Recent content by Don Parasol

They said Messi was too small too I think... As I say, I hope I have to eat my words!

I don't think there's any truth in this. I spoke to my mate who's a Universitario supporter and whilst he's a very talented player he's seen as very small and lightweight even by Peruvian standards. He suffered from malnutrition as a kid and still gets cramps towards the end of matches. 'Not...

On the off-chance anyone might be looking to transfer any tickets for this game (1 adult + 1 child, or even 2 + 2) I'd be very keen... (I trust this post doesn't break any rules - child tickets on website are sold out, and I'm eligible for transfers as a member...) Thanks!

I would avoid Iceland if aurora is the main criteria. Stunning country which I highly recommend, but the weather is unpredictable and often cloudy, so even when there is decent aurora activity you often can't see it. I would head to Norway out of preference. The Lofoten islands is the main...

No idea what will come of it, but no harm in it I figured. For anyone yet to register who wants to I have some invites left: https://initiativeq.com/invite/H-9CKo6jm

So pleased for Sterling. And if any scoreline was going to lead to Dunk getting his debut at some point surely this is it

I agree with several posters that he was very good against Sweden - e.g. excellent touch to bring down the high pass, on another occasion tightly marked when he had a shot well blocked on the RHS, and much more - he caused them problems all match. He's definitely the scapegoat though - I...

Yes, unfortunately. I don't have the receipt in front of me so I can't be totally sure of the exact amount. I was told in advance that as soon as they had the sub-frame off it would incur a min. £100 to start investigating. It's why I haven't been back to a main dealer for since I had the car -...

Off the top of my head I think it was a couple of hundred quid, most of which I guess was labour.

I have had a vaguely similar issue to this recently. Firstly 2 issues at once - engine warning lights came on and the engine went into 'limp-mode' with little power while on the A30 at speed. Also an unrelated knocking from under the car developed at the same time. They replaced an anti...

Yes better fuel economy is the main advantage. I haven't got the actual stats as it's my wife who mainly drives it. You can't drive it purely on electric, no, the car chooses automatically. There is a display that shows which engine is being used while you drive, and you could say it helps you...

No - not a plug-in. It self re-charges the battery as you drive. The technology has been around for ages - some of the Prius batteries from 15 years ago are still going strong today apparently. Thats an area of concern for some buyers as they're costly to replace, so reliability was one area...

We got the latest Prius - for my wife mainly as she needs to get a large pram in the boot when she's alone with the boys. I can't recommend it highly enough. We needed a large boot and good fuel efficiency, and looked at several family/mid-range competitors, of which the Prius came out on top...

My VIrign Wifi was also out this morning and came back recently. I found I had to press the reset button to get it active again

Whole midfield played well indeed. Is it me or is Stephens' close control getting better every week?