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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Happy St Georges Day
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1873
Re: Happy St Georges Day
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Keirby
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6257
Re: The Keirby
Wasn't sure there was much there to occupy? Maybe Continentals and a car park? I always liked the idea of turning that round cafe in the market square into a mexican place with a big sombrero trim on the roof :lol: There’s the row of shops underneath at the front as well which, while not exactly Ro...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Keirby
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6257
Re: The Keirby
Don’t worry, there was no danger of that.ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:39 amHow many are below the Keiby now? i don't know, you might have taken my post a little too seriously.....
Think they're all still occupied.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Keirby
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6257
Re: The Keirby
So hard luck for the businesses below that will invariably be forced to close?ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:58 amIf its empty maybe it could benefit from a visit by a local pyromaniac. wouldn't be the first troublesome building to mysteriously go up in flames
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 198
- Views: 14071
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
This might be a clever ploy by Forest ensuring if there are any 50/50 VAR decisions in their next 4 games, then they may get the benefit as the authorities will not want a repeat and further criticism. Forest will also know we play them in the final game, and that game could well be a decider of wh...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:18 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nottingham Forest tweet
- Replies: 198
- Views: 14071
Re: Nottingham Forest tweet
They could have all been given - similar incidents in the past have For me the whole "us, them (protecting their own)" scenario could be alleviated if former pro players were part of the VAR teams - certainly give a bit more credence to the outcomes Problem being, pro players quite often don't want...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today's Games
- Replies: 246
- Views: 7255
Re: Today's Games
Huddersfield away at Ipswich, too. Alas I think that lot have just enough to stay up, despite today’s abject showing.jedi_master wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:17 pmHadn’t realised that. We need Birmingham to win as they then have Norwich last game who might rest a few for the play-offs.
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today's Games
- Replies: 246
- Views: 7255
Re: Today's Games
They play each other next week. Huge match.jedi_master wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:15 pmWish I had a modicum of belief in Huddersfield/Birmingham getting points in their remaining games.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:10 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Appalling Abuse Directed at Jay.
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4437
Re: Appalling Abuse Directed at Jay.
Taken from a match report on the night "Baggies striker Rodriguez was seen pinching his nose before wafting a hand in front of his face" sorry but jokingly gesturing to a person his breath stinks is childish at best but one million percent never racism I make no comment on whether the incident was ...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:20 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Appalling Abuse Directed at Jay.
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4437
Re: Appalling Abuse Directed at Jay.
I know Jay and his Dad Kiko very well ( i played football with him for years) and i can say you are wrong and talking absolute rubbish. What part is absolute rubbish? Taken from a newspaper report of the time: The Football Association announced last Friday that an Independent Regulatory Commission ...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Neil Young/Joni Mitchell.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 814
Re: Neil Young/Joni Mitchell.
Is ‘different drugs’ the new ‘alternative facts’?
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28856
Re: Joey’s in bother again
What a gent
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Leicester
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2694
Re: Leicester
Be interesting to get Gary Lineker's view on the cheating and possible corruption involved. “Leicester have obviously got that thing hanging over them as well, a points deduction, which if they do go up they could get right at the start of next season, so they could start with minus six or somethin...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Arijanet Muric
- Replies: 388
- Views: 17821
Re: Arijanet Muric
Muric is broader and has more presence, but I’d say they are the same height.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:12 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Arijanet Muric
- Replies: 388
- Views: 17821
Re: Arijanet Muric
Both are listed as 6ft 6indougcollins wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:05 amSometimes, size matters. It just does.
You seriously think Trafford is taller than Muric?
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Get this clown out
- Replies: 203
- Views: 10098
Re: Get this clown out
Have you been hibernating the last few weeks?Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:36 pmFailed to strengthen in cm in January too many lightweights giving ball away with no fight or challenge. Worst performance in a long while.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton points deduction reduced
- Replies: 122
- Views: 7462
Re: Everton points deduction reduced
why give them a point's deduction in the first place it's a joke and to me shows how corrupt the league is. Not sure what you mean. They’ve still got a not insignificant points deduction which may still have some impact come the end of the season, especially if it’s then repeated for the second cha...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:00 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
- Replies: 424
- Views: 15946
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Post match presser anyone?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2236
Re: Post match presser anyone?
If you are expecting him to say “yeah, we’re down aren’t we” in a post match interview I fear the delusion is not all Vincent’s.Venkys4eva wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:22 pmNot accepted relegation? I think hes totally deluded now
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
- Replies: 733
- Views: 19890
Re: Burnley vs Palace Match thread
Nailed on we’ll cling on until injury time, then lose 1-0 to the 50th corner. Probably go in direct as well.
Aside from that we’ve possibly been even worse than last year. The lads are utterly bereft of confidence. Basic motor skills appear a bridge too far.
Aside from that we’ve possibly been even worse than last year. The lads are utterly bereft of confidence. Basic motor skills appear a bridge too far.
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:05 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey Barton Speaks Out
- Replies: 111
- Views: 6263
Re: Joey Barton Speaks Out
Some interesting reframing of people who aren’t conspiracy theorists going on here. Far more subtle.
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 3:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey Barton Speaks Out
- Replies: 111
- Views: 6263
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:59 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Roberts moves to Leeds
- Replies: 129
- Views: 6792
Re: ARTICLE: Roberts moves to Leeds
If there’s one thing that makes me question VK as a coach it’s picking Vitinho. Yes, plenty of effort and commitment but seriously out of his depth. It’s veryclear the opposition have identified this. And now we’ve signed a better (hopefully) right back. Whatever Kompany’s view on Vitinho, he clear...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thread for tonight?
- Replies: 503
- Views: 15658
Re: Thread for tonight?
Might be getting games mixed up, but wasn't that 4-2 loss in a big way, down to Nicky Weaver pulling off a few worldly saves to keep us out? Seem to think he did that a couple of times against us. There was a 4-2 win for City early in the season. I was at uni in Manchester at the time and came back...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
- Replies: 386
- Views: 51782
Re: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
Galatasaray were looking at him to replace the lad that went to PSG. Think they’re getting Serge Aurier instead now.LongsideClaret wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:52 amThat’s him, don’t take long for that to come out. Flying over shortly.
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thread for tonight?
- Replies: 503
- Views: 15658
Re: Thread for tonight?
Since VK joined us 😝 I remember waking up on 29th December 2001, the day after my 22nd birthday. Off to watch us at Maine Road, we were top, City were 2nd in what is now the Championship, 4 points behind. Everything seemed right with the world. We got smashed 5-1, 4-1 down by half time. And we’d al...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:55 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Positives or clutching at straws
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3385
Re: Positives or clutching at straws
I’m struggling to get too downhearted about losing 3-1 at City. We’ve watched enough of those fixtures to know they don’t ever seem to have an off day against us, whether it’s Dyche or Kompany in charge of us. Not under Pep. Tick it off, be happy that our GD didn’t take the pounding it could have, a...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:07 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Conscription
- Replies: 132
- Views: 6940
Re: Conscription
Strange when you speak to any American they all agree DT done a good job last time. I mean you only have to look at the carnage the Biden Admin has caused since. The establishment detest him and are throwing as much nonsense as they can at him yet it’s only making him stronger. All Americans. Let’s...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Bathroom Fitter
- Replies: 7
- Views: 777
Re: Bathroom Fitter
Lewis Taylor plumbing and heating did a great job for us. Based here in Colne so pretty local for you.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28856
Re: Joey’s in bother again
I've had numerous accounts over the years to keep 'in the loop' but it always ends the same way - deletion. Algorithm driven crap on your timeline to wind you up. Joined Mastodon recently (open-source, community driven social media platform) but really trying to stop with Social Media - it's crap, ...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28856
Re: Joey’s in bother again
Yes, you're right. I mean the ones that engage with him and seemingly get more wound up by Barton & co than other stuff. Yep, which is why I refrain from centralised platforms like that now as much as possible. Twitter always needed a bit of self curation but it was pretty clear what direction it w...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28856
Re: Joey’s in bother again
Just his engagement numbers vs other matters alone tbh. I just find it strange. The minute people stop replying is the minute he stops. Agree that people should really just leave him to it, deprive his ramblings of the oxygen he’s after and get on with their lives, but I have no idea how we can qua...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28856
Re: Joey’s in bother again
Who’s to say that’s not the case?CoolClaret wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:29 pmIt is a bit of an indictment, isn't it, that JB's shite on twitter gets people more worked up than actual injustices and wrongdoings in the UK/world.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13551
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
Hadn’t seen that when I posted. Hardly surprising given Alan’s adventures in Belgium, though seems there’s a few obstacles to overcome before that happens.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13551
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
Not from Dundee - it refers to a partnership between ALK and Dundee as does the one on Burnley's site although it explains Football Partners Scotland which is an American company based in Texas. It then refers to both ALK & FPS with this about the latter. Football Partners Scotland is the Scottish ...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
- Replies: 228
- Views: 13551
Re: ALK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH DUNDEE FC
I note it is ALK who have the partnership with Dundee and not Burnley FC - very strangely worded release. The Athletic article suggests it’s the same for Dundee.. “The clubs’ respective owners ALK Capital and Football Partners Scotland have entered into a relationship to promote player development ...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Battle of the Somme
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2554
Re: Battle of the Somme
It's interesting we often refer to "the commonwealth" here without always realising just what that meant back then. I was absolutely amazed to find that practically every other grave seemed to be a fallen Australian which I hadn't appreciated before and there's even a dedicated (huge) memorial and ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Battle of the Somme
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2554
Re: Battle of the Somme
The Germans had the higher ground and had spent months digging tunnels so the bombardment had little effect. The miles of barbed wire was virtually untouched. It was a disaster waiting to happen from the start without our lads being asked to walk forwards and wait in no mans land. The commanders sh...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Battle of the Somme
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2554
Re: Battle of the Somme
There’s been a century of military historians debating tactical approach but two things always stood out for me. Firstly the army of the Somme was Kitchener’s army of volunteers. Not the small but highly trained BEF, but a much more rudimentarily trained force with limited experience. Undoubtedly th...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:34 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Hobbies outside of Football and Burnley FC
- Replies: 70
- Views: 3562
Re: Hobbies outside of Football and Burnley FC
Family
Music, listening to it and playing guitar
My dogs
Reading
Computer games
Climbing hills.
Music, listening to it and playing guitar
My dogs
Reading
Computer games
Climbing hills.
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:33 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: January transfer window rumours.
- Replies: 2353
- Views: 288349
Re: January transfer window rumours.
To be fair he does say this season.Jambounchained wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:29 amMade 33 league appearances last season. Hell of a long campaign if that's 5% of it.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28856
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football games growing up
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2053
Re: Football games growing up
I had this too! Wow - brought back some memories of 10 year old me playing this (and hoping it would load up first time). Thanks for posting the link. Don’t ever recall having an issue getting it load, what I did have an issue with was getting to play more than one season! Took me a couple of years...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football games growing up
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2053
Re: Football games growing up
I see your Sensible Soccer and raise you Emlyn Hughes International Soccer on the Commodore 64. Great game. Great memories. I had a succession of proto champ manager ‘style’ games on the C64 that I would play for hours. I had one called Football Director which came out in about 1986 and was so basi...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:57 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Corruption? Ineptitude? Or anti-Burnley?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3777
Re: Corruption? Ineptitude? Or anti-Burnley?
Ineptitude. The standard of refereeing is so poor, whether it’s the official wheezing their way around the pitch, or up and down the touchline, or sat in front of a monitor at Stockley Park gorging themselves on cheesy puffs, they’re just incompetent. We have definitely been on the wrong end of some...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:53 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28856
Re: Joey’s in bother again
"Grift" seems to be a weird buzz word on here and tw!tter. Especially when it's levelled against a millionaire who is falling out with the "buy me a coffee" and "lets crowd fund a lawsuit" brigade. Weird to say the least Odd. I’d have thought a reasonably well known individual who has just found th...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 7:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: No sign of Culvert work being completed
- Replies: 158
- Views: 18533
Re: No sign of Culvert work being completed
Home to work for me is 46 minutes according to google, and work to home is 50 minutes. The presupposes that the climb up Colne main street (which you may have spotted the pros struggling with in the Tour of Britain a few years back, admittedly at the end of the run) is supposed to make very little ...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28856
Re: Joey’s in bother again
While your point is correct , I think it’s the case that it was the Guardian leading the story , and even the most swivel eyed leftist wouldn’t argue with their “ woke “ credentials. That said, he’s a very public figure and instead of just starting a mildly controversial debate he’s gone “ full gri...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Joey’s in bother again
- Replies: 394
- Views: 28856
Re: Joey’s in bother again
How off beam do you have to be to consider a Conservative minister a member of the ‘wokestapo’?
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Maatsen is off to Dortmund ( loan)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5172
Re: Maatsen is off to Dortmund ( loan)
To Borussia Dortmund, a side in the last 16 of the Champions League. Bit of context is handy there.RickyBobby wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:19 pmHe didn’t want to come as he thought he was better then he was. Seems like many on here think the same.
If he is so great defensively, why are Chelsea sending him out on loan?