There is an old joke that does the rounds in the north-east and that is what is the only good thing that ever came out of Dundee?

The answer, as virtually every Aberdonian can testify, is the A90 north.

The rivalry between the two cities is just as intense as that between Edinburgh and Glasgow and just as baffling and pointless too.

But in recent decades there has seemingly only been one winner in the battle of the cities and that is Aberdeen on account of the oil and gas industry.

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It is something that Aberdonians of a certain age always laugh at as the city seemingly saw off a rival bid to become the hub for the newly fledged North Sea industry.

While the wealth and international recognition flowed into Aberdeen, Dundee stagnated and it is fair to say became the........

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