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by CombatClaret
Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v Spurs Match Thread
Replies: 421
Views: 16969

Re: Clarets v Spurs Match Thread

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by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v Villa Match Thread
Replies: 422
Views: 17825

Re: Clarets v Villa Match Thread

For the second time we're trying to build a team almost from scratch when the season has already begun, except this time were up against the big boys and going to get punished.
by CombatClaret
Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Camera/Lens advice
Replies: 31
Views: 1748

Re: Camera/Lens advice

Is there no way you can return the Sigma for a Canon mount? I ran the 150-600 contemporary for a while on a 7d MkII. Just about able to handhold it but great reach. I picked up a 5D mkIV and the Canon 100-400mkii and found I was getting sharper photos from the lens and the extra resolution let me cr...
by CombatClaret
Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: England v Spain - World cup final
Replies: 275
Views: 10282

Re: England v Spain - World cup final

I'm no lip-reading expert... 🤣
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v City match thread
Replies: 377
Views: 14465

Re: Clarets v City match thread

SussexDon1inIreland wrote:
Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:57 pm
Where were VAR on our penalty
Never a pen. Foden got brought down in our box under the same pressure. Used to be meat & drink for Ben Mee
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v City match thread
Replies: 377
Views: 14465

Re: Clarets v City match thread

Croydon Claret wrote:
Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:49 pm
Looks like somebody else been on the beer tonight.
Or the Columbian Marching Powder.
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v City match thread
Replies: 377
Views: 14465

Re: Clarets v City match thread

Would like to see Trafford's heat map
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v City match thread
Replies: 377
Views: 14465

Re: Clarets v City match thread

SussexDon1inIreland wrote:
Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:21 pm
Pathetic reaction whining baby
Looks like he was hit by a cigarette lighter.
by CombatClaret
Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v City match thread
Replies: 377
Views: 14465

Re: Clarets v City match thread

10mins into the season, a soft pen shout not given and it's a conspiracy already. 🥱🥱
by CombatClaret
Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The renewables revolution.
Replies: 40
Views: 2318

Re: The renewables revolution.

Imagine how far we'd be were it not for the companies and nations who have grown fat off hydrocarbon throwing everything they have at governments, lobbyists, personalities, botfarms, marketing etc to keep their party going as long as possible.
by CombatClaret
Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Next seasons shirt sponsor.
Replies: 338
Views: 16338

Re: Next seasons shirt sponsor.

:) that is an awful approach to taking on a sponsorship designed to circumvent legal restrictions in South East Asia the fact that we now have two such sponsorships is even worse Another dodgy betting company based in the Philippines with no UK presence that's only properly accessible using a VPN to...
by CombatClaret
Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sub goes Missing
Replies: 189
Views: 13294

Re: Sub goes Missing

Unrelated but If anyone wants a long but very interesting read. https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/02/the-audacious-rescue-plan-that-might-have-saved-space-shuttle-columbia/ This looks at a section of the report after the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster which burned up on reentry due to damag...
by CombatClaret
Fri May 26, 2023 11:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Ivan Toney - Eight Month Ban
Replies: 52
Views: 4043

Re: Ivan Toney - Eight Month Ban

dsr wrote:
Fri May 26, 2023 2:32 pm
Alcoholics don't get a lesser punishment for drunk driving!
That's for the judge to decide.
Addiction can and often is considered as a mitigating factor in any number of crimes, sentences can also be reduced If you are willing to attend rehab or can prove sobriety as a result prior to sentencing.
by CombatClaret
Tue May 16, 2023 9:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Luton v Sunderland
Replies: 125
Views: 5429

Re: Luton v Sunderland

Great game at Easyjet's London Luton Stadium
by CombatClaret
Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sheffield United promoted
Replies: 37
Views: 2891

Re: Sheffield United promoted

Well deserved. Hope they enjoy themselves tonight.
by CombatClaret
Sun Apr 09, 2023 11:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MOTD last nite, this morning
Replies: 31
Views: 2529

Re: MOTD last nite, this morning

Bias and cheating are two very different things. IMO there are a ton of subconscious biases that add up. - Home team advantage, it's as old as sport and well documented. - Avoiding excessive correction of your professional colleague. - Avoiding excessive influence on the result of the match where it...
by CombatClaret
Sun Apr 09, 2023 11:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MOTD last nite, this morning
Replies: 31
Views: 2529

Re: MOTD last nite, this morning

The problem is that until we have some form of AI doing the VAR decisions (trust me, give it 10-15 years, it’ll be in place) it will always be an entirely subjective exercise, just like refereeing is in the first place. I haven’t an issue with it being in place for offsides, fair enough, but the re...
by CombatClaret
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: MOTD last nite, this morning
Replies: 31
Views: 2529

Re: MOTD last nite, this morning

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" There is no conspiracy they are just not very good or consistent. I think there is actually too much caution to influence the game from VAR. Clear binary decisions are happily made, was the player offside, yes/no. Did it tou...
by CombatClaret
Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: British policing at its very best
Replies: 47
Views: 5397

Re: British policing at its very best

LeadBelly wrote:
Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:26 pm
Over the past 7/8 years proportion of crimes solved have fallen from something like 15% to around 5%.

And yet......
Some will still vote for this shower.
by CombatClaret
Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: City v Clarets Match Thread
Replies: 492
Views: 14007

Re: City v Clarets Match Thread

Need to keep our heads and not go overboard and get smashed a couple more on the break.

EDIT: Timing :roll:
by CombatClaret
Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: City v Clarets Match Thread
Replies: 492
Views: 14007

Re: City v Clarets Match Thread

This must be what playing against us at 0-0 feels like.
by CombatClaret
Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: This year’s Classic Football Shirt
Replies: 33
Views: 1670

Re: This year’s Classic Football Shirt

Anything but a gambling sponsor.
by CombatClaret
Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Stewart Lee - BBC2 Tonight
Replies: 31
Views: 4832

Re: Stewart Lee - BBC2 Tonight

Saw him in 2016 when he took a random slot at the Tattershall Castle, a small pub boat on the Thames, can't have more than a couple hundred people. We were 2nd row, couple of meters away. Old school mic in front of black curtain club, he tried some new material, which later appeared in the next tour...
by CombatClaret
Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Broadband.
Replies: 25
Views: 1865

Re: Broadband.

The best way to change it is doing it through Quidco/TopCashBack etc every time your contract ends - you can find which deal you’d like and then get it through the cashback sites - we usually get about £80/100 back every time we swap … sometimes I will swap to the exact same package with a new cust...
by CombatClaret
Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:53 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Broadband.
Replies: 25
Views: 1865

Re: Broadband.

The best way to change it is doing it through Quidco/TopCashBack etc every time your contract ends - you can find which deal you’d like and then get it through the cashback sites - we usually get about £80/100 back every time we swap … sometimes I will swap to the exact same package with a new cust...
by CombatClaret
Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Link for today's game
Replies: 19
Views: 3138

Re: Link for today's game

CombatClaret wrote:
Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:04 pm
https://cricfree.live/live/stream-166
No commentary
Is now.
by CombatClaret
Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Link for today's game
Replies: 19
Views: 3138

Re: Link for today's game

by CombatClaret
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Broadband.
Replies: 25
Views: 1865

Re: Broadband.

Billy Balfour wrote:
Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:45 am
What's Shell like regarding reliability?
I've had no issues.
No dropouts, speed is at the top end of what they estimate in my area.

On Superfast Fiber Plus at about 75mb/s down, so can't speak for the Ultrafast 300mb+ or FullFiber 900mb+
by CombatClaret
Sat Mar 11, 2023 1:57 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Broadband.
Replies: 25
Views: 1865

Re: Broadband.

Annoying as it is the best way to keep the cost down is two swap provider every couple of years as soon as your contract is up. My last 72 months Vodafone > John Lewis > Shell Energy Money Saving Expert for the current best deals, customer mer service comparisons etc. To be fair the switch overs are...
by CombatClaret
Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: weghorst
Replies: 113
Views: 9256

Re: weghorst

Teammates pat Weghorst on the head and promise to put his goal on the fridge door so everyone can see it.
by CombatClaret
Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: weghorst
Replies: 113
Views: 9256

Re: weghorst

The first time he played for united someone posted this gif on twitter and I've laughed about it every time he's played.

https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/chasing-kids-gif-19644330
by CombatClaret
Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v Fleetwood Match Thread
Replies: 340
Views: 9273

Re: Clarets v Fleetwood Match Thread

Rick_Muller wrote:
Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:57 pm
She also called him Ward Prowse
It was something like "He could be a Ward Prowse" with reference to him taking the FK.
by CombatClaret
Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v Fleetwood Match Thread
Replies: 340
Views: 9273

Re: Clarets v Fleetwood Match Thread

Casper2 wrote:
Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:54 pm
Just get these commentators off
ChatGPT could do a better job I'm certain of it.
by CombatClaret
Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Clarets v Fleetwood Match Thread
Replies: 340
Views: 9273

Re: Clarets v Fleetwood Match Thread

Harsh that.
by CombatClaret
Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fully Electric Cars
Replies: 812
Views: 39777

Re: Fully Electric Cars

Essential to have a home charger. The biggest hurdle for me, leasehold apartment with parking space. This seems like such a huge blind spot as this situation will be very common in urban areas where the air quality is lowest and the push to EVs most encouraged. All very well requiring charging in n...
by CombatClaret
Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's football 26/02
Replies: 59
Views: 2172

Re: Today's football 26/02

Tell you who have been great today.
Ben Mee on 5Live

Has always spoken so well when called on and I hope, If he wants to, there's a career there going forward once he packs in the playing.
by CombatClaret
Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's football 26/02
Replies: 59
Views: 2172

Re: Today's football 26/02

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:09 pm
Also on what planet is Wilson worth £20m
The same one Wood was worth £25m
by CombatClaret
Sat Feb 25, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Huddersfield match thread
Replies: 251
Views: 9529

Re: Huddersfield match thread

Barnesy wrote:
Sat Feb 25, 2023 3:20 pm
Anyone with a link?
http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboar ... =2&t=67799
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Man U v Barcelona
Replies: 28
Views: 1865

Re: Man U v Barcelona

Like clockwork. Weghorst off, goal.
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Great atmosphere at the match
Replies: 55
Views: 4942

Re: Great atmosphere at the match

I'll discuss her on there & atmosphere on here if that makes any sense Not really, because you claimed you don't condemn things over which you have no control. But it turns out that's completely arbitrary and only when it suits you. Positivity was turned into negative the minute fans started singin...
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Great atmosphere at the match
Replies: 55
Views: 4942

Re: Great atmosphere at the match

I'm not wasting my time in life condemning things which are out of my control to me it's counter productive, I'd rather concentrate on my own affairs & be in control of my own choices, I can't stop the Russian Ukraine war so it's none of my business what haover there. ppens And yet you spend a lot ...
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Weghorst
Replies: 130
Views: 13591

Re: Weghorst

For an anti-vaxxer, he takes a lot of shots.
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Great atmosphere at the match
Replies: 55
Views: 4942

Re: Great atmosphere at the match

It is what it is, like I say you have a choice I have a choice we all have choices, you either accept something or you don't it really is that simple there's nothing complicated about it. If I know something isn't going to change I just accept it it's not optional any other way. You can still conde...
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Great atmosphere at the match
Replies: 55
Views: 4942

Re: Great atmosphere at the match

No of course not but I'm wise enough to know the Sunday hymn songs of praise repertoire is unlikely, it is what it is, you either accept it or you don't it ain't gonna change. Again you're making the strawman that we either sing Sunday hymns or songs about pedophilia and there is nothing in between...
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Great atmosphere at the match
Replies: 55
Views: 4942

Re: Great atmosphere at the match

PSA? I just googled that & it refers to me to prostate cancer I'm fine in that department if that's what you are referring to, people let steam off at football & on occasions pragmatism falls by the wayside. (Public Service Announcement) Do you equate singing songs about pedophiles with letting off...
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Great atmosphere at the match
Replies: 55
Views: 4942

Re: Great atmosphere at the match

Jakubclaret wrote:
Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:25 pm
We'll all have to start singing Sunday hymn's soon.
PSA
This is what's known as a straw man argument.
Jaku takes my argument to a ridiculous extreme I never suggest making it easier to discredit and avoid addressing it.
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Great atmosphere at the match
Replies: 55
Views: 4942

Re: Great atmosphere at the match

Any fan who thinks singing the obafemi song or bubbles clearly are still yet to pick their GCSE options. Embarrassing "You probably touch kids" "She's got Chylamida" "You f**k dogs" "Red coat is a pedo" etc etc repeated throughout. I'm more embarrassed by these songs than West Ham song being sung. ...
by CombatClaret
Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:46 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lightbulb moment
Replies: 216
Views: 10221

Re: Lightbulb moment

:) I'm quite sure if the begum incidents were frequent the press would be all over it having a field day they aren't because it rarely happens, she isn't being used politically or as any sort of exception Former Chief Superintendent of the MET Police on the news today. "The other elements to bear in...
by CombatClaret
Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Great atmosphere at the match
Replies: 55
Views: 4942

Re: Great atmosphere at the match

- Endless songs accusing home fans of being pedophiles.
- Obsessively watching and filming the home fans rather Burnley corners directly in front of you at 1-1.

A bit embarrassing really. Personally, I go to football to watch football.
by CombatClaret
Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Good point
Replies: 74
Views: 4643

Re: Good point

By far the better side tonight but counts for nought if you don't take your chances. Leaves you open to a scrappy corner canceling it out.
Didn't feel the Millwall fans were that great until the equalizer, prior to that just occasional bouts of that horrible drone noise.