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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Mr1Croft on May 14, 2011, 10:37:04 am
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What does everyone think of the idea in Free Press about winning City status next year.
I for one certainly back the bid
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Same here, I don't think any sane Doncastrian wouldnt. I would make us the favs out of the candidates too.
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Doncaster's fair city and all that ;-)
I back t'bid!
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I can't wait to get out of the shit hole. Looks like NZ is a non starter so hopefully going back to my roots in Retford.
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I can't wait to get out of the shit hole. Looks like NZ is a non starter so hopefully going back to my roots in Retford.
Donny's ok as far as northern towns go. It's got problems but I work in places like Hyde, Wigan, Oldham, Rochdale and Dewsbury and makes you realise there are far worse places.
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In my opinion Stoke is the arsehole of the universe.
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Been to Nottingham today...and if Doncaster has thoughts of city status it has miles to go in comparison.
Public Transport, the Park and Ride / Tram system in Nottingham is absolutely superb, and cheap, puts the two bit cobbled together system in Doncaster to shame, and competitively priced too ..... http://www.thetram.net/times/index.php
Spotlessly clean city centre as well, with a distinct lack of chavvy teenagers slouched about on street corners embarrassing themselves.
Simply put, in comparison, its chalk and cheese, and if thats a benchmark for city status....sadly Doncaster are absolutely no where near.
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I heard we only need to get a Cathedral - isn't that why they were working on one of the churches? - and a university, and I hear the Hub is trying to get that.
Correct me if I'm wrong about this, someone.
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I heard we only need to get a Cathedral - isn't that why they were working on one of the churches? - and a university, and I hear the Hub is trying to get that.
Correct me if I'm wrong about this, someone.
Complete fallacy that you need a cathedral or a university or a cetain population...all you need is for the Queenie to grant the status of city.
re Nottingham - agreed Doncaster's a long way from that but Sundeland, Preston? Not much different in my eyes.
But I reckon Reading's nailed on for the 2012 award.
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I heard we only need to get a Cathedral - isn't that why they were working on one of the churches? - and a university, and I hear the Hub is trying to get that.
Correct me if I'm wrong about this, someone.
Complete fallacy that you need a cathedral or a university or a cetain population...all you need is for the Queenie to grant the status of city.
re Nottingham - agreed Doncaster's a long way from that but Sundeland, Preston? Not much different in my eyes.
But I reckon Reading's nailed on for the 2012 award.
I know that, but don't you need to meet certain criteria for that to happen?
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If Wakefield can be a City, then there`s hope for us!
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Never mind Wakefield - look at fcuking Stoke!
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... and Wolverhampton*** which won City status the time before last ... which is a similar type of place to Donny. It has a Premiership Team but that did not / does not count when Queenie decides
There is no population criteria - the smallest City in the UK is St Davids in Wales which is tiny (population 1800 ish) - and any City does not need to have a Cathedral to \"qualify\"
I agree that Reading looks stitched on this time
***They are staying up
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They are staying up
Just trying to keep a link to Football !!!
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Reading will get 2012 for sure. The place is probably the largest settlement in England which isn't already a city, therefore it's almost a dead cert.
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There is no population criteria - the smallest City in the UK is St Davids in Wales which is tiny (population 1800 ish) - and any City does not need to have a Cathedral to \"qualify\"
Christ! I used to live in a VILLAGE with 5 times that population!
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Don't Thorne and Moorends have more than 1800? :laugh:
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It's controversial, but I think our past with \"Donnygate\" scuppers our chances of getting city status.
Political decisions are not to be undermimed.