Blondie 1,392 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Pity Brian is not alive, as we are not able to ask him, I met him once many years ago at GT Cars in Nottingham - he told me he was a Geordie and was proud of it........He often commented on his origin on the TV, he was known as Geordie Brian.....He was a great guy.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Listen to the lyrics it's about Bonnie prince Charlie (1744) Geordies mentioned many times Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Geordies were named by the Jacobites, I learned that in history at school.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Whatever you do don't call someone from Sunderland a Geordie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 #54 - Bubblewrap ------- WHY ?..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 As I've sad earlier would you like to be called a Brummie it's all about identity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Lots of pettiness on here tonight, must be because of Mercury, the planet of communication is retrograde............ Will be back to normal after the 9th October.......... Incidently, Brummies are Midlanders, the same as us and Cloughie was a Geordie.......... Anyway, I'm off to bed now.....Nighty, night folks.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 It's even worse when Uranus in in conjuction with Mars. hellothere 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 No, Mars up Uranus is much worse....ouch !!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Just a little bit of local goegraphical linguistics - (I live in Co Durham) Smoggies (aka smogmonsters) are from Teesside. Its self-explanatory. This is a relatively new term and not one Clough would have used. The closest thing he might have used was Burra lad. Makems are from Sunderland. Because they make things. "We mak em" Geordies are most certainly from Newcastle and draw the distinction along the north bank of the River Tyne. Wooly backs live north of the Newcastle conurbation. Or west of Durham city. Or anywhere the population is exceeded by the number of sheep. Pit yakkers live in the now almost derelict pit villages of Durham. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 You tell em md. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 So your a Geordie then Mercury Dancer, same as Cloughie ? - glad we got that sorted, phew !!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 This is the best Geordie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Blondie I'm from Nottingham, born and brought up in the city, and consider it the centre of the universe. In all of my time up here in Co Durham and North Yorkshire (30 years, so I have served my time) I have never heard any Teessider call themselves Geordies. Its simply not credible. They dont consider themselves to be Geordies. I have never seen anything where Cloughy identifies himself as a Geordie. I would appreciate any quotes along those lines. It would be incredible that anyone from Middlesbrough would describe themselves as a Geordie but with Clough, anything goes. He may well have said so to gain popularity, or some other credibility. The Teesside accent is totally different from the Sunderland accent and far away from the Geordie accent. The Durham accent prevalent in most of the areas of the north Tees area is certainly not like a Geordie accent. Culturally those south of the Tees are more Yorkshire than anything else, those north of the Tees find affinity with Durham, which is neither Sunderland or even more remote, Newcastle. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davep5491 360 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Brian Clough Way. Where does it start and where does it finish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Brian Clough Way is from Bramcote, Nottingham to Spondon, Derby. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Could have been Hartlepool to Nottingham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davep5491 360 Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Michael that is what I thought Bramcote to Spondon. There is a road sign at the junction of Derby Road and Lenton Boulevard, opposite the cinema which reads - Derby Road, Brian Clough Way. So is it the Highways dept. or Nottingham City Council stretching it a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 The A52 between Derby and Nottingham, as well as the A6200 into Nottingham, was named Brian Clough Way during August 2005 in honour of Brian Clough, both Derby County and Nottingham Forest's greatest ever manage Looks like you are right davep5491. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Blondie I'm from Nottingham, born and brought up in the city, and consider it the centre of the universe. In all of my time up here in Co Durham and North Yorkshire (30 years, so I have served my time) I have never heard any Teessider call themselves Geordies. Its simply not credible. They dont consider themselves to be Geordies. I have never seen anything where Cloughy identifies himself as a Geordie. I would appreciate any quotes along those lines. It would be incredible that anyone from Middlesbrough would describe themselves as a Geordie but with Clough, anything goes. He may well have said so to gain popularity, or some other credibility. The Teesside accent is totally different from the Sunderland accent and far away from the Geordie accent. The Durham accent prevalent in most of the areas of the north Tees area is certainly not like a Geordie accent. Culturally those south of the Tees are more Yorkshire than anything else, those north of the Tees find affinity with Durham, which is neither Sunderland or even more remote, Newcastle. SHUT UP !!!!!!!!!! - North of England is known as Geordie land, always has been - Brian Clough is a GEORDIE ........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 According to most Londoners the "North" starts at Watford Gap does that make me a Geordie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Well yes, amongst other things...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Yes Kind,considerate,debonair & very good looking Oh and humble 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 When I worked in Newcastle, I learned in no uncertain terms Geordies only come from Tyneside. So Cloughie must have been an 'honourary' Geordie, Blondie, lol. As regards the start of Brian Clough Way, the QMC is supposed to be on it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 According to most Londoners the "North" starts at Watford Gap does that make me a Geordie Most Londoners nowadays have never heard of the north unless it was a northern port where they snuck in on a lorries axle.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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