GordonS Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 16 minutes ago, RedRob72 said: Hmmmm, try asking the inhabitants of the Fountain perhaps? The get to call it "The Fountain". They don't get to tell the rest of the city what they've to call the city. I can't understand what's motivating people to disagree with me here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 18 minutes ago, welshbairn said: What would you do to people who live there who still call it Londonderry? I still ask for a Madras in a curry house so I'm probably biased in this. Let them, it's a free country. But the name outsiders use really ought to be Derry. For the sake of reconciliation using both is probably needed for the official name. I wonder how we'd feel about this if some of us lived in Londonglasgow. We've changed what we call Rhodesia, Ceylon, Bombay, Calcutta, Peking and so on, to respect what the locals call them. Is anyone bothered if you call it a Madras? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 The get to call it "The Fountain". They don't get to tell the rest of the city what they've to call the city. I can't understand what's motivating people to disagree with me here.If that’s your understanding of the West Bank mate, then I’m out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) 27 minutes ago, GordonS said: Let them, it's a free country. But the name outsiders use really ought to be Derry. For the sake of reconciliation using both is probably needed for the official name. I wonder how we'd feel about this if some of us lived in Londonglasgow. We've changed what we call Rhodesia, Ceylon, Bombay, Calcutta, Peking and so on, to respect what the locals call them. Is anyone bothered if you call it a Madras? No, and I don't think anyone should be bothered by people still calling it by its official name from 1662 to 2008, especially if a sizeable local population are still fond of it. TBH I thought that Derry has been the generally accepted name amongst both communities for ages, for the City, but I haven't been there since the Eighties, and I don't feel qualified to tell people what name to give to their own town. #everybodymatters Edited November 6, 2018 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 No, and I don't think anyone should be bothered by people still calling it by its official name from 1662 to 2008, especially if a sizeable local population are still fond of it. TBH I thought that Derry has been the generally accepted name amongst both communities for ages, for the City, but I haven't been there since the Eighties, and I don't feel qualified to tell people what name to give to their own town. #everybodymattersYou went to Derry in the 80s. Brave man 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said: 35 minutes ago, welshbairn said: No, and I don't think anyone should be bothered by people still calling it by its official name from 1662 to 2008, especially if a sizeable local population are still fond of it. TBH I thought that Derry has been the generally accepted name amongst both communities for ages, for the City, but I haven't been there since the Eighties, and I don't feel qualified to tell people what name to give to their own town. #everybodymatters You went to Derry in the 80s. Brave man Had a girlfriend working there on secondment with flights home paid for her, or me if she wasn't using them. Seemed pretty much like Falkirk. Scariest thing was a bunch of Scousers coming into a cafe when I was having breakfast on the day of a march, with Orange and British military insignia all over the place. Edited November 6, 2018 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandstand Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 7 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said: 37 minutes ago, welshbairn said: No, and I don't think anyone should be bothered by people still calling it by its official name from 1662 to 2008, especially if a sizeable local population are still fond of it. TBH I thought that Derry has been the generally accepted name amongst both communities for ages, for the City, but I haven't been there since the Eighties, and I don't feel qualified to tell people what name to give to their own town. #everybodymatters You went to Derry in the 80s. Brave man Apprentice Boys march with Jacksgranda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Not enough MISSUS BUNFIELD in the thread atm imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 hour ago, RedRob72 said: If that’s your understanding of the West Bank mate, then I’m out. Oh no, a Rangers fan doesn't want to discuss Northern Ireland with me. How will I ever cope without their wisdom, knowledge and balance? 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: No, and I don't think anyone should be bothered by people still calling it by its official name from 1662 to 2008, especially if a sizeable local population are still fond of it. TBH I thought that Derry has been the generally accepted name amongst both communities for ages, for the City, but I haven't been there since the Eighties, and I don't feel qualified to tell people what name to give to their own town. #everybodymatters Whether you think anyone should be bothered by it is kinda neither here nor there. They're allowed to be bothered by it. Or do you insist on calling it Rhodesia? I don't know how the fact it was/is an official name makes any difference. That just tells you that a minority had control. "I don't feel qualified to tell people what name to give to their own town." - That's literally what the British did when they invaded it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 William Ulsterman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I call it Derry. I also call it Bo'ness instead of Borrowstounness, and Caley Thistle instead of Inverness Caledonian Thistle etc ... Nowt to do with politics etc. It's just quicker to say. This leave me more free time to get on with the things I enjoy life. Although admittedly much of that saved time has now been lost writing this post. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: I call it Derry. I also call it Bo'ness instead of Borrowstounness, and Caley Thistle instead of Inverness Caledonian Thistle etc ... ...that's not my name that's not my name! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Cheek of these BBC c***s. Bet they are delighted with their contribution in the annual media mission. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiekranky Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I respect the everyones right to choose whether to wear a Poppy or not. I respect the reasons behind the white Poppy. I respect the positive point of view the Cambridge students were trying to put across this year, ( The real point, not the Daily Mail outrage version) I find it distasteful to hijack the act of rememberance, and turn it in to some 3 ring circus to try and attatch it to some warped cause. It's about remembering what was lost, not glorifying the slaughter to recruit, radicalise or ridicule. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oooooft Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 What happened to my MUSSUS BUNFIELD post? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Gaz has made A PEACEFUL AND LEGITIMATE REQUEST of Missus Bunfield the mods IMO. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Gaz said: What happened to my MUSSUS BUNFIELD post? I may be being whooshed here, but I can't find any deleted or hidden post. Are you sure you pressed "Submit Reply"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Bully Wee Villa's not been a mod five minutes and it's a Stalin-esque purge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Anyway! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46125448 A sporting contest involving Britain and Germany always brings a special feel as two great rivals meet. The Games of Remembrance double header on Thursday, 8 November holds even more significance as military teams from the respective sides meet to mark 100 years since the end of World War One. Nottingham is playing host to both matches, which are being streamed live on the BBC Sport website and on the Red Button. There will also be live text commentary of both games on the BBC Sport website. The women's match between the British Army Football Association and the German Bundeswehr gets under way at Notts County's Meadow Lane at 12:00 GMT on Thursday, 8 November. Nottingham Forest's City Ground then stages the men's fixture at 19:00 GMT. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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