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by Sproggy
Wed Aug 09, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Paddy Power advert
Replies: 137
Views: 7350

Re: Paddy Power advert

This one could drag in the professionally offended on here.

It would be quite good - but the Manc accent ruins it.
by Sproggy
Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Culvert update Thursday 3rd August
Replies: 41
Views: 4676

Re: Culvert update Thursday 3rd August

Our public sector is an utter shambles. Councils, NHS, Blue Light, education, civil engineering. All bloated, inefficient, expensive, underperforming shite. HS2...I think we're up to about 2040 now in terms of when whatever is left of it gets finished. China offered to build all of it in 5 years. ht...
by Sproggy
Thu Aug 03, 2023 6:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rovers living in fantasy land
Replies: 42
Views: 4229

Re: Rovers living in fantasy land

I'm going to stick my neck out here, with absolutely nothing to back it up and say that Ashley Barnes would not tarnish his legacy here by signing for them just for a few extra grand a week. No chance.
by Sproggy
Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Free Nathan Tella!
Replies: 350
Views: 24721

Re: Free Nathan Tella!

This board’s starting to resemble a Reddit thread full of awkward hysterical near suicidal sci fi type fans who still live with their mum . The Tella thing is a bit of a giggle , totally harmless ,and if anyone is precious enough to think anyone outside of Burnley /Soton gives an flying feck they r...
by Sproggy
Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gas.
Replies: 30
Views: 2502

Re: Gas.

So this thread is fine, but threads about Josh Brownhill's ears get pulled (the thread not his ears). Of course you're all associating Centrica with British Gas. What you actually mean is Centrica Retail (UK) which "only" made a profit of £72 million in 2022 (expected to go up this year). The majori...
by Sproggy
Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Away kit leaked
Replies: 279
Views: 12707

Re: Away kit leaked

I like it.
by Sproggy
Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mbappe
Replies: 67
Views: 5069

Re: Mbappe

They can only buy players though. And those players can disappear into (very wealthy) obscurity for the duration of their contracts. We won't be seeing them play in any of the competitions that matter against any level of decent opposition. In fact we won't be seeing them play full stop because nobo...
by Sproggy
Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Venkys
Replies: 210
Views: 28560

Re: Venkys

jedi_master wrote:
Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:54 am
I certainly don't wish absolute financial ruin for them, but I think it would be really good for their fans to understand their place in the world by suffering a couple of decades in League One/Two. That's all I ask really, just to make them more humble.
I do.
by Sproggy
Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next seasons kit
Replies: 657
Views: 59701

Re: Next seasons kit

I don't like collars on football shirts so I'll pin my hopes on the away shirts.
by Sproggy
Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Andros Townsend
Replies: 36
Views: 4669

Re: Andros Townsend

They've also signed Danny Drinkwater, Peter Crouch, Jon Walters and Dale Stephens. I don't think it's unreasonable to be skeptical about signing a player over 30 who hasn't played for a year because of injury.

Let's see if we sign him and how he plays if we do.
by Sproggy
Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Locking wheel nut key
Replies: 12
Views: 1358

Re: Locking wheel nut key

If you let them know, the fitter should have (or bring if you go for the mobile option) a kit to get them off by brute force (at a cost).
by Sproggy
Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Loyalty Points change
Replies: 362
Views: 18651

Re: Loyalty Points change

If this squashes more people into tighter bands, does that mean the potential for more ballots when we get small away allocations?
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Saudi Arabia league
Replies: 23
Views: 1547

Re: Saudi Arabia league

Burnley Ace wrote:
Fri Jun 30, 2023 2:51 pm
There will come a time when SA apply to join UEFA and play in European competitions and have domestic teams in Euro leagues. They will offer UEFA 100 billion or however much they want.
I bet you a pint that no team from Saudi Arabia win a European cup competition in the next 30 years.
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 30, 2023 2:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Saudi Arabia league
Replies: 23
Views: 1547

Re: Saudi Arabia league

Question . Some one said at work that players at all premiership clubs have to pay for their shirts if they give them away at the end of the game or othewrwise Any truth in this do you think ???????? Sorry Erling, only £199,950 in your pay packet this week, we've knocked off £50 for the shirt you c...
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Saudi Arabia league
Replies: 23
Views: 1547

Re: Saudi Arabia league

kentonclaret wrote:
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:06 pm
That’s what a lot of people thought about LIV Golf until a year or so later they swallowed up the PGA.
I'll stand by and wait for the Saudi league and the Premier League to merge in that case.

Nobody watched LIV golf. Nobody will watch the Saudi league.
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Saudi Arabia league
Replies: 23
Views: 1547

Re: Saudi Arabia league

It's a dream come true for the players. Top money with zero pressure.

Nobody will watch it though.
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Saudi Arabia league
Replies: 23
Views: 1547

Re: Saudi Arabia league

No history, no tradition and importantly no supporters giving the players s*** if they don't give 100% for the shirt. Glorified exhibition leage that nobody will care about.
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:47 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thames water
Replies: 33
Views: 2414

Re: Thames water

This sums it up nicely. And the 40% price rise is seemingly accurate- by 2030.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/9144 ... 355afcca0c
by Sproggy
Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thames water
Replies: 33
Views: 2414

Re: Thames water

Sproggy. I’ve never heard of external and internal dividends. Would you be kind enough to enlighten me as to what the difference is please? Internal dividends are payments between holding companies in the group, whereas external dividends are the type you're more familiar with. Thames claim that th...
by Sproggy
Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Thames water
Replies: 33
Views: 2414

Re: Thames water

TW is apparently £14 billion in debt and hasn’t paid out a dividend** for six years. **External dividend. They still managed to pay £70,000,000 "internal dividends" in the last 2 years. In a wonderful gesture, the CEO turned down the £500,000 performance related bonus this year (she took it last ye...
by Sproggy
Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 25462

Re: Glastonbury 2023

Tricky Trevor wrote:
Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:48 pm
Lauren Laverne, Jo Whiley, Jack Sanders et al have been awful. Gushing over every performance.
I've been watching via iPlayer....there's no commentary on there.
by Sproggy
Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 25462

Re: Glastonbury 2023

TWOD have somehow passed me by so this is the first time I've heard them. Excellent so far.
by Sproggy
Sun Jun 25, 2023 6:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 25462

Re: Glastonbury 2023

Editors are live now on Woodsies stage. Excellent so far.
by Sproggy
Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 25462

Re: Glastonbury 2023

ChrisG wrote:
Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:56 am
Rick Astley and Blossoms doing The Smiths. Absolutely superb set.
Yep. Tuned into that expecting a car crash and really enjoyed it. When you lay the songs out like that, the Smiths back catalogue is superb. And Blossoms are seriously talented musicians.
by Sproggy
Sat Jun 24, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 25462

Re: Glastonbury 2023

Lancasterclaret wrote:
Sat Jun 24, 2023 12:06 pm
I await to be massively disappointed with Guns n Roses
I reckon set your expectations quite low for this one, that way you'll be less disappointed.
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 25462

Re: Glastonbury 2023

The wife's just asked if they've been playing cruise ships for the last couple of years.
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2023
Replies: 563
Views: 25462

Re: Glastonbury 2023

This sounds like an Arctic Monkeys cover band that play posh weddings.
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sub goes Missing
Replies: 189
Views: 13293

Re: Sub goes Missing

I've been to the landing beaches of Normandy, and many of the military cemeteries there as I felt it's something I had to do out of respect. Does that make me a "tourist oggling a mass grave site"? We know nothing about the people lost on that sub, some may have some sort of connection to the decea...
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sub goes Missing
Replies: 189
Views: 13293

Re: Sub goes Missing

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:17 am
An interesting view.
Those rich people getting their comeuppance, eh?
:roll:
Well at a million quid a pop it was unlikley to be a group of friends from Stoops was it?

And its more a point about tourists oggling mass grave sites for fun. But whatever.
by Sproggy
Thu Jun 22, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sub goes Missing
Replies: 189
Views: 13293

Re: Sub goes Missing

Debris found. Landing frame and rear cover. The only good news from that is that it would have been quick.
by Sproggy
Wed Jun 21, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mortgages
Replies: 345
Views: 13824

Re: Mortgages

I agree that if there is going to be anything, it needs to come from the banks. They sold the mortgage. It's a minefield for government to step in with mortgage top-ups.

Supermarket profits are falling - not sure they can shoulder too much of the blame (profits are still high however).
by Sproggy
Wed Jun 21, 2023 2:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mortgages
Replies: 345
Views: 13824

Re: Mortgages

Noticed that Ed Davey is highlighting his idea of a mortgage protection fund of up to £300 per month. It’s an interesting policy and whilst they won’t get in power it maybe that the Labour Party come up with something similar as a solution (or even in a coalition this is one of the ideas they adopt...
by Sproggy
Tue Jun 20, 2023 6:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sub goes Missing
Replies: 189
Views: 13293

Re: Sub goes Missing

2 miles down, 96 hours oxygen on board.
by Sproggy
Sun Jun 18, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Springsteen at Villa park
Replies: 31
Views: 3064

Re: Springsteen at Villa park

So, apart from the gridlocked traffic on the way down, the poor sound quality, the disappointing set list, the extortionate drinks prices, the inefficient bar staff and the long queues to get back on the motorway at the end, it was pretty good?
by Sproggy
Sun Jun 18, 2023 1:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man City - today’s dilemma (Proposed Charity Shield Boycott)
Replies: 42
Views: 3281

Re: Man City - today’s dilemma (Proposed Charity Shield Boycott)

Not sure what the issue is. Get the train back to Manchester, you'll be in bed before midnight.
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 16, 2023 11:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Malta v England
Replies: 40
Views: 2367

Re: Malta v England

Casper2 wrote:
Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:23 pm
But can be arsed to tell everyone, strange.
Not really. I didn't watch it but kept an eye on this thread.
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 16, 2023 11:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Malta v England
Replies: 40
Views: 2367

Re: Malta v England

A 4 goal masterclass and 66% possession.

Surely Gareth is first in line for the City job when Pep leaves?
by Sproggy
Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Malta v England
Replies: 40
Views: 2367

Re: Malta v England

I find England games look a lot like Sean Dyche cup games.

I'm at the pub instead.
by Sproggy
Sun Jun 11, 2023 12:28 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: City v Inter. The Purist Treble.
Replies: 163
Views: 6480

Re: City v Inter. The Purist Treble.

roperclaret wrote:
Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:56 pm
Not particularly. Other clubs have also spent ridiculous amounts of money without the same success
Whaterboutery.

City have had a strategy and have executed it brilliantly.

They are also accused of breaking the financial rules on an industrial scale.
by Sproggy
Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Treble
Replies: 67
Views: 3513

Re: The Treble

Looking at what City have done and pointing at Utd is whataboutery at its finest. City have had a plan which they have executed brilliantly and which looks to be finally delivering the Champions League this season. I think the phrase '"operating under their own financial rules" is an excellent way o...
by Sproggy
Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Treble
Replies: 67
Views: 3513

Re: The Treble

I thought United were quite lucky in their treble winning season. Taken to the last day by Arsenal in the league Scored last minute goals against Liverpool in FA Cup Taken to a replay by Chelsea Should have been beaten by Arsenal in the semi final, but Bergkamp missed a penalty Only beat Brøndby in...
by Sproggy
Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Full Mouth Dental Implants
Replies: 51
Views: 4708

Re: Full Mouth Dental Implants

I'm not convinced these sequels work very well but the original film was excellent so I'll give it a go.

Is it also set in Vietnam?
by Sproggy
Thu May 25, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cardiff Riots
Replies: 123
Views: 7496

Re: Cardiff Riots

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by Sproggy
Thu May 25, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pace wins against Longside standers
Replies: 39
Views: 4219

Re: Pace wins against Longside standers

Hang on. We're saying that the solution to people standing up is to take their seats away?

I'm not sure Alan's thought that one through.
by Sproggy
Mon May 22, 2023 9:40 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man City bench
Replies: 44
Views: 3505

Re: Man City bench

They still manage to get through about a quarter of a billion quid a season on new signings. They've already been fined by UEFA for failing to co-operate with an investigation into their finances and they are now facing an investigation by the Premier League which is accusing them of cheating on an ...
by Sproggy
Sun May 21, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man City bench
Replies: 44
Views: 3505

Re: Man City bench

equinox wrote:
Sun May 21, 2023 6:43 pm
I presume nobody had a issue with our domination of the Championship with a budget far, far greater than the rest of the division?
We had the 2nd lowest net spend in the Championship this year.
by Sproggy
Sun May 21, 2023 7:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man City bench
Replies: 44
Views: 3505

Re: Man City bench

I’ve said it before and I genuinely believe that the Premier League is at a tipping point right now with the top of the table slowly becoming uncompetitive. I do not know what the answer is, but it cannot be heathy for the game when clubs are backed by oil rich nations who are happy and able to spe...
by Sproggy
Thu May 18, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football 18/05
Replies: 163
Views: 5273

Re: Today's Football 18/05

Peterborough punished for persistent time wasting. Sheff Wed equalize in the 8th minute of the 6 added!

Well played ref.
by Sproggy
Wed May 17, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight's Footy
Replies: 87
Views: 4067

Re: Tonight's Footy

Boro get to watch another team celebrate. Ouch.
by Sproggy
Wed May 17, 2023 9:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight's Footy
Replies: 87
Views: 4067

Re: Tonight's Footy

NewClaret wrote:
Wed May 17, 2023 9:39 pm
Losing 6-0 to this lot doesn’t feel so bad now
I think we gave them more of a game.