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- Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: National League play off semis.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1475
Re: National League play off semis.
Alty are always the bridesmaid and never the bride. There can't be another club that has flirted with promotion so much but never been in the Football League
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Berlin. Advice.sought.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1398
Re: Berlin. Advice.sought.
Superb city, I'm there on Thursday and Friday next week, quick trip for work though this time unfortunately. As said above, take in Alexanderplatz, down to Checkpoint Charlie, and across to the East Side Gallery for a long unbroken section of the wall. The post about cash only above is true, that's ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Premier League refs and the teams they support
- Replies: 11
- Views: 934
Re: Premier League refs and the teams they support
He refereed a friendly between Altrincham and Burnley dev squad in 2016. When he was coming off a half time I suggested he might be too biased to referee this particular game. He laughed and agreed with me. It was a boring 0-0. Fun fact, Taylor and John Squire from the Stones Roses went to the same...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Premier League refs and the teams they support
- Replies: 11
- Views: 934
Re: Premier League refs and the teams they support
Anthony Taylor is definitely an Alty fan, despite what Liverpool fans like to protest. He's had a season ticket there for years.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Keirby
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6749
Re: The Keirby
There's not enough space to create the ramp length and gradient for basement parking, and even if there was, it would be way too expensive and wouldn't be cost-effective - central London or Manc, yes, Burnley, not a chance. The second one is also a no-no - the car park is well-used and not much spa...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Happy St Georges Day
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2047
Re: Happy St Georges Day
UK has some of the fewest bank holidays in the developed world and the lowest in Europe. A national holiday (non-related to Saints or Royalty) is a must. Never understood why there's always two in May, (sometimes you get 4 in 5 weeks if Easter is late) and then nothing else til the end of August! I...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Long gone nightclubs
- Replies: 173
- Views: 16326
Re: Long gone nightclubs
He was pretty chill most of the time, aye. I must admit, if I'd known in 1999/2000 that I'd be needing that German at some point in the future, I'd have probably listened a bit more.ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:21 pmIIRC he was zen 99% of the time but he had a flip out in him!
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Long gone nightclubs
- Replies: 173
- Views: 16326
Re: Long gone nightclubs
Sundays used to be great there. Was 16 so 3 quid in for free bar, then a 1:50 kebab roll from top of the bus station and 50p BFH (Driver used to kick off if you tried using a school bus pass while obviously ****** up :lol: Best use of a young buck's 5 quid pocket money i ever had I remember rocking...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: If Leverkusen do the treble unbeaten
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1154
Re: If Leverkusen do the treble unbeaten
I'm off to Eintracht in a couple of weeks when they play Leverkusen. Hoping for a Frankfurt win, but can't see Bayer being on the beach just yet with the Pokal and the Europa to concentrate on.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:53 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Emiliano Martinez
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1500
Re: Emiliano Martinez
Fair enough. I'll contact Villa and ask him to wind up fans at every away match until somebody comes on and attacks him. Aye I'm sure a 6'5", 15 stone professional athlete from Argentina is worried about some scrawny little scrote steaming on after 8 pints. I don't recall the outrage when Barnes wa...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Flintoff's lads
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2097
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Flintoff's lads
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2097
Re: Flintoff's lads
A couple of those shots reminded me of Freddie flicking Warne over mid wicket at Edgbaston in 2005Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:42 pmhttps://twitter.com/lancscricket/status ... fg7Zg&s=19
Freddie has two sons playing for Lancs 2nds today.
One has just got a 50 and bats just like his dad.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:23 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tonights football 11-4-24
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1875
Re: Tonights football 11-4-24
Some really big ones. Dusseldorf, Hannover & Nurnberg to add to that list. Even Bundesliga 3 has some big clubs. Dresden average just under 30k and 1860 Munich are in it. Took my father in law to watch Eintracht a couple of weeks ago. Incredible atmosphere. He's a United fan and said he'd not seen ...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tonights football 11-4-24
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1875
Re: Tonights football 11-4-24
Make that the treble. They are in the German cup final against a 3rd division side 2nd division, but the point remains. There's some big names in that league, doesn't feel that long ago Schalke were in the semi final of the Champions League. Attendances are bonkers too. Hertha regularly get 60k plu...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Pre season tour
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5864
Re: Pre season tour
VP is a similar level to an associate director in a lot of places I think isn't it?quoonbeatz wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:36 pmIt's defo a corporate thing, I got a job as a vice president, which isn't anywhere near the top job.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:22 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Harry Kane
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2752
Re: Harry Kane
Bayerns’ problems are not of Harrys’ doing. Too many are not playing for Tuchel and I’m amazed they are second=. He is world class but may never win a trophy. I can’t see Southgate bringing home the cup. Every chance they could finish 3rd, they are level with Stuttgart who they play in a few weeks....
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v B@stards play off final
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2948
Re: Burnley v B@stards play off final
Wow! Our fan base DO cause trouble. You’ve been very lucky to have seen none. I’ve seen plenty and some of it was at the youth cup game only a few years ago. This game would have to be managed to the point that motorway services would need to be allocated to certain clubs and the rail network would...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v B@stards play off final
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2948
Re: Burnley v B@stards play off final
That not too long ago was 1993, 31 years back!alwaysaclaret wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:09 amWasn't there a sheff wed v sheff utd semi final or final not too long ago.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:01 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley v B@stards play off final
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2948
Re: Burnley v B@stards play off final
I'm pretty sure if the Met can handle City and United fans travelling down for the FA Cup, and Millwall, Chelsea, and West Ham, they can more than look after us and Blackburn.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Double barrelled surnames.
- Replies: 73
- Views: 3416
Re: Double barrelled surnames.
It's been Vorname and Nachname for me of late on the million and one forms the Germans love so muchTricky Trevor wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:38 pmApologies ChrisG but I was a child of the 50s and raised in a Christian family.
Forename or foreskin which ever suits, you knew what I meant.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Double barrelled surnames.
- Replies: 73
- Views: 3416
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Double barrelled surnames.
- Replies: 73
- Views: 3416
Re: Double barrelled surnames.
I think the most surprising thing about this post is the amount of folk that use the phrase Christian name.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Passport problems
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5221
Re: Passport problems
Brussels keeps behaving like a bitter divorced woman The UK is no longer part of the EU through our own choice. It is therefore subject to the same rules as every other country that isn't a member. They aren't being "bitter", we literally chose to not be a member any more. And frankly as someone wh...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Internationals 26-3-24
- Replies: 98
- Views: 5356
Re: Internationals 26-3-24
Verbruggen had a great game for Netherlands tonight. Not convinced that 2nd German goal was over the line, very close.
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Turf tour
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1971
Re: Turf tour
I'd hazard a guess that there is more time gone now since then than between the CFS and the 'new' Longside opening.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:15 amLongside opened 28 years ago next month - I almost disbelieved the almost 30 years initially but we are not far away.
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Turf tour
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1971
Re: Turf tour
Company that built the stands, Linpave went bust nearly 15 years ago. Not sure if there would have been any obligatory work for rectifying defective concrete if they had still been in business? Latent defect period is usually 6 years, or possibly 12 depending on the contract. The club may (but prob...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chesterfield back in the league
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3644
Re: Chesterfield back in the league
After the drawn-out battle between Wrexham and Notts County last season, Paul Cook's Spireites have made it look easy this season, winning promotion with five games to go. They should smash the 100 point barrier easily. I was surprised to see WIll Grigg plays for them now. It doesn't seem long sinc...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Weghorst
- Replies: 129
- Views: 8955
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 3485
Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
Weird one this as you’d think it would be the Dyche, Kompany and Coyle eras. Whilst these had individually unbelievable seasons, my ‘favourite era’ is actually, bizarrely, the period between 1995-2000. My first game was in 1992, but I started going on weekly (and then getting a season ticket from 9...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 007
- Replies: 47
- Views: 2919
Re: 007
I was hoping for Idris Elba, but I think he's probably a bit old now.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 3485
Re: what is YOUR favourite era watching the Clarets ?
Stan era, 99/00 season. Looked old enough to get a pint, but was young enough to get a 16-18 season ticket for 75 quid, and got on the Barrowford Clarets coach as a youth.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thomas Frank
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2910
Re: Thomas Frank
They did actually look at it which is why we had the wait before restarting. What a farce it would have been if they'd decided it was a foul and given Brentford a penalty rather than a goal. Surely, once they'd scored the check should have stopped. Didn't that exact scenario happen against Bournemo...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Yellow Cards
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1496
Re: Yellow Cards
Thinking back to yesterday’s winner for Man Utd. Should a player who celebrates a goal by whipping his shirt off for a few seconds be given a yellow and as we saw yesterday then potentially sent off. He didn’t foul anyone or swear at the ref. It seems that yellow cards are thrown around so easy the...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: John Haworth-The Man Who Made Burnley
- Replies: 3
- Views: 953
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2267
Re: Greatest World XI to have played in the Premier League at Turf Moor
Surely has be Cech in goal
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: League One
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4086
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Liverpool/City
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1143
Re: Liverpool/City
Also, us he doing a Jensen v Wigan here?!
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Liverpool/City
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1143
Re: Liverpool/City
If Ederson dives in with his hands, he's winning that ball comfortably, odd decision to try and kick it
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sir Jimmy Anderson
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2746
Re: Sir Jimmy Anderson
I think Jimmy still wants his name on the international five fers board in the long room at EOT. Remarkably at his own county ground where he has an end named after him the international five fer has alluded him. Sri Lanka this summer just might be his last chance. 🌹 It would be some way to bow out!
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sir Jimmy Anderson
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2746
Re: Sir Jimmy Anderson
I think he's made it clear he's a Claret, he's been asked in enough interviews about it!
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nathan Lyon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2177
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Re: The words to the Black leg miner.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1911
Re: Re: The words to the Black leg miner.
There's a documentary on the iPlayer at the minute about the strike too.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Best All English XI of Premier League era
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1082
Re: Best All English XI of Premier League era
Fair point, well made. Completely missed that bit
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Best All English XI of Premier League era
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1082
Re: Best All English XI of Premier League era
If we're talking purely whilst they were with us, then you'd have to think about Wood seeing as he is our top Premier League goalscorer. Obviously not all time top flight scorer as that's not what the post is about.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thomas Tuchel
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1249
Re: Thomas Tuchel
Klopp to Bayern?
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Chris Wilder
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4436
Re: Chris Wilder
He's a very nice guy, I have a lot of time for him on a personal level.
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley man gets 5 year banning order for offensive chanting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2065
Re: Burnley man gets 5 year banning order for offensive chanting
Not his first rodeo either, he was banned a few years back according to the Burnley Express
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Half time entertainment v Arsenal
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3684
Re: Half time entertainment v Arsenal
Nothing will be as amateur hour as Wrexham away circa 2000 when they held a pretend wedding for their two robin mascots.
Bring back the Swanky pants dog troupe.
Bring back the Swanky pants dog troupe.
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: When I flash my lights
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3673
Re: When I flash my lights
Back in the day when I was a fraud investigator, flashing the lights to let someone out, but then continuing on to instigate a collision was a relatively common tactic from the more inventive fraudster. Unlike deliberate braking, it is very difficult to disprove with a dash cam as they generally don...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Craving a dirty kebab
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2546
Re: Craving a dirty kebab
If you want a good Gyros ... a garrison town where Squaddies live (like Una Massen or Detmold 😉) are the places to be. When my Stepson and family were stationed over there, we went over a few times and had some crackers. I'm bang in the former US zone here, but my brother in law was based in Paderb...