Cornishman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 I vote for the 'City of Unthank'... read 'Lanark' by scos author Alasdair Gray. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 hour ago, oneteaminglasgow said: Did Paisley not try quite hard to be granted city status before, and (obviously) never got it? I believe they lost out to Perth in 2012 for the last jubilee. Losing out to Perth for anything should be automatic disqualification for trying again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Dunno and don't care. But I'm happy we'll be getting a Pointless answer out of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scw1987 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Paisley is not a town for the same reason that Govan and Partick are not towns. By that "reasoning" Scotland's not a country for the same reason that Yorkshire and Lancashire are not countries. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Hull. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 8 hours ago, eez-eh said: Dunfermline probably makes the most sense historically. Larkhall is my banter submission. Excuse me, Larkhall has two train stations, an Asda AND a Lidl. It's not all Flute bands and smashed traffic lights I'll have you know 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 New city in Scotland? Invade Newcastle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 9 hours ago, WeAreElgin said: It's going to be some stupid visit Scotland outpost like Oban or Kyle of localsh or something isn't it Dunfermline Town Dunfermline Queen Margaret Dunfermline Inverkeithing Sorted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 +1 for Millport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewmc Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Skinflats. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, scw1987 said: 11 hours ago, virginton said: Paisley is not a town for the same reason that Govan and Partick are not towns. By that "reasoning" Scotland's not a country for the same reason that Yorkshire and Lancashire are not countries. Only if you're a bit thick and don't understand the analogy at all tbh. Paisley is part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation and so has no more claim to being a town than Partick or Govan, which were also distinct settlements gobbled up by the City of Glasgow in 1912. Glasgow City's International Airport is further away from the city centre in the same direction than Paisley's shan 'piazza' and other 'tourist attractions'. Not a city, not even a town anymore. Edited September 24, 2021 by vikingTON 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 These magnificent beasts mean it can only be Falkirk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Paisley's only chance is trying to become the Salford of Scotland and I reckon the residents of Paisley would be as annoying as Salfordians in insisting they weren't just Glaswegians/ Mancunians. Dumfries should have a good chance on the basis that they're the main town in a county which can't resist voting Tory every single chance it gets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scw1987 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Only if you're a bit thick and don't understand the analogy at all tbh. Paisley is part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation and so has no more claim to being a town than Partick or Govan, which were also distinct settlements gobbled up by the City of Glasgow in 1912. Glasgow City's International Airport is further away from the city centre in the same direction than Paisley's shan 'piazza' and other 'tourist attractions'. Not a city, not even a town anymore. You're obviously a bit thick and don't understand the analogy at all tbh.Simple question, does Paisley share a border with the City of Glasgow? Simple answer, yes, it does, just like the one between Scotland and England, in fact. Is it governed by the City of Glasgow? No, unlike Partick and Govan it has its own local government, Renfrewshire Council. You'll be familiar with Renfrewshire since the PO still class the arse of the bank as Renfrewshire, unfortunately for the civilised end of the County. Mind you, calling the greater Port Glasgow, Greenock & Gourock conurbation by its proper name, the arse of the bank, does kind of support your argument, I suppose. If you're using the airport to underpin your "logic", you need to "think" a bit bigger:https://www.glasgowprestwick.com/By that demented "logic" Glasgow must stretch all the way down the M77 to Prestwick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, scw1987 said: You're obviously a bit thick and don't understand the analogy at all tbh. Simple question, does Paisley share a border with the City of Glasgow? Simple answer, yes, it does, just like the one between Scotland and England, in fact. Is it governed by the City of Glasgow? No, unlike Partick and Govan it has its own local government, Renfrewshire Council. There is no 'border' between Glasgow and Paisley. It is a road with buildings on side and buildings on the other. They are one contiguous area, which is called 'Greater Glasgow'. Paisley does not have 'its own' local government. It is kept in the much larger Renfrewshire Council catchment based on historical reasons that are now defunct. Just like Partick and Govan barely more than a century before it then. Quote You'll be familiar with Renfrewshire since the PO still class the arse of the bank as Renfrewshire, unfortunately for the civilised end of the County. Mind you, calling the greater Port Glasgow, Greenock & Gourock conurbation by its proper name, the arse of the bank, does kind of support your argument, I suppose. Greater Greenock is indeed a very good comparison point, seeing as it does have its own local government and has not been swallowed up by any other settlement. A viable town and candidate for city status then, as opposed to being Greater Glasgow's latest, Eastern European style ghetto. Quote If you're using the airport to underpin your "logic", you need to "think" a bit bigger: https://www.glasgowprestwick.com/ By that demented "logic" Glasgow must stretch all the way down the M77 to Prestwick. Well no, because that's not Glasgow City's international airport at all. It's just a seasonal diddy hub for Ryanair to punt scheme goblins off to Spain every summer. As opposed to Glasgow's international airport which welcomes visitors to Glasgow and kindly invites visitors to ignore Ferguslie Park and all its other shitehole surroundings by whisking them straight into the city centre instead. Paisley: the new Easterhouse. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scw1987 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Well no, because that's not Glasgow City's international airport at all. It's just a seasonal diddy hub for Ryanair to punt scheme goblins off to Spain every summer. As opposed to Glasgow's international airport which welcomes visitors to Glasgow and kindly invites visitors to ignore Ferguslie Park and all its other shitehole surroundings by whisking them straight into the city centre instead. Paisley: the new Easterhouse. What a pile of steaming jobbiepish - is this what happens when your own "logic" classes you as English? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Lviv Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Cumbernauld is the correct answer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 minute ago, scw1987 said: What a pile of steaming jobbiepish - is this what happens when your own "logic" classes you as English? Still, at least you're taking it well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scw1987 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Still, at least you're taking it well.Aye, thanks for playing, champ.Shite, looks like I've been infected through virtual engagement with the arse of the bank's denizen-in-chief... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Scotland, and the rest of the UK, already has too many cities. If anything, they should be reducing the number. I nominate Perth to lose its city status. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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