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by Darthlaw
Sat Jul 12, 2025 10:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Robot hoovers
Replies: 13
Views: 1317

Re: Robot hoovers

Had a Neato D7 for years and its great at maintaining a clean ground floor as a vacuum.]]

I bought a robo-mop for the hard floors but its not a patch on the Neato.
by Darthlaw
Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Florida advice
Replies: 24
Views: 1569

Re: Florida advice

Look at non direct flights for a start. By connecting somewhere in between, you can save up to 40% on your flight costs during school holidays. Another is to get your hire car from somewhere not on the airport. This year I got offered something like a ford focus size for £800 from the airport, alter...
by Darthlaw
Fri Jun 06, 2025 3:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fozcast - James Trafford
Replies: 37
Views: 5229

Re: Fozcast - James Trafford

He'd had a sensational season in the Championship, whatever you thought of him and deserved an opportunity. VK clearly agreed and eventually gave him that chance. VK 'clearly' agreed that much, that he sought a replacement No.1 at the earliest opportunity and waited for 75% of the season to have go...
by Darthlaw
Fri Jun 06, 2025 2:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fozcast - James Trafford
Replies: 37
Views: 5229

Re: Fozcast - James Trafford

we could all see that the treatment of Muric was unfair and it's that which is what was causing the huge divide. Apart from VK and the coaching staff? They clearly saw enough to want to replace Muric as No.1 fairly early into the transfer window. Maybe they saw, in training, the type of performance...
by Darthlaw
Sat May 31, 2025 7:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Research project on the influence of Andrew Tate on masculinity
Replies: 65
Views: 5520

Re: Research project on the influence of Andrew Tate on masculinity

Don't really want to contribute to this further but this is not really true. The incidents related to Incel are quite small and relatively few individuals are involved. The real issue with Incel is that when individuals are referred to PREVENT they are escalated meaning there is some justification ...
by Darthlaw
Fri May 30, 2025 2:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bruno Fernandes
Replies: 33
Views: 5365

Re: Bruno Fernandes

He sets the standard. Unfortunately the standard is petulance, moaning, going to ground easily, and throwing your arms in the air. This. Coupled with the petulance Garnacho has shown, Rashford too whilst he was there Man U need a clear out of the rotten apples they've put together. I can't see Amor...
by Darthlaw
Sat May 24, 2025 12:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Research project on the influence of Andrew Tate on masculinity
Replies: 65
Views: 5520

Re: Research project on the influence of Andrew Tate on masculinity

Downside could be that he's become a bit of a womaniser (though still respectful) but in late teens/early 20s I think most lads fell into that category. Sadly the statistics suggest otherwise, which is where the real deep 'red pill' and incel stuff takes hold. Fair play to your nephew though for us...
by Darthlaw
Fri May 23, 2025 6:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Research project on the influence of Andrew Tate on masculinity
Replies: 65
Views: 5520

Re: Research project on the influence of Andrew Tate on masculinity

Like myself, it maybe that many posting on here have never seen or followed any of the vile stuff that he posts online Not in any way a defense of the tosspot that is Tate, but I think it’s interesting to consider something you’ve never seen or followed as ‘vile’. Would it not be better to see his ...
by Darthlaw
Wed May 21, 2025 11:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Europa League Final
Replies: 106
Views: 5552

Re: Europa League Final

Pointless booting Amorim as realistically there’s only two players who he chose in the side. Man U have been on a steady decline in front of goal since the Van Gaal days and still haven’t managed to recruit a forward who puts the ball in the back of the net. Can’t see him lasting past the end of Sep...
by Darthlaw
Wed May 21, 2025 10:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Orlando / WDW
Replies: 40
Views: 2332

Re: Orlando / WDW

One thing I don’t think I have mentioned before that I’ll throw out as an off the wall tip. If you fancy something different one night, get yourself over to Disneys Port Orleans Riverside resort any night Weds-Sunday at around 8pm. They have a bar there called River Roost Lounge where a comedian/pi...
by Darthlaw
Mon May 19, 2025 10:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: Mee to leave Brentford
Replies: 18
Views: 3575

Re: ARTICLE: Mee to leave Brentford

On sensible wages I'd have him back in a heartbeat.
by Darthlaw
Mon May 19, 2025 10:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mo salah
Replies: 14
Views: 2390

Re: Mo salah

Is it worth the risk though? How many million does it cost to replace him? And can anyone replicate his return at the minute? It’s a tough task to find somebody that steps into his shoes. Undoubtedly his return this season suggests big shoes to fill for any potential replacement. For me, it's worth...
by Darthlaw
Mon May 19, 2025 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mo salah
Replies: 14
Views: 2390

Re: Mo salah

NottsClaret wrote:
Mon May 19, 2025 10:03 pm
As we’ve seen with KDB, you go from world class to being a passenger very quickly around that age.
Which makes it strange to give him his bumper pay day, to me. If he keeps it up, fair play mind.
by Darthlaw
Mon May 19, 2025 9:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mo salah
Replies: 14
Views: 2390

Re: Mo salah

Bold prediction here, but I think this will be the start of the waning of his abilities.

Form only, obviously, but seems to have gone off the boil since April.
by Darthlaw
Mon May 19, 2025 8:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: o/T how many people
Replies: 12
Views: 1881

Re: o/T how many people

Burnley1989 wrote:
Mon May 19, 2025 8:14 pm
Im not so sure about that one
Same scientists that 'proved' tobacco was non addictive... ;)
by Darthlaw
Mon May 19, 2025 1:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Egan-Riley
Replies: 402
Views: 42491

Re: Egan-Riley

New rule required along the lines of ‘ no transfers or loans of players are allowed between clubs whose ownership is linked in any way ‘ Obviously rich owners would try to circumvent the rule but surely top lawyers could at least make life very difficult for the Chelsea etc With all the clubs under...
by Darthlaw
Sun May 18, 2025 9:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Eurovision
Replies: 11
Views: 1747

Re: Eurovision

The Estonia entry was class.

For some reason they just decided to take the **** out of the Italians with a novelty act highlighting Italian slang.

Best of all the Italians gave it 10 points.

Everything else just boring, including the winner being yet another ‘let’s sing a ballad on helium’ entry.
by Darthlaw
Wed May 14, 2025 11:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Egan-Riley
Replies: 402
Views: 42491

Re: Egan-Riley

Isn't the first English player to be lured by Chelski money and won't be the last, although at least he'll get some first team football in their development side. Unfortunately this is the tough part of trying to convince young players of long term benefit vs short term gains. He could have 1 decent...
by Darthlaw
Wed May 07, 2025 10:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Loom Loft sofas
Replies: 22
Views: 2393

Re: Loom Loft sofas

Go a bit further past Clitheroe down the A59 and have a look in Shackletons.

Amazing sofas, well made and have outlasted others we've bought in the past from the likes of sofology and the like.

Downside is they only offer 12 months 0% finance, as opposed to others who do 3&4 years 0%.
by Darthlaw
Mon May 05, 2025 5:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: What are you doing
Replies: 39
Views: 5515

Re: What are you doing

Lots of cricket, a splash of USA and one or two BBQ’s.
by Darthlaw
Fri Apr 18, 2025 12:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Black Mirror
Replies: 8
Views: 2025

Re: Black Mirror

I thought common people and plaything were great episodes and played upon modern elements of subscription model businesses and AI, respectively.

The other episodes were fairly meh.
by Darthlaw
Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Theme Parks
Replies: 63
Views: 5475

Re: Theme Parks

We’re doing Florida for 17 nights in July. As per the other scrimpers, we’ve got it all in for around £2,400 per person including flights, villa, car (decent SUV type) and tickets to Disney, universal and the new Universal theme park. This is our first trip during school holidays so I thought it wou...
by Darthlaw
Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Osmajic
Replies: 213
Views: 31388

Re: Osmajic

PNE still one step short of Liverpool’s shenanigans wearing T-Shirts to support Suarez, who openly admitted he had called Evra ‘negrito’.

Osmajic clearly of the same characteristic volition as Suarez and hopefully receives a similar length ban.
by Darthlaw
Sun Mar 16, 2025 12:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Song For CJ
Replies: 6
Views: 872

Re: Song For CJ

To Twisted Sister's We're not gonna take it

C-J-Egan-Riley
C-J-Egan-Riley
C-J-Egan-Riley
BFC!

Ivor Novello award winning stuff right there
by Darthlaw
Sun Mar 16, 2025 12:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Scott Parker in a sentence
Replies: 75
Views: 4942

Re: Scott Parker in a sentence

Adequate but unadventurous
by Darthlaw
Tue Mar 11, 2025 12:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man Utd new 100k stadium
Replies: 37
Views: 3209

Re: Man Utd new 100k stadium

Watched Jim Radcliffe being interviewed by Gary Neville this morning who said they could afford the Stadium but they would be looking for the Government to support the surrounding infrastructure. Looking at the video and the commentary, it seems they want to get away from a 'sea of cars' parked arou...
by Darthlaw
Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: James Trafford
Replies: 72
Views: 6444

Re: James Trafford

Just as Muric looked a world beater in the Championship, Trafford has looked the same, the main difference being the solid defensive partnership in front of him. Equally, in the PL, Trafford looked highly suspect with an ever changing defence in front of him (whilst also opening against 7/8 of the t...
by Darthlaw
Thu Feb 27, 2025 4:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: O/T........EVs
Replies: 199
Views: 10170

Re: O/T........EVs

Had a Tesla model3 LR from 2020 - November last year. Loved the car and never had any mechanical issues in the 70k miles I did in it. On the MOT the only issues were brake corrosion as I used regen braking to slow the car 90% of the time. Build quality not great, sadly, on that model year which (com...
by Darthlaw
Tue Feb 25, 2025 5:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man Utd axe 200 more staff
Replies: 41
Views: 2803

Re: Man Utd axe 200 more staff

Maybe Ratcliffe isn’t as business savvy as he likes the media to think When you walk through the door and see a workforce 3 times the size of Liverpool’s (who don’t seem to be doing to badly in recent years), maybe it’s right to have a look at trimming the fat? I heard an interesting rumour that In...
by Darthlaw
Mon Feb 24, 2025 4:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Beer appreciation thread.
Replies: 79
Views: 4398

Re: Beer appreciation thread.

Blonde - Bowland Gold. Glorious in the summer, although another mention for Loweswater gold here.

Stout - Marshmallow Unicorn from Irwell Works. Tastes like drinking a mars bar.

Belgian - Kwak. Rich, strong beautiful especially when served in a mini yard of ale glass.
by Darthlaw
Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Todays games 22/02
Replies: 68
Views: 4878

Re: Todays games 22/02

chekhov wrote:
Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:33 pm
Pen for Everton overturned. Correct decision, good refereeing.
Slight shirt pull but deserved to be overturned for Young’s dive.

How having your shirt pulled ends up with legs in the air so high, he’d challenge Bertie Bee for a decent ‘worm’.
by Darthlaw
Sat Feb 22, 2025 11:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tresor / Shelvey chant
Replies: 144
Views: 8180

Re: Tresor / Shelvey chant

The same cretins singing the chant will be the ones who loved Wout, went on to hate him when he left to play in the World Cup, hated him when returned to training with a sigh and then were happy for him to return, even lauding his body language at the start of this season. Football cretins be fickle...
by Darthlaw
Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Derby sack Warne
Replies: 150
Views: 12494

Re: Derby sack Warne

I think you all need to take a step back and reflect on when this happened to us. Remember when Coyle ditched us in the PL, tore out our hearts after taking us to the promised land. Inexplicably leaving us for someone who were on the brink of financial oblivion and sticking a dagger in our backs as ...
by Darthlaw
Fri Feb 07, 2025 12:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Trafford wins Championship Player of the Month
Replies: 57
Views: 3126

Re: Trafford wins Championship Player of the Month

Kompanys fault in the first place should have started with Muric but like others they were discarded for the new players which in my opinion was wrong as they were the ones who got us up so should have been given a chance . Muric's performances and stats for the highest mistakes leading to a goal r...
by Darthlaw
Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How many were actually on last night?
Replies: 62
Views: 4370

Re: How many were actually on last night?

Purely for the timing aspect, if we had another season like this I'd have to reconsider my season ticket as I can be required to be away for work Mon-Fri at fairly short notice. I think I've already missed 4-5 games this season so far so it's making the point of having a season ticket economically r...
by Darthlaw
Wed Feb 05, 2025 10:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How many were actually on last night?
Replies: 62
Views: 4370

Re: How many were actually on last night?

I couldnt make last night because of work and won't make next week either.

Only reason I'm not attending is more down to the fixture list organisers than the standard of football. No Saturday home games December - March (currently) is a joke.
by Darthlaw
Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Other Football
Replies: 34
Views: 2146

Re: Today's Other Football

Just watching highlights of the Pl. I see Muric had another blinder today, being at fault for both Sarfampton goals.

Maybe Kompany was onto something, not playing him?
by Darthlaw
Sat Feb 01, 2025 4:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Portsmouth vs THE SUPER CLARETS - Match Thread
Replies: 524
Views: 18385

Re: Portsmouth vs THE SUPER CLARETS - Match Thread

Both hands. Might as well have caught it on the goal line.

Very easy for the ref to miss :roll:
by Darthlaw
Sat Feb 01, 2025 9:07 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Beer going down 1p a pint
Replies: 20
Views: 1959

Re: Beer going down 1p a pint

1p off duty but most water companies putting up their rates by 25%+

Something tells me we’ll be seeing less breweries soon enough.
by Darthlaw
Wed Jan 29, 2025 9:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Orient game - Highlights
Replies: 88
Views: 4178

Re: The Orient game - Highlights

MY first game with my Dad and Grandad in the BL and the only time three generations of Darth were on the Turf together.
by Darthlaw
Tue Jan 28, 2025 7:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chance to go joint top - don’t lay a glove
Replies: 156
Views: 5834

Re: Chance to go joint top - don’t lay a glove

Yes in regulation 0-0 against Leeds is a good result but it’s the fact you don’t have any confidence that in a weeks time we won’t end up drawing 0-0 to Oxford at home It’s the failure to score at home against Stoke, Derby, QPR and Preston, coupled with the absolute disinterest in attacking Leeds t...
by Darthlaw
Mon Jan 27, 2025 10:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Chance to go joint top - don’t lay a glove
Replies: 156
Views: 5834

Re: Chance to go joint top - don’t lay a glove

BobSykes wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2025 10:12 pm
Much as I'm disappointed I'd rather have kept it tight and kept the gap to Leeds to 3 points than taken a gamble and risked making it 6.

And I'd rather have our upcoming fixtures than theirs.
Good plan, Scott.

They’ll come unstuck against lesser opposition where we won’t

…hopefully
by Darthlaw
Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football 12/01
Replies: 114
Views: 4525

Re: Today's Football 12/01

Exquisite.

**** off arteta
by Darthlaw
Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football 12/01
Replies: 114
Views: 4525

Re: Today's Football 12/01

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:53 pm
was it Arteta who complained ?
Yes. Always
by Darthlaw
Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football 12/01
Replies: 114
Views: 4525

Re: Today's Football 12/01

Not sure Amorim wants to win this with those subs
by Darthlaw
Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football 12/01
Replies: 114
Views: 4525

Re: Today's Football 12/01

ElectroClaret wrote:
Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:33 pm
Peno missed
Delicious.

GK needs to celebrate in Havertz face
by Darthlaw
Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football 12/01
Replies: 114
Views: 4525

Re: Today's Football 12/01

… like clockwork.

Havertz knocks it to the side of Maguire then drops like a tombstone.

Arsenal, such a snide horrible side under Arteta.
by Darthlaw
Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football 12/01
Replies: 114
Views: 4525

Re: Today's Football 12/01

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:26 pm
This Arsenal game is everything I despise about what football is nowadays
Bruno Fernandes throwing a strop, players throwing themselves to the floor at every opportunity and just general snide football.

The red card was bound to happen, I can’t see it being the last in this game.
by Darthlaw
Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Scott Parker needs to give his head a wobble
Replies: 36
Views: 2755

Re: Scott Parker needs to give his head a wobble

‘Rotating’ 3 of the front 4 was the mistake today, for me. Let alone putting J-Rod in ahead of Foster.

If Hannibal, Laurent, and Fleming can do 30 mins, they need to start and get us ahead before being substituted.