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by StuffyClaret
Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ekdal performance
Replies: 58
Views: 5714

Ekdal performance

My MOTM before JC came into his own today.
So pleased that he is proving the doubters wrong so far this season.
What he lacks in pace, he makes up for with his vision and anticipation of the game.
by StuffyClaret
Fri Aug 15, 2025 12:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Liverpool
Replies: 14
Views: 1446

Re: Liverpool

What an excellent idea. I wish I’d thought of it. Nothing like reciting a dirge to a nonexistent being in the sky to save an incredibly rich entitled person who lives in a palace; well several. Perhaps our own religious weirdos could invite him. That would put the cherry on the icing on the cake!!!...
by StuffyClaret
Wed Aug 06, 2025 1:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Guardian has us finishing 20th
Replies: 50
Views: 3208

Re: Guardian has us finishing 20th

I'd be surprised if you can find a bookie that says otherwise
by StuffyClaret
Sat Jul 26, 2025 10:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: York Races Today - 26/07
Replies: 0
Views: 294

York Races Today - 26/07

Here with Mrs StuffyClaret ....

Any tips would be greatly appreciated as we haven't got a clue!

Got £100 each to donate to various bookies retirement funds!
by StuffyClaret
Sat Jul 26, 2025 10:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ICONIC moments in football that you’ve seen live!
Replies: 60
Views: 2381

Re: ICONIC moments in football that you’ve seen live!

Derby vs Burnley - Jimmy Mullens Claret and Blue Army

Burnley vs Bristol City - Glen Littles solo effort
by StuffyClaret
Fri Jul 25, 2025 8:32 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 998342

Re: Summer transfer window

BigChaCha wrote:
Fri Jul 25, 2025 7:53 am
Have you purposely made it look like he's having a medical with us when he is not, or did you just misread it in the excitement?


Not sure that 'I' have suggested anything.....just cutting and pasting. No need to have a hissy fit.
by StuffyClaret
Fri Jul 25, 2025 7:45 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 998342

Re: Summer transfer window

:shock:


Leeds transfer round-up: Bamford to Burnley update as player medical now booked https://share.google/12zdwQ9VJQaqo7jyt
by StuffyClaret
Sat Jul 19, 2025 12:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 8356
Views: 998342

Re: Summer transfer window

There were dozens of occasions last season where he was 1 on 1 with a defender but chose to cut inside or when going on the outside ran out of play or didn't have the pace to beat his full back, were not even talking rapid full backs. He's lost some pace there's no doubt about it. The reason he fea...
by StuffyClaret
Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Holiday.
Replies: 139
Views: 5621

Re: Holiday.

fidelcastro wrote:
Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:37 am
Colombia, but not until September.
Hi fidelcastro.....would be really interested in the route you are taking to get to Colombia. We are looking for cost efficient options.
by StuffyClaret
Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Holiday.
Replies: 139
Views: 5621

Re: Holiday.

Already done a long weekend in Wexford, Ireland and two short breaks in Abersoch, Wales.
Off for a weekend in York for the races on the 25th.
Then Vegas for nine nights at the end of August.
Hopefully get a week in Morocco or the Canaries before the end of the year
by StuffyClaret
Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pancreatic Cancer
Replies: 14
Views: 1929

Re: Pancreatic Cancer

Donation made to a worthy cause
by StuffyClaret
Mon Jun 30, 2025 10:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: alts to Hello Fresh
Replies: 15
Views: 1694

Re: alts to Hello Fresh

Love Gousto. We've been subscribed for about three years now.
by StuffyClaret
Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Best chippy East Lancs area
Replies: 82
Views: 5942

Re: Best chippy East Lancs area

Was going to mention Kelbrook Fisheries....but an online search tells me that its permanently closed 😞

For humour value though, The Cods Pollocks near Accy has got to be worth a visit.

Also, I always enjoyed The Bridge Chippy in Barrowford when I lived there.
by StuffyClaret
Fri May 16, 2025 12:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sky not working
Replies: 43
Views: 4029

Re: Sky not working

Bloody Chem Trails!
by StuffyClaret
Tue May 06, 2025 11:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Loom Loft sofas
Replies: 22
Views: 2606

Re: Loom Loft sofas

As a side note, their cafe upstairs do a fantastic Full English breakfast 😋
by StuffyClaret
Tue Apr 15, 2025 1:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: KFC Advert
Replies: 82
Views: 7381

Re: KFC Advert

In the 60's and 70's my aunty lived in a house on the main Preston road at Salmsebury (next door to what at the time was a petrol station) At the time it really was extremely busy as it was the main road from East Lancashire to the Fylde coast and when that KFC was opened just a few hundred yards f...
by StuffyClaret
Tue Apr 15, 2025 11:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Omen for Good Friday
Replies: 6
Views: 2393

Re: Omen for Good Friday

Sean Dyche was sacked on Good Friday too :?
by StuffyClaret
Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: when we go up ...
Replies: 45
Views: 3595

Re: when we go up ...

Muric?
by StuffyClaret
Tue Feb 04, 2025 3:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight odds
Replies: 65
Views: 3734

Re: Tonight odds

Regardless of any perceived 'pricing psychology', if you had put a fiver on every Burnley league game this season ending up 0-0 or less than one goal at nominal odds of 5/1, you would have spent £150 but would have £300 winnings.
by StuffyClaret
Tue Feb 04, 2025 3:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight odds
Replies: 65
Views: 3734

Re: Tonight odds

What might not be known is the reason why, but if anyone can think of an alternative logical reason why it would be interesting to hear it. The logical reason is that 'less than/<' one goal is more ambiguous than 'less than/<' 0.5 goals. Less educated folk may interpret the former as including one ...
by StuffyClaret
Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season ticket 2025/26 renewal reminder
Replies: 54
Views: 3745

Re: Season ticket 2025/26 renewal reminder

Claret Till I Die wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:00 pm
It was previously u22 but has now been changed to u21
Thanks for that CTID. I wasn't aware. Clearly wasn't publicised widely. My lad pays for his own ticket so I guess that he is in for a shock!
by StuffyClaret
Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Season ticket 2025/26 renewal reminder
Replies: 54
Views: 3745

Re: Season ticket 2025/26 renewal reminder

Just had our renewal emails through. My 21 year old son has been charged for an adult ticket rather than an under-23 ticket :roll:
by StuffyClaret
Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v London salaries
Replies: 53
Views: 3996

Re: Burnley v London salaries

Get the best of both worlds....employed by a London business working 100% remote in East Lancashire.....jobs a good'n 8-)
by StuffyClaret
Sat Jan 18, 2025 7:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stuck advert in front of away fans.
Replies: 5
Views: 1535

Re: Stuck advert in front of away fans.

Not sure about the stuck advert but at one point in the second half, there was a Castore advert going on at that end and I noticed that the company logo was directly behind JT giving the impression he had angel wings from where I was sat in the Jimmy Mc. It would have made a great picture given the ...
by StuffyClaret
Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Canaries
Replies: 107
Views: 9547

Re: Canaries

Not the Canaries but have you considered Morocco as an alternative? We normally do the Canaries in the winter but decided on Taghadzout just north of Agadir in November and loved it. It's similar flying time and tends to be less windy.
by StuffyClaret
Wed Jan 08, 2025 2:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: -13 degrees overnight
Replies: 41
Views: 5168

Re: -13 degrees overnight

Hourly forecasts always show the Maximum likely temperature.
by StuffyClaret
Tue Dec 31, 2024 9:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mike Phelan
Replies: 26
Views: 6239

Re: Mike Phelan

Rooney and Phelan sacked
by StuffyClaret
Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: M65 Burnley incident
Replies: 44
Views: 9478

Re: M65 Burnley incident

I was six cars back from the front of this. Traffic was held for just shy of three hours. While not knowing the full details, I don't think that there was a happy outcome for the individual involved.
by StuffyClaret
Sun Dec 22, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January Transfer Window Rumours
Replies: 4635
Views: 563435

Re: January Transfer Window Rumours

McBurnie - the guy who is a walking red card? Please no - I appreciate that players can change and that his type of style is one which ages well (strong hold up player). But I can't see this going well. There was also an article recently about how well he's settled at Las Palmas and enjoying it the...
by StuffyClaret
Fri Dec 20, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Pouani signs first professional deal
Replies: 12
Views: 1860

Re: ARTICLE: Pouani signs first professional deal

I presume it should say the 2026/27 season?
by StuffyClaret
Tue Dec 10, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: “SPOT ON” - Tonight’s new half-time ‘entertainment’
Replies: 178
Views: 15212

Re: “SPOT ON” - Tonight’s new half-time ‘entertainment’

Well they have managed to screw that up AGAIN!
by StuffyClaret
Fri Oct 25, 2024 11:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mortgage broker. Are they worth it?
Replies: 23
Views: 1954

Re: Mortgage broker. Are they worth it?

I'm an ex-mortgage broker (still working in Financial Services) and I use a mortgage broker. Back in the day, clients would tell me what the best deal was (usually the lowest interest rate advertised in the money pages of The Mail on Sunday). Nine times out of ten, I could usually justify why that d...
by StuffyClaret
Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Any solicitor on here?
Replies: 23
Views: 2608

Re: Any solicitor on here?

Not legal requirement but the buyer and the lender have the right to refuse to deal with you
by StuffyClaret
Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Olympics 2024
Replies: 419
Views: 24880

Re: Olympics 2024

furthest in world.... Its the most elite athletes in the world, the best at what they do on the planet. I understand its not for everyone but Olympians are unbelievable athletes, imagine being able to say youre the best at what you do I reckon if Trolling, Belittling, Moaning, Arguing that black is...
by StuffyClaret
Fri Jul 19, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Worldwide IT outage
Replies: 33
Views: 2571

Re: Worldwide IT outage

GP systems are down impacting appointments and prescriptions. My wife is a Practice Manager (at one of the more efficient East Lancashire GPs) and was aware of the outage at 8am this morning. She immediately added a message for incoming calls from patients to notify them that all systems were down....
by StuffyClaret
Fri Jul 19, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Worldwide IT outage
Replies: 33
Views: 2571

Re: Worldwide IT outage

Yep. Waiting for a flight from Corfu to Manchester. Total chaos. They are checking people in manually. God knows how long we will be delayed for I hope you aren't awaiting this mornings Tui flight from MAN to Corfu as it has returned to MAN. I was watching it on FlightRadar and circling overhead in...
by StuffyClaret
Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next manager
Replies: 7346
Views: 691385

Re: Next manager

Carlos the Great wrote:
Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:13 pm
Think RVN is just horse whispers
Neigh
by StuffyClaret
Mon May 20, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Farewell to the Kettledrum this season
Replies: 44
Views: 5380

Re: Farewell to the Kettledrum this season

Clovius Boofus wrote:
Mon May 20, 2024 9:21 am
Maybe cliquey pubs could have a sign hanging outside saying 'passing trade, please know thy place'. You know, in case an outsider commits the huge blunder of sitting in a local's seat.
Sounds like the good (bad) old days at The Mucky Duck in Fence.
by StuffyClaret
Mon May 20, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: HMRC - late return penalties and appeals
Replies: 5
Views: 1121

Re: HMRC - late return penalties and appeals

I have had 'issues' in the past that are often resolved with a quick phone call to HMRC (if you are happy to hold).

They get a lot of bad press but the actual call handlers can be pretty useful at times.
by StuffyClaret
Wed May 08, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Anyone still holding out hope
Replies: 55
Views: 4030

Re: Anyone still holding out hope

SydneyClaret wrote:
Wed May 08, 2024 5:56 am
Would be devastating to win both then have Luton pip us.
I could actually live with that 8-)
by StuffyClaret
Fri May 03, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Forest points deduction appeal
Replies: 195
Views: 28504

Re: Forest points deduction appeal

Coincidentally it has just been announced that Clattenburg has left his post with Notts Forest
by StuffyClaret
Fri May 03, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Co-Op Arena
Replies: 52
Views: 6450

Re: Co-Op Arena

I understand that it is now being rebranded Co-Op - Dead and sponsorship has been taken over by their Funeral Services division
by StuffyClaret
Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Online poker
Replies: 4
Views: 3185

Re: Online poker

I'm a regular on Pokerstars. Normally play the tournaments rather than cash hands. I prefer Omaha over Hold Em and am a regular on the $3.30 rebuy with a $750 pot at 7:32 each evening. Won $98 earlier this week and $26 last night.
by StuffyClaret
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: GM Fitted Furniture
Replies: 14
Views: 2217

Re: GM Fitted Furniture

ClaretPope wrote:
Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:17 am
A RC priest (season ticket holder JHL) always felt that added time should be sponsored by Alderson & Horan.
Always makes me laugh that they sponsor the Pendle Pub Walk :lol:
by StuffyClaret
Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Half time entertainment v Arsenal
Replies: 69
Views: 5684

Re: Half time entertainment v Arsenal

Secondly the wet penny drop board thingy - only one prize mentioned and all contestants won said signed shirt by pushing penny down into slot 6. Then of course we couldn’t even see all of that due to useless hand held camera work. The funny thing was that the 2nd and 3rd prizes were announced as £1...
by StuffyClaret
Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Fulham
Replies: 100
Views: 8872

Re: Team for Fulham

Sorry for the typo above.....clearly it should read 80%!
by StuffyClaret
Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Fulham
Replies: 100
Views: 8872

Re: Team for Fulham

Carlos the Great wrote:
Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:44 pm
29.6 % long ball passing isn’t great is it ? .. that means it goes to the opposition over 70% of the time … :D :D

I never said it was great. However you said that 4 out of every 5 of his passes (20%) goes to the opposing team.....you are clearly wrong based on the 'facts' that I have provided
by StuffyClaret
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Team for Fulham
Replies: 100
Views: 8872

Re: Team for Fulham

It’s not a witch hunt .. Trafford gives the ball away 4 out of every 5 times he kicks it out …that’s a fact and another fact is we only have 12 points Trafford has 68.8% passing accuracy according to FootMob and un understandably lower 29.6% long ball passing accuracy......but don't let these more ...
by StuffyClaret
Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Conveyancing solicitors in the Burnley area…
Replies: 9
Views: 1101

Re: Conveyancing solicitors in the Burnley area…

Another vote for Farnworth Rose. Did two great jobs for us in the last couple of years. Also Richard Farnworth is a massive Clarets fan, so what's not to like!
by StuffyClaret
Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Entitled fans
Replies: 21
Views: 2340

Re: Entitled fans

Talking of entitled fans, I think that I heard yesterday that Everton fans want to be considered in the decision process for their appeal...... On that basis, shouldn't opposing teams fans also have the opportunity to argue for the prosecution?