The Northern Spire Bridge

[Goldeneye]

Seems a bit churlish to say the Council had no involvement. They decided the process by setting up the committee, the terms of reference, decided who sat on it and did not have to accept its recommendations. They could and should have asked them to come back with something else. How poor were the other alternatives if these were the three 'best' options? Apart from that the Council had nothing to do with it.
The name is a missed opportunity which is a real shame any links with Wearside are contrived.

 

[Doggerland Mackem]

Sunderland Council didn't name it

Who then?

 

[moshpit]

'The list of possible names had been agreed by an independent panel, comprising of members of the Sunderland community and business fraternity'.

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-...nveiled-for-sunderland-s-new-bridge-1-8891437

Who came up with the original list from which these 3 names were shortlisted? Who convened the panel? Why has the original list never been made public? Why has there been no more response to the overwhelming ridicule and incredulity at the shortlist? Why did less than 1% of the population of Sunderland bother to vote?

Ill tell you why....because Sunderland Council had the name chosen from Day 1 and didn't give a flying fuck what the general public thought or cared.

And if you believe otherwise, then you're as gullible as the biggest berk on this board himself ....and there's quite a few contenders for that honour for sure.

What

what would you call it.serious question.

My choice would have been the Sir Joseph Swan bridge. He was even born right next to the South end of the thing for gods sake.

 

[the dark one]

Who came up with the original list from which these 3 names were shortlisted? Who convened the panel? Why has the original list never been made public? Why has there been no more response to the overwhelming ridicule and incredulity at the shortlist? Why did less than 1% of the population of Sunderland bother to vote?

Ill tell you why....because Sunderland Council had the name chosen from Day 1 and didn't give a flying fuck what the general public thought or cared.

And if you believe otherwise, then you're as gullible as the biggest berk on this board himself ....and there's quite a few contenders for that honour for sure.



My choice would have been the Sir Joseph Swan bridge. He was even born right next to the South end of the thing for gods sake.

You've got issues mate.The fact that an independent panel gave a choice of 3 names for the public of Sunderland to vote for YET the council wanted this name from the off beggars belief tbh.

 

[moshpit]

Now how is that Doxy gatehouse getting on?

Why do you think it amusing to mock the last original piece of a rich shipbuilding legacy that many of us are immensely proud of?

How thoroughly disrespectful to all those thousands of men and women and their families, who passed through that gatehouse and gave their working lives to help make Sunderland great.

All things aside, you're an absolute f***ing lowlife for that.

 

[moshpit]

You've got issues mate.The fact that an independent panel gave a choice of 3 names for the public of Sunderland to vote for YET the council wanted this name from the off beggars belief tbh.

Are you for real? Who the hell do you think came up with the shorlisted names man...Jimmy Montgomery

 

[the dark one]

Are you for real? Who the hell do you think came up with the shorlisted names man...Jimmy Montgomery

Errr the panel? Of which the cat was a part of it.You are looking far too deeply into this mind

 

[Town End Farmer Giles]

It’s a bridge, I’m pleased it’s there, I quite like the design. Name’s a bit shit but it’s not exactly something I’m losing sleep over. Some people need to get a grip. You’d think the Council had demanded the head of their first born the way some people rant on here

 

[Le Chuck]

So moshy now thinks the population of sunderland is over a million people

Think i'll add that one to the list of lies he's told

 

[Boris Bear]

Who came up with the original list from which these 3 names were shortlisted? Who convened the panel? Why has the original list never been made public? Why has there been no more response to the overwhelming ridicule and incredulity at the shortlist? Why did less than 1% of the population of Sunderland bother to vote?

Ill tell you why....because Sunderland Council had the name chosen from Day 1 and didn't give a flying fuck what the general public thought or cared.

And if you believe otherwise, then you're as gullible as the biggest berk on this board himself ....and there's quite a few contenders for that honour for sure.



My choice would have been the Sir Joseph Swan bridge. He was even born right next to the South end of the thing for gods sake.

Stick to chucking your duds at gadgies you paranoid berk

Why do you think it amusing to mock the last original piece of a rich shipbuilding legacy that many of us are immensely proud of?

How thoroughly disrespectful to all those thousands of men and women and their families, who passed through that gatehouse and gave their working lives to help make Sunderland great.

All things aside, you're an absolute f***ing lowlife for that.

How's it getting on then?

 

[moshpit]

So moshy now thinks the population of sunderland is over a million people

Think i'll add that one to the list of lies he's told

Fuck me, my mistake, it's closer to 1.6% that voted for this ridiculously pretentious name. Some endorsememt that mind....the general public were so obviously enthused and captivated by the choices on offer

WAW

Stick to chucking your duds at gadgies you paranoid berk

How utterly predictable

 

[Boris Bear]

Fuck me, my mistake, it's closer to 1.6% that voted for this ridiculously pretentious name. Some endorsememt that mind....the general public were so obviously enthused and captivated by the choices on offer

WAW


How utterly predictable

How's the gatehouse then marra?

 

[Kevj]

And if you believe otherwise, then you're as gullible as the biggest berk on this board himself ....and there's quite a few contenders for that honour for sure.

I've quoted a newspaper man and you're calling people names. You're letting your rant get in the way of common sense. Put the keyboard down and go for a walk or something.

 

[Boris Bear]

I've quoted a newspaper man and you're calling people names. You're letting your rant get in the way of common sense. Put the keyboard down and go for a walk or something.

I reckon he'll pick up a lifer for christmas.

Shame like....I love his fuckwittery

 

[Ben Gardner]

And if you believe otherwise, then you're as gullible as the biggest berk on this board himself ....and there's quite a few contenders for that honour for sure.

That's the only sensible thing you've said in the whole debate!

 

[Morse]

My choice would have been the Sir Joseph Swan bridge. He was even born right next to the South end of the thing for gods sake.

That is actually a brilliant idea! They could’ve done something very special with the lighting as well to make the link.

 

[AlpineExile]

That is actually a brilliant idea! They could’ve done something very special with the lighting as well to make the link.

Not in these PC times, we can't go around naming things after Dead White European Men any more.

 

[Boris Bear]

Seems a bit churlish to say the Council had no involvement. They decided the process by setting up the committee, the terms of reference, decided who sat on it and did not have to accept its recommendations. They could and should have asked them to come back with something else. How poor were the other alternatives if these were the three 'best' options? Apart from that the Council had nothing to do with it.
The name is a missed opportunity which is a real shame any links with Wearside are contrived.

True, they decided the process but they didn't pick the name. The panel was made up of a diverse bunch of journalists, sunderland notaries and artsy fartsy people....they chose the names, not the council. If the council had sent them back to come up with something else it rather defeats the purpose and is in fact the council choosing the name.

The popular narrative amongs the pissy pants terminal moaners is that it's all the councils fault, completely ignoring that the big achievement is a fantastic bridge which will unlock land for development and massively improve transport links

 

[lurker]

Change the P to an H, change the R to a T

Every vandal in the city will be doing it to all the signs

 

[Nipple Salad]

True, they decided the process but they didn't pick the name. The panel was made up of a diverse bunch of journalists, sunderland notaries and artsy fartsy people....they chose the names, not the council. If the council had sent them back to come up with something else it rather defeats the purpose and is in fact the council choosing the name.

The popular narrative amongs the pissy pants terminal moaners is that it's all the councils fault, completely ignoring that the big achievement is a fantastic bridge which will unlock land for development and massively improve transport links

In other words they spun off the responsibility to a "safe" subcommittee of their choosing which provided these names subject to approval allowing 1.6% of the population to vote for the best of the three.

WDSC can then say it was the people's choice.

Democracy in action right there