tarapoa Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Whenever somewhere from the rural parts of the north-east (i.e most of it) is mentioned, there is mass confusion in the rest of the country. It's about time the profile was raised. Therefore go for either Rhynie, Clatt, Oyne, Foggieloan or Auchterless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Other i.e. None. None of these places are cities by any stretch of the imagination. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 These magnificent beasts mean it can only be Falkirk Lets face it, Falkirk would draw big crowds at least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 19 minutes ago, tarapoa said: Whenever somewhere from the rural parts of the north-east (i.e most of it) is mentioned, there is mass confusion in the rest of the country. It's about time the profile was raised. Therefore go for either Rhynie, Clatt, Oyne, Foggieloan or Auchterless. You're not helping your cause here. Please post the names of real towns and not some completely made up words. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 17 minutes ago, Gordon EF said: Other i.e. None. None of these places are cities by any stretch of the imagination. If Stirling, Perth or Inverness can be given city status, half of Scotland's settlements clearly qualify as well*. * Spoiler But not Paisley because it is just a scheme in Glasgow. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 The obvious answer is a football tournament to determine the winner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Namond Brice said: The obvious answer is a football tournament to determine the winner. St Mirren losing to Auchinleck Talbot in the final. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, virginton said: If Stirling, Perth or Inverness can be given city status, half of Scotland's settlements clearly qualify as well*. * Hide contents But not Paisley because it is just a scheme in Glasgow. The difference with Inverness of course, is that its a bustling, beautiful metropolis with a major international airport hub and a major cup winning football team. Something Stirling, Perth or any other central belt, ***-infested shitehole doesn't have. Perth can only equate to Inverness with the major cup winning winning football team part. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 hour ago, virginton said: 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. So were we to give Paisley nominal City status alongside neighbouring Glasgow there would be precedents like the "Twin Cities" of Minneapolis & St Paul, or more pertinently Manchester & Salford Personally I think we've devalued "city status" so far already with Perth, Stirling and Inverness that including the likes of Paisley hardly matters anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 19 minutes ago, virginton said: If Stirling, Perth or Inverness can be given city status, half of Scotland's settlements clearly qualify as well*. * Hide contents But not Paisley because it is just a scheme in Glasgow. Those towns should be stripped of their city status. Scotland has four cities. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Gordon EF said: Those towns should be stripped of their city status. Scotland has four cities. If it doesn't say "City of ..." on your council tax bill then you don't really live in a proper city. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 If I become First Minister of an independent Scotland I'll dangle "Scottish City" status in front of the "English town" of Berwick upon Tweed and see if they bite. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, TheScarf said: The difference with Inverness of course, is that its a bustling, Just a couple of points of order. Inverness is the thirteen largest settlement in the country, so not even in the top flight M8. Quote ***-infested Inverness FFS. You're one step above Larkhall on the staunchometer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 17 minutes ago, TheScarf said: The difference with Inverness of course, is that its a bustling, beautiful metropolis with a major international airport hub and a major cup winning football team. Something Stirling, Perth or any other central belt, ***-infested shitehole doesn't have. Perth can only equate to Inverness with the major cup winning winning football team part. My wife's first husband is from Perth. A roaster and a weirdo, with a mullet. Perth should be stripped of its city status if this is the kind of people it produces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 21 minutes ago, TheScarf said: The difference with Inverness of course, is that its a bustling, beautiful metropolis with a major international airport hub and a major cup winning football team. Something Stirling, Perth or any other central belt, ***-infested shitehole doesn't have. Perth can only equate to Inverness with the major cup winning winning football team part. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 This whole thread has a two bald men fighting over a comb vibe to it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, virginton said: Just a couple of points of order. Inverness is the thirteen largest settlement in the country, so not even in the top flight M8. Inverness FFS. You're one step above Larkhall on the staunchometer. 67,000 is the population I believe. I don' think there's 12 more places with more people in than that. I may be wrong. Edit - Fair point on the *** part. Edited September 24, 2021 by TheScarf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 While we're here, I'd also like to kick-off the campaign for Ruel Street to be given World Heritage Site status. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 minute ago, TheScarf said: 67,000 is the population I believe. I don' think there's 12 more places with more people in than that. I may be wrong. He'll be working of the wikipedia list which was based On 2016 data. It's entirely possible that Inveness has edged ahead of the likes of Livingston, Hamilton or Dunfermline Mind you it was only about 40K when City Status was awarded so it would be a treacherous foundation on which to rest a defence of that award 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Just now, topcat(The most tip top) said: He'll be working of the wikipedia list which was based On 2016 data. It's entirely possible that Inveness has edged ahead of the likes of Livingston, Hamilton or Dunfermline Mind you it was only about 40K when City Status was awarded so it would be a treacherous foundation on which to rest a defence of that award The 67,000 is including Smithton, Culloden and Balloch which to anyone with a working brain, are now part of Inverness, having been separate to it when they were originally built about 60 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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