Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:43 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

There's nothing like a bitter/jealous Saints fan.

You inbreds certainly come out on top in the Bitter/jealous stakes. Wind your old neck in and go try and convince another board Edwards was anything but average.

Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:32 pm  

Hopie wrote:

looking at both those pictures, the important thing is not the person, but the feeling the person is experiences
more artistic and less arguments about the club/personality involved
get it commissioned!

And as somebody else said, Offiah/Fox represents both sides of the Pennines too. Win win as they say

Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:37 pm  

As suggested on another board, assuming there is a likeness of him somewhere, what about the captain of the first ever Challenge Cup winners lifting the trophy?

Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:24 pm  

McClennan, I applaud the idea and you do put it very eloquently. However, it wouldn't be a conventional example of the great (if slightly cliched) elation and misery statue.

This isn't winner and loser in juxtoposition. This is a man who fluffed his line on the biggest stage and he was haunted with it throughout the rest of his life, against victor.

I would be all in favour of having an example of hard fought victory and hard fought loss. This idea just doesn't feel right to me. I don't think anyone but a Leeds fan at the time has enjoyed seeing that and it really shouldn't be celebrated in statue. It is not typical of the sport (in a bad way). A wonder try being celebrated or a rousing performance; yes. But I know I wouldn't feel pride explaining it to someone.

I would much prefer an icon of the sport (a faceless player with a number 13, a challenge cup) or a group of players throughout the ages.

It feels

Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:34 pm  

Yeah a moment that ruined a man immortalised, i know you're pushing this Mac but it's so cliched it's sickening. Besides, what's Offiah done for the game since leaving it? The more this discussion goes on the more i'm thinking it should be some iconic generic image, rather than a player.

Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:53 pm  

jdrocket wrote:

I would much prefer an icon of the sport (a faceless player with a number 13, a challenge cup) or a group of players throughout the ages.

It feels

...bland and devoid of any emotion like any other sporting facsimile?

Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:26 pm  

jaybs wrote:

No Problem it being a trio of players but Offiah is as well known as a union player and Fox for missing a goal at Wembley so being a loser?

No he isn't.

Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:18 am  

jonnythesaint wrote:

No he isn't.

Can we clarify this for the historians! is that the Offiah never played union? or that Fox never missed a goal at Wembley LOL!

This is a subject very few will agree about perhaps it should just be a statue of A player or players and no one person?

Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:28 am  

jaybs wrote:

Offiah is as well known as (being) a union player

Utter nonsense.

Re: Wembley Statue, who should it be? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:30 am  

McClennan wrote: Here's the two pics that could form the basis of Offiah/Fox. Love it Mc, that would be awesome. Those speaking about Fox as a "loser" are missing the point. It's about the drama of RL at Wembley, and those two images are as iconic as it gets in that respect. Send an email to the RFL.

McClennan wrote: Here's the two pics that could form the basis of Offiah/Fox. Love it Mc, that would be awesome. Those speaking about Fox as a "loser" are missing the point. It's about the drama of RL at Wembley, and those two images are as iconic as it gets in that respect. Send an email to the RFL.