Thorongil Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, G51 said: Elgin is by far and away the obvious choice there. How can Greenock be a city? It’s part of Glasgow. Greenock literally is part of Glasgow, just as Paisley is. Hilarious to see Motherwell in the poll. -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Thorongil said: Greenock literally is part of Glasgow, just as Paisley is. Hilarious to see Motherwell in the poll. Surely Motherwell can be taken out the poll now? Maybe restart the poll @AsimButtHitsASix? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Thorongil said: Greenock literally is part of Glasgow, just as Paisley is. Hilarious to see Motherwell in the poll. Correct sir. It's like Livingston trying to claim city status despite being in Edinburgh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 But you're already in Glasgow by the time you hit that junction. In the same way the Irish M1 appears to go through the outskirts of Lisburn on the way to Belfast? But the original point was that there doesn’t need to be a clear isolation although a river would be handy I assume Greenock is just doing this to piss off Paisley anyway 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 minute ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: In the same way the Irish M1 appears to go through the outskirts of Lisburn on the way to Belfast? But the original point was that there doesn’t need to be a clear isolation although a river would be handy I assume Greenock is just doing this to piss off Paisley anyway The Irish M1 doesn't even go near Newry, never mind Lisburn or Belfast, but that's a whole different thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I think the people of Fife have taken enough of a slagging for being parochial mutants and they deserve something for that. On that basis you have St. Andrews and Dunfermline and we should be acknowledging the ancient capital and, I hope, Yes voting town over the dumping ground for failed aristocrats who couldn’t get into Oxbridge. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Don't know anything about Salford or Manchester, but Lisburn is very distinct from Belfast. Nobody driving the M1 north or southbound could confuse the two. Whereas Greenock is part of that south-western blob that forms Glasgow. If it's south of the Castlecary Arches, north of Kilmarnock and west of Shotts (but inclusive of Shotts), then it's Glasgow. You cannot argue with this.Took me moving to Manchester to learn that Salford is a different city to Manchester even though it clearly isn’t other than because a river separates the two. Even then I live on the Manchester side and pay Salford CT rates. A total mess and should be an acknowledgement it’s a suburb of Manc. You can’t give it to Paisley. It’s got Glasgow Airport, a suburb. Greenock could maybe have a shout if every single Greenock resident I’ve met outside of the west coast hasn’t told me they’re from Glasgow and got annoyed when I’ve said “that’s not Glasgow.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 Tried to edit the poll and made an arse of it. Greenock wins by default 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 38 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Tried to edit the poll and made an arse of it. Greenock wins by default Ah, well. You tried. Greenock should win for its deep water port. The cruise ships will be lining up to see the new city. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Oban: Pros: Had some nice chips there once. Scenery. Cons: A bit small? Elgin: Pros: Already a City by dint of history. Elgin City FC are generally good guys. Cons: Can't really think of any. Dumfries: Pros: Nice river. QOS retain a fine original set of Drenchlighting Cons: Bit of a dump. Gets wild at the weekend I believe. St Andrews Pros: Beach is ok Cons: Golf wankers, Failed Oxbridge wankers, Royal wankers. Greenock: Pros: Burgh hall is worth of a city. No bad view of the Clyde on a summer's day. Cons: Rain. Bit rundown. VL.Ton... Dunfermline: Pros: I quite like Dunfermline. Peacocks. Cons: Quite a few neds. But all Scottish towns have them. Livingston Pros: erm, the nights are fair drawing out... Cons: Like pinching other people's football teams. Like a Cemetery with street lights. South Ayrshire Pros: hmm.. nice pies in Troon I suppose Cons: An area isn't really a city. Need to merge together to become Mega City Ayrshire. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Elgin is a shitehole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Thorongil said: Greenock literally is part of Glasgow, just as Paisley is. Hilarious to see Motherwell in the poll. Stirling and Falkirk also just Glasgow as well then. Everything is just Glasgow. Including Edinburgh. Edit to add as you'll see my maps have me out on my 100ft super yacht on the Clyde city port. Edited December 23, 2021 by GiGi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 hours ago, G51 said: Don't know anything about Salford or Manchester, but Lisburn is very distinct from Belfast. Nobody driving the M1 north or southbound could confuse the two. Whereas Greenock is part of that south-western blob that forms Glasgow. If it's south of the Castlecary Arches, north of Kilmarnock and west of Shotts (but inclusive of Shotts), then it's Glasgow. You cannot argue with this. help, i’m being cancelled 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Greenock is just the West Coast suburbs of Glasgow. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Stirling and Falkirk also just Glasgow as well then. Everything is just Glasgow. Including Edinburgh. Edit to add as you'll see my maps have me out on my 100ft super yacht on the Clyde city port. Glasgow is commutable distance from Edinburgh so as well as Edinburgh being just Glasgow, Glasgow is also just Edinburgh Weirdly though nowhere is Livingston, not even Livingston 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) Joanna’s nightclub should not be discredited by being outwith a proper city. Elgin is the correct choice. Edited December 23, 2021 by Alert Mongoose 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 My basis for Greenock being Glasgow is less about geography (that was my beef with these people) but more that I’ve had multiple people from various parts of our United Kingdom tell me they’re from Glasgow then say Greenock. Even Paisley residents haven’t done this. The Greenock boys on here are mostly sound but the folk you’ve sent out into the world have too much cringe for their place of birth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 10 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: the rest of the candidate towns are commuting distance from existing cities as it stands What's ours? Carlisle? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 48 minutes ago, NotThePars said: The Greenock boys on here are mostly sound but the folk you’ve sent out into the world have too much cringe for their place of birth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 What's ours? Carlisle?Sorry I’d forgotten about you which concedes your point but underlines a weakness in your caseCarlisle is of course the biggest city in England (by area) I assume that if you win you’ll include large swathes of empty Dumfriesshire countryside so that you can claim to bigger still 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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