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by Walton
Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brexit: Uniting the Country Since 31/01/2020
Replies: 22828
Views: 1193197

Re: Brexit: The Naked Truth

How is having more democracy a blow to democracy?
by Walton
Tue Sep 24, 2019 1:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brexit: Uniting the Country Since 31/01/2020
Replies: 22828
Views: 1193197

Re: Brexit: The Naked Truth

RingoMcCartney wrote:One months figures.

Any chance of pre and post referendum annual figures?
Do you really want me to spend part of my lunch break absolutely owning you?
by Walton
Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brexit: Uniting the Country Since 31/01/2020
Replies: 22828
Views: 1193197

Re: Brexit: The Naked Truth

RingoMcCartney wrote:I little less flattering yourself and a little more backing up of europhile claims




Just take a moment to dismount the high horse and produce some figures.

:D
7% fewer overseas visits by Brits in June 2019 compared to June 2018, according to the latest figures produced by the ONS
by Walton
Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brexit: Uniting the Country Since 31/01/2020
Replies: 22828
Views: 1193197

Re: Brexit: The Naked Truth

Just seen this from Michael Crick

"I’m puzzled. Brexiteers are upset with the Supreme Court judgement. Yet the Government insisted prorogation was nothing whatsoever to do with Brexit. So how can the decision to overturn prorogation harm Brexit?"
by Walton
Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brexit: Uniting the Country Since 31/01/2020
Replies: 22828
Views: 1193197

Re: Brexit: The Naked Truth

BleedingClaret wrote:Time for talking is over
17.4 lace your boots
The majority will just need to fasten the velcro on their shoes
by Walton
Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lost scarf in fanzone
Replies: 2
Views: 851

Lost scarf in fanzone

I found a Wembley 94 scarf on the floor near the fanzone today, so dropped it into the ticket collection point in the training centre.

Hope it finds its owner
by Walton
Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Drink water injury
Replies: 463
Views: 67792

Re: Drink water injury

Assuming this is all true, then what happened to our extensive normal due diligence? It looks like we took a punt which is (rightly) so un Burnley. It adds to my concerns that it should have taken 3 transfer windows to bring in a permanent cm. It can't be extensive, as over the last few seasons we'...
by Walton
Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mike Garlick on 'Turf More'
Replies: 136
Views: 26954

Re: Mike Garlick on 'Turf More'

Bin Ont Turf wrote:
He didn't say 'the apartheid system', he said like 'an apartheid system'. The word means separation.
Can you just confirm in which language apartheid means 'separation'?
by Walton
Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ozil and Kolasinac
Replies: 4
Views: 1916

Re: Ozil and Kolasinac

Blokes arrested both have Turkish names. Could be to do with opposition to Ozil's closeness to Erdogan.
by Walton
Thu Aug 08, 2019 10:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: Drinkwater signs to fill the midfield gap
Replies: 245
Views: 30429

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Drinkwater signs to fill the midfield gap

Should be a very good signing, and it will be excellent if we do end up with him for the full season, and slightly disappointing if it's all over come January. He's an improvement on Cork and Westwood, and he'll move the ball faster whether it's short and sideways, diagonal, or direct to the striker...
by Walton
Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BFC TRANSFER NEWS (MUST CONTAIN LINK)
Replies: 5242
Views: 687835

Re: Danny Drinkwater

The transfer news thread is a farce, would be much better to have a new thread for each player linked. It's not like there have been loads.
by Walton
Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mortgage Renewal Due Soon
Replies: 31
Views: 4377

Re: Mortgage Renewal Due Soon

Nazim at Mortgage 65 on Lomeshaye is your man.

0845 656 0010
by Walton
Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Soundbar
Replies: 38
Views: 6231

Re: Soundbar

The CA one I linked to also works off the TV, provided the TV supports HDMI 2.0
by Walton
Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Soundbar
Replies: 38
Views: 6231

Re: Soundbar

I got a 'refurbished' Cambridge Audio one from them direct, and there was nothing refurbished about it, it was just old stock, with everything still factory wrapped and unused. I had a full and expensively assembled AV setup prior to this, so was worried I'd miss the power and the clarity, but this ...
by Walton
Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Joe Hart
Replies: 85
Views: 9035

Re: Joe Hart

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Our 4th best player last season according to the readers and contributers of a website called 'Up the Clarets'
by Walton
Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Heats
Replies: 491
Views: 53170

Re: Heats

John Percy, who knows his stuff, saying £8m fee agreed

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/20 ... ssion=true
by Walton
Mon Jul 29, 2019 11:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New Corner Stands
Replies: 546
Views: 64994

Re: New Corner Stands

randomclaret2 wrote:There seems to be some sort of low barriers across the front of each block in the new away seating
They're to put more betting adverts on
by Walton
Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jeff Hendrick's contract
Replies: 114
Views: 12365

Re: Jeff Hendrick's contract

Did very well for Vydra's goal on Saturday
by Walton
Sat Jul 20, 2019 5:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s lineups
Replies: 85
Views: 12648

Re: Today’s lineups

I put a fiver on Crewe when I saw the defence.
by Walton
Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: OT Help - Landline hacked
Replies: 55
Views: 4525

Re: OT Help - Landline hacked

Would you believe it, Dr Martin Pall has monetised his quackery by selling remedies online!

https://www.nutricology.com/martin-pall-products/
by Walton
Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: OT Help - Landline hacked
Replies: 55
Views: 4525

Re: OT Help - Landline hacked

Classic thread material, this
by Walton
Wed Jul 17, 2019 1:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: HTFC - Home Kit
Replies: 122
Views: 12769

Re: HTFC - Home Kit

Paddy Power certainly do a good job of avoiding my custom.
by Walton
Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gender-neutral toilets at BFC
Replies: 188
Views: 15162

Re: Gender-neutral toilets at BFC

Rileybobs wrote:What's the issue with gender-neutral toilets? Plenty of restaurants, bars, cinemas etc. have them.
The vast majority of houses do too
by Walton
Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tommy Robinson Tuesday
Replies: 836
Views: 65342

Re: Tommy Robinson Tuesday

The Leeds trial was part of a bigger case hence reporting restrictions. But on your point I read in the Independent recently that police had arrested 44 people in the Kirklees area over sexual abuse of teenage girls in Yorkshire, can’t find their names anywhere so musn’t have been made public yet, ...
by Walton
Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tom Heaton
Replies: 247
Views: 31451

Re: Tom Heaton

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A return to the first team beckons for our 4th best player last season
by Walton
Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brexit: Uniting the Country Since 31/01/2020
Replies: 22828
Views: 1193197

Re: Brexit: The Naked Truth

RingoMcCartney wrote:Hadn't even noticed it. Funny how you did. I'll keep saying it. Increasingly limited pool. But, given enough time, they, (you?) , will inevitably hang themselves.
Haven't been paying attention, but is there context to this 'hang themselves' line?
by Walton
Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: One of our own has made his way home
Replies: 110
Views: 13643

Re: ARTICLE: One of our own has made his way home

Intelligent player with good technique. Complements our strike force and should work well in any combination. Really pleased to have him back
by Walton
Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eddie Howe
Replies: 120
Views: 11894

Re: Eddie Howe

dandeclaret wrote:All managers sign good and bad players. All of them. Forget this laid the foundations nonsense. Good managers get teams promoted and winning things. Those who don’t achieve this aren’t that good.
Has anyone got stats on how many promotions Howe has won?
by Walton
Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: This bet could well be landed but long time to cash in !!!!!
Replies: 21
Views: 3544

Re: This bet could well be landed but long time to cash in !!!!!

Might put a variation on including Luton seeing as they're losing key players, will look later on in the window
by Walton
Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: This bet could well be landed but long time to cash in !!!!!
Replies: 21
Views: 3544

Re: This bet could well be landed but long time to cash in !!!!!

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Put this on the other day
by Walton
Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: All Misspell XI
Replies: 56
Views: 5020

Re: All Misspell XI

Jenson
Roache
Kean
Shackle
Kamara
Elliot
Hendricks
Airfield
Tracey
Rodriquez
Woods
by Walton
Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BFC TRANSFER NEWS (MUST CONTAIN LINK)
Replies: 5242
Views: 687835

Re: BFC TRANSFER NEWS (MUST CONTAIN LINK)

aggi wrote:From the bits I've seen of him he hasn't really torn up any trees in the past few years. His scoring record was OK but not great last year
Rodriguez scored more league goals last season than either Vokes or Ings did in our 13/14 promotion season.
by Walton
Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aston Villa - another BOOM !!!!!!!!!
Replies: 58
Views: 9060

Re: Aston Villa - another BOOM !!!!!!!!!

'the reason' Ha ha ha. No one player has ever been 'the reason' a team has been promoted from the Championship. Probably booed Ashley Westwood, coming out with guff like that. They conceded 46 goals in 29 games without him, and 17 in the 19 he played after joining. If someone joined Burnley and had...
by Walton
Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aston Villa - another BOOM !!!!!!!!!
Replies: 58
Views: 9060

Re: Aston Villa - another BOOM !!!!!!!!!

Fee is more like £18m, rising to the headline figure if a load of extras are hit.

A mate of mine is a massive Villa fan, and he reckons Mings was the reason they got promoted
by Walton
Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pontus jansson
Replies: 37
Views: 5826

Re: Pontus jansson

It's Brentford
by Walton
Fri Jul 05, 2019 7:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What year is this classic shirt from?
Replies: 11
Views: 1670

Re: What year is this classic shirt from?

This is a useful site for things like this:

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Burnley/Burnley.htm
by Walton
Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Leisure Box
Replies: 14
Views: 2253

Re: The Leisure Box

I go to the soft play most weeks with my 2 year old.

Brilliant facility, which should benefit the whole area.
by Walton
Fri Jul 05, 2019 12:15 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Villa in early again
Replies: 87
Views: 8046

Re: Villa in early again

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Didn’t we sign those three early in the transfer windows?
Charlie Taylor signed on 6th July. Pope and JBG were 19th July.
by Walton
Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jagielka
Replies: 126
Views: 16749

Re: Jagielka

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by Walton
Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dwight McNeil - Juventus
Replies: 123
Views: 15676

Re: Dwight McNeil - Juventus

FactualFrank wrote:Just before they signed Clarke and loaning him back to Leeds. I wonder if they suggested the same thing for us but we turned them down.
PL rules stop clubs signing players then loaning them to another PL club within the same window.
by Walton
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New Kit Launch
Replies: 151
Views: 14379

Re: New Kit Launch

Shorts are the best thing about it. Not a fan of the collar, and the logo is huge.

I do like Umbro's stuff though, so keeping fingers crossed for decent change kits
by Walton
Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dwight McNeil - Juventus
Replies: 123
Views: 15676

Re: Dwight McNeil - Juventus

Since when has Sissoko been a winger?
by Walton
Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Forest sack O'Neill
Replies: 28
Views: 3665

Re: Forest sack O'Neill

Lamouchi announced as new manager immediately
by Walton
Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Glastonbury 2019
Replies: 300
Views: 19998

Re: Glastonbury 2019

Saw Tame Impala the other night in Blackpool, and I'll definitely be watching their set this weekend.
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by Walton
Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: San Siro to be demolished
Replies: 34
Views: 5886

Re: San Siro to be demolished

A 30m refurb was carried out the other year and it qualified as a 5 star stadium. Surprised by the news that it's being demolished after that, but it looks like I'm going to have to get a wriggle on to tick this one off.
by Walton
Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pension
Replies: 58
Views: 8085

Re: Pension

As someone who's worked in pensions and investment for around 15 years, this is definitely an eye opening thread. My tip for almost everyone is get independent financial advice, but do not touch with a bargepole companies like St James Place or Hargreaves Lansdown unless you like handing over thousa...
by Walton
Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wireless speaker for me hols
Replies: 33
Views: 4019

Re: Wireless speaker for me hols

See if you can pick up a Cambridge Audio one, they often have big discounts on opened-box stuff on their site. I've got two of their Bluetooth speakers (can set them to play in stereo) and they've got very good sound quality.
by Walton
Mon Jun 10, 2019 3:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BBC scrapping free licences for over 75s
Replies: 205
Views: 11738

Re: BBC scrapping free licences for over 75s

Haven't both the 2015 and 2017 tory manifestos promised to resurrect government funding for the over 75 TV licence, after a previous tory administration cut the funding in the first place?

Instead the BBC have had to shoulder the cost, and have now had to take this step.
by Walton
Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: CF Woodford Equity Income Fund
Replies: 67
Views: 9935

Re: CF Woodford Equity Income Fund

A decent layman's terms article here, from Nils Pratley
https://www.theguardian.com/business/ni ... arely-last
by Walton
Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: CF Woodford Equity Income Fund
Replies: 67
Views: 9935

Re: CF Woodford Equity Income Fund

We ended up binning this fund off last summer as it just wasn't good enough.

Woodford's turned into the Mourinho of investment managers.