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A much deserved statue and deserves its own thread. I hope this is designed in a way that reflects the era and not some modern artistic conception.

Well in City!

ruralblue wrote:A much deserved statue and deserves its own thread. I hope this is designed in a way that reflects the era and not some modern artistic conception.

Well in City!

What a club we have .

What’s happened with Franny Lee? I know Summerbee is always in and around the club and Bell was before his death.

I rarely see Franny mentioned or see him around the club?

Mase wrote:What’s happened with Franny Lee? I know Summerbee is always in and around the club and Bell was before his death.

I rarely see Franny mentioned or see him around the club?

Could well be because of the fall-out between him and Colin. Colin refused to speak to him again following Lee, when chairman, sacking him from his coaching role, despite subsequent attempts by Tony Book to patch things up between them. I guess it would have been uncomfortable for Franny regularly bumping into CB at the ground and he presumably found other things to do on match days (though he has made a few appearances on special occasions).

belleebee wrote:

Mase wrote:What’s happened with Franny Lee? I know Summerbee is always in and around the club and Bell was before his death.

I rarely see Franny mentioned or see him around the club?

Could well be because of the fall-out between him and Colin. Colin refused to speak to him again following Lee, when chairman, sacking him from his coaching role, despite subsequent attempts by Tony Book to patch things up between them. I guess it would have been uncomfortable for Franny regularly bumping into CB at the ground and he presumably found other things to do on match days (though he has made a few appearances on special occasions).

Cheers for the info mate, I didn’t know that.

Mase wrote:

belleebee wrote:

Mase wrote:What’s happened with Franny Lee? I know Summerbee is always in and around the club and Bell was before his death.

I rarely see Franny mentioned or see him around the club?

Could well be because of the fall-out between him and Colin. Colin refused to speak to him again following Lee, when chairman, sacking him from his coaching role, despite subsequent attempts by Tony Book to patch things up between them. I guess it would have been uncomfortable for Franny regularly bumping into CB at the ground and he presumably found other things to do on match days (though he has made a few appearances on special occasions).

Cheers for the info mate, I didn’t know that.

I recall hearing about the rift around the time it happened. However, it wasn’t until I read CB’s autobiography (co-written with Cheesy) and Forever Boys (by James Lawton), which gives a superb account of the Mercer - Allison era, that I grasped how badly the dismissal affected CB, who regarded the affair as a betrayal by someone who he’d regarded as one of his best mates. One of several grave errors of judgement by Franny when he became chairman I’d say!

The three of them were my childhood hero's excellent that the club is doing this .

Can we have one of big Joe please and maybe Paul Power

100% Kolarov needs one. Fuckin joke he’s not already got one

Mase wrote:100% Kolarov needs one. Fuckin joke he’s not already got one

They can’t afford the extra bronze that would be needed for “realistic artistry “ Mase

carolina-blue wrote:

Mase wrote:100% Kolarov needs one. Fuckin joke he’s not already got one

They can’t afford the extra bronze that would be needed for “realistic artistry “ Mase

Rumours also that there’s been threats a man is going to chain himself to the statue once complete.

CTID Hants wrote:Can we have one of big Joe please and maybe Paul Power

Poor old Nellie not getting a mention

Mase wrote:

carolina-blue wrote:

Mase wrote:100% Kolarov needs one. Fuckin joke he’s not already got one

They can’t afford the extra bronze that would be needed for “realistic artistry “ Mase

Rumours also that there’s been threats a man is going to chain himself to the statue once complete.

carolina-blue wrote:

Mase wrote:

carolina-blue wrote:

Mase wrote:100% Kolarov needs one. Fuckin joke he’s not already got one

They can’t afford the extra bronze that would be needed for “realistic artistry “ Mase

Rumours also that there’s been threats a man is going to chain himself to the statue once complete.

Before or after a “run” through Bury town centre with his bare ass on show

Franny lee was before my time so my only memories of him are from when he was chairman and they arent good memories at all at all.

Dubciteh wrote:Franny lee was before my time so my only memories of him are from when he was chairman and they arent good memories at all at all.

He employed Alan Ball didn’t he? What a fuckin twat!

Mase wrote:

Dubciteh wrote:Franny lee was before my time so my only memories of him are from when he was chairman and they arent good memories at all at all.

He employed Alan Ball didn’t he? What a fuckin twat!

Sacked Horton who was doing a great job to employ Ball as well.
Also sacked King Colin and didn't have the balls to do it himself, got Neil McNab to do it while he was holidaying in Barbados

If he's before your time (I'm 34) and you didn't watch the old tapes as a kid I'm appalled.

stupot wrote:

Mase wrote:

Dubciteh wrote:Franny lee was before my time so my only memories of him are from when he was chairman and they arent good memories at all at all.

He employed Alan Ball didn’t he? What a fuckin twat!

Sacked Horton who was doing a great job to employ Ball as well.
Also sacked King Colin and didn't have the balls to do it himself, got Neil McNab to do it while he was holidaying in Barbados

I think Buzzer should be in the middle separating Lee & the King - Colin hated Franny.

Nick wrote:If he's before your time (I'm 34) and you didn't watch the old tapes as a kid I'm appalled.

All three are before my time but they are all a massive part of our history. It's a very fitting tribute to them and chuffed the club are doing this. Shows how much we really mean to them.