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by Sausage
Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 31 Years
Replies: 18
Views: 2535

Re: 31 Years

Tribesmen wrote:
Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:26 pm
Don't take this wrong but i am not inh favour to retash this every year .
Now milestones yes .
Ordinarily I'd agree with you. But in this case the families of the 96 haven't yet seen justice done. Until that time comes, I've no issue with people publicising the anniversary.
by Sausage
Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SPOT THE BALL - ROUND 6
Replies: 89
Views: 4581

Re: ***SPOT THE BALL***ROUND 6 FROM 15 April to Saturday 18 April

D10
C9
E13
C13
C8
by Sausage
Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SPOT THE BALL - ROUND 4
Replies: 63
Views: 3368

Re: ***SPOT THE BALL*** - ROUND 4

Image 1: C5
Image 2: A9
Image 3: C10
Image 4: G4
Image 5: B5
by Sausage
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SPOT THE BALL RESULTS & TABLES NOW IN ROUND 3
Replies: 81
Views: 4025

Re: ROUND 3 ***SPOT THE BALL*** - End of Season Competition

Image 1: G7
Image 2: B2
Image 3: C9
Image 4: G12
Image 5: C9
by Sausage
Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The clubs response to the current situation
Replies: 45
Views: 5599

Re: The clubs response to the current situation

Brilliant letter. Too long? No. Will they read it? Yes. Will tim_noone read it? Who ******* cares?
by Sausage
Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RIP Eddie Large
Replies: 38
Views: 3839

Re: RIP Eddie Large

Im_not_Robbie_Blake wrote:
Thu Apr 02, 2020 4:43 pm
Up the Clarets - the height of bad taste.
and sense-of-humour failure.
by Sausage
Mon Mar 30, 2020 2:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Site question?
Replies: 39
Views: 4107

Re: Site problems

I'm experiencing the same 'forbidden' messages. Takes three or four refreshes to load a page.
by Sausage
Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: City v Burnley 1998
Replies: 31
Views: 3799

Re: City v Burnley 1998

Paul Smith had a lovely left didn’t he ? Thought he was a really talented player who would go on to play for a big club. Was he linked with Arsenal at some point ? Played against him a couple of years ago against Burnley Veterans and he was pinging left foot passes 60 yards to feet and scored a gre...
by Sausage
Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ROUND 2 SPOT THE BALL End of Season Cup
Replies: 123
Views: 5760

Re: ***SPOT THE BALL*** End of Season Cup - Round 2

Image 1: A7
Image 2: D8
Image 3: F2
Image 4: B6
Image 5: C10
by Sausage
Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Making a 3D Model of a Stadium
Replies: 16
Views: 1176

Re: Making a 3D Model of a Stadium

Rowls, go to Reading Borough Council's website, navigate to the planning applications page and enter the reference 070434. This should take you to a planning application for the expansion of the Madejski Stadium. There is a set of existing plans and elevations that might help you.
by Sausage
Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Plymouth 1994 play-off semi first leg
Replies: 55
Views: 5461

Re: Burnley v Plymouth 1994 play-off semi first leg

Mark Briggs' commentary though. :oops:
by Sausage
Tue Mar 24, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bored already...discuss this...
Replies: 18
Views: 2530

Re: Bored already...discuss this...

Suratclaret wrote:
Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:41 am
Why do teaspoons go missing?! ... Sorted out our cutlery this afternoon (sad I know) only to discover some teaspoons have gone AWOL.
This might answer your question: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322240/
by Sausage
Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The most `celebrated` Burnley goals ever?
Replies: 83
Views: 8951

Re: The most `celebrated` Burnley goals ever?

Glen Little against Bristol Rovers in 2000. Payton sent off, Clarets with a backs-to-the-wall performance. We all thought we were holding out for a 0-0 which would have been a decent result. And then Glen single-handedly wins the game by dancing around the entire back four. Scenes.
by Sausage
Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SPOT THE BALL End of Season Cup - ROUND 1
Replies: 136
Views: 6183

Re: **SPOT THE BALL** End of Season Cup - ROUND 1

Thanks for bringing this back Ralph. In years to come, when the grandkids ask me how we survived the Covid-19 lockdown, I will regale them stories of Spot the Ball, RalphCoatesComb and his trusty canine friend. In the meantime, the South East London jury has returned the following votes: Image 1: C1...
by Sausage
Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New To Netflix - The English Game
Replies: 39
Views: 5959

Re: New To Netflix - The English Game

Weird to see Blackburn playing in claret shirts in this.

Chim chiminey, Chim chiminey...
by Sausage
Tue Mar 17, 2020 5:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors
Replies: 18
Views: 1439

Re: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors

If it’s on the same consumer unit it will work. Okay. Now I'm confused. To be clear, I have one consumer unit which houses the usual array of MCB switches for various lighting rings, ring main, oven, shower etc. One of the switches is for the shed circuit. The router is powered from a socket in the...
by Sausage
Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors
Replies: 18
Views: 1439

Re: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors

Cheers Mark. Cat 6 cable it is then.
by Sausage
Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors
Replies: 18
Views: 1439

Re: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors

As long as your sockets in your shed are on the same circuit as the socket nearest to your router, you should be fine. There is very minimal loss in bandwidth really, far better than you'd get from wifi anyway. No, the shed sockets are on their own circuit, albeit from the same consumer unit as the...
by Sausage
Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors
Replies: 18
Views: 1439

Re: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors

Cheers Darthlaw. I am assuming some adaptors are better than others in terms of losses. I'm thinking of it as a short term solution (claimable on company expenses) but if it's a pile of old toss, I'll go with running a cable.
by Sausage
Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors
Replies: 18
Views: 1439

Re: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors

Claret-On-A-T-Rex wrote:
Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:15 pm
Better to run a cable out no?
Or is that not a possibility?
It's definitely a possibility. All options on the table at the moment.
by Sausage
Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O.T. - Powerline Adaptors
Replies: 18
Views: 1439

O.T. - Powerline Adaptors

Like many others, I'm facing the prospect of working from home for the foreseeable. With two kids and the wife also stuck at home, I need a bolt hole. Fortunately, I've got a shed that's perfect for this, with mains electricity recently installed. Unfortunately I didn't get round to installing data ...
by Sausage
Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Player's contracts
Replies: 4
Views: 958

Re: Player's contracts

It's irrelevant whether they're in contract or out-of-contract. It's the player's registration with the club that counts. That's why it's possible to play on a non-contract basis.
by Sausage
Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: English football to be played behind closed doors
Replies: 175
Views: 12039

Re: English football to be played behind closed doors

Bfcboyo wrote:
Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:40 am
I happen to know Harry Garlick and he has confirmed this.
Never trust a TV salesman.
by Sausage
Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Can you name all these players?
Replies: 53
Views: 4067

Re: Can you name all these players?

Mala591 wrote:
Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:11 am
Am I alone in being a massive fan of Marlon Beresford?

Who do YOU consider to be Burnley's best ever goalkeeper?
Certainly not Beresford. I think people get misty-eyed about Marlon because of the absolute dross we previously had between the sticks.
by Sausage
Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BBC decide not to renew Alan Green's contract
Replies: 41
Views: 5777

Re: BBC decide not to renew Alan Green's contract

Sausage, he was not one of the Radio 2 commentators at the Orient game. They were the great, Peter Jones and Jimmy Armfield I shall bow to your better knowledge. Perhaps it was that AG told me he was commentating on Radio 2 that day, but not necessarily at Turf Moor. The late Peter Jones, what a co...
by Sausage
Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Charlton Athletic - frying pan into fire?
Replies: 132
Views: 17022

Re: Charlton Athletic - frying pan into fire?

Significant line at the end of the piece on VofV which reads: "The EFL must take its share of the blame for having failed, once again, to intervene effectively, even though it has now confirmed the deal was never ratified. Regardless, it has presided over yet another sorry mess." What on earth has ...
by Sausage
Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who is this referee?
Replies: 14
Views: 1542

Re: Who is this referee?

Does anyone else think the ref looks like a balding Jose Mourinho?
by Sausage
Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: BBC decide not to renew Alan Green's contract
Replies: 41
Views: 5777

Re: BBC decide not to renew Alan Green's contract

He was good on the 606 phone in. That programme was ruined when it changed to two presenters arguing with each other. I don't even listen to it now. Couldn't disagree more. Danny Baker created 606 as an irreverent phone-in with the aim of looking beyond the boring clichés of post-match analysis and...
by Sausage
Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Charlton Athletic - frying pan into fire?
Replies: 132
Views: 17022

Re: Charlton Athletic - frying pan into fire?

It's a huge mess at Charlton. I went to the Charton v Boro match at The Valley on Saturday - the first time I've been there since we won the Championship in 2016 - and the atmosphere was fantastic. It's a great club with so much potential and a loyal fan base. They deserve so much more.
by Sausage
Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Exeter City, March 1987
Replies: 70
Views: 5853

Re: Burnley v Exeter City, March 1987

That’s the one, Martin.
by Sausage
Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Exeter City, March 1987
Replies: 70
Views: 5853

Re: Burnley v Exeter City, March 1987

Herts Clarets wrote:
Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:11 pm
There is a photo in existence of him. I have tried Google images but not been able to find it anywhere..
It’s in a pictorial book published in 1988 by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, edited by Tony Durkin. I’ll wager there’s a copy on CT’s sagging shelf!
by Sausage
Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Which club do you dread playing ( any div )
Replies: 39
Views: 3872

Re: Which club do you dread playing ( any div )

In the mid to late Eighties, it was Scarborough for me. I think they beat us four or five times on the bounce. Remember going to the chip stadium in '88, 1-0 defeat. Don't even know what division they're in now. Nobody now, really. I'll second your Scarborough nomination. Even in the 91-92 season t...
by Sausage
Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MOTD
Replies: 45
Views: 6283

Re: MOTD

The only people Nick Pope needs to impress are Sean Dyche and Gareth Southgate, and given the latter watched both Pope and Pickford over the weekend, it doesn't matter that the regular one-eyed analysis on MOTD regularly ignores Burnley. Actually, I'm beginning to like the fact that we are always ov...
by Sausage
Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: TONIGHT'S FOOTBALL
Replies: 82
Views: 5636

Re: TONIGHT'S FOOTBALL

ClaretAndJew wrote:
Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:01 am
What's our average gate in a stale season in the EFL Championship?
You don't even need to find a stale season; when we were promoted in the 2008/09 season our average attendance was 12,711.
by Sausage
Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tuesday night trivia ..
Replies: 44
Views: 2907

Re: Tuesday night trivia ..

Winstonswhite wrote:
Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:12 pm
I’ve got a quick quiz question.

Which Burnley player current or past is the most recent to win a league title?
Was it Steven Defour winning the league with Porto in 2013?
by Sausage
Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: We must never lose our identity.
Replies: 53
Views: 4133

Re: We must never lose our identity.

Cricketfield, I went to Spurs a couple of weeks ago when they played Southampton in the FA Cup replay. It's difficult to disagree with what you say. The stadium alone is on another level altogether, with a club shop literally the size of a John Lewis department store. We got tickets in the middle-ti...
by Sausage
Fri Feb 21, 2020 1:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football betting - be careful - silly season is about to start
Replies: 9
Views: 1037

Re: Football betting - be careful - silly season is about to start

Ralph, talking of silly things, when are you bringing back Spot the Ball?
by Sausage
Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jimmy Greaves
Replies: 57
Views: 4969

Re: Jimmy Greaves

I'm not old enough to have seen him play, but if you watch the Saint & Greavsie footage (see link) of the build up to the Orient Game, Jimmy Greaves is genuinely gutted at Burnley's plight and is rather sombre in his mood. It's clear he has a lot of respect for Burnley. I'm sorry to see his health h...
by Sausage
Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O/T Best place to put £500 per month
Replies: 55
Views: 5587

Re: O/T Best place to put £500 per month

If I had £500 spare each month it'd be going into my pension.
by Sausage
Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Extinction Rebellion at it again ..mindless
Replies: 42
Views: 3659

Re: Extinction Rebellion at it again ..mindless

So Extinction Rebellion's protest about environmental change involves digging up a lawn that sequesters carbon, reduces rainwater run-off, provides habitat for invertebrates and offers a safe space for people to socialise and relax.

Absolute bellends.
by Sausage
Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 49 sides have played in the Premier League, yet I think only ten have won their first game!
Replies: 38
Views: 2999

Re: 49 sides have played in the Premier League, yet I think only eleven have won their first game!

mdd2 wrote:
Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:52 pm
Are you sure on that?
Don't think Luton Millwall or Bristol City have played in the PL. First Division-yes PL-no
You're right about all three but only Bristol City are currently in the top 10 in the Championship. Millwall are 11th and Luton are 24th.
by Sausage
Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 49 sides have played in the Premier League, yet I think only ten have won their first game!
Replies: 38
Views: 2999

Re: 49 sides have played in the Premier League, yet I think only eleven have won their first game!

Notts County is correct, voted for the establishment of a Premier League, but were relegated the season prior, and never got back ... now playing in the National League ! File under, " Well, that went well ! " .... :roll: :roll: :roll: I imagine the other one was Luton, who also ended up in the Con...
by Sausage
Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: If we all bought more BRITISH designed/manufactured/assembled goods...
Replies: 100
Views: 5437

Re: If we all bought more BRITISH designed/manufactured/assembled goods...

Some decent small independent British clothing manufacturers out there. I've got a pair of jeans made in Bolton with cloth woven in Foulridge. Lanx shoes are made in Whalley. Then we've got fellow Claret, Iain Trickett knocking out some excellent British made rigs. Chris, what's the name of the com...
by Sausage
Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Paddy McGuiness
Replies: 74
Views: 6856

Re: Paddy McGuiness

Humour is a fickle mistress. Sometimes something is funny, other times it isn't. Some people inexplicably like Mrs Brown's Boys, though I've never met anyone who will admit it. Paddy M is the same. He was brilliant in Max and Paddy and Phoenix Nights, and I don't mind him on Top Gear. I hate Take Me...
by Sausage
Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tony Parkes
Replies: 32
Views: 4338

Re: Tony Parkes

That's a tough watch. Time to put rivalries aside and give credit to a man who loved his football club and to a daughter who must be going through incredible agonies watching her dad slip away. I genuinely wish them all the very best.
by Sausage
Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Last Battle of Britain Ace
Replies: 27
Views: 1901

Re: Last Battle of Britain Ace

Worth a visit to the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum if you're ever down Kent/South East London way. https://bhmm.org.uk/ Took my lad there last summer as it's only down the road from me. Some sobering stories about the brave chaps who flew the sorties but also the women who were tasked with clearing un...