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by claret59
Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Barnes and Stephens et al
Replies: 71
Views: 6676

Re: Barnes and Stephens et al

Would be good to see a sense of proportion on this board with games like this. The FA Cup throws up endless 'banana skins' and Burnley have slipped on a good few of them in recent seasons. Lincoln did a job on us in the FA Cup but we still won the Championship in the same season. To write off Wood a...
by claret59
Wed Jan 06, 2021 11:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your favourite FA Cup tie
Replies: 167
Views: 8586

Re: Your favourite FA Cup tie

The 5th Round tie against Everton on our way to Wembley. It was 1-0 to Everton at half time (Brian Labone was their scorer I think, )but Brian Miller equalised in the first minute of the second half and the Clarets went on to win 3-1 in front to a 52.000 crowd on the Turf. I hope I have got the fact...
by claret59
Fri Jan 01, 2021 12:37 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Raise a glass
Replies: 28
Views: 2316

Re: Raise a glass

To all on here and across the seas: As Charles Dickens wrote of 'Tiny Tim's wish in a Christmas Carol 'God Bless Us Everyone.'
by claret59
Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Earliest BFC memories
Replies: 91
Views: 5429

Re: Earliest BFC memories

I was travelling on a bus in Barnoldswick and my best friend happened to say to anyone listening :"I can't understand anyone from round here not supporting Burnley , they are a top team." Until that moment I had no interest in football whatsoever but I was struck by the logic of my best friend's com...
by claret59
Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Religious Eleven
Replies: 86
Views: 6858

Re: Religious Eleven

We already have a full eleven team with 'The Saints'
by claret59
Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Time to change the rules
Replies: 25
Views: 2055

Re: Time to change the rules

The 'no offside' rule was practised as an experiment in what was called the 'Watney Cup' as a pre-cursor to the season starting , viz in friendlies. This was about 1970 and discontinued because of the reasons stated above. Defenders soon worked out how to deal with the 'no offside' and it became a '...
by claret59
Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:11 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rolls Royce abandoned the home of the jet engine.
Replies: 87
Views: 6548

Re: Rolls Royce abandoned the home of the jet engine.

As a former 'Barlicker' I read this post with great shock and sadness. I had relatives connected with the RR works, the most recent being a cousin. As an aside it was living in Barlick that made me a claret in the Jimmy Mac era and has stayed with me ever since. As a boy I was told that RR built the...
by claret59
Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Electric Cars
Replies: 131
Views: 8664

Re: Electric Cars

A smallish point but I am told that electric cars cannot tow other vehicles. Viz touring caravans. Is this the case? If so there could be problems for all those caravan owners. Some of course would look upon this as a 'plus' for E vehicles.
by claret59
Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What day is it today then?
Replies: 29
Views: 2327

Re: What day is it today then?

Good of 'Burnley 1989' to remind us all what Christmas is really about. The clue is in the name of title for Christmas and that there would be no relevance to this time of the year without him.


Post by Burnley1989 » Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:17 pm

Jesus Christ :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
by claret59
Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rashford
Replies: 64
Views: 5519

Re: Rashford

What did they say/write in their first comment ?
by claret59
Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pope starts
Replies: 65
Views: 4726

Re: Pope starts

Elizabeth writes: Ian , very generous of you to devote so much of your time researching English goalkeepers , I had a minute spare yesterday and managed to cover a history of Scottish goalkeepers.

Did the research include Adam Blacklaw's appearances for Scotland?
by claret59
Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How Britain Won WW2 (8PM Channel 5)
Replies: 37
Views: 3072

Re: How Britain Won WW2 (8PM Channel 5)

Worth remembering that Russia did not 'win' the war in the East by being a bulwark against Germany but were defending themselves against an aggressor who mad a monumental mistake in attacking them. Let us not forget too that Russia was armed by Britain at a terrible cost to our merchant marine and R...
by claret59
Mon Nov 09, 2020 7:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dyche......is it time to go
Replies: 235
Views: 16869

Re: Dyche......is it time to go

It may have been mentioned as I haven't read every post on this subject but it seems to have been ignored that Burnley are not the only team to be having a difficult start to the season. Sheffield Utd ( and their manager !) were heralded as being world beaters last season but are struggling this one...
by claret59
Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mick McCarthy
Replies: 24
Views: 4516

Re: Mick McCarthy

Isn't this the same Mick McCarthy who deliberately played a mainly reserve team against Man U (which he predictably lost,) so he could have a full strength team to play relegation threatened Burnley in the following fixture ? I think the Clarets were relegated and the rules were changed to prevent a...
by claret59
Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Harry Potts - born 22nd October 1920
Replies: 21
Views: 2194

Re: Harry Potts - born 22nd October 1920

I think it was the Leicester game when their team 'clapped' the Clarets off the field at the end of the game in appreciation of their performance.
by claret59
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jack Wiltshire....
Replies: 81
Views: 8850

Re: Jack Wiltshire....

Factual Frank writes Jesus H Christ. This could carry on for eternity. Claret 59 asks :Why is it acceptable to offend Christians on this site ? Is it because its safe to do so whilst being very careful not to offend other groups? I thought we had got over this need to offend on here. Opinions yes, O...
by claret59
Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No Crowds affecting scores
Replies: 1
Views: 317

No Crowds affecting scores

Looking at some of the high scoring games and bizarre results such as Liverpool losing 7-2 and Man U 6-1 makes me wonder if the lack of crowds has some kind of 'mental effect' on players and hence match results since the league re-started. I know its the same for all the clubs but perhaps it affects...
by claret59
Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:21 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What or who is to blame?
Replies: 69
Views: 5342

Re: What or who is to blame?

SD et the tone for this season with all his public moaning and this seems to have generated a sense of failure in the team. So he should take his share of the blame. There seems to be a case of memory loss from some posters on here. SD has had money to spend and has made made some expensive signings...
by claret59
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We’ve got Willie Willie Morgan on the wing.
Replies: 33
Views: 3527

Re: We’ve got Willie Willie Morgan on the wing.

Wasn't he the first player to have his own registered fan club? (When he was a United I think.) A fantastic player but he used to frustrate by beating his full back and then turning to beat him again!
by claret59
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Harry Wilson
Replies: 768
Views: 98448

Re: Harry Wilson

Its bizarre how Wilson's scoring record is belittled by some on here. Makes you wonder why any Club is unable to use the same techniques to create an accomplished striker/ scorer. A piece of cake you might think. Perhaps all that is needed on the training pitch is a concoction of 'heat maps' and the...
by claret59
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dyche Today
Replies: 204
Views: 17439

Re: Dyche Today

Its only a couple of seasons ago that we were having a poor season up to Christmas that many posters on here were calling for Dyche to be sacked. Now he is being treated as though he was untouchable. He has been handsomely paid for being Manager of BFC and was appointed here having been sacked from ...
by claret59
Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Manchester City are next cup opponents
Replies: 39
Views: 3141

Re: ARTICLE: Manchester City are next cup opponents

'Nothing is written.' I've been a fan so long I remember when Aston Villa were supposedly our 'bogey team.' We seem to have forgotten that for years we could never beat that lot down the road but we never hear a mention of it now. Manchester City are favorites to win because they have better players...
by claret59
Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1225222

Re: ALK Capital...

Should all this takeover talk become a reality I wonder if they would be happy to keep the club's name or look for something more saleable to the Asian and USA markets. The name of Burnley without some kind of addition is hardly likely to stir the imagination. It just about destroyed Hull City when ...
by claret59
Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Harry Wilson
Replies: 768
Views: 98448

Re: Harry Wilson

If this is the same Harry Wilson who was on loan at Hull City a couple of seasons ago then he was highly rated as a player. Also represented that Club well in public forums . A very decent bloke by all accounts.
by claret59
Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is Dyche fighting his battle on his own
Replies: 153
Views: 11336

Re: Is Dyche fighting his battle on his own

A depressing read especially as it seemed to me that we had (have) a good chance of another top ten finish. Some posters continually harp on about four players leaving . Let's be realistic about this as there is only one of the four who was ever likely to feature with any regularity in the coming se...
by claret59
Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nixon again
Replies: 80
Views: 8375

Re: Nixon again

'Jesus wept. I really hope that isn't true.'

Jesus wept at the death of a friend. Nothing to do with sport.
by claret59
Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: In car entertainment
Replies: 13
Views: 1623

Re: In car entertainment

Thank you for the helpful replies. The more sarcastic ones did not disappoint as a sample of them were expected.
by claret59
Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: In car entertainment
Replies: 13
Views: 1623

In car entertainment

Please excuse my ignorance of 'how things work' but I would appreciate some guidance / advice on a car's music system. I recently bought a newish car that has no CD player as this has been sacrificed for a system that includes a Sat Nav,, convoluted radio and several other things I don't want or und...
by claret59
Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: VJ DAY
Replies: 41
Views: 3577

Re: VJ DAY

My Father-in-Law, Bill (William) Stamford also forced to work on the infamous railway. One dead soldier ( murdered in effect,) for every sleeper laid on the line. He survived it all but as mentioned elsewhere refuse to ever knowingly buy anything 'made in Japan' or to eat rice ever again. On being l...
by claret59
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hong Kong protests
Replies: 84
Views: 4846

Re: Hong Kong protests

Just a point of interest to remind everyone that China now owns the UK steel industry. So cancelling their involvement in the 5G project could bring swift retribution at a time when the whole of the UK manufacturing industries is already on its knees.
by claret59
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today I buried my 10 month old Grandson.
Replies: 102
Views: 8575

Re: Today I buried my 10 month old Grandson.

How brave of you to let us share in the lives of your family at this heartbreaking time. Joey is now at rest. The pain lives on. I hope your son Jordan and his wife Gina can find some comfort and solace from the many expressions of sympathy you have received and in the living memorial of Joey's life...
by claret59
Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SD
Replies: 199
Views: 16275

Re: SD

SD has obviously been (is) a great manager for Burnley but I am getting fed up with his bleating in the public forum about finances. He wants the best for the club but he is not the owner of it or the Chairman who has a lot more to think about than who to sign next. It is not true either that SD has...
by claret59
Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dyche pre match comments
Replies: 94
Views: 7852

Re: Dyche pre match comments

I am disappointed with SD. You would think it is all one sided with a desperate SD versus a reluctant Board. He is ( has been?) a great Manager but he has also had his rewards. He is probably one of the best paid managers in the country and will also have had bonuses come his way and don't managers ...
by claret59
Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aaron Lennon to leave
Replies: 181
Views: 14101

Re: Aaron Lennon to leave

Jesus wept
Jesus be praised. Christian lives matter.
by claret59
Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Statue Prosecution
Replies: 56
Views: 2985

Re: Statue Prosecution

I think this sentence is disproportionate. It is highly unusual to go to prison for a first offence ( we are not told if he had any previous convictions but assume not or we would know of it.) It seems bizarre that a group of people can damage a statue in full view of the police ( who were under ins...
by claret59
Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Card fraud advice required
Replies: 10
Views: 1923

Re: Card fraud advice required

Any dispute is between the card company and the holder of the card. What is meant by 'merchant?' this appears to be a scam. Has your partner had any contact with the card issuer?
by claret59
Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sean piece in today’s Times
Replies: 40
Views: 5315

Re: Sean piece in today’s Times

'The most successful manager at Burnley in probably 2 generations..... OK no "major" silverware but 2 PL promotions including a Championship winning season ......' I would class the Championship win as 'major silverware,' there are a lot of good teams with 'history' in the Championship and it includ...
by claret59
Mon May 18, 2020 4:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Luke Chadwick
Replies: 51
Views: 6416

Re: Luke Chadwick

Surely a message for lots of people here and possibly me too because although I cannot recall me ever engaging in that kind of behavior I tolerated racial abuse at football matches when I should have stopped going in protest. I am ashamed at the racial chanting that I witnessed and never spoke out. ...
by claret59
Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Burnley fans will always have a special place in my heart
Replies: 31
Views: 3794

Re: ARTICLE: Burnley fans will always have a special place in my heart

Like everyone on here the goal against Man Utd is that memory that will never fade, a couple of other lasting memories for me are one sad and one humorous. He was in tears on TV when Burnley lost to Spurs in the League cup semi having come so close to knocking them out and with Robbie having played ...
by claret59
Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sunday Times - 38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster
Replies: 657
Views: 41772

Re: Sunday Times - 38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster

It may have been already mentioned in this post but if not there was a brief mention/ warning about a week ago on a news item that unlike every other country affected by this crisis that there are no controls whatsoever on persons entering the country through the airports ( and by sea presumably) . ...
by claret59
Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: play off final
Replies: 14
Views: 2496

Re: play off final

I was there but missed seeing the 'penalty' incident. Was it a lucky let off?
by claret59
Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Blackburn 1 Burnley 2 – from Football Cancer Life Death
Replies: 8
Views: 1421

Re: ARTICLE: Blackburn 1 Burnley 2 – from Football Cancer Life Death

Would have been a good read were it not spoilt by the bad language.
by claret59
Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jack Grealish
Replies: 60
Views: 7230

Re: Jack Grealish

I bet he wasn’t wearing shin pads either. As I understand it the rules are that players should wear shin pads and yet he is never challenged by the officials for not being properly attired, Exposing his bare shins means that opposing players hold back mentally from making a tackle (some might not ob...
by claret59
Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What's the point of allowing three of each item per customer?
Replies: 61
Views: 4627

Re: What's the point of allowing three of each item per customer?

Hopefully this post will not start another 'run' but I am told that domestic freezers are selling fast as people need somewhere to put their panic buys of freezer food.
by claret59
Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Anyone cancelled their Sky Sports Subscription ?
Replies: 154
Views: 14209

Re: Anyone cancelled their Sky Sports Subscription ?

MACCA is entitled to spend as much as he likes on SKY without all this negative comment. We all have different ways of spending that others would not countenance.
by claret59
Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is it me. Or
Replies: 23
Views: 3054

Re: Is it me. Or

Although 'plea bargaining' (as practised in the US) is not technically legal in the UK something very similar goes on here, and I suspect in this case too. Possession of an Offensive weapon in these circumstances is unlikely to affect the sentence when convicted of serious wounding with intent, so '...
by claret59
Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Recommendations for a good book....
Replies: 52
Views: 3847

Re: Recommendations for a good book....

I suppose it is a matter of preference for novels or factual books. Bill Bryson is always a good read. Travel books in the main but they are 'travel with a difference.' His other stuff is very compelling and 'eye opening.' Auto Biographies by R. Dahl's early life and war experiences are a great read...
by claret59
Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Colin has gone
Replies: 50
Views: 4137

Re: Colin has gone

I must be one of a rare list who actually saw Warnock as a player (with Scunthorpe,) played for a few other clubs. A winger if I recall correctly.
by claret59
Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BERNLEY TEA
Replies: 4
Views: 1098

BERNLEY TEA

Not living in the town I was wondering if Bernley Tea (spelt differently to Burnley) had any connection with Burnley. My son , recently returned from a holiday in Russia , and knowing I am a fan of the team, brought me some back as a gift. The package shows our Houses of Parliament which would seem ...
by claret59
Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Worst ever sitcom
Replies: 126
Views: 7693

Re: Worst ever sitcom

Rising Damp deserves a mention as one of the best. (Freeview has many repeats of previous comedies but to watch them is a bit painful and sad as they have not 'aged' well. I watched a repeat of a couple of 'Fawlty Towers' episodes only yesterday and was surprised how I no longer found them even mild...