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Roger1960

Although it’s more expense I wouldn’t use the roofing felt sheds normally come with as it always wears out pretty quickly and instead invest in a rubberised sheet covering , easy put on and will last decades

Roger1960

“I don't think there's much mileage in it, unless the local MP fancies doing election photo ops in front of road barriers and gridlocked traffic.”
It is funny how our glorious MP has stopped claiming credit for the levelling up money used to pay for T2T since it turned into such a total sh*t show

Roger1960

I have issues with the ongoing town to turf and proposed civic quarter proposal. Firstly why are they consulting on a proposal that has not had any input from the people, I think they should take a step back and first ask people what issues in Burnley they think are a priority be it housing, crime ,...

Roger1960

Putting their prime products behind a paywall doesn't seem to have helped golf or cricket

Roger1960

I know we’d never do it because to fully rebuild the ground today would cost £200m+ I’d imagine with material costs, and building on the same site is more expensive than a clear site because of demolition cost and complexities meaning it takes longer. Rotating the ground 90°, as Andre mentioned abo...

Roger1960

I've repeatedly asked our MP to get involved (everytime his facebook post lands) but he seems not to want to know. The Opposition candidate ditto. He won’t say nowt except to claim “credit” for getting the levelling up money to pay for it also known as bribe money into all the red wall seats to try...

Roger1960

I doubt it’s possible to disentangle the various elements that are impacting trade for all the businesses on Yorkshire street from each other and put the blame on one only. A number of bars and clubs closed before the roadworks started and new ones opened so it’s been quite a dynamic picture for a w...

Roger1960

I remember vividly talking to my grandfather one armistice day when he was waiting to go to the war memorial with my dad with his service medals on.he was a medical orderly just behind the lines on the western front on armistice day having been gassed , he recalled every gun on both sides firing rig...

Roger1960

Biggest cause of children 5-17 going to hospital is tooth decay , government ie we either pay to intervene as early as possible and it won’t be teachers but TA,s doing it in breakfast clubs, or we pay a lot more later and they clog up hospitals Yes feckless parents should do it but they don’t and as...

Roger1960

An interesting watch , takeaway I got was that growing a lot of crops was uneconomic for a variety of reasons , poor weather poor yields and prices and he is losing money 50% of the time (albeit still driving the inevitable Range Rover) so is more than happy to sign up to the government’s environmen...

Roger1960

Tesco is where it is because they would never have found a site big enough for their store closer to the town centre without actually demolishing the whole centre it’s just a function of the size of the stores and available sites not as Machiavellian or calculating as you think . The question of whe...

Roger1960

The problem is the way it's being done. Keeping 2 way traffic on Yorkshire Steet except where physically impossible should have been top priority. It just has not been. The work appears to have been strung out over the full length, when short sections should have been used. As I said earlier, once ...

Roger1960

I wish to congratulate the b*****d supporter who authorises road work permits at LCC his ambition to totally gridlock Burnley is almost complete, the never ending culvert works together with the works at the todmorden road/ parliament st junction have today been joined by T lights at the mitre and t...

Roger1960

Old cinema is being demolished to build a new Lidl together with a brand new 4 way traffic light junction on Manchester road where the current entrance is and includes an entrance/ exit to the station so more roadworks to look forward to as the people of Burnley can’t get enough of them apparently

Roger1960

Interesting stats, from what I remember last season we'd sometimes ave these kind of stats but only get a draw. (or rely on a Benson worldy to win). Palace, and sadly other teams, know that we'll cough up a goal somehow and are happy to sit back and let us do the work for them. I would like to see ...

Roger1960

And now the government is going to sell off the land it doesn’t need ASAP to make it unviable for a future labour government to resurrect it , I don’t agree HS2 is a good use of money but this just smacks of childish dog in a manger behaviour typical of so many politicians

Roger1960

The fact that there is only 1 direct train an hour to either Leeds or Manchester from Burnley indicates how little the government cares about the regional economies . High Wycombe is about the same distance from London as Burnley is to Manchester and virtually identical population and it has 4 train...

Roger1960

Haven’t followed HS2 beyond the headlines but the standout question for me is how much are tickets going to cost given tickets on the existing lines are already crazy prices? What’s the point having a high speed rail link if it’s prohibitively expensive. Interestingly the government announced when ...

Roger1960

Hardly a fair comparison. ECML electrification - basic layout of track and infrastructure already existing. HST2 - purchase of land and complete construction including levelling, tunnels, stations etc etc.. Probably many people/businesses need relocating. One question for you knowledgeable rail peo...

Roger1960

I suspect HS2 will be scrapped north of Birmingham 1 because the costs post Ukrainian war inflation are out of control and 2 to give Sunak something to fund tax cuts before the election as all he seems intent on doing is winning that at all costs. I never felt HS2 was a sensible idea when the train ...

Roger1960

Also wrong House of Commons library hs2 briefing note Most economic benefit of hs2 is derived from business users but many of those forecast trips no longer occur post covid technology changes . Hs2 has a cost benefit of barely more than 1 to 1 which would never be approved now Until well towards t...

Roger1960

Trains every 4 minutes have the most delays on the network? I really think you need to know what you you are talking about before making a statement like that! How often do you use the Elizabeth line by the way? I submitt the following to show my facts are right The UK's newest railway line had mor...

Roger1960

We need it, our current rail system has mainline tracks with freight trains using it, HS2 will be solely used by high speed passenger trains and nothing else! Our current rail infrastructure is from the Victorian era, quite embarrassing for the country that invented railways! Hs2,s business case wa...

Roger1960

Tw@ wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:13 pm
Crossrail has very fast modern trains that are capable of carrying much more capacity than existing London Underground trains and is the most advanced metropolitan transport system in the world

and currently has one of the highest cancellation rates of any operator

Roger1960

Me and my son are nearing the end of a many year odyssey to do the 92 and that has meant us watching some very random matches such as this summer Portsmouth v Bristol city , Crawley town v Crystal Palace and Cambridge v reading and it’s always a delight at these matches to chat to the home team fans...

Roger1960

Travelodge at Gannow £183 for those 3 nights cancellable

Roger1960

There's a weird thing where all the catering staff queue up at a door on the Lower Longside concourse. The queue goes all the way across the concourse and co-incides with the final whistle, so it gets interesting leaving after the game. Definitely a recipe for trouble. Just to explain for people pa...

Roger1960

I recently went to an evening match at Notts county and used the station car park.it was pretty cheap £5 and a very easy walk to the grounds and pretty quick to get away from but there’re a lot of road works around there and my sat nav wasn’t up to date with some new bus lanes so ended up in a bit o...

Roger1960

Crooked billet worsthorne , you could get the bus they organise to and back from the match while they stay and watch it on tv. Good beer and pie and peas

Roger1960

[quote="Guller Bull" post_id=2149425 time=<a href="tel:1691351326">1691351326</a> user_id=821] Why has no one started a thread "Barnsley Town Centre" ? That would actually be a better comparison. It's a much improved town centre. Big, revamped market, loads of cafes and bars. New shopping centre an...

Roger1960

On line retail takes between 20 & 30% of spending therefore there is just not the demand for as many shops . The surplus space on the edges of the centre needs converting to alternative uses , primarily residential to bring more spending into the centre. Town centre management needs to be far more i...

Roger1960

As mentioned previously the fanzone stops serving before kick off and also has not reopened after the match for evening matches previously but note all catering inc fanzone is now under new management so not definite yet what if any changes they may make

Roger1960

If you had trouble getting past a parked car, you really shouldn’t be driving. I can just about manage that but as one of the main roads into town is now no wider than a back street in Burnley wood and easily the narrowest A road into town I may be waiting quite a long time for a gap in the traffic...

Roger1960

Now all the kerbs are in past the turf it’s clear it’s going to have the widest pavements of any road in town which on non match days is used by hardly anyone and irrelevant on match days as the whole road is closed ! Also heaven help us if people try and stop outside the ticket office or anywhere e...

Roger1960

My experience and advice from a couple of opticians is to first get used to them with the best quality lenses you can afford not spec savers but they can be very pricey. My prescription from an independent optician cost over £400. It’s vital they get the lens exactly positioned for reading etc my fi...

Roger1960

It’s a shame they have picked very pale buff pavings for the scheme ,if you walk along the completed part of it on the park view side of Harry Potts way it’s already badly stained by drinks , food ,chewing gum etc , god only knows what it will look like after the first home match after the contents ...

Roger1960

Spot on. It's not just a case of buying the cricket club, or their land. It's a case of helping them find an alternative suitable venue within the confines of Burnley. They don't want to move for the exact same reasons we wouldn't want to move. Until recently I worked for a retail property developm...

Roger1960

there is a new station reading green park planned to be open "early" 2023 near the stadium but cant find a more definite date for it , maybe worth keeping an eye on this

Roger1960

I saw stats last season that the top teams do far more “tactical” fouls than those lower down the table , hence part of the reason they are higher up. I just wish someone had done this to song at spurs rather than let him go on to score goal of the season

Roger1960

Trip to Bristol to watch joeys rovers beat Peterborough 1-0 , ground 80 of our 92

Roger1960

Re match tickets this is done by calling the foundation office on release day , I don’t have to prove I am a foundation member as I assume they check my clarets which they ask for against their foundation list On discounts for the shop and fanzone I called at the office on the way into the fanzone o...

Roger1960

Does anyone know if this match is going to be shown in the fanzone ?

Roger1960

I am starting to collect spare pallets etc whenever I see them for my wood burner , I know they are not so good for the flue and actually probably against pollution rules but going to mix with kiln dried wood and coal , fire up during the day to warm up the house and turn the boiler well down.

Roger1960

"Cutting it fine for me, as I’m making a bit of a holiday for this fixture and would need the tickets to arrive not later than Wednesday.
I’m opting for collection".

that,s definitely a whole new category of staycation

Roger1960

uncertain

Roger1960

Fancy borrowing my username? Have a look at, say, average league position over the last ten years for a stat. [/ The nearest league club to Norwich is Ipswich which is at least an hour drive away , an hours drive from Burnley takes in Blackburn ,Preston Man City Man Utd Rochdale Oldham Blackpool an...

Roger1960

Another week passes with no manager , the fixtures will soon be released , pre season will soon be starting , out of contract players are peeling off one by one ,it’s 2 weeks since thE end of the season and 8 weeks since SD was sacked . This smacks of one thing amateurs out of their depth running a ...

Roger1960

The problem is that we might try to hold out for 40m while the window moves on, because we are banking on getting that amount for him. However, the other clubs will know that they can get him cheaper and that we will be looking to sell. After the Wood sale the other clubs know that our owners won't...

Roger1960

today feels like a weight off our back ,since the glorious Europe season the decline and reducing enjoyment as a fan has been relentless and depressing . The club ,owners,manager and players gave me and my son a lifetime memory in Athens but that high wasn’t followed up with the needed investment in...

Roger1960

because les the 21/22 season was a one off because of covid so the most recent like for like comparison is 19/20 and this is ,albeit the final numbers are not in yet i grant you, still a substantial reduction and may be for many reasons but does reflect along with things such as the reduction in awa...

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