The City of Doncaster

[donnyguy]

Doncaster is now officially a city after being announced in last few minutes

[BillyStubbsTears]

That shouldn't matter.

But it f**king does!

[danumdon]

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’

[Donnywolf]

Good .... Though let's see if it makes a real change

Optimist says "hope so"

[SydneyRover]

Got a picture of the Flying Scotsman in the paper though.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

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.

[drfchound]

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.   

[Dutch Uncle]

What a day.

And a new quiz question. Which two places of the same name are Uk cities 

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 

[pib]

What a day.

And a new quiz question. Which two places of the same name are Uk cities 

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 

If we were called Doncaster Town would it change? Is there any precedent for that?

[Ldr]

Swansea I think

[Colemans Left Hook]

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 

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 

[Colemans Left Hook]

Out of the names of the teams currently inthe premiership which one is closest to the City of Doncaster

[Dutch Uncle]

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 

The Cricket team might have to change name though - are they still called Doncaster Town?

[Bentley Bullet]

Doncaster Town CC play at the Town Fields. If they become Doncaster City CC I wonder if they'll play at the City Fields?

[pib]

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 

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. 

[Bristol Red Rover]

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.

[Dutch Uncle]

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 

[BobG]

And it's never been rescinded. We are still Scottish.

BobG

[moses]

Can we drop Sheffield from the name of the airport now?

[Filo]

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

[BobG]

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

[Dutch Uncle]

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.   

[phil old leake]

Moses I wish we could change the name. There’s no chance it will happen. It was a disgrace when they added it. 

[River Don]

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.

[Colemans Left Hook]

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. 

[Bentley Bullet]

I can't get used to living in a Yorkshire Market City.

[WheatleyRover]

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.

[River Don]

So now the campaign to get Brodsworth royal patronage.

'Royal Broddy Spa'

[Copps is Magic]

Someone must surely set up a Doncaster City FC in the coming years. Maybe it will be a protest club if things get messy....

[Wiltshire Exile]

From the BBC Website:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-61506519