Joined: Jan 15 2007 Posts: 11924 Location: Secret Hill Top Lair. V.2
Gordon Gekko wrote:Seem more obsessed with spin these days than anything else. What actually constitutes being a top 10 city and how is it judged? coz if we are anywhere near the top 10 it says more about the rest of the UK than it does about Hull. This city is a rightly viewed as a poor, slum ridden shitheap, though with the caliber of local politician we have had to endure over the years its hardly surprising.
Ouch!
Or should I say KAPOW!
I haven't lived in Hull since 1993, but even I can see through that thinly disguised dig.
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Joined: Oct 26 2007 Posts: 2570 Location: East Hull is Wonderful
Gordon Gekko wrote:Seem more obsessed with spin these days than anything else. What actually constitutes being a top 10 city and how is it judged? coz if we are anywhere near the top 10 it says more about the rest of the UK than it does about Hull. This city is a rightly viewed as a poor, slum ridden shitheap, though with the caliber of local politician we have had to endure over the years its hardly surprising.
Oh dear i've really got under your skin PAL
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HFC Boy wrote:Hull FC have not risen to the Challenge of Hull KR .
Success consists of getting up just one more time than you've fallen down.
Joined: Jul 20 2008 Posts: 1484 Location: Warrington - East Hull Lad At Heart
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Stirlingshire Saint wrote: If HKR win at Saints, I will personally bare my backside on the town hall steps in Hull.
Stirlingshire Saint wrote:
In summary, HKR are made up of of a few overrated foreigners, a couple of Wigan rejects and a couple of blokes I have never heard of.
Saints by plenty, by miles even!
Stirlingshire Saint wrote: A walkover for Saints.
HKR are about as poor as it gets.
When referring to the atmosphere of the HJ...
Wire On The Telly wrote: ...
Shame it doesn't keep the sound like the full east stand of HKR. That's atmosphere.
GraftonRed wrote:All part of the councils push to get us recognised as a top 10 city
To be fair Hull gets a dealt a bad hand by the press, its not a top ten but its far from the worst place in England to live.
The probelm is I'm sure these polls are judged on the best parts of each city. Hulls best areas are no where near as good as Londons, manchesters, Liverpools etc but conversely the bad areas of Hull are light years ahead of most big city's. There tends to be shootings and stabbings on a weekly basis in the big cities whereas in Hull it is a rarer occurance.
Joined: Jun 17 2009 Posts: 1839 Location: West Hull, (enemy territory)
Gordon Gekko wrote:Seem more obsessed with spin these days than anything else. What actually constitutes being a top 10 city and how is it judged? coz if we are anywhere near the top 10 it says more about the rest of the UK than it does about Hull. This city is a rightly viewed as a poor, slum ridden shitheap, though with the caliber of local politician we have had to endure over the years its hardly surprising.
Joined: Aug 11 2006 Posts: 3787 Location: North Sea and beyond
berrigans bitch wrote:If we focused on the positives we could be. 2 SL clubs, 1 premiership football club, great amateur sporting facilities in all areas. Some good colleges, 2 universities (1 red brick) Good theatres, Great music scene for all tastes (youth orchestras, jazz etc)Arts Shopping area( St Stephens, Prinny quay) Low cost housing. There is a lot of great things about Hull, the best being the people.
but that doesn't make for 'good' tv though , but evidently Phil and Kirsty mincing around bemoaning the fact that they can't get a decent cafe latte does.
But hey ho , as Paul Weller sang ' That's Entertainment'.
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