but sadly if the Shudds game is anything to go by very few people would see the statue. I would go for the city centre location. He's a Freeman of Wakefield, nof Belle Vue and from a civic pride point of view a central siting would be better.

Daft as it sounds, if every one had contributed £1 at the Huddersfield game we would have had £3166 towards a statue.

That pound is for signing Nigel Wright.

Crikey!! I'd forgotten that!

How much was raised, can you remember ? Wish we had him now.

I think I read somewhere that the John Holmes statue at Headingley cost around £100k and going further back Freddie Trueman's and Dickie Bird's being slightly less as they were a few years back.

Wouldn't be much good, too old I'm afraid nowadays.

He looks fit enough to play.

Gifted is the only word to describe him.



And as for the £1, they never reduced it so we are still paying now. And he's still worth it.

In that case I think we can forget it, Wollo. The Dickie Bird statue in Barnsley by Grahame Ibbeson cost £60,000 in 2008, so the £100,000 for Homes seems could be correct.

Just searched a bit and found info that the Freddie Trueman statue, again by Ibbotson, cost £90k. Appeal began in 2007 and statue erected in 2010.

Guess I haven't kept quite up-to-date with the cost of sculptures.

As I say, I think we can forget it. The people of Wakefield would not be interested generally; The Council will reckon that they've contributed enough to WT already and Mr Carter is down to his last £15.000,000

Looks like it's a job for Sir Rodney then?

There was a minute when I thought the same, but in light of what has happened over the last few years I think WT and RMW should keep a reasonable distance, but there again if he REALLY WANTS to pay for a statue of Neil. Knowing Rodney he would be more likely to finance a statue of himself though.