decent quality sicilian lemon yogurt on a plate, then take one of those ...
by timshorts
Sat Jul 01, 2023 8:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next seasons shirt sponsor.
Replies: 338
Views: 16335

Re: Next seasons shirt sponsor.

Just to add a further problem with our shirt sponsor, we will also end up with the number 88 on the front of our shirts, which might become banned from tv in some countries anyway due to its connections with anti-semitism. Italy looks like it will ban the number on shirts already. Of course, it is a...
by timshorts
Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Pre-season to feature game in Belgium
Replies: 163
Views: 10142

Re: ARTICLE: Pre-season to feature game in Belgium

Bosscat wrote:
Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:09 pm
How many Euros are Twix 🤔
They don't exist. They are called "raiders" over there.
by timshorts
Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashes Second Test
Replies: 998
Views: 33336

Re: Ashes Second Test

Of course we have an answer to the short ball stuff......the ball isn't going to hit the wickets so don't even try to hit it. Let it go past harmlessly for a few overs, their bowlers will soon get physically tired of banging the ball in for no result. It's called test match cricket. Maybe, but this...
by timshorts
Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Daft pictures or jokes
Replies: 614
Views: 125284

Re: Daft pictures or jokes

Taffy on the wing wrote:
Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:41 pm
Never been there... thank you for explaining.
Well if you've been to Sunderland, it's like that, only exaggerated.
by timshorts
Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fan banned for costing Blackburn a play-off place
Replies: 22
Views: 3188

Re: Fan banned for costing Blackburn a play-off place

The judge was called Preston The Telegraph calls all Rovers fans “lifelong”. For example Jack Straw. It is just like a scene out of Phoenix Nights . One of the witnesses must surely have been Kenny Dagleish Senior They probably are. Who would decide part way through their life to defect and become ...
by timshorts
Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Popmaster ...
Replies: 20
Views: 2780

Re: Popmaster ...

I’ve just watched the second one. I thought it dragged a bit and I have to honest and say I didn’t get too many correct answers. The guy from aberdare seemed pretty invincible. The top 10 they selected from Feb. 1977 showed just how necessary the punk movement was. What a heap of absolute shyte was...
by timshorts
Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Country Bingo
Replies: 93
Views: 3908

Re: Country Bingo

Would love to know the stories behind some of these travels. I'm guessing that there are a few merchant navy types above. My dad had spent time in the south seas and had been to all sorts of exotic places, but, of course, most were coastal. We appear to have quite a few landlocked countries left on...
by timshorts
Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: West Indian Cricket ...
Replies: 43
Views: 2579

Re: West Indian Cricket ...

Robin smith trying to resist the powerful West indies attack while all others were falling around him is one of my earliest proper cricket memories. I always preferred the series with them over the repetitive and overly long ashes series. That said, I can't see how their decline matches man u gettin...
by timshorts
Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stephen Ward
Replies: 11
Views: 1922

Re: Stephen Ward

I would only ever wish Stephen Ward every success. But having said that - I struggle to see how a club at this level needs a Director Of Football, as well as a Manager. With an average home attendance of c. 1800, it seems a bit fanciful. IMHO, of course. Mainly because they know that they probably ...
by timshorts
Sat Jun 24, 2023 7:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ground Capacity Increase.
Replies: 105
Views: 7424

Re: Ground Capacity Increase.

The amount of times I've reluctantly had this conversation with dim, glory hunting, Sussex born and bred Chelsea fans Sorry, but what is this bit about? There are parts of sussex where it is easier to get to Chelsea, arsenal, West ham than it is to get to Brighton if going by train. The road and ra...
by timshorts
Sat Jun 24, 2023 7:36 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 25462

Re: Glastonbury 2023

Not impressed much with what I heard/saw of day 1. That said, I didn't watch the Arctic monkeys, as I always thought they were overrated dross, fronted by a knob putting on a ridiculous cross between a Leeds and West ham accent. More to the point, their appearance clashed with a re-run of that Chels...
by timshorts
Fri Jun 23, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 485
Views: 45053

Re: Weghorst

Northampton town could do with him.
by timshorts
Tue Jun 20, 2023 8:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Who will depart the Premier League next May?
Replies: 19
Views: 2007

Re: ARTICLE: Who will depart the Premier League next May?

Some unexpected votes cast there. Only one team on no votes, and that one is also a surprise.
by timshorts
Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sub goes Missing
Replies: 189
Views: 13293

Re: Sub goes Missing

I’m saying for whatever the reason people will do things that they know are incredibly dangerous in the spirit of adventure. Doesn’t make them idiots in my opinion. There again, it is a grave, where hundreds of people gave their lives when the tub went down. Their bodies are still there. Yet people...
by timshorts
Sun Jun 18, 2023 2:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Malta v England
Replies: 40
Views: 2367

Re: Malta v England

Swizzlestick wrote:
Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:29 am
Why did the banana go to the doctors?
Because strictly* was on the TV and he wanted an arm transplant so that she could work the off switch?

* Mrs browns boys, eastenders, Blackburn rovers, love island and others would work equally well here.
by timshorts
Sun Jun 18, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cambridge cows exploit new cycle-friendly cattle grids to roam free
Replies: 12
Views: 1419

Re: Cambridge cows exploit new cycle-friendly cattle grids to roam free

TheFamilyCat wrote:
Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:58 am
Since when has it not been possible to cycle over a cattle grid?
When it's a clever Cambridge cow riding the bike?
by timshorts
Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wales
Replies: 7
Views: 1487

Re: Wales

Wales in 2016 was hardly just one player. You don't have a record of p3 w2, d1 against Belgium in a single competition with only one player - and one that was quite often missing through injury.

The one that was really missed Friday was Joe Allen.
by timshorts
Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:40 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Al-Dakhil
Replies: 55
Views: 8214

Re: Al-Dakhil

Anyhow, yes, he's been an unexpected revelation this year with almost no noticible problem adjusting to the Premier league.

Mcnally I've not watched much, but on the basis of the play - off final v Luton, he's quite a way behind dak.
by timshorts
Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:37 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Al-Dakhil
Replies: 55
Views: 8214

Re: Al-Dakhil

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by timshorts
Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wales
Replies: 7
Views: 1487

Re: Wales

It was 75 minutes of helter-skelter play where wales could have had about 8 fairly comfortably, and a surprisingly interesting Armenia team showing them how to finish. Even at 2-4 down you could have little complaint about the level of entertainment. Armenia's first goal was a beautiful strike. Both...
by timshorts
Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Barnsley Beckenbauer
Replies: 32
Views: 2825

Re: The Barnsley Beckenbauer

Are we still trying to sign the Coventry kane?

And after today, we can probably wave goodbye to the Uxbridge usshole, the kangaroo kourt krook, the brexit buffoon or whatever you want to call him even though we weren't meant to, but he's not a politician now, so it's probably alright.
by timshorts
Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ashes Thread 2023
Replies: 654
Views: 21633

Re: Ashes Thread 2023

As usual, only one Glamorgan player involved. Go marnus.
by timshorts
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Snake identification help.
Replies: 39
Views: 2325

Re: Snake identification help.

It's a happy snake. It's smiling to itself.
Voila, thees eengleesh fuckeur. Ee thinks je suis un viper terribleu. Je will just stay ere en make eem merde eemself if ee comes any closer. From ees accent, ee is un bastarde fan. Tu wait, evil Davide dun, je will get Tu avec moi tongue quiverrai.
by timshorts
Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jude Bellingham
Replies: 65
Views: 7301

Re: Jude Bellingham

taio wrote:
Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:38 pm
Laurie Cunningham and David Beckham. Can't think of a sixth Englishman.
It's supposed to be bellingham that's the sixth.
by timshorts
Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Friendly vs Sint Truiden?
Replies: 20
Views: 2968

Re: Friendly vs Sint Truiden?

Well whichever one you prefer, it seems that VK doesn't want to play them on artificial Turf. Either Diest or St truiden are not far from the E40, so easy to get to if spectators are allowed in. I'd prefer a game in Gent - or kortrijk if that takeover goes ahead. Both less than 2 hours from calais w...
by timshorts
Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Currency
Replies: 26
Views: 2099

Re: Currency

Generally, the best rate is at the local pawnbrokerdown here, the I dump the money in my euro account on my way along.
by timshorts
Sun Jun 11, 2023 10:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: City v Inter. The Purist Treble.
Replies: 163
Views: 6480

Re: City v Inter. The Purist Treble.

There seems to be an awful lot of crap written/typ
by timshorts
Sun Jun 11, 2023 10:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Recommended Books
Replies: 41
Views: 2971

Re: Recommended Books

I don't think that I've recommended "death and the penguin" on here before, by Andre kurkuv. Not too long, entertaining, sort of quaint, very original, and not one of those russian books where unless you write down the names of people as you go along, you forget who half the cast is.
by timshorts
Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next seasons kit
Replies: 657
Views: 59700

Re: Next seasons kit

Well I hope ours is as good as that sheff utd kit. The design all fits together nicely with a pleasant colour palette.
by timshorts
Fri Jun 09, 2023 9:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Moral Dilemma ...
Replies: 20
Views: 2183

Re: Moral Dilemma ...

It's probably all too long in this case, but if there is anyone out there that is in similar but more recent circumstances, get anybody affected by it to make a will. As soon as you get an intestacy, where entitlement is based on exact relationships, this sort of thing often comes out in the open. I...
by timshorts
Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We’re in the Prem.
Replies: 8
Views: 1811

Re: We’re in the Prem.

dibraidio wrote:
Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:49 pm
The release of the Premier League fixtures for the 2023/24 season has been confirmed to take place at 09:00 BST on Thursday 15 June.

That's when we'll really feel like a Premier League team.
Not if we get Luton away first up.
by timshorts
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lovely house for sale in Darwen
Replies: 11
Views: 1655

Re: Lovely house for sale in Darwen

Any offers, please send confidentially to w.weghorst9@manu.co.uk.
by timshorts
Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fiorentina v Hammers
Replies: 209
Views: 6775

Re: Fiorentina v Hammers

Tricky Trevor wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:41 pm
According to wiki. DL were the last winners of the Fairs Cup and the EL started the following season.
That's just wrong. The correct scenario was posted further up the thread.
by timshorts
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fiorentina v Hammers
Replies: 209
Views: 6775

Re: Fiorentina v Hammers

Won a trophy. Lost in that they showed us all what their supporters really are. Should have been played in a ground where the players and pitch are half a mile from the supporters, like Wembley, or gateshead.
by timshorts
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Leeds sold
Replies: 53
Views: 5472

Re: Leeds sold

KRBFC wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:30 pm
Check the capacity of Elland road you dumb ass, I’ll spell it out for you, Elland road holds just under 38,000 fans, which means they can’t physically sell more than 38,000 tickets.
Well if that's the case, why were their attendances always beginning 36,xxx or lower.
by timshorts
Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ultra Processed Food
Replies: 145
Views: 4731

Re: Ultra Processed Food

This is very, very true. The best thing to do is to limit how many of these items you buy when you're in the shop. Once they're in your house and open you've lost the battle. Or better still, don't buy these kind of products in a supermarket at all :) Easiest way to do that is to go shopping after ...
by timshorts
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ultra Processed Food
Replies: 145
Views: 4731

Re: Ultra Processed Food

Sausages in a tuna pasta - gip Sounds a bit Filipino to me. Take a nice recipe and then throw in some sliced frankfurter sausage to mess it up. Spaghetti bolognese has frankfurter sausage in it (the rest is nice if a bit sweet). Embutido. Seriously tasty minced pork or chicken recipe, but then tras...
by timshorts
Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Phil Neville ..
Replies: 27
Views: 3362

Re: Phil Neville ..

Michael and Brian Laudrup.
by timshorts
Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Leeds fans
Replies: 81
Views: 11544

Re: Leeds fans

It's a way for West brom to get in a transfer fee, and if he wants to take a couple of players, maybe more.

Still, you have to hope they go for Gerrard, Lampard, another American. Maybe they could try and tempt emma Hayes, and we can see how that goes.
by timshorts
Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eden Hazard
Replies: 64
Views: 7907

Re: Eden Hazard

I know my Spanish is limited, but I thought that it said "having shat on Gareth bale for years, the next midfield player laid waste by real madrid is Eden hazard, who the meirengues and their glory hunter supporters will now do their best to hound out of the country so that they can splurge another ...
by timshorts
Tue May 30, 2023 9:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Laying and pointing flags
Replies: 12
Views: 1646

Re: Laying and pointing flags

Sorry, that was meant to be on the death songs thread.
by timshorts
Tue May 30, 2023 9:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Laying and pointing flags
Replies: 12
Views: 1646

Re: Laying and pointing flags

A song about the death of a big, no MASSIVE club - to the tune of that santa Claus sung that Michael Jackson (not our one) crucified by squarking out of tune... He always talks trash, He's not very thin He'll take all your cash And leave your team in the bin Allerdyce is coming to town Allerdyce is ...
by timshorts
Tue May 30, 2023 9:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Music Thread
Replies: 59
Views: 1955

Re: Music Thread

Lots of blue oyster cult in here. Other than the obvious, we have "last days of may" and my favourite "perfect water".
Oh, and "I'd like to see you in black", I suppose, counts.
by timshorts
Sun May 28, 2023 9:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Harry Kane.
Replies: 29
Views: 3347

Re: Harry Kane.

taio wrote:
Sun May 28, 2023 9:20 pm
City could afford him no problem if they really wanted him. But thet don't really need him. And Newcastle obviously.
Newcastle have greater needs elsewhere. DM, LB top of the list. Plus they will pick up some younger prospects for depth now that they have six extra games to play next season.
by timshorts
Sun May 28, 2023 7:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Premier league predictions
Replies: 42
Views: 1342

Re: Premier league predictions

HahaYeah wrote:
Sun May 28, 2023 7:07 pm
I will guess and would be happy with about 16th.
Yes, I'll go for that. It's higher than I thought we'd finish this time last year, so I hope I'm equally wrong.