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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: donnyguy on May 20, 2022, 12:33:41 am
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Doncaster is now officially a city after being announced in last few minutes
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That shouldn't matter.
But it f**king does!
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This will be a proud moment for many people from Doncaster.
Nice to be finally recognised as a city, it will seem surreal seeing signs saying ‘city centre’
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Good .... Though let's see if it makes a real change
Optimist says "hope so"
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Got a picture of the Flying Scotsman in the paper though.
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Let's hope it really does bring the investment and attitude change we need to really move forward. The mayor and council have ran a great campaign too.
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This will be a proud moment for many people from Doncaster.
Nice to be finally recognised as a city, it will seem surreal seeing signs saying ‘city centre’
…..until you get there. ;)
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What a day.
And a new quiz question. Which two places of the same name are Uk cities :lol:
Here’s to a great future to Doncaster City and Bangor City (County Down).
Edit: Please please don’t change the name of our football team :scarf: :scarf:
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What a day.
And a new quiz question. Which two places of the same name are Uk cities :lol:
Here’s to a great future to Doncaster City and Bangor City (County Down).
Edit: Please please don’t change the name of our football team :scarf: :scarf:
If we were called Doncaster Town would it change? Is there any precedent for that?
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Swansea I think
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What a day.
Out ofthe names of the teams in the premiership which one is closest to Doncasterl
And a new quiz question. Which two places of the same name are Uk cities :lol:
Here’s to a great future to Doncaster City and Bangor City (County Down).
Edit: Please please don’t change the name of our football team :scarf: :scarf:
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Out of the names of the teams currently inthe premiership which one is closest to the City of Doncaster
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Swansea I think
Absolutely, in 1969 in honour of the investiture if the Prince of Wales. It is my home town (at least it was a town when I was born there) and they are still my second team since I started following Rovers in 1962. It also affected a well known local song called ‘Swansea Town’ - the lyrics can’t really be fixed.
So that’s 3 places I have close connections to that have been promoted to cities. Not bad considering I have lived outside of the UK for 38 years :lol:
The Cricket team might have to change name though - are they still called Doncaster Town?
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Doncaster Town CC play at the Town Fields. If they become Doncaster City CC I wonder if they'll play at the City Fields?
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Swansea I think
Absolutely, in 1969 in honour of the investiture if the Prince of Wales. It is my home town (at least it was a town when I was born there) and they are still my second team since I started following Rovers in 1962. It also affected a well known local song called ‘Swansea Town’ - the lyrics can’t really be fixed.
So that’s 3 places I have close connections to that have been promoted to cities. Not bad considering I have lived outside of the UK for 38 years :lol:
The Cricket team might have to change name though - are they still called Doncaster Town?
Interesting. Thanks both. The Swansea thing was before my time so didn't know about that. :thumbsup:
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Desperate Jubilee reinventing the wheel? From wiki, "Doncaster is generally identified with Cair Daun listed as one of 28 British cities in the 9th-century History of the Britons traditionally ascribed to Nennius."
Personally tho, i hate it. First for having to change, "see you you in town" etc, and second, its part of the "nouveau bland Donny culture".
Richard 1st made us a town in 1194, that'll do.
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Desperate Jubilee reinventing the wheel? From wiki, "Doncaster is generally identified with Cair Daun listed as one of 28 British cities in the 9th-century History of the Britons traditionally ascribed to Nennius."
Personally tho, i hate it. First for having to change, "see you you in town" etc, and second, its part of the "nouveau bland Donny culture".
Richard 1st made us a town in 1194, that'll do.
He also ceded us to Scotland at the same time :laugh:
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And it's never been rescinded. We are still Scottish.
BobG
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Can we drop Sheffield from the name of the airport now?
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The Scottish king Edward Balliol is believed to be buried under the old post office in the City Centre
https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/scottish-king-may-be-buried-under-post-office-1590393
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Bloody hell! I never knew that. Perhaps the city bonanza can help Donny become a pilgrimage site for the rest of the Scottish people?
BobG
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Bloody hell! I never knew that. Perhaps the city bonanza can help Donny become a pilgrimage site for the rest of the Scottish people?
BobG
As long as a certain former student of Balliol College stays well away. :lol:
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Moses I wish we could change the name. There’s no chance it will happen. It was a disgrace when they added it.
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Well, I'm still going to ask for a ticket to town when I catch the bus.
Still, it means we're officially a cut above the likes of Rotherham and Barnsley now.
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Well, I'm still going to ask for a ticket to town when I catch the bus.
Still, it means we're officially a cut above the likes of Rotherham and Barnsley now.
Apparently Bentley Bulllet asked "im upstairs (who is not a football fan)" for Doncaster to be promoted this season, because he didn't specify he fixed it so we got promoted from a Town to a City. :rolleyes:
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I can't get used to living in a Yorkshire Market City.
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I mean you don't have to now say "I'm going into the city" I have family in Sheffield who refer to the city centre as town.
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So now the campaign to get Brodsworth royal patronage.
'Royal Broddy Spa'
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Someone must surely set up a Doncaster City FC in the coming years. Maybe it will be a protest club if things get messy....
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From the BBC Website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-61506519
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I'm amazed that nobody else has started a thread about this.
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Simply wonderful news this.
Richly deserved too.
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I'm amazed that nobody else has started a thread about this.
I did, Steve… but about 6 hours later! :facepalm:
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I don’t feel confident that we will gain much, if anything, from getting City status. The DMBC email doesn’t sound particularly positive with expectations.
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I'm sure that all of the councillors will be looking for new places to visit now we have city status, all on us council tax payers :(
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And don5vforget all the new signage we will be need8ng, plus the new stationary etc.