The Statue

[Pilchards]

 

 

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Edited 22 November, 2011 by Pilchards

[Pilchards]

 

 

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[Doctoroncall]

It seems statues are difficult to make life like: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/05/mohamed-salah-statue-mocked-by-fans-as-striker-gets-ronaldo-treatment

[Cabbage_Face]

Lmao loved that old statue, remember when it got original criticism and the poster on here who was campaigning and assigned the "wood carver" defended it to the hills.

 

Turned out to be a pile of ****e.

[trousers]

It seems statues are difficult to make life like: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/05/mohamed-salah-statue-mocked-by-fans-as-striker-gets-ronaldo-treatment

Can't quite decide if that's Leo Sayer or Art Garfunkel

 

[benjii]

The size of that head and the little midget arms.

 

[Saint86]

Can't quite decide if that's Leo Sayer or Art Garfunkel

 

 

Haven't clicked on the article. Looks like a caricature of David Luiz to me?

[Cabbage_Face]

Why they didn't do his most famous pose, stepping on a rake several times, i will never know..

[sandwichsaint]

Can't quite decide if that's Leo Sayer or Art Garfunkel

 

 

Paul Gilchrist.

[kwsaint]

To be fair to the original Ted Bates statue it was never as embarrassing as this….

 

Saw the Michael Jackson statue when Saints played at Fulham the first season back in the Premier League in 2012. It was truly dreadful. Apparently it was removed in 2013 by the new chairman and in 2014 was installed at the National Football Museum in Manchester. Why they would want it is beyond me. Al-Fayed blamed Fulham's relegation in 2014 on the removal of the statue, You couldn't make this stuff up.

 

Fulham now have a statue of George Cohen outside the ground, which seems far more fitting.

[davefoggy]

It's a shame the original forum thread isn't still available. I think it was 'The Farmer' who posted the image of his hand coming over the roof and holding up a floodlight stand. I literally had to get out of my seat and walk around the room, I was laughing so hard it bloody hurt sitting down

 

Yeah same here mate!!! Absolutely priceless!!!! Still funny all these years on

[LGTL]

The original thread was probably the best ever on this forum.

[Cabbage_Face]

The original thread was probably the best ever on this forum.

 

Up there with Steve McLaren on the phone

 

 

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[eurosaint]

Bizarrely I was in Glasgow last week and almost bumped into the Krankies as I approached the airport car park !

Little Jimmy is an absolute midget but my mind immediately skipped to the Ted Bates statue !

She must have wondered what the hell I was laughing at :)

[SW5 SAINT]

Can't quite decide if that's Leo Sayer or Art Garfunkel

 

 

I thought it was Margaret Thatcher........

[skintsaint]

Here is Maradonas 😅

[Toadhall Saint]

1 hour ago, skintsaint said:

Here is Maradonas 😅

Looks more like one of the Gibb bros.

[SNOWY]

Is he wearing the new away kit?

[East Kent Saint]

2 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Here is Maradonas 😅

Only works if he is shown with an upraised hand

[Midfield_General]

45 minutes ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Looks more like one of the Gibb bros.

When I look at that I can just hear 'Hello... is it me you're looking for?' 

Edited 4 August, 2022 by Midfield_General

[Weston Super Saint]

8 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Here is Maradonas 😅

It looks like a really shit novelty cake.

[Master Bates]

9 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Here is Maradonas 😅

That's not Maradona, it's matey boy behind when he had hair.

[Dorchester Saint]

10 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Here is Maradonas 😅

That’s Fatima Whitbread!! 

[BotleySaint]

11 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Here is Maradonas 😅

Well, it's hard to get a likeness when your chosen material is papier-mâché.

Edited 4 August, 2022 by BotleySaint

[AlexLaw76]

[Lighthouse]

Another somewhat dubious resemblance to add to the collection.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68625041

 

[Challenger]

6 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Another somewhat dubious resemblance to add to the collection.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68625041

 

Jesus, do people honestly make a living knocking out crap like this ?

[Wade Garrett]

21 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Another somewhat dubious resemblance to add to the collection.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68625041

 

Don’t know what you’re on about.  Jimmy Hill’s family will be over the moon.

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

27 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Another somewhat dubious resemblance to add to the collection.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68625041

 

FFS

She said it was "disappointing" that photos of the sculpture had been released early because she wanted "the community to enjoy the full experience of the launch"

It's Ted MKI revisited!

Edit: Looking again it's more Terry Paine than Harry Kane - think I'd keep the green bench but ditch the thing sat on it for scrap

Edited 21 March, 2024 by TheAlehouseBrawlers
Just noticed...

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

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Edited 21 March, 2024 by TheAlehouseBrawlers

[Jimmy_D]

They wouldn’t need to do much to turn it into a Ron Perlman statute.

[saintquin]

It may look crap but, I knew who it was straight away!

[Weston Super Saint]

Wow! Those feet are soooo long.  Clown boots.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 hour ago, Jimmy_D said:

They wouldn’t need to do much to turn it into a Ron Perlman statute.

Looks like the liquid nitrogen dude from Terminator 2

[sandwichsaint]

Has it got a pull-string in the back and a speech impediment?

 

 

 

 

 

Spoiler alert, I actually like HK, proper footballer.

[bpsaint]

4 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

Another somewhat dubious resemblance to add to the collection.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68625041

 

Mental that we live in a world where a frighteningly lifelike mould could be produced by 3D printing, but instead poor Harry has to suffer the embarrassment of pretending he’s “proud” to be associated with that statue.

[31cc]

[Weston Super Saint]

54 minutes ago, 31cc said:

Looks like Smallbones has been in the gym during the International break 😳

[Miltonaggro]

On 21/03/2024 at 17:15, Lighthouse said:

Another somewhat dubious resemblance to add to the collection.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68625041

 

The sculptor Auguste de Bourneville works entirely in chocolate.  This gives his work great fluidity, especially during the summer months.  His 2023 work 'Pensive Jack Grealish' (below) is considered a high calorie masterpiece:

[64saint]

https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/artist-spends-17-years-carving-model-of-the-hms-victory.html

 

Umm, was always going to be dodgy with his Pompey connections.  From a Ted Bates statue to carving HMS Victory 🙄🫣. No surprise it looked more like Milan Mandric then. 🤣

Edited 24 March, 2024 by 64saint