Statue(s)

[DillyDing22]

Walshy a worthy candidate in my mind.

A Walsh's celebration statue would make me smile a little more whenever I walk up to the ground.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

Cannot see how Walsh attains legend status worthy of a statue. On that basis you would have to include Elliot, Izzet, Lennon and Tim Flowers!

 

[homer]

No, no, and no again

 

[Miles Away]

Cannot see how Walsh attains legend status worthy of a statue. On that basis you would have to include Elliot, Izzet, Lennon and Tim Flowers!

You wot? How'd you figure that out?

 

[Brown Nose]

I know what he meant, but I think if he gets a statue anywhere it should be here, because he spent more time here than anywhere else. Lineker did the same, but BN thinks he should have a statue. I don't see the difference between the two. Both from Leicester, and both excelled for England.

If Lineker had spent his best years playing for our local rivals and celebrating trophy after trophy with them and then showed no affiliation with City once retired from the game, I wouldn't want a statue of him either. When combined, Shilton played more games for our two main local rivals than us. I'm proud that Shilton started here, but there is nothing else to give him the necessary status.

And statistically, Lineker played 42% of his playing career with us, Shilton just 28%. If you asked the average football fan (of City or elsewhere) which they'd associate more with Leicester, I'd guess that 90% would say Lineker.

 

[Brown Nose]

Walshy a worthy candidate in my mind.

Absolutely not.

To qualify for something like a permanent statue outside the ground of a club like ours, you have to be a top class player. Walsh was never a top class player.

 

[DillyDing22]

Cannot see how Walsh attains legend status worthy of a statue. On that basis you would have to include Elliot, Izzet, Lennon and Tim Flowers!

Walsh 369 appearances, 53 goals 'Captain Fantastic'
Izzet 269 appearances, 38 goals
Elliott 245 appearances, 26 goals
Lennon 170 appearances, 6 goals
Flowers 54 appearances, 0 goals

And that's just based on stats. I love them all, but it's definitely worthy of a different status

 

[Motown Fox]

The guy on Blaarev's avatar would get my vote. I'm not saying though that any player to get a statue should be dead.

 

[Blaarev]

The guy on Blaarev's avatar would get my vote. I'm not saying though that any player to get a statue should be dead.

:thumbs_up

 

[DesertFox]

I can't wait for the unveiling of the Junior Lewis statue.

We already had that statue, mainly in our reserve team, from 2001-2004.

 

[tedfoxxx]

We already had that statue, mainly in our reserve team, from 2001-2004.

:icon_lol:

Nathan Blake, Nicholas Priet and David Bell all worthy candidates IMHO.

 

[fitz]

:icon_lol:

Nathan Blake, Nicholas Priet and David Bell all worthy candidates IMHO.

Unfortunately they got to feature in the first team. Still reckon they'd have struggled against a team of those training cones.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

Walsh 369 appearances, 53 goals 'Captain Fantastic'
Izzet 269 appearances, 38 goals
Elliott 245 appearances, 26 goals
Lennon 170 appearances, 6 goals
Flowers 54 appearances, 0 goals

And that's just based on stats. I love them all, but it's definitely worthy of a different status

Walsh and Izzet both scored 1 goal about every 7 games so Izzet gets a statue too?

 

[tedfoxxx]

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I seen it :icon_bigg

 

[Profondo Rosso]

I don't see a case for anyone else to be honest. Banks and Lineker statues on the concourse area at the entrance to the stadium would be appropriate and very nice to see.

I think Arthur Rowley, the top goalscorer in the history English football would be a great candidate. Arthur Chandler too, who lead the line to the club's highest ever league finishes and scored over 270 goals for the club.

 

[DesertFox]

I'd like to see a statue of Homer, Alex and Miles in a compromising position, while Joe_Fox looks on, creating a spreadsheet.

 

[Billyjof]

A Walsh's celebration statue would make me smile a little more whenever I walk up to the ground.

Why stop there, why not commission an Angel of the North type 'Walsheh' facing roughly NNE on the A6 in the Birstall / Mountsorrel area. That would make me smile. :icon_bigg

 

[Miles Away]

I'd like to see a statue of Homer, Alex and Miles in a compromising position, while Joe_Fox looks on, creating a spreadsheet.

Would a fuzzy Polaroid suffice?

 

[spionfox]

There will always be argument over which of our 'heroes' should be honoured in this way. Let's not forget that it is the fans that are the lifeblood of any team, not the 'passing-through' players even if they were born here.

For that reason, there can really only be one choice for the statue.

Ladies and gentlemen, I propose............... BERNIE :icon_bigg

 

[Real Sharapova]

There will always be argument over which of our 'heroes' should be honoured in this way. Let's not forget that it is the fans that are the lifeblood of any team, not the 'passing-through' players even if they were born here.

For that reason, there can really only be one choice for the statue.

Ladies and gentlemen, I propose............... BERNIE :icon_bigg

I sincerley hope that it's not of the scratch 'n sniff variety.