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by Inchy
Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Does anyone understand their electricity bill?
Replies: 27
Views: 1296

Re: Does anyone understand their electricity bill?

I had similar issues with Octopus when both their meters packed up. They estimated usage based on historic usage when we had three teenage children here. They have all moved out but they made no adjustment. After many emails too and fro they reduced their refund and issued a refund In my old house ...
by Inchy
Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Does anyone understand their electricity bill?
Replies: 27
Views: 1296

Re: Does anyone understand their electricity bill?

I’ve been with a few companies that obsessively message me in winter about increasing my direct debit, even though I know il be in debit as when summer comes il be in credit. EDF would automatically put up bill by a stupid amount and would only let me slightly decrease it via the app, and it would t...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 28, 2025 12:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bronwhill confirms departure
Replies: 287
Views: 32390

Re: Bronwhill confirms departure

Although it is weird. One of my wives childhood friends, who is quite superficial, moved to the Middle East to work for quite a few years. She lives the life style. All she had to do is hide the fact she was Jewish. She even had to renew her passport before she went to hide the fact she had been to ...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 28, 2025 12:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bronwhill confirms departure
Replies: 287
Views: 32390

Re: Bronwhill confirms departure

Ok, hands up....if you had everything going for you in life: a job you were happy in and enjoyed doing; no money worries for the rest off your life; a healthy and loving family; and taking home, let's for arguments sake, say £25,000 pay a week after tax. (Something I normally took home after a year...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 28, 2025 11:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Energy prices
Replies: 26
Views: 1842

Re: Energy prices

:cry: Our energy prices are some of the most expensive in the world. There are gas reserves to be had in the North Sea, and shale gas underneath our feet. Then there's the cost added on for the so-called renewables. How can industry compete when it's being anchored? No wonder our economy is splutter...
by Inchy
Mon Aug 25, 2025 7:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

Somethingfishy wrote:
Mon Aug 25, 2025 6:18 pm
That's a very disturbing point of view and I'm a Lowerhouse supporter. Wow.

You have probably seen this and not read on but please read on. Ive hold my hands up. I don’t mind admitting if I’m wrong
by Inchy
Mon Aug 25, 2025 7:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New Stadium
Replies: 191
Views: 9707

Re: New Stadium

It's a general feeling I have about you based on all your posts since you assumed your position on this board. I can be even more ridiculous and suggest you may even be Alan Pace's loyal chauffeur. You seem to know very little about my town and club's history and the importance of the club to its w...
by Inchy
Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Match Day Experience
Replies: 49
Views: 3486

Re: Match Day Experience

Blasting out goal music, for the goal to be then disallowed was a personal highlight……along with the light show
by Inchy
Sat Aug 23, 2025 3:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Access for home fans
Replies: 661
Views: 28679

Re: Access for home fans

Come 200 miles to be refused entry with my digital card for CFS - absolute sh!t show. Been sent to ticket office with everyone else refused entry. I notice Alan isn’t doing any walkabouts today. The chap who I tried to reason with at the turnstile had to get security to escort me away because I was...
by Inchy
Sat Aug 23, 2025 3:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: THE SUPER CLARETS vs The Black Cats ~ Match Thread
Replies: 340
Views: 10143

Re: THE SUPER CLARETS vs The Black Cats ~ Match Thread

No way that’s a foul. The defender only went down because he was off balance and foster was fighting for the ball. So soft
by Inchy
Sat Aug 23, 2025 1:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Other Football
Replies: 126
Views: 4926

Re: Today's Other Football

I was not bothered when we sold Trafford because he is completely unproven in the prem. there’s a big difference between playing in the best defence in the league, to probably one of the worst. He might do ok at city because he is behind a good defence, however pep won’t put up with mistakes like that
by Inchy
Sat Aug 23, 2025 10:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: I-I-IRVINE-IRVINE-I
Replies: 21
Views: 2175

Re: I-I-IRVINE-IRVINE-I

I remember when I used to work behind the bar at the foundation club in the JM stand, probably about 18 years ago. Willie used to go in there on match days, although I’m not sure of his role, assume club ambassador or host. First time I met him I didn’t know who he was, although I’d heard my dad tel...
by Inchy
Sat Aug 23, 2025 9:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

If they were serious about taking the CC custom away they would. I admit though I’ve had a think and I’m wrong with what I’m saying. I was under the impression, due to hearsay that appears to be rubbish, that the cricket club have always been a bit of a thorn in the side of the club in terms of rede...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 3:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Access for home fans
Replies: 661
Views: 28679

Re: Access for home fans

George is the guy who leads the Clarets Trust and quite happily shares information from fab meetings on Trust social media and by email to members (I get these emails) I think some of the things being said about the fab is bang out of order, your comments in particular being at the head of that. Wh...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 3:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Access for home fans
Replies: 661
Views: 28679

Re: Access for home fans

It would be very unusual that they wouldnt post on here being the most active BFC messageboard.

People that run supporters clubs, ISA, or are members of the FAB etc tend to be a bit obsessive about the club, so you would imagine they would be on here
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 3:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Access for home fans
Replies: 661
Views: 28679

Re: Access for home fans

fidelcastro wrote:
Thu Aug 21, 2025 3:14 pm
How many people are on it? Do we know if any of them post on here?

I think someone postes on here a while ago defending it and was a member, although I might be misremembering
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 3:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Access for home fans
Replies: 661
Views: 28679

Re: Access for home fans

And not a single one of them have jacked it in and spilled the beans. It's all ego fuelling shite. They think they are the chosen ones. They are not representing fans, they are polishing their own knobs This is the weird thing about the FAB. I’m sure some of them must know it’s obviously a tick box...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 1:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Access for home fans
Replies: 661
Views: 28679

Re: Access for home fans

I’ve worked out (on strava) that from the back of the JHS to Belvedere road via the old route is 300 yards. Walking round the ground to the same point on Belvedere road is 740 yards. On paper it’s not a lot but I think what the club don’t realise is the extra 400 yards isn’t the issue for most peopl...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 12:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

Caballo wrote:
Thu Aug 21, 2025 12:27 pm
That's a mad take from an otherwise normally rational poster, are you ok Inchy?


I’ve been posting on here and the old site for 20 years. I’ve posted my fair share of sh*te make no mistake :lol:
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

Before you even consider specifics like the fact that there isn't dead space between the boundary and stand wall (training nets, covers storage, seating area, player car parking), Burnley FC would have to have presented actual plans that work for both sides. Whenever BFC have actually properly expl...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:23 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

99% may not be supporters of the cricket club, but I would imagine somewhere near 99% of Burnley fans have no desire to try and in effect punish the cricket club How does the club in effect punish the CC by wanting to attract fans to their bars? The FC should be actively trying to attract any fan t...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

I'm not sure what I can and cannot say to prove this but, for what it's worth, take my word as a lifelong member of BCC and active volunteer down there: It is 100% nonsense. Fair enough. You reckon the CC would be willing to let the FC extend the CFS back a few meters? The dead space between the bo...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

Putting aside the fact that I imagine there is a very big crossover of BCC members being BFC supporters, so it's not one or the other, if the FC genuinely wants to draw the crowds in, then matching or beating the prices of local establishments is the only way they are going to manage it. I’d sugges...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Access for home fans
Replies: 661
Views: 28679

Re: Access for home fans

When I first heard about this I didn’t believe the ‘enhancing experience’ bo11ocks from the club and hoped that maybe this change was part of a bigger redevelopment plan regarding the CFS. If that was the case I think the vast majority of fans would understand there will be disruption, but ultimatel...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

What inch hasn’t been given by BCC? The well known hearsay that the CC has been difficult to deal with. Even if it’s nonsense the FC should try to attract fans away from the CC to its own bars, food stalls etc. it’s literally next door. If I owned a bar and I noticed the bar next door was packed I’...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 10:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

Maybe the hearsay is wrong and the CC is than willing to collaborate with the FC. Fair enough

The club should still be trying to attract any money spent at the CC on match days
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 10:52 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

Why on earth should the FC not use its clout to force collaboration if the CC won’t give an inch? It’s hearsay but it’s well known hearsay. Also the FC don’t owe the CC anything. The CC have done extremely well out of being neighbours. I’d much rather BFC fans gave their money to the FC than the CC....
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 10:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

I think that's shocking Of course you do because you support Burnley CC……I don’t I think it’s shocking that the CC is unlikely to offer an inch to the club because it’s bank rolling it. The CC is a parasite. The FC is the host. The FC could and should try its best to remove the financial benefits t...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 10:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

Avoiding the place? The cricket club provides an excellent option for both home and away fans. It seems the only place home and away fans can mix now before the game. If the club created a decent home fans zone and a separate away fans zone then there would be no need to go to the CC. The FC is the...
by Inchy
Thu Aug 21, 2025 10:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley CC fan park
Replies: 106
Views: 6825

Re: Burnley CC fan park

The club should create a really good fans zone, properly advertised, with beer at the same price or cheaper than the CC. If the cash cow is removed from the CC they could be more welcoming to a collaboration in terms of the cricket field stand redevelopment. Unless you value the success of the CC mo...
by Inchy
Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Any advice on cars?
Replies: 52
Views: 2419

Re: Any advice on cars?

People driving around needlessly in massive cars annoy me and I think regardless of the cars environmental impact, the heavier the car, the more road tax should be paid, as they damage the road the most. I had an estate when the kids were in prams but as soon as they were out of prams I went back to...
by Inchy
Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:28 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O/T Sigur Rós
Replies: 11
Views: 1283

Re: O/T Sigur Rós

My wife walked down the aisle to Hoppípolla. Beautiful song.


Sigur Ros do not fit my normal listening habits but they are really good.

I was in the lakes a couple of weeks ago running up Great Clava, not a soul in sight and listening to Sigur Ros. Sometime music enhances the views
by Inchy
Tue Aug 19, 2025 5:59 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Any advice on cars?
Replies: 52
Views: 2419

Re: Any advice on cars?

I bought a Renault megane for 4K with a full years MOT. Got through its next MOT without a single issue. Due it’s next MOT in couple of months. If it gets through that that’s 3 years for 4K.

I tw*tted into a bollard at work yesterday whilst distracted by a wasp. Scratched the bumper. Not ar5ed :lol:
by Inchy
Sun Aug 17, 2025 7:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Peter Noble Mural
Replies: 26
Views: 2244

Re: Peter Noble Mural

Being replaced by plaques of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young.

Don’t shoot the messenger!

Although come to think of it I think that’s what happened to Smith
by Inchy
Sat Aug 16, 2025 5:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A week on an NHS Ward
Replies: 110
Views: 5107

Re: A week on an NHS Ward

Posted in error
by Inchy
Sat Aug 16, 2025 5:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A week on an NHS Ward
Replies: 110
Views: 5107

Re: A week on an NHS Ward

The problem being is that Hospital Security are significantly understaffed and are forced to deal with 'trivial' complaints / issues. As for the Police I witnessed a family member in the Urgent Care Centre calling the Police as her relative had not been seen within 30 minutes. This was despite the ...
by Inchy
Sat Aug 16, 2025 8:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A week on an NHS Ward
Replies: 110
Views: 5107

Re: A week on an NHS Ward

One of the big issues I’ve seen in the NHS is sickness. I’ve never known anything like it. I’ve worked with people that when I’m rostered on with them, there’s a less than 50% chance they will trap. It seems almost impossible to sack people for frequent sickness. Don’t get me wrong I’m all for suppo...
by Inchy
Sat Aug 16, 2025 8:36 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Support for Scott Parker.
Replies: 27
Views: 2185

Re: Support for Scott Parker.

I had my doubts when he was appointed and these doubts persisted throughout the Autumn and into the Winter but I ate my humble pie and admitted I was wrong from January onwards. A strange one where we were much better in the Championship under Kompany, in my opinion, but I think we'll be much more ...
by Inchy
Sat Aug 16, 2025 8:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Support for Scott Parker.
Replies: 27
Views: 2185

Re: Support for Scott Parker.

Parker will have my support even if we get beat every week. He’s not spent anywhere near as much a VK. I was more annoyed with VK for the amount he spent, the little that spending seemed to produce, and his inability to change style. He cast aside several players that were pivotal to promotion and r...
by Inchy
Sat Aug 16, 2025 7:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rovers fans outnumbered?
Replies: 28
Views: 4210

Rovers fans outnumbered?

Birmingham City are taking 7k away fans to Ewood park today. I remember going to Bury and Burnley fans taking over 3 sides of the ground. Have rovers slumped to Bury levels of support? Will Birmingham outnumber Blackburn today? I can’t see Rovers bringing more than 7,000 fans. It might be their firs...
by Inchy
Fri Aug 15, 2025 8:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A week on an NHS Ward
Replies: 110
Views: 5107

Re: A week on an NHS Ward

I work in the NHS and have done so for the past 11 year, 14 including training. 14 years ago every wards ran on at least 4 nurses on days, 3 on nights. Now you’re lucky to have 3 on days and 2 on nights, for a ward of 30 patients. The austerity years and pay freezes, introducing tuition fees to nurs...
by Inchy
Fri Aug 15, 2025 8:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A week on an NHS Ward
Replies: 110
Views: 5107

Re: A week on an NHS Ward

Realistically if we expect good, modern healthcare, we probably need to pay a lot more in taxes. The population has grown and massively aged. Alongside that expensive advancements in medicine. Has the percentage we pay for healthcare increased much since 1990? No, so there’s always going to be short...
by Inchy
Fri Aug 15, 2025 7:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A beer with a famous person
Replies: 51
Views: 2871

Re: A beer with a famous person

Misread
by Inchy
Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Annual Burnley ice cream outrage
Replies: 53
Views: 3482

Re: Annual Burnley ice cream outrage

I was in Headingly last year supporting the Leeds marathon with the wife and kids. The kids wanted an ice cream from the van. It was £4.10p for a 99.


I went 1 minute down the road, bought 4 Sainsburys own cornettos for about 2 quid.
by Inchy
Wed Aug 06, 2025 11:05 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Curiosity re Lazio
Replies: 40
Views: 4438

Re: Curiosity re Lazio

Chap from Enzos is putting on a spread in Paradise club
by Inchy
Tue Aug 05, 2025 6:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Horrific zoo request.
Replies: 21
Views: 2882

Re: Horrific zoo request.

Tribesmen wrote:
Tue Aug 05, 2025 4:48 pm
I wish I could give the 4 million stray cats away here in Rhodes .

Yeah but then what would Stavros put In the giros?
by Inchy
Tue Aug 05, 2025 2:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Have you joined Burnley FC ISA yet?
Replies: 156
Views: 7819

Re: Have you joined Burnley FC ISA yet?

Inchy - I wish you would go back and find the point. I've just listened to it again and can't find what you are saying. I’ve just re listened to it. You’re right I’m talking rubbish, I must have been drunk first time round. I thought they praised club fan engagement but they didn’t, just they ackno...
by Inchy
Tue Aug 05, 2025 1:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Horrific zoo request.
Replies: 21
Views: 2882

Re: Horrific zoo request.

I’ve had 3 dogs throughout my life, I loved them all dearly. I would have donated their corpses if given the option. I’m on the donation register to donate anything usable when I’m gone, including skin and eyes, which for some reason many people don’t donate, but are willing to donate other organs. ...
by Inchy
Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Have you joined Burnley FC ISA yet?
Replies: 156
Views: 7819

Re: Have you joined Burnley FC ISA yet?

Up the Clarets doesn’t do a podcast but if you are referring to Simon & James on From the Bee Hole podcast then you have totally misunderstood their reasons for being on there and the reasons for them being invited. I’m sorry you thought it was to start calling the club on air, that is not how fan ...
by Inchy
Sun Aug 03, 2025 9:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chelsea forum.
Replies: 67
Views: 10725

Re: Chelsea forum.

No one has a clue here and everyone is guessing.

Either playing it cool

Or getting worked up


No one knows