Bell, Lee and Summerbee statue | Unveiled (pg19)

[_hitro_mcfc_]

Its happening!

 

[radcliffe1309]

Its happening!

Bout Time

 

[ancoats]

would like it to be right in front of the main the gates even have new gate with a arch

 

[Maintainin]

Its happening!

Khaldoon Al Mubarak promises Manchester City will go from 'strength to strength' (thenationalnews.com)

Al Mubarak also revealed there will be three more statues of City legends at the Etihad in the near future.

“We’ve had the statues of Vincent Kompany, David Silva and Sergio Aguero,” he said.


“These three reflect the most successful era in the history of this club.

“But there are other very successful eras and I think remembering Colin Bell, Francis Lee, Mike Summerbee is very important. This club has a great history.

“These are players that have contributed immensely to this club. They’ve earned the right to be appreciated forever, eternally with statues.

“I won’t say too much until it’s done but what I will say is these three legends will be properly respected and represented in a work of art that all the fans of this club will be able to see.”

Bell, Lee and Summerbee are widely regarded as three of City’s greatest players. All were pivotal in the 1960s and 70s as City won all three major domestic honours, as well as the 1969-70 European Cup Winners’ Cup.

 

[Jesus2020]

I've got a few old cans of lager I've used for air rifle target practice they can use if they want to keep in tradition with the recent ones.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Neil Young was just as deserving of a statue as Colin Bell, and certainly more than Summerbee and Lee.

All about opinions of course, but at least I was there to witness it.

 

[mexico1970]

Neil Young was just as deserving of a statue as Colin Bell, and certainly more than Summerbee and Lee.

All about opinions of course, but at least I was there to witness it.

If we erected statues for every blue that deserved it we wouldn't be able to move outside the ground, Neil Young is a great shout BTW mate.

 

[Coatigan]

He never once used the word statue. He was careful not to correct it, but never used it himself, and even went as far as referring to it as a work of art, rather than explicitly a statue. And was careful not to reveal more.

 

[Octavian]

Neil Young was just as deserving of a statue as Colin Bell, and certainly more than Summerbee and Lee.

All about opinions of course, but at least I was there to witness it.

“Skip” deserves one, as does Trautmann imo too.

I’ve never been a fan of statues for this reason. You have to draw the line and it’s always a very harsh line on those who miss out.

 

[Tony tornado]

Tony Book,was not only a great player, but a long time servant of the Club, Skipper,coach & Manager

 

[awest]

I think he was referring to a mural rather than individual statues.

 

[Stephen230]

It’s going to look like Formby beach outside the ground if we carry on like this for much longer.

I’m not going to lose any sleep over it but I think it’s already got a bit silly. And now they’ve set the precedent for basically anyone who is a regular for 9 or 10 years, they’re going to be throwing one up every couple of years unless we suddenly go a bit shit again.

 

[Corky]

Tony Book,was not only a great player, but a long time servant of the Club, Skipper,coach & Manager

Ken Barnes another one.

 

[Gingers Dad]

It’s going to look like Formby beach outside the ground if we carry on like this for much longer.

I’m not going to lose any sleep over it but I think it’s already got a bit silly. And now they’ve set the precedent for basically anyone who is a regular for 9 or 10 years, they’re going to be throwing one up every couple of years unless we suddenly go a bit shit again.

Be like the Terracotta Warriors soon, won't be able to get a pint in City Sq. Going to need the North Stand extension the rate they're giving away season tickets to ex-players. Hope they put them on the exchange when they can't go

 

[Gingers Dad]

Ken Barnes another one.

Don't forget Bernard Halford

 

[Corky]

Don't forget Bernard Halford

He is up there with Swales and Chappie.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Don't forget Bernard Halford

Never understood his elevated position within the club unless it was to keep quiet about all the dodgy dealings he was complicite too.....

 

[Cotontoquinn]

All those statues…..put them inside the Etihad…and let’s get rid of this Emptihad nonsense!!
I would personally love a statue of an inflatable banana and that’s it……
No more.

 

[Cotontoquinn]

Why don't people want statues? It's like people are subsribing to the view "we have no history" when we do!
I'm too young to remember the Mercer and Allison era and before but I have for a long time thought that era deserves recognition as it was and still is the clubs most successful period.
Personally I would like to see a permanent tribute to Mercer and Allison and maybe some other tribute to club legends like Swift, Trautman, Bell, Lee, Summberbee, Young, etc.
Whether it be a statue, or some other gesture doesn't matter to me but to dismiss it like we're not good enough for it puzzles me.

Statues are just statues. Interesting to those in the know….and pigeons. In Glasgow they put traffic cones on their heads and in Bristol they push them in the Severn.
The Aguero statue is …frankly….bobbins…and thoroughly undeserving of a City legend. There must be a better way of appreciating our legends.
The proposed Lee-Bell-Summerbee statue is ….frankly….bobbins…and thoroughly undeserving of our City legends. Copying the OT statue.
We worship our MCFC heroes and legends. They are OUR heroes and legends and we don’t need bloody statues to tell us that.
Put the money into something meaningful and sustainable. A charitable foundation with the name of a City legend doing good for the community.

 

[Gray]

I would be gutted if something was not considered for BERT.