Florentine_Pogen Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 18/10/2021 at 16:11, DeeTillEhDeh said: Southend-on-Sea announced as a new city for England Arsend-of-World, amirite ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 The final list of Scottish entrants: Dumfries Dunfermline Elgin Greenock Livingston Oban St Andrews "South Ayrshire" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Is Dunfermline even still a thing? Thought it had faded away by the late 80s, like white dogshite and spiral perms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: The final list of Scottish entrants: Dumfries Dunfermline Elgin Greenock Livingston Oban St Andrews "South Ayrshire" What an absolute rogue’s gallery. Dunfermline must be in with a decent shout seeing that opposition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Just for the LOLs.. Greenock. disclaimer : I'm a branch of the Green Oak Tree 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: South Ayrshire Is this real? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Is this real? If it’s a hoax then it’s a pretty elaborate onehttps://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/article/36838/South-Ayrshire-Bids-for-City-Status#cookie-consents-updated 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 33 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: The final list of Scottish entrants: Dumfries Dunfermline Elgin Greenock Livingston Oban St Andrews "South Ayrshire" Elgin is by far and away the obvious choice there. How can Greenock be a city? It’s part of Glasgow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, 101 said: Is this real? South Ayrshire? Sadly, yes. The bid for city status? Sadly, yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: If it’s a hoax then it’s a pretty elaborate one https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/article/36838/South-Ayrshire-Bids-for-City-Status#cookie-consents-updated I'm worried that the people of South Ayrshire have never been to a city. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 Is it a snide way for Ayr to bid for city status and using a claim they have an airport to support the bid? Or are South Ayrshire council scared that the citizens of Maybole will riot if they aren't included in any city bid? Hard to tell. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 When South Ayrshire don't have A roads doubling as village high streets we can have a chat about giving them some sort of award. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Yeah you'd think it'll be Dunfermline. Oban ffs, it's about the size of my street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Elgin is by far and away the obvious choice there. How can Greenock be a city? It’s part of Glasgow.Salford and Lisburn are part of the metropolitan areas of Manchester and Belfast respectively so that shouldn’t eliminate even Paisley and the rest of the candidate towns are commuting distance from existing cities as it stands apart from Oban and they’re obviously taking the piss 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Salford and Lisburn are part of the metropolitan areas of Manchester and Belfast respectively so that shouldn’t eliminate even Paisley and the rest of the candidate towns are commuting distance from existing cities as it stands apart from Oban and they’re obviously taking the piss Don't know anything about Salford or Manchester, but Lisburn is very distinct from Belfast. Nobody driving the M1 north or southbound could confuse the two. Whereas Greenock is part of that south-western blob that forms Glasgow. If it's south of the Castlecary Arches, north of Kilmarnock and west of Shotts (but inclusive of Shotts), then it's Glasgow. You cannot argue with this. -4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Don't know anything about Salford or Manchester, but Lisburn is very distinct from Belfast. Nobody driving the M1 north or southbound could confuse the two. Whereas Greenock is part of that south-western blob that forms Glasgow. If it's south of the Castlecary Arches, north of Kilmarnock and west of Shotts (but inclusive of Shotts), then it's Glasgow. You cannot argue with this.Geographically Lisburn seems to be just a continuation up the Lagan with just the width of a golf course separating them but I’ve only been to Northern Ireland once and I spent most of that time drinking around the university, playing rugby badly in Bangor and drinking in Bangor so I’m no expert Is their some sectarian subtext that I’m missing or something like that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Geographically Lisburn seems to be just a continuation up the Lagan with just the width of a golf course separating them but I’ve only been to Northern Ireland once and I spent most of that time drinking around the university, playing rugby badly in Bangor and drinking in Bangor so I’m no expert Is their some sectarian subtext that I’m missing or something like that? Not really no, just when you take the main road north you eventually hit a roundabout with one exit for Lisburn and one exit to join the M1 to Belfast. It's very distinct and befitting of two separate cities. Whereas if you're going to Glasgow via the M80, the M8, the M74 or the M77, how would you ever know the difference between Glasgow and, say, East Kilbride or Paisley? You wouldn't. It's all just Glasgow. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Not really no, just when you take the main road north you eventually hit a roundabout with one exit for Lisburn and one exit to join the M1 to Belfast. It's very distinct and befitting of two separate cities. Whereas if you're going to Glasgow via the M80, the M8, the M74 or the M77, how would you ever know the difference between Glasgow and, say, East Kilbride or Paisley? You wouldn't. It's all just Glasgow. Presumably if you were coming from the M77 you’d hit a junction where you turn left for Paisley and east for the Kingston bridge into Glasgow If this is confusing then it’s nothing on Manchester United playing in Salford 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Just now, topcat(The most tip top) said: Presumably if you were coming from the M77 you’d hit a junction where you turn left for Paisley and east for the Kingston bridge into Glasgow But you're already in Glasgow by the time you hit that junction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Does City status give house prices a wee bump? A Dunfermline resident enquires. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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