| Does a statue really cost £110k? 17:12 - May 21 with 4155 views | SimonCleggsNeck |
Seems a bit steep and at the rate its going at I doubt we will ever reach the target.
I thought Sir Bobby's one was nearly half that price! |  |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 17:16 - May 21 with 3554 views | SpruceMoose |
It is going to be much larger than the other statues though.
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 17:17 - May 21 with 3560 views | WarkTheWarkITFC |
It takes a very skilled person, who is presumably in demand because of his stunning work, a year to make.
That's got to pay his salary of say £40k.
You then have all of the materials, which must cost a fortune, the specialist tools which need to be purchased, in his case probably upgraded and or maintained, transport costs moving the materials about, getting the statue in place.
Not to mention anyone else that needs to be employed to help out and so on.
Very easy to see how it could costs that much. |  |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 17:22 - May 21 with 3517 views | Ftnfwest |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 17:17 - May 21 by WarkTheWarkITFC |
It takes a very skilled person, who is presumably in demand because of his stunning work, a year to make.
That's got to pay his salary of say £40k.
You then have all of the materials, which must cost a fortune, the specialist tools which need to be purchased, in his case probably upgraded and or maintained, transport costs moving the materials about, getting the statue in place.
Not to mention anyone else that needs to be employed to help out and so on.
Very easy to see how it could costs that much. |
I think the plinth alone including groundwork’s is £25k |  | | |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 18:07 - May 21 with 3398 views | Sporall |
Erm, the target is well on the way to being reached??? |  | | |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 18:22 - May 21 with 3353 views | Guthrum |
The SBR statue was made 17 years ago. Prices have gone up a lot in that time.
£110k in 2018 is the equivalent of around £70k in 2002 ( http://inflation.iamkate.com/ ) |  |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 18:44 - May 21 with 3278 views | Blue_badge |
"I doubt we will ever reach the target"- don't be so negative, have a laugh instead!
Buy tickets for 'Proper Comedy', a great night of comedy in the Sir Bobby Robson Suite on Friday 31st May. Some hilarious comedians from the UK Comedy Club circuit, raising laughs and funds for 'The Beat Goes On' campaign.
Tickets now at the Archant Office in Princes Street and online at www.wimbornecomedy.co.uk/tickets/ - every penny of profit goes to the campaign, so you'll be helping whilst having a fun night out in the heart of Ipswich. |  | | |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 18:50 - May 21 with 3258 views | Garv |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 18:22 - May 21 by Guthrum |
The SBR statue was made 17 years ago. Prices have gone up a lot in that time.
£110k in 2018 is the equivalent of around £70k in 2002 ( http://inflation.iamkate.com/ ) |
Have to admit to not knowing how long Bobby has been there, now I know basically since I started going.
Do we know how long Sir Alf has been there? |  |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 19:06 - May 21 with 3202 views | Guthrum |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 18:50 - May 21 by Garv |
Have to admit to not knowing how long Bobby has been there, now I know basically since I started going.
Do we know how long Sir Alf has been there? |
Unveiled 28th August 2000.
http://www.offbeat.group.shef.ac.uk/statues/STUK_Ramsey_Alf.htm | |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 21:22 - May 21 with 2959 views | TractorWood |
A council in South Yorkshire spent £6k on a bus stop on a road where no buses run. We live in expensive times. |  |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 07:55 - May 22 with 2573 views | WeWereZombies |
If you look at one or two of the aberrations outside football grounds you should be grateful that the statues of Sir Alf and Sir Bobby are so good and such fitting tributes rather than tragic attempts to provide a true likeness to less well known football characters from the past. We are fortunate to have the same sculptor working on Beattie's statue, I think it sounds altogether reasonable. |  |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 07:57 - May 22 with 2567 views | footers |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 07:55 - May 22 by WeWereZombies |
If you look at one or two of the aberrations outside football grounds you should be grateful that the statues of Sir Alf and Sir Bobby are so good and such fitting tributes rather than tragic attempts to provide a true likeness to less well known football characters from the past. We are fortunate to have the same sculptor working on Beattie's statue, I think it sounds altogether reasonable. |
That Michael Jackson sculpture was a thing of beauty. |  |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 08:01 - May 22 with 2551 views | bluefunk |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 07:55 - May 22 by WeWereZombies |
If you look at one or two of the aberrations outside football grounds you should be grateful that the statues of Sir Alf and Sir Bobby are so good and such fitting tributes rather than tragic attempts to provide a true likeness to less well known football characters from the past. We are fortunate to have the same sculptor working on Beattie's statue, I think it sounds altogether reasonable. |
This. As well as Sir Alf and Sir Bobbys statues, Sean Hedges-Quinn also created the statue of Nat Lofthouse for Bolton, and recorded the process in a book. Based on that, I reckon 110k is very cheap |  | | |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 08:40 - May 22 with 2489 views | J2BLUE |
'at the rate its going at I doubt we will ever reach the target.'
Odd comment when it has got to £80k so quickly since fundraising really took off. |  |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 09:01 - May 22 with 2437 views | Bluespeed225 |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 08:01 - May 22 by bluefunk |
This. As well as Sir Alf and Sir Bobbys statues, Sean Hedges-Quinn also created the statue of Nat Lofthouse for Bolton, and recorded the process in a book. Based on that, I reckon 110k is very cheap |
Exactly. We are lucky to have a craftsman in our ranks like Coach. I think he did the Bob Stokoe one at Sunderland, running across the pitch in 73’. It really captures the moment and movement, and I’m sure Beatties will too. An ‘action’ statue as opposed to SAR and SBR’s. If anyone saw that one that Southampton put up a few years back they’ll realise how good our man is at what he does. | | | |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 09:43 - May 22 with 2283 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 17:17 - May 21 by WarkTheWarkITFC |
It takes a very skilled person, who is presumably in demand because of his stunning work, a year to make.
That's got to pay his salary of say £40k.
You then have all of the materials, which must cost a fortune, the specialist tools which need to be purchased, in his case probably upgraded and or maintained, transport costs moving the materials about, getting the statue in place.
Not to mention anyone else that needs to be employed to help out and so on.
Very easy to see how it could costs that much. |
Quite. The level of artistry needed by these sculptors to capture the essence of a player in stunning relief is....well, frankly, priceless.
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 09:49 - May 22 with 2259 views | SimonCleggsNeck |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 08:40 - May 22 by J2BLUE |
'at the rate its going at I doubt we will ever reach the target.'
Odd comment when it has got to £80k so quickly since fundraising really took off. |
Apologies, I was only looking at the gofundme page, I thought all donations go through that
https://www.gofundme.com/u7aga-the-beat-goes-on
Only a measly £12K. | |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 09:57 - May 22 with 2242 views | Swansea_Blue |
That's fascinating. Thanks for posting. | |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 10:07 - May 22 with 2228 views | Johnny_Boy |
I think it should have a hanging ITFC bottle opener.
An extra £5 added to the amount won't hurt anyone.
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 13:46 - May 22 with 2072 views | Whymarkmariner |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 21:22 - May 21 by TractorWood |
A council in South Yorkshire spent £6k on a bus stop on a road where no buses run. We live in expensive times. |
Hear due to roadworks that they have trains standing in for the buses. | | | |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 14:08 - May 22 with 2033 views | itfcjoe |
I read through that the other day and was just about to post, it's fascinating the process and clear that £110k isn't over priced!
His statues are brilliant, I haven't seen any better - a true master of his craft.
He is related to a tiler we use - he had been at the Leicester game with the tragic accident and had met the chairman a few times with a view to creating a statue of the whole squad for their league win. Had that not happened he would have been unavailable for the Beat as was something like 3 years work. |  |
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| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 14:10 - May 22 with 2022 views | SpruceMoose |
| Does a statue really cost £110k? on 14:08 - May 22 by itfcjoe |
I read through that the other day and was just about to post, it's fascinating the process and clear that £110k isn't over priced!
His statues are brilliant, I haven't seen any better - a true master of his craft.
He is related to a tiler we use - he had been at the Leicester game with the tragic accident and had met the chairman a few times with a view to creating a statue of the whole squad for their league win. Had that not happened he would have been unavailable for the Beat as was something like 3 years work. |
He didn't do that Ronaldo one did he? | |
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