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 LTDImage caption, The statue has been kept in storage because local councillors could not find a home for it
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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.
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"
Colour does look cheap, wonder if it would 'weather' a bit and look OK if they stuck in outside though.
Statues should be of dead or retired people
His goalscoring achievements for club and country warrant that alone.
But I find it weird Chingford council have done it.
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!.
That reminds me .. I need to buy some Easter eggs
He’s Englands top scorer and will be for years to come, nothing wrong with a home town celebrating one of their own.