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by mdd2
Sun Mar 22, 2020 7:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REPORT: The daylight is shining through the tunnel
Replies: 6
Views: 1270

Re: REPORT: The daylight is shining through the tunnel

Tony,I don't recall reading that report previously but I do remember Foinavon winning the National. I was buying the Saturday Sports paper in the Haymarket in Newcastle and jokingly asked a fellow purchaser if he had backed the winner? Yes he replied 10 bob each way and went on to say he always back...
by mdd2
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Covid-19

Is that the same as low life?
by mdd2
Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ST Renewals - General Concensus?
Replies: 97
Views: 8252

Re: ST Renewals - General Concensus?

That's great news Bfcboyo. Given contracts have to be honoured, I doubt the dry powder will last very long as I doubt Sky will be paying out.
by mdd2
Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bolton Wanderers v Burnley 04/04/1988
Replies: 13
Views: 2608

Re: Bolton Wanderers v Burnley 04/04/1988

Ray Deakin Paul Comstive and Ian Britton all left us far too soon.
by mdd2
Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pollution falling
Replies: 7
Views: 807

Re: Pollution falling

Tricky Trevor wrote:
Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:15 pm
Link from Nasa & ESA showing pollution levels falling over 4 months.
80k lives extended in China alone. Just maybe Trump will see sense but I’ll not hold my breath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSnMuf4h-N0
No need to hold your breath if pollution is falling Trevor. :D :D
by mdd2
Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Charlie Austin
Replies: 10
Views: 2024

Re: Charlie Austin

Things other than Covid-19 cause a runny nose especially for those with dodgy knees
by mdd2
Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is This The End Of Huge Wages For Footballers
Replies: 28
Views: 2552

Re: Is This The End Of Huge Wages For Footballers

Need the wealth to create health
by mdd2
Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Covid-19

The test for hospital staff is an absolute must, my mother is a very well qualified nurse and she’s sat at home all week because of a cough last weekend. She said there’s absolutely nothing wrong with her other than a tickle cough for a few days but she can’t go to work, that’s just madness, surely...
by mdd2
Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 69/70 Season
Replies: 18
Views: 1800

Re: 69/70 Season

Was Hong Kong flu in UK 80,000 extra deaths-anyone recall that?
by mdd2
Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 7.45am Friday across Europe...
Replies: 24
Views: 2947

Re: 7.45am Friday across Europe...

And then nip out to the supermarket and buy up all the loo rolls and pasta
by mdd2
Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Covid-19

ups and downs for a while yet
by mdd2
Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:28 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Covid-19

There are a lot of unknowns aren't there? 1) how many have had it with no symptoms 2) had it with mild symptoms 3) how many are there who cannot be infected by this virus and so are free from any risk? As an example about 20% of us cannot become infected by certain strains of norovirus due to our ge...
by mdd2
Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Halifax 0 Burnley 2 1991
Replies: 7
Views: 942

Re: Halifax 0 Burnley 2 1991

Think it was played on a Saturday
by mdd2
Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Why is our death rate so high for CV19?
Replies: 62
Views: 6243

Re: Why is our death rate so high for CV19?

I am not sure there are data on the sensitivity (false negatives) and specificity (false positives) of the RT and this is a problem when you are dealing with mild cases. When people are very ill the Wuhan Radiologists were better at diagnosing Covid-19 than the swabs taken from patients initially. I...
by mdd2
Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Newcastle FA Cup 4th Round
Replies: 21
Views: 2201

Re: Burnley v Newcastle FA Cup 4th Round

Mitchell stubbed his toe and it trickled to Thompson. Chalk and cheese the two cup games that season. Amazing 3rd round tie against Utd and then this one.
by mdd2
Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

There is always some good comes out of bad events. This virus has resulted in the cancellation of Eurovision Song Contest. Yippee
by mdd2
Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

The problem is this, would testing your friends son change the way he was being treated? It wouldn't. Knowing that the infection is caused by the virus does not change the treatment in anyway whatsoever. In terms of testing, I really want to know the answer to the following: If you have had the vir...
by mdd2
Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Luton v Burnley 1980
Replies: 28
Views: 3558

Re: Luton v Burnley 1980

Was our last player to have played top flight for us when he returned to us in the 4th Division I think until OC got us up in 2009
by mdd2
Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

But you now eat fish without bat(ter)?
by mdd2
Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

It isn't a rumour. "Gene sequencing analysis strongly suggests the virus originated in bats and was transferred to humans through a yet-unidentified intermediary species." It's from bats and people in that area of China eat them. Not much point eradicating it and letting people consume the same ani...
by mdd2
Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

Encouraging news I suppose. As I said last night, Italian cases seem to be peaking, so hopefully, if the lockdown continues for another week or so, the virus will have very few people to infect and will hopefully largely die out. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/ I think like...
by mdd2
Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Why cant we just print a load more bank notes and share them out
Replies: 57
Views: 4305

Re: Why cant we just print a load more bank notes and share them out

He could make a small fortune from his newspapers if he cut them up and had a few nails
by mdd2
Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Why cant we just print a load more bank notes and share them out
Replies: 57
Views: 4305

Re: Why cant we just print a load more bank notes and share them out

Government can enforce a price freeze! They did, back in the day. Mr Callaghan or Mr Healey, from memory. Sometime after Mr Healey had to cancel a trip abroad whilst at the Airport to come back to London and get IMF to bail us out with a large loan and demands to change economic policy. All this mo...
by mdd2
Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:40 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Manager of the Month
Replies: 40
Views: 4405

Re: Manager of the Month

Except for every May winner from every season ;) Oh this thing will put an end to football for longer than the summer break unfortunately Doubt we will be back on the Turf until October at the earliest. The peak of this thing is said to be 12 weeks away and I think the hope is to delay the peak. Fo...
by mdd2
Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What Song Best Fits Life today?
Replies: 66
Views: 4673

Re: What Song Best Fits Life today?

Certainly not "Stand by me"
by mdd2
Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Manager of the Month
Replies: 40
Views: 4405

Re: Manager of the Month

He will be the longest serving manager of the month ever unless they do one for March 2020.
by mdd2
Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trippier
Replies: 24
Views: 4441

Re: Trippier

At 32 would he be just back up?
by mdd2
Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Keep Calm And Carry On As Normal
Replies: 51
Views: 5824

Re: Keep Calm And Carry On As Normal

By all means keep calm but let's not carry on as normal. To flatten this curve we have to do the simple things but do them well. Cover coughs and sneezes with tissues, throw away tissue and wash hands.If the backs of your hands and fingers are no needing moisturising cream you are not washing enough...
by mdd2
Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pike Hill - Water gone and Power out
Replies: 17
Views: 3218

Re: Pike Hill - Water gone and Power out

Fire at a substation and power hopefully back by 230pm according to LET. Affecting BB10 area and 500 homes
by mdd2
Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ventilator dilema
Replies: 16
Views: 1990

Re: Ventilator dilema

Unfortunately we've given livers to alcoholics and then they've carried on drinking excessively And the primary disease that sees off livers and kidneys sometimes comes back and destroys the transplant Alcoholism is not a disease of the liver but the mind.Alcoholics drink to excess, if they could c...
by mdd2
Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eddie Howe talks about his move to Burnley
Replies: 11
Views: 2736

Re: Eddie Howe talks about his move to Burnley

I agree about the squad but those in the know say he did a lot of harm to the progress we had made with the youth system and put it back a few years Great time for him to leave as 1) we were heading towards a relegation scrap 2) Sean was around and the bellends who said Sean who? had no say in the a...
by mdd2
Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Interim transfer window?
Replies: 22
Views: 1526

Re: Interim transfer window?

Contracts have to be honoured so cannot see our league Paying massive wages whilst income is down and handing out to the smaller clubs
I agree it would be nice but players who cost clubs 20 30 million could Walt for free if there massive salaries are not paid
by mdd2
Sat Mar 14, 2020 3:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

Where are you based Inchy?
by mdd2
Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

That's because the Tories have run down the NHS for years and years, not because of the disease itself, which of course is serious enough. The infirm are rarely suitable candidates for Intensive care, decisions that are taken every day in hospital in the UK and elsewhere. An illness that puts you i...
by mdd2
Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Karen Brady wtf?
Replies: 94
Views: 8503

Re: Karen Brady wtf?

I know it's not the most reliable source, but theres something doing the rounds on Twitter that in the FA rulebook if a season is unable to be finished as long as 75% of a teams fixtures are completed then the results and positions will stand. Could be a complete load of rubbish though :lol: So wou...
by mdd2
Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Premier League gone surely...
Replies: 217
Views: 16648

Re: Premier League gone surely...

I think UEFA will want, if at all possible, to get the domestic seasons finished. With ten games to go in most of the major countries it could be doable IF - and, yes, it's a very big "if" - health systems can get the virus under control within a few weeks. But if we get close to 3 April - which is ...
by mdd2
Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hudson Adoi Corona update
Replies: 14
Views: 1935

Re: Hudson Adoi Corona update

Gobbing up on the pitch wouldn't have helped
by mdd2
Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Hudson Adoi Corona update
Replies: 14
Views: 1935

Re: Hudson Adoi Corona update

Good news for them but sometimes there is a double dip with recurrent symptoms as it progresses to infect the lungs. British lad in China kept a diary of his illness over about 12 days, sniffles, better then several days of fever cough and breathlessness But being young and fit offers them a good ch...
by mdd2
Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

Antibiotics resistance is a major problem there don’t even administer routinely for certain types of infections now due to the bacteria changing, it ties in with the herd immunity idea in the opposite direction but in a positive way, maybe not the best analogy, 1s certainly bad the other potentiall...
by mdd2
Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

His point Jakub is that this virus is not going to go away much like flu and therefore if we stop most of the UK getting infected now then next winter we will have another bout; whereas if a sizeable number get it this year then there will be fewer cases and no epidemic next year. He seems to know m...
by mdd2
Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No Games.........yellow cards.
Replies: 13
Views: 2671

Re: No Games.........yellow cards.

Hope so as I expect our next match may be sometime in September!!!!!!!!
by mdd2
Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

It is only 38 Army folk presently. In reality our Army couldn't replace a fraction of essential workers these days. We hardly have an army. Dozens of non-uniformed members of Army have been drafted in to help with the coronavirus response. Some 38 members of the Royal Logistics Corp have been deploy...
by mdd2
Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Premier League gone surely...
Replies: 217
Views: 16648

Re: Premier League gone surely...

Given that this thing is here for at least another 3 months and if the Medics are successful in spreading the case load it could be 6months isn't the most likely scenario completion of this season's games towards the end of the year and scrapping next season's competitions with 2020-21 blank apart f...
by mdd2
Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

Gordaleman wrote:
Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:01 pm
And the British on the other hand just contaminate a whole Scottish island with Anthrax spores and leave it for 48 years before doing anything to clean it up. Good old Brits eh?
Poor example that was war time stuff. Try our changed feeding practice and BSE-that is much better
by mdd2
Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

Of course vaccines stop you getting infections but some are better than others. The reasons we have eradicated small pox and polio is because of vaccines. Because flu mutates and most years changes a bit and other times changes a lot there is a lot of immunity most years but when the virus changes s...
by mdd2
Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Liverpool v Atletico
Replies: 39
Views: 2959

Re: Liverpool v Atletico

Pool's season starting to fold. Good thing they are so far ahead in the league.Won 2 of 6 games now (assuming don't win tonight)
Doubt they will be in the last 8 now. Spaniards unlikely to concede 2 in 15 minutes
by mdd2
Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The English and Goalkeepers ...
Replies: 38
Views: 3353

Re: The English and Goalkeepers ...

Colin McDonald was a top keeper
by mdd2
Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

I think SARS also spared children from severe illness and proportionally fewer were infected
by mdd2
Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 13866
Views: 917206

Re: Coronavirus

The problem with epidemiologists is that they know how many will die but not who and when. Now the executioner-well he knows who and when