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BBKing · 10-01-2008, 10:40

Top British boroughs by population, IIRC.

I cheated a bit, since this is just how regional government draws the lines, which isn't necessarily something that makes much sense (it does seem that they try and get 150,000 to 300,000 people in an area, though). Where your argument does have some merit is if you say that Tyne and Wear north of the Tyne is pretty much Toon Army territory, which is probably true. I don't know enough intelligible Geordies to know where the line runs south of the river.

However, as I tried to make clear, given that most British cities now run into each other the lines are pretty much arbitrary whoever draws them, so comparing sizes is always going to be fraught (Man United are clearly a Manchester club, even though they happen to be in Trafford, but Sunderland aren't a Newcastle club even though they're in Tyne and Wear - it's not logical).

I saw that Ant and Dec in the pub on Saturday. Dec's a shortarse.

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BBKing R.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Services: 20Mb VM CM, Virgin TV Posts: 5,983	Re: Newcastle United LETS go Top British boroughs by population, IIRC. I cheated a bit, since this is just how regional government draws the lines, which isn't necessarily something that makes much sense (it does seem that they try and get 150,000 to 300,000 people in an area, though). Where your argument does have some merit is if you say that Tyne and Wear north of the Tyne is pretty much Toon Army territory, which is probably true. I don't know enough intelligible Geordies to know where the line runs south of the river. However, as I tried to make clear, given that most British cities now run into each other the lines are pretty much arbitrary whoever draws them, so comparing sizes is always going to be fraught (Man United are clearly a Manchester club, even though they happen to be in Trafford, but Sunderland aren't a Newcastle club even though they're in Tyne and Wear - it's not logical). I saw that Ant and Dec in the pub on Saturday. Dec's a shortarse.