Recent content by che_don_john

So, at a broad/economic-diplomatic level, the UAE has been involved in Sudan since the early 1970s with steadily expanding economic and development ties. In terms of strategic-military involvement, that significantly deepened in the 2010s, before my time working in this field, and then more so...

I'm somewhat relieved to see this thread, because part of me was worried that this would be a topic swept under the rug by fellow Blues. And so that no one can accuse me of getting on my high horse, I can admit that I have been guilty of turning a blind eye to a lot of the unsavoury things our...

I grew up in her constituency, parents still live there. I never voted there before because I lived in an adjacent constituency when I moved back to the area after university. Now I live in Canada, but today I am registering to vote in Mid-Beds because I am hugely excited at the prospect of the...

Weird interview. Early on, Musk asks "Who/what is the arbiter of what is misinformation and what is not?". I'd think that the clear and obvious answer is that there are verifiable, objective truths to things, which are the only way (and the best way) of knowing what is misinformation and what is...

No, I don't think 10% of revenue is a dent: I just didn't think it was as much as 10%, as I'd been led to believe it was much lower, so I'm happy to have been corrected on that. Nevertheless, I still don't believe City or any Premier League club should have increased ticket prices to the extent...

You make a really good point about Soriano and how that changes how Pep, I hadn't considered that. And as for ticket prices, I read somewhere that all PL clubs could let in fans for free for every single game for a season and it would barely dent annual revenue - it's such a small part of how...

Wonderful post. I'm not as resilient as you. My enthusiasm has been on the wane since Pep became manager, in all honesty. I think at that moment we ceased to be 'Manchester City' and became 'Pep FC'; his personality and stature can override any club's identity to the point where it becomes a...

He was immense in the second half of the 2013/14 season (once Pellegrini worked out how to stop leaving him so exposed to pace). His performance in the away win at Hull, after Vinny was sent off and Garcia dropped to CB, was one of the best I've seen in a blue shirt.

My interpretation of Carr’s joke was that it was holding a mirror up to racism, rather than being a racist joke. Racism towards Travellers and Roma Gypsies is very often overlooked or even just accepted as fair game, as if they don’t count. That’s what the joke was targeting, I think: how we can...

Make sure you get the Game of the Year version with the DLC. 'Blood & Wine' is the best thing about Witcher 3 - it would be a great game on its own.

Yes, I think it only works for anyone who doesn't currently have the subscription (not necessarily 'new members', just anyone who does have it right now). I didn't check that bit before I bought my 25 quid voucher from shopto!

Ah yes, I was given the same instructions about clothing - they said that the wrong colours and patterns would cause strobing. Perhaps part of my decision to not turn up was the stress of having to find something to wear. I'm wondering, were you ever invited to appear on other quiz shows? One...

Haha well, I'd almost forgotten until you pointed it out but, yes, my user name is related to him. Years back when I was at school I had the Che 'Rage Against The Machine' t-shirt and was fascinated by him, so a few people at school called me Che, which ended up being part of my user name for...

Back in 2015 I applied to go on the chase. I didn't get a call back until 2017, by which point I'd almost forgotten I'd applied. They asked me ten quiz questions over the phone and I think I answered eight correctly (I remember getting one about the winter equinox wrong). After that, I was...

I grew up down south at a time when seemingly everyone was a Utd fan there. On the morning after we lost 5-0 to them in 1994, my Dad said to me: "Go to school, it will be fine" I ended up in detention for kicking someone's lunch box over a fence after he'd taunted me.