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by Sausage
Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Extra Wembley games at Euro 2020
Replies: 11
Views: 1195

Re: Extra Wembley games at Euro 2020

ClaretTony wrote:FAW not happy. They were hoping that these group games would be played in Cardiff. The whole idea was supposedly to give some of the smaller countries some games.
They have awarded games to smaller countries - like Scotland ;)
by Sausage
Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jason Shackell
Replies: 38
Views: 7229

Re: Jason Shackell

Did they miss his transfer back to Derby or has Shackell understandably asked for such trivial details to be omitted to save his blushes?
by Sausage
Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What will be the next development at the Turf ?
Replies: 113
Views: 9064

Re: What will be the next development at the Turf ?

MiltonKeynesClaret93 wrote:That was so satisfying to read.
Bravo, sausage.
And there's me thinking I've written yet another thread-killer.
by Sausage
Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What will be the next development at the Turf ?
Replies: 113
Views: 9064

Re: What will be the next development at the Turf ?

50 shades of Grey wrote: As mentioned previously, the height of the Bob Lord cannot be raised due to its close proximity to the houses opposite on Anne Close. Claretandy wrote: says who ? says Planning legislation. The distance between the front elevation of the houses on Anne Close and the back of...
by Sausage
Fri Dec 01, 2017 4:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The London stadium
Replies: 38
Views: 4112

Re: The London stadium

I can't understand why the London stadium wasn't built similar to the Etihad stadium after their success. Etihad is a great example of how to make use of a stadium after the major event. Because the IOC stipulated that one of the legacy requirements of hosting the Olympics was retaining a stadium c...
by Sausage
Fri Dec 01, 2017 4:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Damian Green
Replies: 112
Views: 9597

Re: Damian Green

Is he performing his duty, ie doing his job whilst he is looking at porn? I refer you to my earlier answer. Was he doing his job? Clearly no. But in the time he was looking at bongo on the net, did anything untoward happen within the remit of his parliamentary responsibilities that wouldn't otherwi...
by Sausage
Fri Dec 01, 2017 4:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Damian Green
Replies: 112
Views: 9597

Re: Damian Green

Do you know what the parliamentary policy is around personal internet use of office computers? I’d be surprised if it extended to not using Amazon or Ocado, a lot of organisations, including in government, allow that sort of personal use. It will definitely preclude looking at porn though. See Page...
by Sausage
Fri Dec 01, 2017 3:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Damian Green
Replies: 112
Views: 9597

Re: Damian Green

It's a sackable offence but it's not illegal and therefore not misconduct in public office. You do realise that you're talking about a criminal offence with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment? For accessing legal pornography?
by Sausage
Fri Dec 01, 2017 3:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Damian Green
Replies: 112
Views: 9597

Re: Damian Green

So you don’t think that what he is alleged to have done is misconduct in a public office which is a criminal offence? No, I don't. And if you carry out even a cursory bit of research on the matter you'll realise how ridiculous is it to suggest he's guilty of such an offence. If you want chapter and...
by Sausage
Fri Dec 01, 2017 3:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The London stadium
Replies: 38
Views: 4112

Re: The London stadium

Did Man City ever buy the Etihad or are taxpayers funding the Sheikh's plaything? On the contrary, City pay £3m a year to Manchester City Council. City paid half of the conversion costs from athletics to football mode and, I believe, paid the cost of the South Stand extension. The current cost to t...
by Sausage
Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Damian Green
Replies: 112
Views: 9597

Re: Damian Green

I'm at work, looking at the following on the internet: UptheClarets Amazon AFC Fylde (just out of curiosity) A plumbing website All of which is legal, none of which is remotely related to my job and all of which is personal and therefore could result in my sacking. And not one shiny sh!tting piece o...
by Sausage
Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Prinny Royal could be renamed "The Dyche"
Replies: 12
Views: 2196

Re: Prinny Royal could be renamed "The Dyche"

"The owners of The Princess Royal have already said the gruff-voiced boss is welcome to drink for free after securing a return to the Premier League last season." You've got to laugh. The very thought that Sean Dyche - a man with seemingly impeccable judgement of talent, application, determination ...
by Sausage
Wed Nov 22, 2017 11:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bournemouth to London after the game
Replies: 22
Views: 3068

Re: Bournemouth to London after the game

Looks like the last direct train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo is at 22:11. The walk from Dean Court to the station is approximately 30 mins. So you might need to leave the stadium on 90 mins and miss any injury time.
by Sausage
Wed Nov 22, 2017 10:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cricket: Can someone explain..
Replies: 25
Views: 3081

Re: Cricket: Can someone explain..

Some of it is science, some of it is mystery. The science bit relates to the flow of air around the cricket ball when it is bowled. The air passes around the shiny side of the ball more quickly than the rough, dull side. This produces aerodynamic drag which helps the ball swing. In overcast conditio...
by Sausage
Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The most common phrase in football ....
Replies: 52
Views: 4424

Re: The most common phrase in football ....

'Stonewall penalty'

Visions of Peter Tatchell going down in the box.
by Sausage
Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley FC A-Z. Day 17, Q is for...
Replies: 5
Views: 767

Re: Burnley FC A-Z. Day 17, Q is for...

PretiumQue et Causa Laboris. ,,,,,,,,The Prize is the cause or our Labours............In other words Work Hard and we will Win. Perfect Pedant alert Q is for misQuote. Pretiumque et causa laboris translates as 'the prize and cause of our labour', although some sources claim that pretiumque means pr...
by Sausage
Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is it time to rename “I’m a celebrity...”
Replies: 30
Views: 3939

Re: Is it time to rename “I’m a celebrity...”

Okay then, I'll be first to say it. I quite like it. It's harmless fun. I read, I watch films, I get out and about during the day. But once the kids are tucked up in bed and I've got a nice glass of red in my hand, it's good to relax with a bit of empty-headed nonsense on the magic lantern.
by Sausage
Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Purge List
Replies: 82
Views: 7428

Re: Purge List

Kate Walsh.

Who?

The BBC1 continuity announcer with the Darwen accent. Like nails on a ******* blackboard. Or, as she'd say it, a 'blackborrrrrrrd'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQYhR5n1P50
by Sausage
Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nick Pope, in the middle of England’s goal?....
Replies: 16
Views: 3335

Re: Nick Pope, in the middle of England’s goal?....

I'm told that, when Heaton is fit, there will be a conclave held by Dyche and Mercer, after which smoke will be seen coming from the Undersoil Heating chimney at the end of the Lord Bob Stand. The colour of which will determine who will get the Goalie's jersey for the rest of the Season. Or it coul...
by Sausage
Wed Nov 01, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Everton move for Dyche
Replies: 551
Views: 73491

Re: Everton move for Dyche

The UEFA Intertoto Cup is considered to be a major trophy (albeit discontinued) and I believe they won that in 1999 ******* hell. Really? The Intertoto was merely a qualifying exercise for the UEFA Cup, evidenced by the fact that there were three Intertoto cup winners in 1999: Juventus, Montpellier...
by Sausage
Wed Nov 01, 2017 3:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blackburrrrn roverrrrs A - Z Day 1 - A is for ...
Replies: 41
Views: 7162

Re: Blackburrrrn roverrrrs A - Z Day 1 - A is for ...

A is for Ahead of the Bastards in the East Lancs derby. 42 wins to 41.
by Sausage
Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Everton move for Dyche
Replies: 551
Views: 73491

Re: Everton move for Dyche

Only 17 other clubs have won anything since Everton last did. Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Leicester City, Manchester City, Wigan Athletic, Swansea City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, West H...
by Sausage
Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football Signs Geometrically Wrong
Replies: 10
Views: 1321

Re: Football Signs Geometrically Wrong

I signed the petition a couple of weeks ago. Very disappointed by the response from parliament :lol: I've just signed it too. It might be frivolous but that's what makes it brilliant. The discrimination brigade will be along next demanding that the sign depicts a female, and not some gender neutral...
by Sausage
Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley town centre in the 60s and 70s
Replies: 23
Views: 5084

Re: Burnley town centre in the 60s and 70s

Photographs of the magnificent old market hall make me weep at the wanton destruction of Burnley town centre in the 1960s. Someone once told me the stone from the market was dumped somewhere off the Nick o'Pendle.
by Sausage
Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: REMEMBER - clocks go back this weekend
Replies: 27
Views: 2535

Re: REMEMBER - clocks go back this weekend

Silkyskills1 wrote:Think we were 2-0 and 3-2 down before a late header from Steve Davis won it.
Was this the game where Tom Cowan scored with an overhead kick?
by Sausage
Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The best player Burnley never signed
Replies: 69
Views: 7476

Re: The best player Burnley never signed

Bambo
by Sausage
Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cheaters finally caught....?
Replies: 16
Views: 2669

Re: Cheaters finally caught....?

BBC is reporting that the fine could be as much as £58m. Looks like Lee Hoos is going to have raise ticket prices again. Absolute shambles of a club.
by Sausage
Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Crackdown on Health Tourism.
Replies: 115
Views: 7752

Re: Crackdown on Health Tourism.

mdd2 wrote: I recall the lawyer from Nigeria having been told she needed a Caesar nipped over to Wythenshawe hospital in the last weeks of pregnancy, had the Caesar.
Damn these Nigerians, coming over here, visiting our hospital canteens, eating our free salads...
by Sausage
Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Koeman sacked
Replies: 218
Views: 19510

Re: Koeman sacked

There's always a chance that Dyche would go at some stage. Whether it's to Everton or Leicester is another question. Personally I think he will wait until at least the end of the season which might be in his best interests but one never knows. The worry is that if he went now then he might want to ...
by Sausage
Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Koeman sacked
Replies: 218
Views: 19510

Re: Koeman sacked

Depends who makes the decisions at Goodison these days. If it's Bill Kenwright then I can see Dyche being firmly in the frame. If it's Farhad Moshiri I would expect a foreign coach.
by Sausage
Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Spot the Ball - FA Cup - 1st Qualifying Round - SCORES NOW IN
Replies: 139
Views: 9498

Re: ***Spot the Ball - FA Cup - 1st Qualifying Round - Spot the Ball***

A - 5
B - 3
C - 3
D - 4
E - 1
F - 6
G - 4
by Sausage
Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Beards
Replies: 22
Views: 2976

Re: Beards

No Ney Never wrote:On young men, really!
What constitutes 'young' these days?

Asking for a 42 year old bearded friend.
by Sausage
Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Keep quiet please or get a blue card .....
Replies: 61
Views: 6782

Re: Keep quiet please or get a blue card .....

bfccrazy wrote: -Pass back rule
Because goalkeepers need to practice their footwork, they cannot pick up the ball from a pass back. [Law 12]
Hasn't this been the law since Summer 1992?
by Sausage
Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Unmanagable Elevens, one for the greybeards !!
Replies: 16
Views: 2066

Re: The Unmanagable Elevens, one for the greybeards !!

evensteadiereddie wrote:Ted McMinn would liven things up a wee bit....
I'm reading his autobiography at the moment. 'Lively' would be a good description of his life. Nothing but praise for Burnley, by the way.
by Sausage
Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: When The Ball Moved
Replies: 28
Views: 4427

Re: ARTICLE: When The Ball Moved

South West Claret. wrote:Burnley ones I mean.
London Clarets are still producing the excellent Something to Write Home About but you need to be a London Clarets member to get it.
by Sausage
Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: When The Ball Moved
Replies: 28
Views: 4427

Re: ARTICLE: When The Ball Moved

We managed more than the 8 put together, then? Not too shabby :-) That's an incredible feat Martin. I think you'd guessed we (BLS) were flagging in 2000 when you started up. And if anyone reading this is in any doubt as to how much of a gentleman Martin is, he even wrote to us asking if we minded h...
by Sausage
Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: SPOT THE BALL - F A Cup - ALL places taken
Replies: 83
Views: 7117

Re: ***ALL NEW SPOT THE BALL - F A Cup - Anyone up for it? ***

Definitely in.

Then immediately out. Probably.
by Sausage
Wed Oct 04, 2017 11:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New Song
Replies: 37
Views: 4279

Re: New Song

There’s no short cut to getting a song established, chaps. If you think you’ve come up with a cracker, then three or four of you are going to have to pipe up from the back of the CFS and get it going. Yep, you might feel like a berk the first time you sing it but if it’s got merit it will start to s...
by Sausage
Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gawthorpe and the National Trust
Replies: 16
Views: 1861

Re: Gawthorpe and the National Trust

ClaretTony wrote:Andy Farrell once tried to run me over driving the tractor
I'm glad you mentioned that. Over the years I've begun to wonder if my mind was playing tricks on me. Can you imagine these days a manager or a player driving a tractor around a training ground?
by Sausage
Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Gawthorpe and the National Trust
Replies: 16
Views: 1861

Re: Gawthorpe and the National Trust

I once took penalties against Chris Pearce at the training ground during pre-season in 1989. And Brian Miller was driving a tractor cutting the grass. Do you think they’ll be interested?


[I’ll get me coat]
by Sausage
Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Footballs You Have Played With
Replies: 41
Views: 4145

Re: Footballs You Have Played With

It was usually a toss-up between the Mitre Delta and the Adidas Tango when I were a lad.

I vividly the remember the size 3 Mitre Mouldmasters we used at primary school. Stung like **** when one of those hit you on the thigh or, heaven forbid, in the noggin.
by Sausage
Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Damned if you do damned if you don't
Replies: 32
Views: 4518

Re: Damned if you do damned if you don't

The ref clearly got it wrong but I have zero sympathy for Pulis who routinely challenges the boundaries of fair play and sportsmanship in other areas of the game. I have even less sympathy for Rodriguez who has form for diving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SjyTCMZsAk
by Sausage
Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is The Host Drunk on Match of the Day?
Replies: 13
Views: 2432

Re: Is The Host Drunk on Match of the Day?

I can't decide if the presenter of Match of the Day is drunk, ill or drugged up but I've never seen a more eccentric performance, at one point I thought he was falling asleep as he was listening. Tickled me. He was doing a very good Shakin' Stevens impression at one point and looked like he was des...
by Sausage
Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: UBER and out..
Replies: 61
Views: 7029

Re: UBER and out..

OK, I worded that wrongly. TFL are a government body - if the government essentially deem that Uber are unfit to operate as a licensed cab in London then surely it would follow suit that they are unfit to operate throughout the country? TfL is not a government body; it's a quango at arms length fro...
by Sausage
Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Home Brew Beer
Replies: 52
Views: 6450

Re: Home Brew Beer

I used to do loads of full mash brews but haven't done so since moving to London - which is crazy given the price of a pint down here. I know the OP is just starting out but for the benefit of others, there are two books that I would massively recommend: Brewing Beers Like Those You Buy - by Dave Li...
by Sausage
Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What outrage
Replies: 23
Views: 3693

Re: What outrage

There are some brilliant replies underneath the article, though.
He looks reich miffed.
Those slippers are offensive, Anne Frankly I won't stand for it!
And that's the first time I've ever been able to write that about a LET comments section; it's usually populated by neanderthals.
by Sausage
Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chilli recipes
Replies: 54
Views: 6647

Re: Chilli recipes

I add a generous glug of port. Also use real chillies rather than powder.