Doncaster City

[Mr1Croft]

What does everyone think of the idea in Free Press about winning City status next year.

I for one certainly back the bid

[Boomstick]

Same here, I don't think any sane Doncastrian wouldnt. I would make us the favs out of the candidates too.

[RedJ]

Doncaster's fair city and all that ;-)

I back t'bid!

[Nudga]

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.

[Rios]

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.

[RedJ]

In my opinion Stoke is the arsehole of the universe.

[Thinwhiteduke]

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.

[RedJ]

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.

[Muttley]

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.

[RedJ]

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?

[Filo]

If Wakefield can be a City, then there`s hope for us!

[RedJ]

Never mind Wakefield - look at fcuking Stoke!

[Donnywolf]

... 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



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Just trying to keep a link to Football !!!

[Kenny_Senior]

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.

[RTID75]

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!

[RedJ]

Don't Thorne and Moorends have more than 1800?

[Pintolager]

It's controversial, but I think our past with \"Donnygate\" scuppers our chances of getting city status.

Political decisions are not to be undermimed.