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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:11 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 80
- Views: 3269
Re: FA Cup Replays
Is there anything to stop the Football and None League teams boycotting the FA Cup next season, as a protest for the way they’ve not been allowed an input in the change of rules. The top Premiership clubs complain, they play to many games in a season, yet mid season, they jet off to other Continents...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers Carying a coffin
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1988
Re: Rovers Carying a coffin
I’d rather they had a noose around their neck.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 1966
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1981
Re: 1966
I saw everyone of the goals Willie scored that season.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Happy St Patrick's Day
- Replies: 15
- Views: 964
Re: Happy St Patrick's Day
I’m celebrating my St Patrick’s day birthday in Cyprus. The hotel I always stay at, reserved me a table, with a bottle of bubbly and then gave me a delicious birthday cake.To cap it off, when I walked into my room I opened the balcony door overlooking the music venue and they were playing Irish folk...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:08 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: O'Shea Booking
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2702
Re: O'Shea Booking
Beddie, apart from that, we can't pass accurately. I've brought the lack of ability to pass the ball up before. The lack of that basic skill, should be practised/hammered home, daily in training routines. The number of times the ball has been given away, is frustrating when a goals scored against us...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley to York/Harrogate via Blubberhouses
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1968
Re: Burnley to York/Harrogate via Blubberhouses
I bet the company doing the Burnley town centre roadworks don't get the repair contract.
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Nicholll RIP
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2267
Re: Chris Nicholll RIP
RIP We signed Chris as a youth from Wilton Albion. From memory he was a member of the team that won a youth tournament in Germany.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Defensive Coaching
- Replies: 45
- Views: 1825
Re: Defensive Coaching
The most basic of a players skill, should be the ability to pass a ball accurately to another player, stood 10 yards away, when not even under pressure. Not put the ball behind a teammate whose unmarked, or worse still, pass it to an opponent. The number of times we’ve made that mistake, shows a lac...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The stats don't lie
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1043
Re: The stats don't lie
Shef Utd and ourselves have the worst points total, of all teams in the 4 Divisions.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
- Replies: 424
- Views: 16164
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Home before the final whistle
- Replies: 121
- Views: 5768
Re: Home before the final whistle
I stayed on until the final whistle, to avoid the crowds and the traffic.
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:56 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RIP Satch
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1875
Re: RIP Satch
RIP John. He was the man who drew people into the Miners, for the afternoon session of what was known as the Monday Club. He was a good singer and very good joke teller. Lots of people got up to sing, some good and some bad, but it was always a popular and well known afternoon out, thanks to Satch.
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clubs we have always took good followings to
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2643
Re: Clubs we have always took good followings to
Wycombe was always a supported away day. I seem to remember going there, when we nearly had as many of our fans as they did.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13587
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
I hope they don't give Dundee any ground catering advice.
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: How things have changed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2449
Re: How things have changed
Cabbage, don't be expecting Jasmine tea when you come to my house for a brew. It will be in the usual beaker, not in a bone China cup and saucer.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: OT - Security cameras recommendation?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1657
Re: OT - Security cameras recommendation?
I recommend Lancs Security System from Accrington, plus owner Giles is a big Burnley fan. Tel No 01254 457027.
Get colour cameras installed, they’re well worth the extra cost.
Get colour cameras installed, they’re well worth the extra cost.
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Adam and Wallace leaving Burnley
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1463
Re: ARTICLE: Adam and Wallace leaving Burnley
Bring back John Francis to replace Wallace.
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 8:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The End of Roverrrrrrrsss?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3148
Re: The End of Roverrrrrrrsss?
I'm baffled when tv presenters announce the word draws, as drawers and drawing as drawring. Them in Bbn, they get on a buz, not a bus.
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Liverpool fans keeping the match ball
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2875
Liverpool fans keeping the match ball
During the game the match ball went into the Liverpool fans lower section. The ball boy picked up another ball up and threw it to the keeper. A middle aged supporter was stood with the ball in his hand, then decided he would keep it (steal it) and appeared to put it between his feet and at no point ...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Catering in the Bob Lord
- Replies: 56
- Views: 7578
Re: Catering in the Bob Lord
At a previous match, I got a Bene n Hot in a polystyrene cup in the Bob Lord kiosk. The person who served it had filled the cup to within an inch of the top with hot water. Having had my first drink, I returned to the kiosk and saw a lady there, who appeared to be a supervisor. I explained the Bene ...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Abuse towards other posters
- Replies: 90
- Views: 16361
Re: Abuse towards other posters
Another thing that need stamping out, is some of the posters use of 4 letter swear words, being partially disguised with asterisk. I soon lose interest in reading a topic when those words are used. Im surprised it’s not already been banned.
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Winter Soup
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4177
Re: Winter Soup
FloatinClaret, It will make a large pan full, which I'd guess as at least 4/5 potions. I just see how many potatoes I've got and make up the amount of soup based on that. It's like when my mum baked,they didn't need to weigh flour. It's done by the rack of the eye. Sometimes I end up having to use a...
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 4:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Winter Soup
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4177
Re: Winter Soup
DCWat, a bowl of potato soup with flaky fish added, haddock being my preferred choice, as they’re smaller flakes. The cheese makes it a creamier soup. I’d suggest not adding the diced potatoes in until after the cheese, as they tend to turn to mash, if added before the cheese.
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:54 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Winter Soup
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4177
Re: Winter Soup
Cullen Skink soup. Poach smoked/dyed Haddock/Cod fillets in milk. Chop up an Onion. Dice 3lb of potatoes, then boil them and the onion separately. Separate half a pound of the drained potatoes. Pour the milk from the fish onto the potatoes and mash. Then add more milk and the onion juice, until you ...
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clash of shorts colours
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1411
Clash of shorts colours
I thought that it is a rule that colours should not clash. Yet both teams wore a very similar Blue pair of shorts. As the home team, it should've been upto Palace to have got their strip right.
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Accy Clarets to Arsenal - Sat 11th Nov KO 3pm
- Replies: 130
- Views: 9625
Re: Accy Clarets to Arsenal - Sat 11th Nov KO 3pm
Leisure, for the Arsenal trip, have you 2 Adults and 1 under 16 seats available under the Name of Nathan, to be picked up at Belverdere Rd please.
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Remembering Jimmy Mac
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1441
Re: Remembering Jimmy Mac
Re the best of players around Lancs, I'd have put Mathews instead of Douglas.
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Remembering Jimmy Mac
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1441
Re: Remembering Jimmy Mac
CleggHall, I mulled over the answer of who was the best of the 2. Both were true gentlemen, who had represented their Countries many many times. While Mc had the greater dribbling skills and laid on a lot of passes for other forwards to score. While Charlton had a very powerful shot and scored a lot...
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 7:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Drummers required...DRUMMERS
- Replies: 378
- Views: 36922
Re: Drummers required...DRUMMERS
IF the Club allows a person to bang a drum, that will be enough for me to stay away from games, after being a regular supporter for 70 years and that will break my heart. But I feel so strongly against the idea, I will go ahead with my threat. Could the drumstick be classed as an offensive weapon, i...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Weasel in Garden
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2095
Re: Weasel in Garden
A Stoat has a tail half the length of its body and it’s tail has a bushy Black tip. The Weasel has a short stubby Brown tail.
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Accy Clarets to Salford - Tue 26th Sept ko 7.45pm
- Replies: 66
- Views: 4655
Re: Accy Clarets to Salford - Tue 26th Sept ko 7.45pm
1 from the Turf under Bfc please.
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:41 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fire Incident at The Turf Pub
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3845
Re: Fire Incident at The Turf Pub
The man sat down in the 2nd picture,wearing the Orange top, has the wording "Burnley Council working hard for you", on his back. No wonder the Turf to Town project is taking so long.
- Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Worst BFC Memorabilia?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2237
Re: Worst BFC Memorabilia?
Whatever the above posters think of the Bfc pics, they look 100% better than any pics, that lot down the road have of their best team pics.
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 5:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Camera/Lens advice
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1803
Re: Camera/Lens advice
Thanks for the offer Ziggy and Alp but they're not the right 1 for me. Buying a car has been a lot easier than buying a camera. I'd a good chat with Guppyspotter this morning and he gave me some very helpful advice. The Nikon D500 camera is the one I want/need. It's a very popular camera with bird w...
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Camera/Lens advice
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1803
Re: Camera/Lens advice
Thanks everyone for the very useful advice. After reading the comments on the Nikon cameras, I looked at the camera models used ones prices, which for the D850 are around £1700 and £1,000 for the D500. I've no idea what Alp would want for the D5, but would hazard a guess it will be a lot more than t...
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Camera/Lens advice
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1803
Camera/Lens advice
I’m a keen birder, who likes to take photos of what I see. Presently my camera is Canon 7D, with a Canon 400mm lens. My knowledge of having the right camera settings is nil. I’m just not interested in the terminology. All I want is to do is press the shutter, when I’ve a bird in the viewfinder. Last...
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Those lot down the road…
- Replies: 83
- Views: 8328
Re: Those lot down the road…
MiddleagedClaret, I'm assuming you may be referring to my post. As a young teenager, in the early 60s after a game against them, I was walking alone up Brunshaw Rd from the Cricket field end, when I got set upon by around 6 Bstd fans and got knocked to the ground and given a good kicking. I'd not sp...
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Those lot down the road…
- Replies: 83
- Views: 8328
Re: Those lot down the road…
This evening my neighbour asked me a favour, which I agreed then found out, we were going to pick something up near their ground. I couldn’t let her down. We missed the turning and had to turn around in the car park, where I got her to stop the car and I wound down the window and launched a gob full...
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Culvert work starting
- Replies: 249
- Views: 32062
Re: Culvert work starting
This afternoon I drove down Plumbe St and there are easy to see no entry signs, before the Miners and a single lane, stopping access to Yorkshire St. It didn't stop 1 idiot ignoring the signs and, driving down it on the right hand side of the street.
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 7:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Unhappy Claret who has Nobody
- Replies: 202
- Views: 20173
Re: Unhappy Claret who has Nobody
Mick, you've said you may be coming up for the Aston Villa match. If you haven't got a ticket for the game, let me know via this thread and I will give you one.
- Thu Jul 20, 2023 11:52 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Venkys
- Replies: 210
- Views: 28896
Re: Venkys
According to Lancs live that lot have chosen a new Black away shirt, being described as a Promotion Shirt. I say it will be a Relegation Shirt.
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 6:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley FC Award Winners 1985
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1200
Re: Burnley FC Award Winners 1985
Was that award Wayne Biggins wouldn't return.
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Cornwall Advice
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2680
Re: Cornwall Advice
fatboy47, I’ve contemplated the idea of driving to Cornwall, solely for the purpose of sea bird watching at Porthgwarra, in Aug/Sept. At that time of year the chance of finding somewhere to stay is slim. Have you any knowledge of nearby bed and breakfast places in that area. Or someone who preferabl...
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:27 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Club Website Article
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1919
Re: Club Website Article
WHAT no room for Tommy Lawton.
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 4:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Willie Irvine
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2737
Re: Willie Irvine
dermotdermot, I take on board your valid comment and next year, all being well, I will follow your hint.
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:34 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Willie Irvine
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2737
Willie Irvine
Happy 80th Birthday Willie(Bill). A true legend.
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stan Ternent
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2581
Re: Stan Ternent
FCBurnley, I’m older than you, if only by a few months.
Don’t forget my offer of a match ticket/s, if you decide to come over the pond for a game next season
Don’t forget my offer of a match ticket/s, if you decide to come over the pond for a game next season
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stan Ternent
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2581
Re: Stan Ternent
Juan Tanamera, Stan hasn’t changed. If you ever got to know him as a person, rather than a football player,manager, you would see, he is a genuine, likeable knowledgeable man, who can hold a conversation on a host of subjects and enjoys the banter with the lads. Plus he got his birthday pint from me.
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:56 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stan Ternent
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2581
Re: Stan Ternent
Stan is happily retired and tending his garden takes up a lot of time. He was working on it, when I spoke to him.
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:27 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stan Ternent
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2581
Stan Ternent
Stan celebrates his 77th birthday today. He already knows there’s a pint paid on for him later today.