Aizoon Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 It's a well known fact that that West Country ends 30 miles East of where one was born. For those born in Penzance, it's a very small area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 The South-West starts at Exeter. North of Exeter everywhere is 'up-country'. Simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Near enough for me. I don't believe there is a strict geographical boundary and I've heard people from Devon and Cornwall say the same about Bristol in the past. Gloucester is another example. is that West Country or Midlands? I prefer to see a fuzzy boundary line rather than a hard line. I live 12 miles south of Gloucester and 20 north of Bristol. I consider it an insult to say I'm not west country. In fact the Midlands sucks. No offence intended to you fka dagest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I live 12 miles south of Gloucester and 20 north of Bristol.Oo, is this "Geoff's Quest"? I'm going for Wotton under Edge. Can I be the goalkeeper please, Geoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Oo, is this "Geoff's Quest"? I'm going for Wotton under Edge. Can I be the goalkeeper please, Geoff? Close. Love the Cotswolds. but not that close. Too many rovers fans there. Twentyman sucks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fka dagest Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Can I ask why? Purely because they are local? In the minority here for sure fella Yep, it's purely local. I don't like MK Dons for pretty obvious reasons. Sheff Utd and Preston are just one more northern club. I think the West Country/ west/ Wilts/Gloucs is pretty poorly represented at the moment in the football world and a lot of that football world looks down their noses at our area as bit of a footballing backwater. I just think it would be good for the region generally. Virtually every other part of the country, excepting perhaps Cumbria has at least a Championship representative. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fka dagest Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I live 12 miles south of Gloucester and 20 north of Bristol. I consider it an insult to say I'm not west country. In fact the Midlands sucks. No offence intended to you fka dagest. I'm glad to hear you consider yourself West Country. What I will say is that I've lived in Cheltenham in the past and I recall that not everyone considered themselves West Country. I always felt it was right on the border. Is that fair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I'm glad to hear you consider yourself West Country. What I will say is that I've lived in Cheltenham in the past and I recall that not everyone considered themselves West Country. I always felt it was right on the border. Is that fair? Well lets put it this way I've got an oo arr as I du like cider in my accent and not God forbid a yaow yaow accent as in brummie which I consider midlands. Difficult to tell where the midland border is but in my opinion it's not anywhere near me. So I'm a proud West Country man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I always used to laugh when the Argyle fans would call us "dirty northern bastards", It's all a question of perspective i guess. When you consider Plymouth is pretty much the same distance away as London, it's difficult to lump everyone in together as one "west country". I quite like the term, "gateway to the west" which leaves Swindon a long way out of any discussion of this nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Yep, it's purely local. I don't like MK Dons for pretty obvious reasons. Sheff Utd and Preston are just one more northern club. I think the West Country/ west/ Wilts/Gloucs is pretty poorly represented at the moment in the football world and a lot of that football world looks down their noses at our area as bit of a footballing backwater. I just think it would be good for the region generally. Virtually every other part of the country, excepting perhaps Cumbria has at least a Championship representative. Does that make sense? I know what you're saying but I wouldn't ever want swindon to do well. In anything. The whole west country thing is a nice thing in an ideal world but wrongly or rightly I have absolutely no interest in anyone else other than us. I would like someone like Plymouth to do well for example, but I can't share the enthusiasm for swindle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Yep, it's purely local. I don't like MK Dons for pretty obvious reasons. Sheff Utd and Preston are just one more northern club. I think the West Country/ west/ Wilts/Gloucs is pretty poorly represented at the moment in the football world and a lot of that football world looks down their noses at our area as bit of a footballing backwater. I just think it would be good for the region generally. Virtually every other part of the country, excepting perhaps Cumbria has at least a Championship representative. Does that make sense? We are poorly represented that is very true and I think that's behind what SL is trying to achieve. Must say that Gloucester Cheltenham and in my area as well City have got a big fan base and always have as long as I can remember. Lets just hope that it all comes together with success on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 It's a well known fact that that West Country ends 30 miles East of where one was born. For those born in Penzance, it's a very small area. It'd be interesting to hear posters' birthplaces, so we can put that theory to the test. I'm born and bred Bristol, and Swindon isn't West Country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I live 12 miles south of Gloucester and 20 north of Bristol. I consider it an insult to say I'm not west country. In fact the Midlands sucks. No offence intended to you fka dagest. Sounds like Berkeley to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sounds like Berkeley to me Came into the world kicking and screaming in Berkeley Hospital Aizoon. Don't live there though. Just a couple of miles up the road A38 that is. Woodsy country. Need any more clues ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sounds like Berkeley to me Busby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Who's Jack Stephens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten minutes of rough Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Near enough for me. I don't believe there is a strict geographical boundary and I've heard people from Devon and Cornwall say the same about Bristol in the past. Gloucester is another example. is that West Country or Midlands? I prefer to see a fuzzy boundary line rather than a hard line. Gloucester is West Country as is Swindon. The Midlands start at Worcs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Who's Jack Stephens? Who's Jack Stephens? No idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Gloucester is West Country as is Swindon. The Midlands start at Worcs. That's how I see it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I BELIEVE Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Who's Jack Stephens? The lad who got Wadey sent off earlier in the season. Nathan Thompson is the public enemy number 1 however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 That's how I see it too. But not me. London starts at Swindon. "The North" starts at Painswick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 North starts at the River Avon for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 North starts at the River Avon for me! Yep, I'm from Bedminster so same here. Everyone North of the Avon are 'Northern B@stards'...everyone East of it are 'Cockney B@stards' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somerset Red Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Yep, I'm from Bedminster so same here. Everyone North of the Avon are 'Northern B@stards'...everyone East of it are 'Cockney B@stards' Everyone West of it are Welsh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Everyone West of it are Welsh! Youre right, I forgot about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Everyone West of it are Welsh! According to Fulham fans about twenty years ago, Bristol is in Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 According to Fulham fans about twenty years ago, Bristol is in Wales. A tedious number of clubs have sung that. Of course, Fulham is in Belgium if you use that reckoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 A tedious number of clubs have sung that. Of course, Fulham is in Belgium if you use that reckoning. You mean it isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 You mean it isn't? Went through it last night. Judging by the language of most of its citizens it's in Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Well, a lot of them certainly think it is judging by the .. number of mockney "ahhs ya muvva?" type conversations I've overheard... whilst wandering through that crappy shopping area near the station. Not quite as bad as Portsmouth though when it comes to cockney wannabes. They actually compare their mothers? ..... The dirty bar stewards, worse than I thought, disgusting inbred animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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