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Why do you make of Harry Kanes Statue?
KingKinsella
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As statues go the one we have at the Valley to me looks pretty convincing. Being on a plinth it towers over you and has a physical presence. Sam Bartram at his imposing best? well yes but I'm too young to know if he looked like that.I'd give it 9/10, quite proud of the connection and the way he's remembered. It does him justice-
We all know of that Ronaldo one which I think has been melted down, or at least disappeared . He looked like a Cheshire Cat, no I'd say a cartoon Chesire cat.
Well what do you make of Harry Kanes? Its close to Easter now is it made of chocolate??
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68625041
IMAGE SOURCE, SCULPTURE MACHINE LTD
We all know of that Ronaldo one which I think has been melted down, or at least disappeared . He looked like a Cheshire Cat, no I'd say a cartoon Chesire cat.
Well what do you make of Harry Kanes? Its close to Easter now is it made of chocolate??
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68625041
IMAGE SOURCE, SCULPTURE MACHINE LTDImage caption,
The statue has been kept in storage because local councillors could not find a home for it
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its more like Ronaldo than Ronaldos statue is.3
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Absolutely horrendous statue. If I was him I'd ask for it to be done again 😂0
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Hilarious, just as bad as CR7 if you ask me. Park it under some trees, the pidgeon sh1t might help disguise it a little.
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Very few statues ever get by without being slagged off, but I don’t see much wrong with it really.
Maybe would have been better to hold off until his retirement in the hope that a World Cup or Euros trophy could be in it with him.
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Looks more like Harry Cripps
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Looks like he's wearing skis!0
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Quite simply that is dreadful !!!0
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Honestly not that bad just looks cheap material0
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Looks like a dementia patient who has escaped the care home in full replica kit and is now sat on a park bench telling strangers farfetched stories about his playing career, Forrest Gump style.
Harry: "I finished top goalscorer and we finished above Liverpool, Man Utd, and Man City but we still managed to lose the title to Leicester."
Stranger on the bench next to Harry: *raising an eyebrow in disbelief* "Ah-huh, oh really?"
Harry: "Yeah, and then I signed for Bayern Munich and I was top goalscorer there too, but we finished without a trophy for the first time in over a decade."
Stranger: "Alright, that's enough! I think it's time we got you home, dear"
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Looks like it is an Easter special, my wife would only be interested if it is Cadbury's Dairy Milk though.ValleyGary said:Honestly not that bad just looks cheap material2 -
Makes him look like Beavis from Beavis and Butthead. What an abomination.
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I don't think it's anywhere near as bad as the Ronaldo one was.
Colour does look cheap, wonder if it would 'weather' a bit and look OK if they stuck in outside though.0 -
made from chocolate, it'll melt during the summer, or just eat it at Easter0
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Why does he need a statue halfway through his career when he's won nothing so far?
Statues should be of dead or retired people2 -
Lord oh Lord!0
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Just for the record, I have absolutely no issue with Daniel Levy commissioning a statue of Kane outside WHL once his career is over, whether he has won anything or not.sam3110 said:Why does he need a statue halfway through his career when he's won nothing so far?
His goalscoring achievements for club and country warrant that alone.
But I find it weird Chingford council have done it.1 -
I'm all for public art and have no problem with council funding of it. If the people of Chingford are proud of their son, that's good enough for me. Though I agree, it is weird as his career hasn't finished yet, doubly weird that they've commissioned it without knowing where it's going to go, and triply weird that they'd make it of chocolate with the Creme Egg Vandal at large.1
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As it happens I have been involved with a group of fans , and the family of Noel Redding bass player of the Jimi Hendrix experience for a bronze statue in Folkestone town centre. He was born and lived in Folkestone, and played in local bands before he played with Jimi.
Jimi also played down here at the Hillside club on New years Eve 1966, jimi also wrote "fire' at Noels house, and finished 'Purple Haze' at Noel's house.( yes he started it at the Upper cut club) So far we are choosing between 2 artists , one who last year was commissioned to commemorate Keith Richards , and Mick Jagger in Dartford, paid by the council.
Noel and Mitch the drummer's estate have been given leave to appeal in the High court in London to regain royalties estimated at 30 million each, the estimated royalties that have been estimated on non payment on records/film/ video rights.
Noel died virtually penniless in Ireland, and we are working with his 'blood relatives' , but will not be receiving any of the above mentioned money.( it goes to his ex girl friends sister). We so far have half the money from the council, and discussing sites/ getting planning permission, and putting on events, two being in May in Folkestone.
We are working on getting an icon to unveil the statue, but time may be a couple of years. I enjoy and feel this is important, celebrating cultural icon's, whether it be footballer's or music icon's, artists, writers etc. I was part of a team that was behind George Orwell's statue at the BBC previously.
Of course people will say why celebrate the dead! and a popular musician, at that...... when there are children in poverty? . A good point, but then can we not do both!.0 -
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KingKinsella said:As statues go the one we have at the Valley to me looks pretty convincing. Being on a plinth it towers over you and has a physical presence. Sam Bartram at his imposing best? well yes but I'm too young to know if he looked like that.I'd give it 9/10, quite proud of the connection and the way he's remembered. It does him justice-
We all know of that Ronaldo one which I think has been melted down, or at least disappeared . He looked like a Cheshire Cat, no I'd say a cartoon Chesire cat.
Well what do you make of Harry Kanes? Its close to Easter now is it made of chocolate??
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68625041IMAGE SOURCE, SCULPTURE MACHINE LTDImage caption,The statue has been kept in storage because local councillors could not find a home for it
That reminds me .. I need to buy some Easter eggs0 -
If he was from bexleyheath id have no problem with Harry Kane statue like that sitting on a bench in the Broadway (be stolen for scrap within half hour mind)sam3110 said:Why does he need a statue halfway through his career when he's won nothing so far?
Statues should be of dead or retired people
He’s Englands top scorer and will be for years to come, nothing wrong with a home town celebrating one of their own.2 -
It looks more like Jimmy Hill from some angles. Nightmarish1
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