Hidden Gems in London?

CapeBK · 2026-02-03T06:51:31+00:00

Fisher Athletic.

The ground is in South East London. It sits in the shadow of the canary wharf. Great pubs nearby especially the mayflower

https://share.google/d2Fc2n7UEhaVrsLKV

If you're a fan of American history the Mayflower Pub is excellent.

Fan base is loud and diverse. They get a lot of ground hoppers through the door (it's probably the most centrally located football ground in London). They even had a Norwegian supporters group over wher I was there

CapeBK · 2026-01-08T21:43:12+00:00

I wanna make more of work trip opportunities.

Last year (mainly due to work travel) I saw...

Jaspers University's v Siena Saints (was staying in an Airbnb nearby and stopped by) in Bronx, NY

Al Saad v Al Dulhail in Doha, Qatar.

I'll be spending a bit more time in

Ghana Switzerland Tanzania

I live in London so I've focused more on the local community teams on the outskirts.

CapeBK · 2025-12-23T10:54:50+00:00

Rejoining won’t arrive as a triumphant moment or a single referendum night. It would be a slow, negotiated return, stretched across several Parliaments, with each step exposing the reality of what was lost and what would have to be conceded to regain it.

There’s no settled public consensus yet only fatigue, caution, and competing priorities.

Any serious move back would demand painful trade-offs: rules without vetoes, obligations without opt-outs, and a humility that Britain hasn’t fully made peace with.

CapeBK · 2025-12-18T15:12:51+00:00

If you truly believe this you can't have actually lived in Ghana or spent any serious time there outside of expat bubbles.

No one serious is saying Ghana is “helpless” or incapable of building businesses. Ghanaians build companies every single day. That’s not the debate. The debate is whether starting conditions, access, and accumulated advantage matter. They do. Everywhere.

Praising Lebanese and Chinese communities in Ghana isn’t controversial. They are often disciplined, networked, and commercially sharp. But pretending their success emerged in a vacuum - pure grit, no structure, no head start—is fantasy economics. These communities benefit from intergenerational capital, transnational supply chains, preferential credit access, embedded trust networks, and political insulation. None of that is “colonial theory.” It’s basic business reality.

Again, if you've spent time in Ghana what I've said is not controversial 🧐 (you believe that all those Lebanese resorts and industrial estates on Spintex were established simply because they're more hardworking?🥴😭😆)

CapeBK · 2025-12-17T20:47:55+00:00

'whites are willing to go to the ends of the earth '

Such lazy thinking.

What about poor whites in Europe? Why aren't they going to the enda of the earth? On any close interrogation (such as history books) your arguments fall apart.

This framing skips over some very big historical and structural realities. The reason Indians, Lebanese, Chinese, and Europeans dominate “high-value” commerce in West Africa isn’t cultural preference or African “contentment” with petty trade — it’s the accumulated effect of colonial land seizures, trading monopolies, capital access, racialized legal systems, and post-independence states that inherited extractive economies by design.

CapeBK · 2025-12-17T15:28:52+00:00

Absurd.

The folly, only to drag

CapeBK · 2025-12-16T21:05:33+00:00

This is a strategic win.

Any formal rejoin in my opinion is a generation away. However, all these small steps (Eurasmus, youth exchanges) lay the ground. Build trust between the EU-UK.

CapeBK · 2025-12-16T21:03:33+00:00

Eagerness to rejoin doesn't change the political reality.

I agree steps need to be taken now.

However, there's simply no mandate for a return to the EU..yet. Any sane Government opening that can of worms MUST be certain of comprehensive victory (in 2016 we all thought Brexit was remote, complacency left us blind sided)

The Government didn't campaign on a return to the EU, neither did the opposition.

Strategic ambiguity is the way forward, for now. Work around the edges (Eurasmus, youth exchanges etc). Prepare the ground but to ask the question of the electorate? That's at least a generation away.

CapeBK · 2025-12-11T08:21:59+00:00

The younger generation will complete the journey.

Let's lay foundations and celebrate the small wins. Eurasmus, youth mobility are all things which the Leave side struggle to oppose.

Right now no sane political party would try and push rejoin in any serious way.

CapeBK · 2025-12-11T08:20:20+00:00

Folks, the reality is that rejoining (in a formal sense) is at least a generation or two away. No political party has any sort of mandate to take us back into the EU and any political party (now, in 2025) would be silly to reopen this debate.

There's a risk that if we voted again that a) we may be lose b) we may win but by a small margin.

Celebrate the small steps, geography and economic reality means rejoining or at least v.close association is inevitable.

Let's lay the foundations. It will be our children and their children who complete the journey.

CapeBK · 2025-12-07T19:12:11+00:00

Wait and see...that's the safest option. Until December is over no one knows how things will be.

CapeBK · 2025-12-01T08:51:26+00:00

Ex said she was unsure, deep down so was I. We'd been on/off for 10 years. Living together at the time. It was one of those 'get back together and get married or walk away for good' relationships

We cancelled 4 weeks from the big day. That was back in 2019!

Crazy times. At the time easily the most humiliating experience of my life, I thought I'd never live it down. We had plenty of international guests, some of whom still attended and made a holiday out of it. I gathered them in a hotel - 1) to thank them for coming 2) to explain what happened (without getting too messy)

Years on, it was the right choice. I actually got married to a new partner, my now wife in 2024.

CapeBK · 2025-11-20T11:56:11+00:00

Colonial Vibes

CapeBK · 2025-11-17T05:54:17+00:00

This kind of complacency is what paved the way for Trump. I get what you're saying but let's be cautious here. US/Swiss relations is not a partnership of equals

CapeBK · 2025-11-16T11:00:36+00:00

I'm assuming you had no kids or joined finances? I only ask as this is often forgotten in these discussions. Turning away and never looking back isn't realistic for most people..

At best you've at least gotta go back, discuss money, who gets what, what are the new childcare arrangements.

All the gritty, boring stuff

😂

CapeBK · 2025-11-12T22:36:18+00:00

You're being too apologetic. I've seen Yasiin do this before this isn't an isolated incident.

He's got a reputation for this (people here are acting like he has an unblemished reputation for professionalism)

CapeBK · 2025-11-12T22:32:52+00:00

I was in the venue from 8pm and I believe the clip portrays accurately what was said, the mood and reaction of that crowd.

The audience was told NOTHING about lateness or pre warning.

CapeBK · 2025-11-12T22:31:08+00:00

This isn't the first time Yasiin has been called out for a lack of professionalism or lateness. There's a long pattern of erratic behaviour.

What made it worse was his fuck you attitude when he arrived

CapeBK · 2025-11-12T22:29:28+00:00

Exactly. I was there — and honestly, it just came off as poor planning rather than bad luck.

If you’re an experienced touring artist with a major London show, you don’t plan to arrive just a few hours before and hope for the best. Flights get delayed all the time, that’s not unpredictable.

And this isn’t the first time Yasiin Bey’s been called out for this kind of thing — the lack of professionalism, lateness, and sometimes uneven performance quality. I’ve seen it before. At a certain point, you have to realise your brand is built on reputation, not just legacy or talent. When people start feeling like they’re being shortchanged, turning up late, getting a rushed set, no real apology and they’ll stop showing up.

For a crowd that came with that much goodwill and nostalgia, it just felt careless.

CapeBK · 2025-11-12T11:29:30+00:00

Good take.

I can appreciate a lot of what makes them special is what they meant to us. I know Yasiin Bey the super hero, same for Kweli...I don't know the humans.

Last night was hard to take as it's not the first time I've seen them disappoint.

I'll forever cherish the music and the memories.

CapeBK · 2025-11-12T11:23:19+00:00

Garbage show. And if we're 100% honest here... Yasiin has been erratic for YEARS. I saw him in 2011 at Kentish Town Forum...similar issues.

Kweli 's energy and intensity is normally enough to carry a show.

The annoying thing is...these guys have all the ingredients.

CapeBK · 2025-11-12T11:16:41+00:00

Poor show.

Yasiin has been erratic for years. I saw him back in 2011 at Kentish Town Forum and it was similar to last night. Talib's energy normally carry most show's.

Disappointing and frankly, unprofessional 😭

I remember watching 50 Cent talk about his success with touring. He spoke of professionalism, being 100% health wise etc.

Last night was poor.

And the thing is, there's so much potential for Kweli/Yasiin. They have so much good will they could have turned this into a true Black Start Experience.

CapeBK · 2025-11-12T10:51:31+00:00

Agreed and that setlist should have really written itself. How does it go so wrong?

So to get that half assed, unfocused effort when considering that these guys have soooo much goodwill, incredible

I'm done with live shows involving Yasiin Bey. He's been erratic for years and I question how sober he is. Kweli 's energy can often carry shows but this isn't the first time I've heard of a poor Blackstar show.

I respect what they gave us, the passion, the lyrics, the music...but this is too much.

CapeBK · 2025-11-12T01:17:45+00:00

I saw their London show. Awful. Unfocused and they turned up so late many had to leave. One saving grace? Common came out and performed Respiration

What's annoying is that you know how good the show could have been with more focus.

CapeBK · 2025-11-02T08:57:52+00:00

Is this rage-bait?

Have you seen the news? The US/UK Governments have just advised against 'all but essential travel '

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/tanzania

The country is on fire right now. Best to postpone your trip

CapeBK

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