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Who would we have?

By LondonBasedBoro22/10/2024 13:59Tue Oct 22 13:59:22 2024

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Just seen this from Port Vale and was wondering who we would have as a statue? And where would it go?

Gittings?
Pidge?
Robbo?
GW or Steve Evans?
Mr Wallace?
Jack Jebb?

Is no one deserving yet?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xez5kl0jlo

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By SFC Jonny22/10/2024 19:38Tue Oct 22 19:38:51 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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Chris Day. Behind the bar.

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Re: Who would we have?

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)22/10/2024 16:47Tue Oct 22 16:47:44 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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It'd be a shit statue anyway.

We couldn't afford a decent sculptor.

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Re: Who would we have?

By Pete (PeteH)22/10/2024 16:46Tue Oct 22 16:46:56 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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It's a can of worms. If you do a statue of this player, then people will start calling for a statue of that player. Then you get into a mess of comparing apples with oranges in terms of eras and achievements.

Jim Briscoe and Phil Wallace are two figures I'd argue weren't that contentious for impact on the club.

GW is a fair shout, but Cloughie won four titles in six years and SHOULD have led us into the Football League.

Let's just have the following:
1. A running GW at the entrance to the car park to mark the time he ran from WGC for a game
2. Ashley Bayes banging a drum in the middle of the ET (as someone else suggested)
3. Steve Watson on all fours in the centre circle (could be tricky to get EFL approval for that)
4. Giuliano Grazioli running along the touchline arms stretched wide

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Re: Who would we have?

By The Hedgehog24/10/2024 11:32Thu Oct 24 11:32:36 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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Lest you forget Jason Solomon with his trackies round his ankles trying to kick a ball?

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Re: Who would we have?

By bcb199422/10/2024 15:53Tue Oct 22 15:53:40 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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Teddy.
So PW can be reminded continuously what a huge mistake it was getting rid of GW for him.

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Re: Who would we have?

By Mr Fickle (Phoenix)22/10/2024 15:30Tue Oct 22 15:30:36 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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Westley 100%.

Or name a stand after him at the very least.

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Re: Who would we have?

By RockyBottom23/10/2024 19:51Wed Oct 23 19:51:54 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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Can you imagine Westley's ego if we named a stand after him. A statue would be even worse...

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Re: Who would we have?

By Tucks23/10/2024 21:11Wed Oct 23 21:11:08 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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He could have one stand for every spell he had as manager.

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Re: Who would we have?

By Freemo23/10/2024 20:38Wed Oct 23 20:38:44 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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About the same?

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Re: Who would we have?

By Sev23/10/2024 16:10Wed Oct 23 16:10:39 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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And he'd be half the cost of an Evans statue.

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Re: Who would we have?

By Pete (PeteH)22/10/2024 16:40Tue Oct 22 16:40:13 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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Or name a stand after him at the very least.

There's at least one figure more deserving of a stand being named after them, but it's a path already trodden.

And I daresay it would stand in the way of monetising the stadium through sponsorship. Buildbase are getting a lot of brand recognition in my head, even though I don't think they've sponsored the South Stand for about 10 years.

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Re: Who would we have?

By MerseyBoro (BrummieBoro)22/10/2024 15:37Tue Oct 22 15:37:35 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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The Graham WESTley stand

Or a statue of him holding the destiny banner

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Re: Who would we have?

By Mr Fickle (Phoenix)22/10/2024 15:59Tue Oct 22 15:59:51 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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"Destiny will always take over"
Graham Westley, March 10th 2003

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By Newbie_Boro (Yorkshire_Boro)22/10/2024 15:11Tue Oct 22 15:11:25 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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Keef

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Re: Who would we have?

By AndyC22/10/2024 15:06Tue Oct 22 15:06:28 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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A Statue of Ashley Bayes playing the drum, sited in the middle of the East Terrace

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Re: Who would we have?

By Specky (Mike H)22/10/2024 14:18Tue Oct 22 14:18:17 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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Jim Briscoe.

Alternatively, Blackpool Winter Gardens has a statue of Morecambe and Wise…….this must pave the way for one of Thompson and Watkins?

Edited by Mike H at 15:58:52 on 22nd October 2024

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By The Hedgehog25/10/2024 14:51Fri Oct 25 14:51:08 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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You obviously meant to say “Watkins and Thompson”.

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Re: Who would we have?

By Specky (Mike H)25/10/2024 17:24Fri Oct 25 17:24:52 2024In response to Re: Who would we have?Top of thread

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Not at all Steve…..you being second is the equivalent of being “Wise”

I don’t think “Deano” and “Wise” should ever be used in the same sentence 😂

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Re: Who would we have?

By WASP (Original Mr Wasp)22/10/2024 14:18Tue Oct 22 14:18:13 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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Probably Paulio. He has done more for the club than any player or manager.

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Re: Who would we have?

By Chuds22/10/2024 14:08Tue Oct 22 14:08:49 2024In response to Who would we have?Top of thread

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Gittings and Ronnie the most obvious.

Never saw the former play, and never really viewed the latter as a legend in the same way I do other players, but I don't see how anybody else could get in ahead of the top scorer and top appearance-maker.

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