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- Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:58 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: +++SPOT THE BALL - ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CUP - ROUND 2 RESULTS & LAST 8 DRAW NOW IN
- Replies: 50
- Views: 3669
Re: ***SPOT THE BALL - ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CUP - ROUND 2 IMAGES - SPOT THE BALL***
Selections submitted.
- 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
They have awarded games to smaller countries - like ScotlandClaretTony 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.
- 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?
- 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 ?
And there's me thinking I've written yet another thread-killer.MiltonKeynesClaret93 wrote:That was so satisfying to read.
Bravo, 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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?
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
Visions of Peter Tatchell going down in the box.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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
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
- 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...
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ++Results now in - FA Cup - 3rd Qualifying Round - Results now in++
- Replies: 95
- Views: 7109
Re: ***Spot the Ball - FA Cup - 3rd Qualifying Round - Spot the Ball***
A 1
B 3
C 4
D 3
E 4
F 3
G 5
B 3
C 4
D 3
E 4
F 3
G 5
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- Mon Oct 30, 2017 2:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ++Spot the Ball - RESULTS NOW IN - 2nd Qualifying Round++
- Replies: 123
- Views: 7277
Re: *** Spot the Ball - FA Cup - 2nd Qualifying Round ***
A 5
B 6
C 3
D 5
E 6
F 2
G 1
B 6
C 3
D 5
E 6
F 2
G 1
- 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.
- 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
Was this the game where Tom Cowan scored with an overhead kick?Silkyskills1 wrote:Think we were 2-0 and 3-2 down before a late header from Steve Davis won it.
- Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The best player Burnley never signed
- Replies: 69
- Views: 7476
- 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.
- 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.
Damn these Nigerians, coming over here, visiting our hospital canteens, eating our free salads...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.
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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
B - 3
C - 3
D - 4
E - 1
F - 6
G - 4
- Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Beards
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2976
Re: Beards
What constitutes 'young' these days?No Ney Never wrote:On young men, really!
Asking for a 42 year old bearded friend.
- 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 .....
Hasn't this been the law since Summer 1992?bfccrazy wrote: -Pass back rule
Because goalkeepers need to practice their footwork, they cannot pick up the ball from a pass back. [Law 12]
- 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 !!
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.evensteadiereddie wrote:Ted McMinn would liven things up a wee bit....
- 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
London Clarets are still producing the excellent Something to Write Home About but you need to be a London Clarets member to get it.South West Claret. wrote:Burnley ones I mean.
- 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...
- 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.
Then immediately out. Probably.
- 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...
- 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
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?ClaretTony wrote:Andy Farrell once tried to run me over driving the tractor
- 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]
[I’ll get me coat]
- 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.
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.
- 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SjyTCMZsAk
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
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.Those slippers are offensive, Anne Frankly I won't stand for it!
- 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.