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by Rowls
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Zonal Marking = Marking Thin Air
Replies: 30
Views: 1638

Zonal Marking = Marking Thin Air

A zone has never scored a goal.

Thin air never scored a goal.

Unmarked men score lots and lots of goals, especially against us.

Who else is sick to the back teeth of watching our pathetic nonexistent defending?
by Rowls
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jordan North to leave BBC Radio
Replies: 24
Views: 3206

Re: Jordan North to leave BBC Radio

Jordan's in the Bob Lord today. Clearly everything has changed.
by Rowls
Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:54 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Carets / BFC Private reg plates
Replies: 74
Views: 3434

Re: Carets / BFC Private reg plates

Funniest I ever saw was a drug dealer gangster looking car driving around with the plate “3L1 CIT” which I worked out was meant to spell “elicit”. I desperately wanted to stop him somehow and explain that the word elicit is something entirely different to the word illicit, which is presumably what h...
by Rowls
Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jordan North to leave BBC Radio
Replies: 24
Views: 3206

Re: Jordan North to leave BBC Radio

Typical loony leftie BBC.
by Rowls
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health
Replies: 33
Views: 2218

Re: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health

Getting people back to ‘normal’ is an incredibly powerful long term benefit. Well, yes. Obviously it is. Nobody would surely argue otherwise? As I've stated just above, it's always heartening to know if people have been helped However as also stated above, we want to draw the distinction between pr...
by Rowls
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health
Replies: 33
Views: 2218

Re: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health

Your article also says this: “But Professor Michael Bloomfield, consultant psychiatrist at UCL, said that while the paper adds to existing evidence about the benefits of exercise to depression, it's not possible to say yet if "exercise on its own is better than existing treatments including medicat...
by Rowls
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health
Replies: 33
Views: 2218

Re: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health

The Telegraph is behind a paywall but here's an LBC story on the study showing exercise is twice as effective at treating depression than pills.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/exercise-twi ... udy-finds/
by Rowls
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health
Replies: 33
Views: 2218

Re: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health

I know people who have taken medication for 18 -24 months for depression and it’s literally saved their life and given them a new start. That's good to hear. There can be some small short term benefit to taking these drugs. You should seek the advice of a GP on this matter. However, there is no sci...
by Rowls
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health
Replies: 33
Views: 2218

Re: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health

Hello Rowls, Only just seen your long post. I will read it through but I'd just like to ask you two questions if I may: a) Have you ever spent time in or visited a psychiatric clinic? b) Do you believe depression-related suicide can be drastically reduced if everybody follows your advice? Hi Ecc Th...
by Rowls
Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: GDP Since start of Covid.
Replies: 48
Views: 1932

Re: GDP Since start of Covid.

All depends when you set the start button EU and UK have performed near identical since 2008. Our economies have NOT diverged since Brexit. We're performing better than the large economies of France and Germany, which is like saying Luton are playing slightly better than Burnley this season. The USA...
by Rowls
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health
Replies: 33
Views: 2218

Re: The Seven Virtues of Mental Health

There's a study referenced today on the front page of the Telegraph demonstrating that exercise is TWICE as effective as medication in treating depression. It goes without saying that the this isn't taking into account potential side effects. What are the side effects of exercise? You'll feel health...
by Rowls
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The ITV digital collapse
Replies: 52
Views: 3395

Re: The ITV digital collapse

Bosscat wrote:
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:40 pm
We were in Rotherham looking for a parking spot when the news came the match was off...
Lucky you.

We were in a godforsaken pub supping John Smiths smooth. :lol:
by Rowls
Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Azhar Ali
Replies: 47
Views: 4162

Re: Azhar Ali

Or, as it turns out, the Labour candidate* for Rochdale opens his mouth.

*(as he was)

NB: I've no idea who claretandy is and I can't recall any of his posts.
by Rowls
Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Azhar Ali
Replies: 47
Views: 4162

Re: Azhar Ali

I'm 90% certain he sat next to/in front of/behind me and my dad in the Bob Lord for a few years. For some reason we had a season where I was number 113 and my dad was number 111, so 112 was open to a mystery guest and I'm sure it was often him. Yeah I think it's him. Found a pic from a few years ag...
by Rowls
Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Azhar Ali
Replies: 47
Views: 4162

Re: Azhar Ali

I'm 90% certain he sat next to/in front of/behind me and my dad in the Bob Lord for a few years. For some reason we had a season where I was number 113 and my dad was number 111, so 112 was open to a mystery guest and I'm sure it was often him. Definitely looks like him but I haven't seen him there...
by Rowls
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: FAO BurnleyMickSouth
Replies: 16
Views: 2398

Re: FAO BurnleyMickSouth

Hi BurnleyMickSouth Can I just echo the kind wishes already given on this thread. You've shared your story and it's obvious that, to put it euphemistically, you've been through the mill but 'we're all very glad you're still here and still posting. I'm not much one for making friends to be honest but...
by Rowls
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lyle Foster
Replies: 44
Views: 4592

Re: Lyle Foster

I was more thinking about the 'Get on it with it' attitude. If you didn't need sectioning, you were fine. There was no in between. Thankfully attitudes changed. There's more thought and care taken about the language we use these days. I post much more carefully on this subject than on other topics ...
by Rowls
Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lyle Foster
Replies: 44
Views: 4592

Re: Lyle Foster

Sadly, South Africa is where Great Britain was 20 years ago, in lacking understanding of Mental Health. Where we were 20 years ago in Britain was that depression was when your brain "went wrong" and the "cure" for this was to take chemicals manufactured by multinational pharmaceutical companies. Si...
by Rowls
Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Tim Robinson v Liverpool
Replies: 14
Views: 885

Re: RATE THE REF - Tim Robinson v Liverpool

Poor. A litany of soft home decisions, none of which will show up on his report.

A. 12
B. 8
C. 21
D. 22
by Rowls
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Board
Replies: 54
Views: 3962

Re: S l o w

S a m e
by Rowls
Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blue card
Replies: 37
Views: 2218

Re: Blue card

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:20 pm
What colour for 2 blue cards ?
Don't jump the gun, we don't know the exact shade of blue yet.

My money is on a vibrant fushcia.
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: FA Youth Cup night for the Clarets
Replies: 20
Views: 2038

Re: ARTICLE: FA Youth Cup night for the Clarets

Commy wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:33 pm
I should have looked where it was as I'm only 7 miles away in Portishead on a course.
Dummy

edit [/end obscure 90s music reference joke]
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nigeria vs South Africa
Replies: 11
Views: 694

Re: Nigeria vs South Africa

Just seen the other thread on the exact same subject.

*facepalm*

Sorry mods. Please forgive me.
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nigeria vs South Africa
Replies: 11
Views: 694

Re: Nigeria vs South Africa

Ahhhh, because it's a red card offence he can actually alter the decision.

Think it was a penalty though. He tripped him outside the box but followed through on him inside the box so that decision isn't easy in mitigation for the referee.
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: My Prostrate Diagnosis
Replies: 65
Views: 3010

Re: My Prostrate Diagnosis

All the best with your treatment Beddie.
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nigeria vs South Africa
Replies: 11
Views: 694

Re: Nigeria vs South Africa

The footage doesn't show clearly if the foul (which is indisputable) occurs inside or outside the box.

But if it's outside, he can't reverse the original incorrect decision.
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nigeria vs South Africa
Replies: 11
Views: 694

Re: Nigeria vs South Africa

Ref has just been sent to see the footage on the VAR screen
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Nigeria vs South Africa
Replies: 11
Views: 694

Nigeria vs South Africa

1-1 currently 112th minute.

Referee has failed to give a stonewall foul because the player tried to play on.

A perfect example of bad refereeing failing to give decisions to players who play according to the spirit of the law.
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How to Fight Off a Bully XL
Replies: 72
Views: 4296

Re: How to Fight Off a Bully XL

Why do these kind of dogs even exist? There is no good reason I can think of own one these breeds in the modern world. Other breeds act perfectly as guard dogs without being so dangerous. These dogs make good pets and guard property and people. That's an important distinction: A guard dog defends p...
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How to Fight Off a Bully XL
Replies: 72
Views: 4296

Re: How to Fight Off a Bully XL

Goody1975 wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:31 pm
Have a steak with you at all times. 🥩
Of course it doesn't have to be steak. Could just as easily be pork or chicken or veal.

Or even a tin of corned beef.

Just be careful not to cut yourself when you open it for the dog though.
by Rowls
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: How to Fight Off a Bully XL
Replies: 72
Views: 4296

How to Fight Off a Bully XL

Some very important and useful advice from today's Daily Mail.

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Stay safe everybody.
by Rowls
Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Joey Barton Speaks Out
Replies: 111
Views: 5923

Joey Barton Speaks Out

An interesting podcast available with Joey Barton speaking to the Triggernometry pair.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5ctkT-61gp0
by Rowls
Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: U21s tonight at Leyland
Replies: 37
Views: 3599

Re: U21s tonight at Leyland

Thanks for updates sjb :)
by Rowls
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Parkinson's disease
Replies: 37
Views: 1755

Re: Parkinson's disease

O dear there is always one! While I can understand the desires behind this campaign I haven't signed for the same reasons stated by mdd2. As hideous and monstrous a disease as Parkinsons is, it is manageable in the early stages and blue badges should be awarded on a person's ability to get around r...
by Rowls
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Injured player rule
Replies: 10
Views: 749

Re: Injured player rule

The people to blame for this rule are the players who have made it necessary, mainly all of them. They've made it impossible for referees to use their discretion because they're all cheating, all of the time.

Blame the players here.

Blame the PFA.

Don't blame the referees.
by Rowls
Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Fulham
Replies: 14
Views: 1079

Re: RATE THE REF - Darren Bond v Fulham

Weak and poor.


A. 15
B. 10
C. 12
D. 8
by Rowls
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: His name isn't "Steve"
Replies: 12
Views: 1844

His name isn't "Steve"

Sag it "Ess - Stevv"

Rhymes with Bev or Kev.
by Rowls
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Blackburn 1-2 QPR
Replies: 4
Views: 905

Blackburn 1-2 QPR

Although we've done well to come back from two nil down, today still needs more positivity.

This thread title is a good news story all in itself.

Feel free to bump it as you like.
by Rowls
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ramsey
Replies: 72
Views: 4149

Re: Ramsey

Discuss.

Ramsey is a great footballer who is struggling because he's joined a team who are not playing well. Very few players are.

People who are scape goating him don't know what they're talking about.
by Rowls
Fri Feb 02, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: National Frank Day
Replies: 11
Views: 842

Re: National Frank Day

Frank Petr Kval
by Rowls
Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: More young signings
Replies: 56
Views: 3341

Re: More young signings

When Hanson said this in 1995 Man Utd still had a strong core of very experienced players including Schmeichel, Irwin, Bruce, Pallister, Keane and Cantona. Keane wasn't truly a regular starter until the 95-96 season and Cantona had hung up his boots in the summer. Edit - Cantona hadnt hung up his b...
by Rowls
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ARTICLE: New full back Assignon signs in from Rennes
Replies: 39
Views: 3741

Re: ARTICLE: New full back Assignon signs in from Rennes

Welcome to Burnley, Lorenz.

Apologies if I've upset anybody tonight. I know I posted a bad taste joke on a thread that's disappeared. It's easy to post without thinking properly and I'm sorry the thread disappeared, especially if my post was the reason.

Goodnight everybody!
by Rowls
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284158

Re: Lorenz Assignon

boatshed bill wrote:
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:18 pm
The stadium must be classed as masculine, gramatically speaking
Yup. You're spot on.

Stade = masculine.

Stupid French language :evil: :evil: :evil:
by Rowls
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284158

Re: Lorenz Assignon

boatshed bill wrote:
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:18 pm
The stadium must be classed as masculine, gramatically speaking
That's what I thought but maybe it's the town that's masculine?
by Rowls
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284158

Re: Lorenz Assignon

Bloody hell Rowls I’m on my 4th red wine ,so your saying rennais is descriptive but what’s it’s translation? Evening Westleigh! "Rennais" just means "from the town of Rennes". You add normally add the suffic "-ais" to a noun in French to create an adjective. We could roverize this in English to say...
by Rowls
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284158

Re: Lorenz Assignon

Image

"rennais"
by Rowls
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284158

Re: Lorenz Assignon

Interestingly (if you like language) the full name of Rennes is "Stade rennais Football Club" and 'rennais' isn't capitalized as it's adjectival.
by Rowls
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: January transfer window rumours.
Replies: 2353
Views: 284158

Re: Lorenz Assignon

Rennes
by Rowls
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: AI Generated Images
Replies: 20
Views: 1656

Re: AI Generated Images

"Erling Haaland morbidly obese and eating a hamburger"

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