Search found 1235 matches

by Corky
Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mike Garlick says we have £24m in bank
Replies: 476
Views: 31304

Re: Mike Garlick says we have £24m in bank

Long Time Lurker said this at the end of his very very very long post; "Improvements to the ground are all well and good, but they are dependent on preserving our very lucrative PL revenue stream. No money means no improvements to the physical infrastructure. We need to safeguard our performance on ...
by Corky
Fri Mar 01, 2019 3:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mike Garlick says we have £24m in bank
Replies: 476
Views: 31304

Re: Mike Garlick says we have £24m in bank

I have had a quick look at what is being said with regard to improving the ground/increasing capacity and the question of facilities seems to be being ignored. We will at some point need to replace the CFS either that or it will fall down, cost too much to keep repairing or be condemned! Ideally whe...
by Corky
Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cant win em all
Replies: 55
Views: 4247

Re: Cant win em all

I stopped watching at around 65/70 minutes went and played records. Didn't really look like either side was going to score. Wasn't wrong. I know it is all ifs, buts and maybes but they got the first goal to settle them down. It went in. On another occasion it could have hit row Z. Tarks should have ...
by Corky
Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Replies: 322
Views: 26591

Re: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS

That's the way to do it. 2-0 down and passing back to Heaton!!!!! Bit off tonight.
by Corky
Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Replies: 322
Views: 26591

Re: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS

We are not going to score tonight. Roll on next game.
by Corky
Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Replies: 322
Views: 26591

Re: Newcy Sports versus MIGHTY CLARETS

box_of_frogs wrote:Do I stay in the pub, or go home.......
Go home.
by Corky
Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: No injuries from Saturday
Replies: 13
Views: 1845

Re: No injuries from Saturday

ClaretTony wrote:Off to see a specialist
I wonder, would that specialist be a physiatrist?
by Corky
Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What was the best non Burnley game you ever attended ?
Replies: 55
Views: 5307

Re: What was the best non Burnley game you ever attended ?

December 1975, I took my mates girlfriend to watch Spurs v Liverpool. She was, and still is a Scunthorpe fan who when Keegan went to Liverpool also started to follow them but still, I must say, to this day retains a season ticket for Scunny. As I had a couple of Spurs fans we all went together and e...
by Corky
Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dear Mauricio
Replies: 36
Views: 6446

Re: Dear Mauricio

His little number two was going bonkers.
by Corky
Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Massive, Outstanding, Huge
Replies: 47
Views: 8916

Re: Massive, Outstanding, Huge

I scared the dogs when our second went in.
by Corky
Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Daunting Task vs Spurs at home
Replies: 35
Views: 6376

Re: Daunting Task vs Spurs at home

burnleymik wrote:I remember the general consensus when we went to United recently, with the form they were in and we were 2-0 up at the 86th minute.... :D
My thoughts exactly. Let's not get ahead of ourselves but be quietly confident.
by Corky
Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Englands worst places to live
Replies: 16
Views: 2559

Re: Englands worst places to live

It is just a bit of nonsense really. I went to Aldershot yesterday and it was like a ghost town, nothing welcoming about it at all. Shop after shop boarded up. The Wellington Shopping Centre has only got about 20% occupancy. Marks and Sparks is shut and even some of the newly opened eateries around ...
by Corky
Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O/T I want to come home
Replies: 881
Views: 54757

Re: O/T I want to come home

Apparently she is eligible to play for the Bangladesh Netball team due to her maternal line. Every cloud and all that.
by Corky
Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New pans - any advice
Replies: 72
Views: 7077

Re: New pans - any advice

Tefal handleless pans are a revaluation when storing them away. Highly recommended Definitely agree with MRG. We have just had our kitchen redone and went for the Induction hob. Got the Tefal handleless pans from Lakeland and as MRG says they are just so convenient when storing them. Also they look...
by Corky
Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 27 x 1 1/4 presta cycle inner tube query
Replies: 11
Views: 1263

Re: 27 x 1 1/4 presta cycle inner tube query

I've ordered some continental hardshell tyres for my bike from Halfords and an inner tube, but I'm a bit worried about whether they're putting the right inner tube in. It says on the order it's Continental 700 x 28 37 PR42 Product no. 805705. Are there any cyclists out there who might be able to co...
by Corky
Sun Feb 17, 2019 9:11 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Could this be the end ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1219

Re: Could this be the end ?

Do they realise that we don't actually kick a severed head around the pitch.
by Corky
Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 15 years
Replies: 22
Views: 2958

Re: 15 years

Is that the maximum he could legally be given?
by Corky
Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Do we still attribute ‘Europe’ to our poor start to the season?
Replies: 86
Views: 5611

Re: Do we still attribute ‘Europe’ to our poor start to the season?

I think the reason why we started the season so badly was because being in the European competition, surprisingly, messed with the Managers head. And this had a trickle down effect on the players. The reason I say this is that SD has always, always, always adopted a mantra of one game at a time. How...
by Corky
Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: India man to sue parents for giving birth to him
Replies: 2
Views: 822

Re: India man to sue parents for giving birth to him

That was exactly my thought when I first read about this. Clearly he will have no excuse if either one of his parents decide to terminate the pregnancy, albeit somewhat later than normal.
by Corky
Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Its not points its the way you play
Replies: 22
Views: 3078

Re: Its not points its the way you play

Entertainment all the way for me. I don’t mind the result as long as we have created chances and had a real go, and have got something to be proud of. I’ve left the Turf before now after winning 1-0 thinking ‘that was shite.’ I'm sorry but that is just plain weird. We play to our strengths but need...
by Corky
Sat Feb 02, 2019 4:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MIGHTY CLARETS versus S aints
Replies: 293
Views: 14592

Re: MIGHTY CLARETS versus S aints

But it just patches over the cracks.
by Corky
Sat Feb 02, 2019 4:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MIGHTY CLARETS versus S aints
Replies: 293
Views: 14592

Re: MIGHTY CLARETS versus S aints

All the good work we did at Man Utd will now be ****** down the drain and we will probably get beat 0-2.
by Corky
Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Peter Crouch
Replies: 469
Views: 45375

Re: Peter Crouch

Graham Alexander was 94 years old and he could still knock em in, penalties that is.
by Corky
Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Defour?
Replies: 20
Views: 3357

Re: Defour?

Sadly he appears to be too injury prone and also take an inordinate amount of time to recover. We need to cut our losses and get rid in the summer.
by Corky
Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Peter Crouch
Replies: 469
Views: 45375

Re: Peter Crouch

KefkaClaret wrote:Our transfers this season have managed to surpass my already low expectations.
This means we have done better than you thought. That can't be true. Surely?
by Corky
Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:34 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight’s Pen
Replies: 105
Views: 10165

Re: Tonight’s Pen

Dyched wrote:Quite clearly a penalty
Quite clearly delusional.
by Corky
Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man Flunited vs The Clarets
Replies: 280
Views: 23495

Re: Man Flunited vs The Clarets

So pleased for Wood. Will do him no end of good.
by Corky
Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man Flunited vs The Clarets
Replies: 280
Views: 23495

Re: Man Flunited vs The Clarets

Well done Barnes.
by Corky
Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nicola Sturgeon
Replies: 118
Views: 11693

Re: Nicola Sturgeon

It's OK the Chinese will help with any loans the Scottish need.
by Corky
Sat Jan 26, 2019 4:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4
Replies: 297
Views: 15815

Re: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4

Perhaps what I should also add is that I am now off to play records. I will not be watching the second half. I've just received the new single by Durand Jones and the Indications, which needs playing a few times and I have also got a CD to compile. So enjoy the rest of you.
by Corky
Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4
Replies: 297
Views: 15815

Re: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4

Sean Dyche has made it quite clear on a number of occasions that he does not want to disrespect the FA Cup but the reality is that his main concern is to keep the Club in the Premier League. I can't understand why people are surprised that he has put the team out that he has. It is much more importa...
by Corky
Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4
Replies: 297
Views: 15815

Re: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4

We haven't a hope in hell of getting anything from this match now. We are simply not good enough. It will probably stay 1-0 until half time then City will score a couple in the last 15 minutes of the game.
by Corky
Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4
Replies: 297
Views: 15815

Re: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4

hampsteadclaret wrote:Jesus beats Pope.
I think we need an Ecumenical Council on that one!!
by Corky
Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4
Replies: 297
Views: 15815

Re: Mancy City versus Mighty Clarets FA Cup R4

Pope nearly saved it. Nothing he could do. Difference in quality. Brady skies it and Jesus shows how it should be done.
by Corky
Fri Jan 25, 2019 4:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season Ticket Prices Frozen Again
Replies: 55
Views: 5088

Re: Season Ticket Prices Frozen Again

I read somewhere that match day revenue represents about 7% of turnover, so the club can afford to keep ticket prices low.
by Corky
Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What happened to our sponsor?
Replies: 37
Views: 4068

Re: What happened to our sponsor?

How long is this latest sponsorship deal for, does anyone know ?
by Corky
Wed Jan 23, 2019 4:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: I have found us a winger @ a bargain price Mr Dyche
Replies: 44
Views: 8196

Re: I have found us a winger @ a bargain price Mr Dyche

claretdj wrote:We been linked with 34 yr old Downing @ Boro if you would rather have him? No competition between the 2 choices, Lazar every day of the week n we won't get a better player than him for cost & age.. utc
Golly, gosh, someone actually took my comment seriously. Well done claretdj.
by Corky
Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: I have found us a winger @ a bargain price Mr Dyche
Replies: 44
Views: 8196

Re: I have found us a winger @ a bargain price Mr Dyche

He doesn't appear to have any body hair other than what's on his bonce; so it's a no from me.
by Corky
Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wotfor versus Mighty Clarets
Replies: 270
Views: 18754

Re: Wotfor versus Mighty Clarets

If only we had a couple of forwards who were a little bit quicker then they could hang back ever so slightly from the defenders and then wouldn't get caught offside so much.
by Corky
Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:21 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Netflix recommendations
Replies: 43
Views: 7604

Re: Netflix recommendations

If you want to be very surprised look up the film Love. My wife did as she was in the "romantic films" section. Fairly innocent you'd think!!!!!!
by Corky
Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:21 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: DofE Involved in First Car Crash Since Aug ‘97
Replies: 67
Views: 4767

Re: DofE Involved in First Car Crash Since Aug ‘97

He is arrogant, ignorant and pig-headed why should we be surprised that he insists on still driving when he no doubt had a Police Officer with him who could do the job. And I am sure there were plenty at Sandringham who could have chauffeured him.

The ridiculous thing is he doesn't need to drive.
by Corky
Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:37 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Colemanballs
Replies: 7
Views: 2007

Re: Colemanballs

The batsmans Holding the bowlers Willey.
by Corky
Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tamla Motown 60 years old today..12/1/1959
Replies: 58
Views: 3723

Re: Tamla Motown 60 years old today..12/1/1959

Thanks for all the contributions on this, most of which were excellent, and some great links. A couple to finish with, artists who have not featured on here yet.. This is Jackie Wilson...check out the excellent Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth dancing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AXkfhqvO44" onc...
by Corky
Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tamla Motown 60 years old today..12/1/1959
Replies: 58
Views: 3723

Re: Tamla Motown 60 years old today..12/1/1959

[quote="Dazzler"]Splitting hairs... ;)

Pedantic perhaps but accurate nonetheless. :lol:
by Corky
Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tamla Motown 60 years old today..12/1/1959
Replies: 58
Views: 3723

Re: Tamla Motown 60 years old today..12/1/1959

Hampstead, Tamla Motown isn't 60 until May 2025, don't get ahead of yourself man. Now if you are talking Tamla and Anna then that's more like it. Barrett Strong as well as being issued on the Tamla label also came out on a 10 inch Shellac 78rpm recording on Anna in 1959. Surprising how many people d...
by Corky
Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How do you win with no shot on goal ???
Replies: 42
Views: 4197

Re: How do you win with no shot on goal ???

Perhaps we should do more to encourage the opposition to score for us.
by Corky
Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MIGHTY CLARETS versus Burnsley
Replies: 322
Views: 24522

Re: MIGHTY CLARETS versus Burnsley

I think it was cruel on Barnsley but there is no doubting that the importance of the game can be reflected in the fact that we made so many changes and also by the fact that there weren't huge numbers of home support.
by Corky
Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: #TenYearsAheadDay - One Year To Go!
Replies: 38
Views: 4573

Re: #TenYearsAheadDay - One Year To Go!

So, this is all he said;

"The training centre and the academy set-up is fantastic. It's everything I wanted for Burnley but this club is probably five or ten years ahead of what we were trying to build".

At the time sort of true, really.
by Corky
Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 'Uddersfelt versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Replies: 416
Views: 22948

Re: 'Uddersfelt versus MIGHTY CLARETS

Brady sent off?
by Corky
Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 'Uddersfelt versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Replies: 416
Views: 22948

Re: 'Uddersfelt versus MIGHTY CLARETS

McNeil has been one of the best players on the pitch. Must be a bit tired!!!!