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by Spijed
Tue Nov 26, 2019 2:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Everton tickets to go on pre-sale
Replies: 181
Views: 10571

Re: ARTICLE: Everton tickets to go on pre-sale

Where have you got 200 unsold tickets from? The initial lower allocation is 1730 (1500+230 restricted view) If we take the higher allocation of 2500 that 1100 at an upfront cost to the club of £33,000 - which we don't sell out, we wouldn't recoup. Isn't the problem though that people won't touch th...
by Spijed
Tue Nov 26, 2019 2:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Whilst Labour are gaining some momentum in the polls the big difference between 2019 and 2017 is that the Lib Dem’s after the election was called went from around 10% to 8% whereas they are polling higher now in mid teens. Also two were around 33% on average to the Tories around 46% and Labour gain...
by Spijed
Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Electoral Reform Society ‏ Verified account @electoralreform Follow Follow @electoralreform More NEW: There have been a massive 2.8m applications to #RegisterToVote since the election was called. That's over a million more than the comparable pre-deadline period during the last election, which saw 1...
by Spijed
Tue Nov 26, 2019 9:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Harry Dunn's parents blocked from meeting Dominic Raab:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... are_btn_tw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by Spijed
Tue Nov 26, 2019 7:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Hang on a sec Rick No doubt this has been inflated by the right wing press, but at the same time the problem are real and there is no longer any doubt that its ingrained in a chunk of Labour support. But it one way, pretending its a right wing Tory conspiracy (hello Labour activists on twitter!) in...
by Spijed
Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

KateR wrote:Jeeeze, this is difficult, only Labour are saying that the Tories will sell the NHS,
There was the undercover Dispatches story about British & USA representatives discussing drug pricing.
by Spijed
Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Recommendations for a good book....
Replies: 52
Views: 3880

Re: Recommendations for a good book....

Bosscat wrote:"War and Peace" more like the average day on UTC
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Do you like James Patterson?
by Spijed
Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Marco Silva
Replies: 145
Views: 24699

Re: Marco Silva

Don't clubs tend to have meetings over the weekend if a manager is going to be sacked, and then announce them first thing Monday thus allowing any temporary manager a longer period to prepare for the following weekend games?
by Spijed
Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wolves
Replies: 40
Views: 2640

Re: Wolves

True, and we've also proved you can do well without spending much in the transfer window
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Yesterday we had a poll with the Tories leading by 19 points, yet this one has Labour gaining ground. Has anyone got a clue? Britain Elects ‏ @britainelects 3h3 hours ago More Westminster voting intention: CON: 41% (-1) LAB: 30% (+2) LDEM: 15% (+1) BREX: 5% (-) GRN: 3% (-) via @Survation, 20 - 23 No...
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benefit Capital, why not?
Replies: 12
Views: 1049

Re: Benefit Capital, why not?

Why not have a benefit capital where if you're on benefit you go and live there? The irony is that if the unemployed had to create themselves (paid for), then there wouldn't be any unemployment. Pick a nowhere place, Isle of Sheppey. They all go and live there, but SOMEBODY has to build the city fr...
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blades v Man U
Replies: 123
Views: 4772

Re: Blades v Man U

FactualFrank wrote:I'm on about Sheffield United.
That's what I mean. Many promoted sides have started very well, but then dropped down the table.
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blades v Man U
Replies: 123
Views: 4772

Re: Blades v Man U

Rileybobs wrote:Still looking ominous for Sheff Utd, Spijed?
Who can tell?

If they can finish in the top six, then so can we!
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blades v Man U
Replies: 123
Views: 4772

Re: Blades v Man U

FactualFrank wrote:Looking likely now I'd say, as there's nothing to suggest they'll suddenly drop down the table.
You might catch a few with that one!
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 4:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blades v Man U
Replies: 123
Views: 4772

Re: Blades v Man U

Surely VAR should have looked at the foul before the goal?
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 12:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Tarkowski
Replies: 32
Views: 4580

Re: James Tarkowski

It's those little lapses that get us beaten by quicker and better teams than Watford. We could, and should, have been one nil down at half time. It depends. Against Sheff United and Watford Tarkowski probably thought he could take a risk, and in most cases it probably would work. Whether wise to do...
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:34 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Because the other parties haven't committed to spend £58 billion outside their 'fully costed' manifesto that's was deemed simply not credible before this latest commitment. The proposal from Labour really are eye watering including with comparison to other parties. But how can you fund ANYTHING if ...
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

taio wrote:Labour is proposing to spend even more.
True, and it shows all sides have no idea how to pay for anything!
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

It doesn't go for all parties at all, unless the Tories and Lib Dems commit to this £58 billion funding and increasing wider public spending to the levels Labour is proposing. At the same time how are the Tories going to fund the increased spending in the NHS that they propose without increasing ta...
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is Westwood suspended for next week
Replies: 33
Views: 4019

Re: Is Westwood suspended for next week

AndyClaret wrote:Long would probably get the shout.
Finbarr
by Spijed
Sun Nov 24, 2019 12:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Marco Silva
Replies: 145
Views: 24699

Re: Marco Silva

Mentioning the return of Mr Moyes.
by Spijed
Sat Nov 23, 2019 11:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Best thing you'll see tonight...
Replies: 28
Views: 2782

Re: Best thing you'll see tonight...

Building up the wins against the bottom sides:
by Spijed
Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Tarkowski
Replies: 32
Views: 4580

Re: James Tarkowski

Tarkowski nearly cost us a goal today, like he did against Sheff United. He needs to clear the ball, rather than try and play his way out of trouble.
by Spijed
Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Lowbankclaret wrote:They are just lying to people.
Has a political party ever told the truth though?
by Spijed
Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man City vs Chelsea
Replies: 11
Views: 843

Re: Man City vs Chelsea

No matter how good they are, there is no way Man City would be capable of making up a 12 point gap if that's what it ends up as after the match!
by Spijed
Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wot for? Versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Replies: 280
Views: 13418

Re: Wot for? Versus MIGHTY CLARETS

Tricky Trevor wrote:Not being negative but we have 25 games to get 22 points. Breathe.
7wins, 1 draw will do for me.
Ah, that mythical 40 points which is never required!

More like 36/37 points
by Spijed
Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

You haven’t read many of my posts good sir, I am only voting Tory (for the second time in six elections) to get Brexit delivered and to keep Corbyn out of Number 10 - and possibly because I believe he will fund the north quite significantly as a one off. My politics sit more naturally with the SDP,...
by Spijed
Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trump's Impeachment
Replies: 328
Views: 27902

Re: Trump's Impeachment

Uwe Noble wrote:It's called innocent until PROVED guilty. I commend it to you.
Jimmy Savile was never found guilty of any crime
by Spijed
Fri Nov 22, 2019 9:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Lowbankclaret wrote:No matter the question time.

The Labour vote has car crashed in Burnley.

There seems to be a reluctance to come to terms with this fact.
Lowbank:

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/co ... es/burnley" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by Spijed
Fri Nov 22, 2019 8:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

You'd think Labour could claw back a few Lib Dem votes after that performance
by Spijed
Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/people-struggling-should-safe-labour-17292960.amp?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar&__twitter_impression=true Anyone watched this, this is what I am seeing door knocking. Labour vote has collapsed. Undecided is winning. Brexit...
by Spijed
Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

More on Dominic Raab: "The Dunns are the sort of hard-working people (the father is a maintenance engineer, the mother a GP’s receptionist) that the Conservative Party keeps telling us it cares about. Needless to say, they could be bankrupted if the case goes against them". https://www.independent.c...
by Spijed
Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brexit: Uniting the Country Since 31/01/2020
Replies: 22828
Views: 1181416

Re: Brexit: The Naked Truth

The only thing anyone can be certain about Brexit is that it won't be sorted within the next 12 months, despite what Boris may have you believe.

That is 100% guaranteed.
by Spijed
Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Latest from Boris Johnson:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ ... k-20889302" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by Spijed
Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Dominic Raab:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-englan ... -misled-us" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by Spijed
Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10389069/ ... ered-vote/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by Spijed
Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

Labour costings are not credible according to the IFS. https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1197504856761815041" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; And by the looks of it, neither will the Conservatives: Tom Newton Dunn ‏ Verified account @tnewtondunn Follow Follow @tnewtondunn More Matt H...
by Spijed
Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: “I let the side down”
Replies: 105
Views: 8936

Re: “I let the side down”

Rick_Muller wrote:Stepped down from public duty for the foreseeable future...
So he won't be opening any new nursery schools anytime soon then?
by Spijed
Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Danny Drinkwater
Replies: 96
Views: 8196

Re: Danny Drinkwater

Surely if West wood gets suspended then Hendrick will automatically take his place, with Lennon on the right.
by Spijed
Mon Nov 18, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2019/20: Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley - Ticket Information
Replies: 114
Views: 9716

Re: 2019/20: Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley - Ticket Information

Given that our away followings seem to be declining how about resetting everyone's points back to zero this summer, but any points earnt this season are kept? That way the people who've done the most away games this year will still be rewarded, but it becomes less of a closed shop. Might even impro...
by Spijed
Mon Nov 18, 2019 3:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: Paul McCartney
Replies: 94
Views: 5400

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Paul McCartney

Croydon Claret wrote:Awesome song writer but he forgot how to sing about 40 years ago
I'd hardly call the Frog song awesome!

That's up there as one of the worst songs ever recorded!
by Spijed
Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Robbie Blake on Brian Laws appointmemt
Replies: 105
Views: 7009

Re: Robbie Blake on Brian Laws appointmemt

TVC15 wrote:And I’ve not even mentioned the signing of Leon Cort !!
That's a poor point to make.

Every single club in the Premier league has made very poor signings. In SD's case would you say Vydra or Drinkwater (wages wise) have turned out any better?
by Spijed
Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Robbie Blake on Brian Laws appointmemt
Replies: 105
Views: 7009

Re: Robbie Blake on Brian Laws appointmemt

Disagree - the board made a big mistake in appointing Laws. He had no experience in the top league and whilst he had been a manager for a long time and enjoyed bits of success he had not had a good time for a couple of years at least prior to him coming to Burnley (Sheff Wed ?). What has lack of ex...
by Spijed
Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Robbie Blake on Brian Laws appointmemt
Replies: 105
Views: 7009

Re: Robbie Blake on Brian Laws appointmemt

The fact Laws failed to win back to back league games in his whole tenure as BFC manager said enough about his adequacy for the job, for me. As has been said many times before, it wasn't his fault for taking the job - he never should have been offered it. The only issue I take with Laws himself was...
by Spijed
Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: FAO Socrates
Replies: 80
Views: 5420

Re: FAO Socrates

Kevin,

You might not feel that good at the moment, but it'll surprise you as to how quickly you'll recover once you get home and there is no reason why you can't make a full recovery. I lost a couple of stone and felt far better for it.
by Spijed
Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: FAO Socrates
Replies: 80
Views: 5420

Re: FAO Socrates

Thanks again for your kind comments guys. I know I can be a bit brusque on here and I’m touched by your support. For those wondering what happened..... well, I hadn’t been well for a while and had been to see my doctor a few times and was on antibiotics. One morning I was lying in bed when I heard ...
by Spijed
Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: FAO Socrates
Replies: 80
Views: 5420

Re: FAO Socrates

Hope you get better soon!
by Spijed
Sat Nov 16, 2019 3:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: “I let the side down”
Replies: 105
Views: 8936

Re: “I let the side down”

As both William and Harry have kids I wonder how comfortable they'll be feeling with regards to Prince Andrew?
by Spijed
Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: General Election Is On
Replies: 5094
Views: 202838

Re: General Election Is On

This doesn't make sense! He seems to be implying that we've been limited in getting players from outside the EU. Really? He's talking rubbish as the top clubs will always buy the best players regardless of where they come from. Also, this idea that we need more English ones hasn't stopped the Englis...