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- Wed Oct 01, 2025 4:03 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football Heritage - the Orient Game
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1943
Re: Football Heritage - the Orient Game
Anyone trying to advance the idea that the Orient Game wasn't a major turning point in the club's recent history is talking complete ********.
- Thu Sep 18, 2025 6:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Royal Dyche heading to Kansas
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3214
Re: Royal Dyche heading to Kansas
Are you sure? Looks like they are heading to Kansas City. Yes, Kansas City sits on the boundary between the state of Kansas and the state of Missouri. Twentyfive years ago I worked for a US company that was headquartered in Kansas City. I visited a few times. The company was in the power and light ...
- Thu Sep 18, 2025 6:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Royal Dyche heading to Kansas
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3214
Re: Royal Dyche heading to Kansas
Both the OP and the Royal Dyche are making a common mistake.... but they're not heading to Kansas, they're heading to Missouri.
- Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fully Electric Cars
- Replies: 932
- Views: 70233
Re: Fully Electric Cars
I’m curious as to what has motivated you guys to delve into the world of electric cars? They appear to ridiculously expensive to buy and the charging infrastructure, although improving, is still not as handy as nippy into a petrol station. And as far as I can gather, the cost of battery replacement...
- Wed Sep 10, 2025 12:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Worst England Goalkeepers
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2202
Re: The Worst England Goalkeepers
Shilton was class at his best but outstayed his welcome by at least 25 caps
- Sun Sep 07, 2025 9:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: NFL 25/26 Thread
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1732
Re: NFL 25/26 Thread
Packers. I lived in Wisconsin for 12 years and it was pretty much mandatory!depechedingle wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:10 pmalways a good thing to hear, pity I'm on the other channel, Oshkosh. What'your team?
- Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: NFL 25/26 Thread
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1732
Re: NFL 25/26 Thread
JJ doing a good job of promoting the clarets commentating on the Steelers-Jets game.
- Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Danny Murphy V11 group and HMRC
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4331
Re: Danny Murphy V11 group and HMRC
Absolute zero sympathy. Zero.
- Mon Aug 18, 2025 1:45 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: If you think "let's hear it for Burnley" is bad
- Replies: 2
- Views: 849
Re: If you think "let's hear it for Burnley" is bad
Don't let Alan Pace see that...
- Thu Aug 14, 2025 6:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 2025/26: Tottenham Hotspur V Burnley – Ticket Information
- Replies: 403
- Views: 20814
- Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:29 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 2025/26: Tottenham Hotspur V Burnley – Ticket Information
- Replies: 403
- Views: 20814
Re: 2025/26: Tottenham Hotspur V Burnley – Ticket Information
I've got a single spare if anyone wants it, message me: gbwez at hotmail dot com
- Wed Aug 06, 2025 12:15 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Bauress joins Accrington
- Replies: 79
- Views: 5043
Re: ARTICLE: Bauress joins Accrington
Friendlies don’t countQuickenthetempo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 05, 2025 7:04 pmIf friendlies count for suspensions then he will have served it by now.
- Tue Aug 05, 2025 6:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Bauress joins Accrington
- Replies: 79
- Views: 5043
Re: ARTICLE: Bauress joins Accrington
won’t be playing for Stanley for a while, he’s on a 4 game suspension
https://www.thefa.com/news/2025/aug/04/ ... 025-040825
https://www.thefa.com/news/2025/aug/04/ ... 025-040825
- Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Can anyone see more than 5 involved in relegation battle ?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3363
Re: Can anyone see more than 5 involved in relegation battle ?
Palace and Forest… qualified for Europe. This distraction has done for some mid table teams in the past.
- Thu Jul 24, 2025 6:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Man U considering seat licensing
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2747
Re: Man U considering seat licensing
This is not in of itself a terrible idea and it's worked pretty well in the NFL (more successes than failures, and United would be the most obvious case for this to be successful in the UK). Somebody's got to pay for it and United fans have been moaning about the state of Old Trafford. This gives fa...
- Tue Jul 22, 2025 12:01 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Question for the Mathematicians
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2917
Re: Question for the Mathematicians
ChatGPT: You're absolutely right to suspect that the odds are extremely low — the game you’re playing is often known as "Clock Patience" or "13-Card Solitaire", and it’s famously difficult to win. But your version — saying "Ace, Two, Three... King" repeatedly while flipping through the entire shuffl...
- Sun Jul 20, 2025 6:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Florida advice
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2617
Re: Florida advice
Well, I’ve truly seen it all now. The golden corral given as a fine dining recommendation!
- Sat Jul 19, 2025 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Studio Bhurnleyi
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4274
- Sat Jul 19, 2025 3:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Studio Bhurnleyi
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4274
Re: Studio Bhurnleyi
That took a little finessing because I ran into ChatGPT’s content filters when using the phrase ‘naked man’. It was persistently refusing to generate an image The exact prompt I ended up using was: “Do a scene, landscape orientation, in ghibli style, of a british policeman opening a wardrobe door. I...
- Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Studio Bhurnleyi
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4274
- Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Studio Bhurnleyi
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4274
Re: Studio Bhurnleyi
This theme is warming up nicely now

- Thu Jul 17, 2025 8:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Studio Bhurnleyi
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4274
Re: Studio Bhurnleyi
Love this thread!
- Wed Jul 16, 2025 3:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Name the most obscure Burnley player
- Replies: 236
- Views: 8399
Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player
Not sure if ‘obscure’ is quite the right world but I’d say the most unheralded Burnley player is Billy Nesbitt who had a long pro career with the clarets and was an FA cup winner while being completely deaf. This is almost unheard of in the entire history of the sport, because hearing is a key part ...
- Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:13 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Laugh out loud novels?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 4084
Re: Laugh out loud novels?
It’s been a long time but I remember laughing out loud a lot when reading Catch-22
- Wed Jul 09, 2025 12:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Florida advice
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2617
Re: Florida advice
The Florida theme parks are fundamentally and unavoidably expensive, and it sounds like you’re a bit hard up. So can I politely ask… do you really need to do this? A holiday is supposed to be a time of relaxation not a constant stress over money.
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 11:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Greatest last minute goal by any team
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4012
Re: Greatest last minute goal by any team
John Francis at York for me.
Honorable mention for Steve Bull, Wolves vs West Brom in 1989... one of the best crowd scenes you'll ever see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV33xbLDLTc
Honorable mention for Steve Bull, Wolves vs West Brom in 1989... one of the best crowd scenes you'll ever see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV33xbLDLTc
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Heckenhurst Avenue , Burnley
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5580
Re: Heckenhurst Avenue , Burnley
Heckenhurst is in Worsthorne. All day.
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 1:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: French air traffic control strike!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3313
Re: French air traffic control strike!
The topic reminded me of this all-time great after dinner speech: https://youtu.be/7KbUNzi58wM?si=k74dYEHZsWMoXBSM
- Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:15 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Jimmy Anderson book
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1644
Re: Jimmy Anderson book
I look forward to reading it. Does he mention Justin Langer's leaked dossier from the 2009 Ashes? I have long had a theory that it ultimately had a positive effect on Anderson. What Langer wrote was broadly true at the time, Jimmy took it to heart, fixed it, and never looked back.
- Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Iron Maiden
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4932
Re: Iron Maiden
Not to brag too much... but here's a photo I took of Bruce flying a B-17 Flying Fortress over Oshkosh

- Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tottenham ticket information
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4693
Re: Tottenham ticket information
Seriously hoping we take the full allocation, as I will be over from the USA and this is probably the only chance I'll have to see a live game the whole season!
- Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Competing at Prem level - Whats changed?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3552
Re: Competing at Prem level - Whats changed?
Standard/pedigree of coaching has got more consistent, especially at the mid to lower level. Used to be able to rely on 2 or 3 teams having a rank bad manager.
- Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:42 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Koleosho
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8752
Re: Koleosho
He has tons of raw talent and, unlike some 'flair' players, works hard for the team, no question on his effort and attitude. Just seems a bit lacking in decision making in the final third. That souped improved with age and experience but will likely always be his weak point.
- Thu Jun 05, 2025 5:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Huddersfield, Shrewsbury and Stoke are pre-season opponents
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4535
Re: ARTICLE: Huddersfield, Shrewsbury and Stoke are pre-season opponents
A helicopter between Shrewsbury and Huddersfield is technically feasible to keep Dave Burnley's streak alive. I'd be happy to contribute.
- Mon May 26, 2025 6:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Vintage shirt help
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2585
- Mon May 26, 2025 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Vintage shirt help
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2585
Re: Vintage shirt help
Interesting. I’ve also got a long sleeved Spall with a stitched on #12. Signed by the team on the back. I bought it on eBay about 20 years ago. Seller said it was signed in the bus home after the last game of the season. Now I’m wondering “what season?” as I always thought 1981-82 but mine seems dif...
- Thu May 22, 2025 12:14 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Orlando / WDW
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2846
Re: Orlando / WDW
Based on a recent visit I wish I'd spent more time in advance, researching the popular rides and coming up with a plan for them. I bought the fast pass for Universal Studios but didn't know Hagrid's coaster is excluded from the fast pass. If I'd understood all the complexity and issues with getting ...
- Sun May 11, 2025 7:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: If you could only pick one
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3789
- Thu May 08, 2025 1:08 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4042
Re: Artificial Intelligence
First time I used ChatGPT, in December 2022, I was absolutely blown away. It was one of those "I remember exactly where I was when..." moments in life, like learning of Princess Di's death or the 9/11 attacks. I've had an interest in AI and AGI since the late 90s and the days of the A.L.I.C.E. chatb...
- Tue May 06, 2025 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Parade thread
- Replies: 92
- Views: 14362
- Thu Apr 24, 2025 1:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: BFC Fan of the Season
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2149
Re: BFC Fan of the Season
I get the sense this award has been created with him in mind.
- Sun Apr 20, 2025 4:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cash in or stick
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5941
Re: Cash in or stick
I’ve got $50 on us to win the title at 12/1 but can’t see any mechanism to cash out on the Caesar’s Palace app
- Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Masters
- Replies: 214
- Views: 10981
Re: The Masters
Come on, Rosey!
- Sat Apr 12, 2025 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Action Figures
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4910
Action Figures
Post your favourite action figure memes here!


- Sat Mar 29, 2025 10:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ponds and fish
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2522
Re: Ponds and fish
No catfish? Is a Bluegill like a Pumpkinseed? [/quote] Yes, they are both small sunfish. Actually when I say I've got bluegills I they are more of a bluegill/pumpkinseed hybrid than a purebred bluegill. I had catfish in a previous pond but didn't like the way they stirred up the water so didn't sto...
- Sat Mar 29, 2025 6:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ponds and fish
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2522
Re: Ponds and fish
The classic mix for a farm pond here in the Midwest is largemouth bass and bluegill. They tend to find a natural balance between the two species and you'll typically have a ton of 5-8 inch bluegills, about ten 1.5 to 2.5 pound bass per acre, and a few trophy bass in the 3lb+ category. They're both t...
- Fri Mar 28, 2025 2:43 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ponds and fish
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2522
Re: Ponds and fish
My largemouth bass have started jumping in the evenings.
- Wed Mar 26, 2025 11:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: A player on a private jet
- Replies: 196
- Views: 14556
Re: A player on a private jet
Slick nitpick from an aviation geek, he's not on a private jet, he's flying first class on an Emirates Boeing 777. The little minibar gives it away.
- Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Andy Holt - Accy Stanley
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5760
Re: Andy Holt - Accy Stanley
Accrington Town Hall are currently advertising for local football clubs to have their presentation nights there. Which isn't going down well at Stanley. Massive conflict of interest! Andy Holt has got Stanley punching massively above their weight. I don't think he will be fully appreciated until he...
- Wed Mar 05, 2025 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Infantino
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9891
Re: Infantino
Has a major organization ever had a worse run than Blatter followed by Infantino?