Got there after 5-6 min walk as team coming out. Got matey to put game on. Got a pint. Could help myself jumping up and shouting "Get the **** in" when Iwobi scored, much to the amusement of natives.
Then there was astorm and the sattelite died after about 20 mins. Ordered another pint. They couldn't fix it, so I left. I should have known - this was a sign. Ganpati wasn't going to let me see us lose in the place you recommended. I should have rung up a mate and put a score on us losing from 1-0 there and then.
Cheap pints, though. Only €4. So well worth knowing as it's just across the road from our metro stop.
But speaking of thuggees. I've a book for you.
From Sepoy to Subedar.
https://www.amazon.com/Sepoy-Subedar.../dp/0333456726
Sorry it's the US site - being in France it doesn't wany to give me the UK.
But it's the only source written by a native Indian soldier. He fought gainst the thuggees. In fact, you know all those Flashman stories set in India, well Sita Ram Pandey fought in all of them. Simple read. You'lllove it.
He stayed loyal during the mutiny. Fighting alongside Mjr Northgate. Saved his life. So when Pandey's son - a rebel was to be executed, SRP asked to be excused from the firing squad and (now Lt-Col) Northgate agreed.
The Britishers back in London went mad that Northgate had excused the loyal and heroic SRP from executing his own son. {And you wonder why I don't like Britishers.}
But anyway, Northgate suggested he wrote his memoirs. He'd gone from Sepoy (private) to Subedar {a company's top Viceory's Commissioned (native) officer} which entilted you be called Sahib by the white officers.
He didn't want to, but because Northgate had gone through all that shît in London on his behalf, he did.
It's the only Indian-written source we have about the Indian amy.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
As would B.