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by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 18, 2025 3:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bee Hole End Podcast feature about Burnley FC ISA
Replies: 6
Views: 466

Re: Bee Hole End Podcast feature about Burnley FC ISA

Really grateful to Andrew for doing this interview.
by jdrobbo
Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Roses T20
Replies: 42
Views: 1653

Re: Roses T20

Green has been a magnificent signing for us. Player of the season so far
by jdrobbo
Thu Jul 17, 2025 5:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tour de France 2025.
Replies: 110
Views: 5082

Re: Tour de France 2025.

Pog is simply unreal
by jdrobbo
Mon Jul 14, 2025 11:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tour de France 2025.
Replies: 110
Views: 5082

Re: Tour de France 2025.

Delighted for Healy and Yates. I still think that Vingegaard has a couple of mountain punches to throw.
by jdrobbo
Mon Jul 14, 2025 8:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England vs India Third test
Replies: 309
Views: 12879

Re: England vs India Third test

An absolute joy to watch. What a team; what a test series!
by jdrobbo
Mon Jul 14, 2025 3:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: One realistic signing
Replies: 25
Views: 3190

Re: One realistic signing

Cajuste
by jdrobbo
Sun Jul 13, 2025 8:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pancreatic Cancer
Replies: 14
Views: 1852

Re: Pancreatic Cancer

Sending very best wishes.
Brilliant cause
Donation sent
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 11, 2025 10:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Obsession with signing former players
Replies: 32
Views: 3275

Re: Obsession with signing former players

Jacob Bruun Larsen!!
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blast v Yarkies.
Replies: 39
Views: 2296

Re: Blast v Yarkies.

Comfortably second best tonight

Yorkshire turned so many singles into two. Our singles have been ponderous jogs

Yorkshire’s ball striking has been better

Yorkshire’s bowling has been better

Yorkshire’s fielding has been far, far better.
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 11, 2025 8:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blast v Yarkies.
Replies: 39
Views: 2296

Re: Blast v Yarkies.

The number of dropped catches…
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blast v Yarkies.
Replies: 39
Views: 2296

Re: Blast v Yarkies.

Bairstow and Luxton playing brilliantly. Knocking us all over the park.

Diabolical catching from Lancs

Luxton looks a phenomenal talent
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lyle Foster
Replies: 141
Views: 9409

Re: Lyle Foster

So would I
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blast v Yarkies.
Replies: 39
Views: 2296

Re: Blast v Yarkies.

Yorkshire 62/1 (from 5.0) in their cup final
by jdrobbo
Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs
Replies: 28
Views: 2685

Re: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs

Has it changed much? Can't imagine it's gone upmarket! Used to have a tape recording that was done in there in the 60s of 2 old blokes chatting in Trawden dialect. Not easy to tell what they were saying. Although played it to my grandad and he had no bother! I’ve no idea: never been in it in my lif...
by jdrobbo
Wed Jul 09, 2025 7:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs
Replies: 28
Views: 2685

Re: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs

welsbyswife wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 3:49 pm
Is the Cockhill club still going up Trawden? Now there was an interesting establishment!!
It’s very much still running!
by jdrobbo
Wed Jul 09, 2025 12:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs
Replies: 28
Views: 2685

Re: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs

John - I was aware of your family proximity to the Trawden area, so much so that I was expecting to see a framed photo of you making a save at Madiham alongside the many pics of the Princess Royal's visit. Bizarrely Taffy I was in the King Charles 1 in early May whilst in London, another fine estab...
by jdrobbo
Wed Jul 09, 2025 6:29 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 5365
Views: 636601

Re: Summer transfer window

Cajuste from Napoli (Ipswich last season) would be an absolutely excellent signing. One of their top performers last campaign. One of those ‘Never fall in love with a loan player’ type of players! Highly rated.
by jdrobbo
Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs
Replies: 28
Views: 2685

Re: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs

Concur. Make sure you take in Lumb Spout on the way up Bouldsworth
by jdrobbo
Tue Jul 08, 2025 9:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tour de France 2025.
Replies: 110
Views: 5082

Re: Tour de France 2025.

Absolutely fantastic today when the give short climbs kicked in. Pog perfection, picking up his 100th career race victory.
by jdrobbo
Tue Jul 08, 2025 9:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tour de France 2025.
Replies: 110
Views: 5082

Re: Tour de France 2025.

Pleased for you jdr. Having just watched a 6 minute commercial/trailer break followed by 3 minutes of cycling followed by another 4 minutes of crappy low budget commercials I find it barely watchable. If that's the price of it being on terrestrial tv then I'm out. I'll just suck it up and pay next ...
by jdrobbo
Tue Jul 08, 2025 9:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs
Replies: 28
Views: 2685

Re: The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs

Ah Bodge… and my parents are two of those locals who pay in. It’s a lovely pub and is doing well. It’s so lovely to hear that you’ve ventured to the village where I spent the first eighteen years of my life. Lancashire really is beautiful you know!? I swear you carry that red rose on your person (so...
by jdrobbo
Mon Jul 07, 2025 11:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tour de France 2025.
Replies: 110
Views: 5082

Re: Tour de France 2025.

Gutted for Philipsen but it really opens it up for Bini now.

Ps. I think ITV4’s coverage is excellent. That said, I can’t be doing with the ‘donate just £3’ adverts.
by jdrobbo
Sun Jul 06, 2025 1:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
Replies: 191
Views: 8441

Re: England v India - 2nd Test

Totally outplayed on this occasion.

India have batted better and have bowled far, far better.
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
Replies: 191
Views: 8441

Re: England v India - 2nd Test

It doesn't have to be this one style vs another though, that's what is so infuriating. It isn't this binary choice between playing like Boycott vs like Ben Duckett. Knowing when to be aggressive and when to rein it in just a tad is what all the best teams in history have done. I absolutely don’t di...
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
Replies: 191
Views: 8441

Re: England v India - 2nd Test

Blindly accepting this “brand” argument isn’t holding much water anymore. Our Test record since its inception is nothing to write home about, especially against the established teams. Loss by 423 runs Loss by 9 wickets Loss by ings and 64 runs Loss by 434 runs Four losses since the start of last ye...
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
Replies: 191
Views: 8441

Re: England v India - 2nd Test

Very true and I agree. I also think this "brand" was the reason we decided to bowl first. We should have been ruthless, batted first, and batted them out of the game like they did to us. The "we can chase anything" attitude has bitten us on the ass. Losing this test has also really helped them with...
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
Replies: 191
Views: 8441

Re: England v India - 2nd Test

They were in the last one for the majority of the game and we've not learned a thing.. Yep, but this is the brand we play. We’re always going to make mistakes. Some frustrate me (Brook playing a daft shot in the first ball of his innings in the first test was one that did that) so when we lose, whi...
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v India - 2nd Test
Replies: 191
Views: 8441

Re: England v India - 2nd Test

I think it’s worth highlighting that in this test match, India have simply been far better than England!!
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 6:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)
Replies: 8
Views: 554

Re: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)

Derbyshire end on 136/6

It was all over after the second ball of their innings. Luke Wood, magnificent
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)
Replies: 8
Views: 554

Re: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)

Didn’t get the hat-trick but that’s five wickets in five deliveries for Lancs when you factor in Mahmood’s hat-trick last night, to close out the Northants innings
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)
Replies: 8
Views: 554

Re: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)

Derbyshire 0/2 from the first two deliveries.

Wood on a hat-trick
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)
Replies: 8
Views: 554

Re: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)

Lancs post 178/6 from their twenty overs.
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 3:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)
Replies: 8
Views: 554

Re: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)

100 up

11.1 overs
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 3:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)
Replies: 8
Views: 554

Re: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)

Buttler out

C&B Patel
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 3:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)
Replies: 8
Views: 554

Re: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)

Lancs 60/1 from the PP

Jennings out

Salt and Buttler playing their shots
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 3:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tour de France 2025.
Replies: 110
Views: 5082

Re: Tour de France 2025.

That’s absolutely crackers!!
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 3:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)
Replies: 8
Views: 554

Lancs v Derbyshire (T20 @EOT)

One change, with Jones coming in for Jimmy.

Lancs put into bat
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A year ago today
Replies: 41
Views: 2822

Re: A year ago today

Too appointment.
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:37 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!
Replies: 15
Views: 1825

Happy Michael Duff Day, everyone!

21 years ago Duffo joined the Clarets from Cheltenham.

Another fantastic acquisition by then manager, Steve Cotterill.

Think his fee was in the region of £30,000

What are your favourite memories of Duff, silly Wembley dance aside

:D
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:18 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The old Burnley footage thread
Replies: 54
Views: 4427

Re: The old Burnley footage thread

York City 1-2 Burnley - 1991/92

Filmed from the other side of the ground.

https://youtu.be/QQwXjhItRz4?si=vBGTDd6Dk8x9d6q8
by jdrobbo
Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tour de France 2025.
Replies: 110
Views: 5082

Re: Tour de France 2025.

Fantastic three weeks of sport!

Pog the clear favourite but will be chased down by Vingegaard and Evenepoel.

Team Visma for me, although due to working in a school with a huge Eritrean intake, I’ll be giving Biniam Girmay my full support too. He’s absolutely huge in Eritrea.
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)
Replies: 27
Views: 1308

Re: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)

bodge wrote:
Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:49 pm
It will be an interesting match up at EOT next Friday now your all stars are back in the team.

I'll be in town for that one.
Hey Bodge, did you see that single over that cymbals bowled for Yorkies last week? What a spectacle.
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 04, 2025 9:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)
Replies: 27
Views: 1308

Re: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)

Wells to the rescue. Lance get over the line with three deliveries to spare.
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 04, 2025 9:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)
Replies: 27
Views: 1308

Re: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)

ClaretTony wrote:
Fri Jul 04, 2025 9:23 pm
I wouldn’t say Buttler had been great
I see where you’re coming from. Built a good score but not a typically explosive innings. Perhaps Wells would have been better coming in at three
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 04, 2025 9:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)
Replies: 27
Views: 1308

Re: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)

ClaretTony wrote:
Fri Jul 04, 2025 9:19 pm
And out the next ball he faced
Strange shot really. That said, Buttler and Salt have both been great; Salt especially
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Summer transfer window
Replies: 5365
Views: 636601

Re: Summer transfer window

Burnley fans all say Clarke Carlisle, but with our Claret specs removed we all know that Kyle Walker was by far and away the best player on the pitch in the 2009 play-off final. What a career he’s had since then!
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)
Replies: 27
Views: 1308

Re: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)

Jos Buttler has just flicked a six into the back rows of the Northamptonshire stands and I’m sure I saw a guy celebrating it with a crutch held high.
by jdrobbo
Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)
Replies: 27
Views: 1308

Re: Lancs v Northants T20 tomorrow (squad)

Mahmood hat-trick in the final over

Northants 177 all out