News Flash....Pools Erecting A Statue!!!!

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 2:36 pm

Pools are erecting a Statue outside of the Club offices before next season starts!!!! clappp

It's all been kept hush hush but I've been told by the Artist....who I know very well....that I can tell you all about it!!!! :sweeeet:

Well....I can't actually tell you who the Statue is of yet!!!! banghead

But I'm going to his Studio tomorrow and he's allowing me to take a few photos of a scale model of the Statue!!!! clappp

So I'll post the Photos tomorrow!!!! :sweeeet:

So let's have your guesses of who the Statue is of!!!! :sweeeet:

townendtimmy · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 2:37 pm

sir harold hornsey or sir cyril knowles :wink:

two hartlepool united saviours in there own rights

Miss Tigga · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 2:37 pm

Lawrence!

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 2:40 pm

Chesney Hawkes

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22605

Meat Loaf ?

Poolielass · **Joined:** Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:36 pm **Posts:** 16

H'angus??

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 2:48 pm

ADG wrote:

Oh here we go..................... :laugh:

Honestly....this isn't one of those threads where the 'Title' mysteriously changes....it's 100% true!!!! :sweeeet:

But I understand you being a little cautious!!!! :laugh:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 2:50 pm

ADG wrote:

:roll:

I wish it was now....a couple of very dodgy answers!!!! :laugh:

dawlishmonkey · **Joined:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:53 am **Posts:** 1588

easy one this. that'll be lenny plumrose landing on his arse again

poolymadandstupid · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 4:32 pm

IF they are and it's not Harold Hornsey then refred

dawlishmonkey · **Joined:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:53 am **Posts:** 1588

I hate to question the credibility of this thread...but.what kind of "artist" do you think Mutley knows?

Croydon Poolie · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 4:44 pm

Is it Pixie Toman flicking the Vs?

Or maybe Brian Horne with fag and pint?

A statue of Darren Knowles or Tony Skedd would be cheap!

Will it be as good as Southampton's nod to their legend, and apparent deformed dwarf, Ted Bates?

Hangem · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 5:04 pm

Once the Lads get a van it will be up before the weekend

Cloughie

parmopooly · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 5:44 pm

Barry Wardrobe, or Barry Manilow. Definitely

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 6:25 pm

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Will it be as good as Southampton's nod to their legend, and apparent deformed dwarf, Ted Bates?

Those are some seriously short legs. And the ball looks small. Unless he is really tall. Which would make his legs normal size?

katcha · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 6:38 pm

Cornelius Atweasle wrote:

That CFE raffle ticket woman? :shock:

who

zira

jish · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 7:28 pm

Dean Gibb?

Croydon Poolie · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 7:48 pm

poolieinnottingham wrote:

Quote:

Will it be as good as Southampton's nod to their legend, and apparent deformed dwarf, Ted Bates?

Those are some seriously short legs. And the ball looks small. Unless he is really tall. Which would make his legs normal size?

As far as I know he's a normal sized bloke - the pictures they had on Sky Sports News when the statue went up seemed to suggest he was probably around 5'10 ish.

I love the fact that if his right arm was by his side his hand would probably be well below his knee.

Can you imagine the messageboards if something like that was erected at the Vic!!!

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

The hand holding the ball doesn't look the right scale either. There was an outcry when the statue went up apparently - I'm not surprised. The artist was going to make some amendments.

Anyway going back to the original question, is it ex Pools player of the year Neil Warnock? :wink:

poolsdonkey · **Joined:** Sun May 06, 2007 8:52 pm **Posts:** 512

In the mail tonight

It says that a statue is to be erected of BRIAN CLOUGH

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 10:49 pm

poolsdonkey wrote:

In the mail tonight

It says that a statue is to be erected of BRIAN CLOUGH

That was in Middlesbrough!!!!

I've actually had a sneak preview....he sent me an e-mail....but the pic. was too small!!!! :evil:

But I'll have my camera with me tomorrow so I'll try and get some decent pics of the scale model!!!! :sweeeet:

Spender · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 4:52 am

katcha wrote:

Cornelius Atweasle wrote:

That CFE raffle ticket woman? :shock:

who zira

I've...errmmm......... :uhoh:

Ted Welly?? :shock:

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 10:55 am

Assuming mutters isn't talking bollocks the only logical choice I can see is Hornsey. We've never had a managerial legend like Matt Busby or a playing legend like Bobby Moore.

Second and third choices would have to be Stelling and ..... Drummond :razz:

Salty · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 10:57 am

H99 wrote:

Once the Lads get a van it will be up before the weekend

Cloughie

has this been erected in Middlesbrough then?!

stupoolie · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 12:51 pm

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A statue depicting sporting legend Brian Clough at the start of his football career has been unveiled in his home town.
The 7ft-tall bronze figure, sculpted by Vivien Mallock, stands in Albert Park in Middlesbrough.

It shows a 24-year-old Clough with his boots slung over his shoulder striding towards Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough's former ground, on his way to training.

The former player and manager died of cancer in September 2004, aged 69.

He began his playing career at Middlesbrough, lived in nearby Valley Road and made his way to training via Albert Park.

He also played for neighbouring Sunderland, and went on to score 251 goals in 274 games for the two North East clubs before his career was cut short by injury in the early 1960s.

Councillor John McPartland

The £65,000 statue, unveiled by his widow Barbara and children Nigel, Simon and Elizabeth, was funded by a combination of public donations and by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Sculptor Vivien Mallock said the statue had been well received.

She said: "A lady walked past me, she didn't know who I was, and she said 'Well I'm not sure about the back but the front's lovely'.

"Other people have come up to me and said their dads knew Brian Clough and the statue looks just like him."

Youngest manager

Middlesbrough councillor John McPartland, said: "It's only right that his home town is recognising his contribution by placing a lasting tribute to the man in such an appropriate location.

"There was a deep reservoir of feeling for Cloughie from the people in this town and they don't want him to be forgotten."

After being injured, Clough carved out a career as a manager and went on to become one of the game's most colourful characters.

He was appointed Hartlepool boss at 30, then the youngest manager in the league.

Later he led Derby County and Nottingham Forest to league championships and won two European Cups with the Nottingham club in 1979 and 1980.

He was awarded an OBE in 1991.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 12:53 pm

I've always said the ground could do with a big erection.

Croydon Poolie · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 1:11 pm

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It shows a 24-year-old Clough with his boots slung over his shoulder striding towards Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough's former ground, on his way to training.

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He began his playing career at Middlesbrough, lived in nearby Valley Road and made his way to training via Albert Park.

I like the fact and they've gone for something that isn't a generic football statue pose a foot on a ball, or maybe taking a shot or celebrating. It's good to see that some thought has gone into the location of it too.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 4:05 pm

Not long to go till I put the Photos up!!!! :sweeeet:

Just sorting them out now!!!! :grin:

townendtimmy · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 4:06 pm

MutleyRules wrote:

Not long to go till I put the Photos up!!!! :sweeeet:

Just sorting them out now!!!! :grin:

are they decent :shock:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 6:37 pm

Well here they are folks....the photos I took today of the scale model of the Statue to be erected outside of Pools....

Can you tell who it is yet....

????

Here's another....

And another....

If you haven't guessed who it is yet this one should tell you....

The artist's name is....the one and only....Mr.Snowy!!!!

:laugh:

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Great, will the small version be on sale at the club shop soon or will the artist do one on commission? Just that it would look great with my wifes collection of buddhas

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36580

HOY...Mutt....we'll have to cancel the life size version of Dibble ... material costs would cripple us, the reinforcing bar alone would cause a world shortage and it would throw a permanent shadow over the pitch, ...... the grass would never grow again. ..... :evil:

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parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 11:21 pm

Poolsrme · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 11:52 pm

PARMO........is stat.u.? :shock:

It is far too handsome for the real thing :laugh:

Spender · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2007 4:07 am

It can't be Parmo, his eyes are open and he hasn't got 'Darlo' written on his head........ :laugh:

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36580

Pooliekev wrote:

It can't be Parmo, his eyes are open and he hasn't got 'Darlo' written on his head........ :laugh:

It isn't 'written' on his head, because it's written somewhere else :wink:

... that's if he's looked!! ..... :wink:

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parmopooly · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2007 9:59 am

it might be time for another bath.........................

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36580

parmopooly wrote:

it might be time for another bath.........................

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