Fred Keenor Statue info

Absolutely fantastic news and a culmination of nearly 5 year's hard work by a lot of people

To go from the dream of finally recognising a local legend here all the way back on November 15th 2007:

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/fre ... orial.html

to this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7929630.stm to this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11913926

and now to today's announcement is absolutely flabbergasting.

Couple of very important points to remember however.

Firstly, a huge get well wish from myself, David Craig and Phil Nifield of the Statue Committee to the other member Graham Keenor, who you may or may not know is Fred's nephew and has been very unwell over the past couple of weeks inlcuding a spell in hospital where he is at the current time. Hopefully this positive news will give him the lift he needs to recover and be fighting fit for the unveiling.

Lastly, the Fund Raising Committee would just like to remind everyone that we still need donations to cover any unexpected costs in the final production stage / logistics / planning / plaque on plinth etc, so people are still welcome to organise their own events / car boot sales etc. We're obviously still only volunteers at the end of the day, and have not done this before, so the four of us would like to cover anything unexpected to avoid any last minute hitches. Any surplus of funds, will be put towards some sort of legacy benefitting the community, and one such idea is an annual 'Fred Keenor' football tournament for kids.

Onwards and upwards, and let's hope this positive news rolls on into more positive news from the club's board tonight. You honestly couldn't have planned the timing of this!!!

Thanks again to everyone who donated, organised events and / or volunteered their own time

Absolutely fantastic news and a culmination of nearly 5 year's hard work by a lot of people

To go from the dream of finally recognising a local legend here all the way back on November 15th 2007:

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/fre ... orial.html

to this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7929630.stm to this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11913926

and now to today's announcement is absolutely flabbergasting.

Couple of very important points to remember however.

Firstly, a huge get well wish from myself, David Craig and Phil Nifield of the Statue Committee to the other member Graham Keenor, who you may or may not know is Fred's nephew and has been very unwell over the past couple of weeks inlcuding a spell in hospital where he is at the current time. Hopefully this positive news will give him the lift he needs to recover and be fighting fit for the unveiling.

Lastly, the Fund Raising Committee would just like to remind everyone that we still need donations to cover any unexpected costs in the final production stage / logistics / planning / plaque on plinth etc, so people are still welcome to organise their own events / car boot sales etc. We're obviously still only volunteers at the end of the day, and have not done this before, so the four of us would like to cover anything unexpected to avoid any last minute hitches. Any surplus of funds, will be put towards some sort of legacy benefitting the community, and one such idea is an annual 'Fred Keenor' football tournament for kids.

Onwards and upwards, and let's hope this positive news rolls on into more positive news from the club's board tonight. You honestly couldn't have planned the timing of this!!!

Thanks again to everyone who donated, organised events and / or volunteered their own time

Well done, Arfur and I've just seen the statue on BBC Wales Today. Quality.

was just on the news , a clay cast of the actual statue looking great fair play

Absolutely fantastic news and a culmination of nearly 5 year's hard work by a lot of people

To go from the dream of finally recognising a local legend here all the way back on November 15th 2007:

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/fre ... orial.html

to this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7929630.stm to this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11913926

and now to today's announcement is absolutely flabbergasting.

Couple of very important points to remember however.

Firstly, a huge get well wish from myself, David Craig and Phil Nifield of the Statue Committee to the other member Graham Keenor, who you may or may not know is Fred's nephew and has been very unwell over the past couple of weeks inlcuding a spell in hospital where he is at the current time. Hopefully this positive news will give him the lift he needs to recover and be fighting fit for the unveiling.

Lastly, the Fund Raising Committee would just like to remind everyone that we still need donations to cover any unexpected costs in the final production stage / logistics / planning / plaque on plinth etc, so people are still welcome to organise their own events / car boot sales etc. We're obviously still only volunteers at the end of the day, and have not done this before, so the four of us would like to cover anything unexpected to avoid any last minute hitches. Any surplus of funds, will be put towards some sort of legacy benefitting the community, and one such idea is an annual 'Fred Keenor' football tournament for kids.

Onwards and upwards, and let's hope this positive news rolls on into more positive news from the club's board tonight. You honestly couldn't have planned the timing of this!!!

Thanks again to everyone who donated, organised events and / or volunteered their own time

Well done, Arfur and I've just seen the statue on BBC Wales Today. Quality.

Cheers Nedd

It's nuts what a drunken idea one night, and a sense of perceived injustice can achieve

What's the statue going to be like?
Is Fred holding the Cup?

What's the statue going to be like?
Is Fred holding the Cup?

yes from the statue clay cast on the news he has the cup in one arm

There you go

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There you go

That's qualiteh!

There you go

He looks like a gremlin!

There you go

He looks like a gremlin!

That's just a 12" macquette which you can buy, but it gives you the pose etc. The real thing looks about a million times better.

The high def photos from the pros at the press conference this morning will do it far more justice when they get released.

Like Arfur said, the quality of this photo is low because it it small. A much bigger version will most likely be smoother and the face will be more realistic.

Can't wait!
Should give a bit of character to CCS
BTW It looks class and can't wait!

Does anyone know when its going to be built and how long it will take?

September time is the date I have heard...it will also be in a prominent position at the front of the stadium

Get well Graham...what a nice man he is.

Great news! hats off to all involved in making this happen

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballna ... -30975588/?