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The splash statue

edgy said:
He did but it wasn't a rare moment in his career

If I recal it was Deco's last or nearly last game, he moved about a 100yds all match and somehow managed to control pretty much all of the ninety minutes
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He scored in the Portsmouth game. Unfortunately, it was at the wrong end.
 
spam fritter said:
I heard a rumour this weekend from someone with little interest in football that suggested that North End & the City Council are in negotiations to remove the Splash Statue from outside Deepdale & re-locate it to the centre of the roundabout opposite the Hesketh Arms at the junction of New Hall Lane & Blackpool Rd.
Apparently North End want the additional car parking space as they feel that the current facilities couldn't cope with Premier League crowds,and the City Council seem to think that having the Finney statue at the gateway to the city from the east will somehow enhance the city's image particularly with the amount of money they have spent refurbishing New Hall Lane.
As I say it was only a casual remark made by someone who knows that I am a North Ender & I have heard nothing else.
I know that this forum is accessed by both the club & the Post.Hopefully one of them can come out with a categorical rejection of of this disturbing rumour.:question:
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I am struggling to see why the original poster who may not spend there life on the internet and asked a genuine question about the statue at North End becomes the ridicule of so many on here including some posters who provide some great posts , I do not post a lot and little wonder why after SpamFritter who I know factually has watched North End home and away for well over 60 years and had a genuine question that a few posters replied to and the rest just took the ****

Mortis
 
Mortis said:
I am struggling to see why the original poster who may not spend there life on the internet and asked a genuine question about the statue at North End becomes the ridicule of so many on here including some posters who provide some great posts , I do not post a lot and little wonder why after SpamFritter who I know factually has watched North End home and away for well over 60 years and had a genuine question that a few posters replied to and the rest just took the ****

Mortis
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Fair point me mortis and well said
Evidently this was “fake news”
My understanding of this new fangled fake news is that it falls somewhere between rumour, lie and wind up
 
edgy said:
Fair point me mortis and well said
Evidently this was “fake news”
My understanding of this new fangled fake news is that it falls somewhere between rumour, lie and wind up
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Thanks Edgy , I don't often get grouchy but felt it was called for 🙂
 
Mortis said:
I am struggling to see why the original poster who may not spend there life on the internet and asked a genuine question about the statue at North End becomes the ridicule of so many on here including some posters who provide some great posts , I do not post a lot and little wonder why after SpamFritter who I know factually has watched North End home and away for well over 60 years and had a genuine question that a few posters replied to and the rest just took the ****

Mortis
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Mortis,

I think it got the reaction it did, was because the whole idea is preposterous. It wasn’t actually a question as such, it was simply passing on a rumour.

Every credit to Spamfritter for his 60 years of support. As such, I not quite sure why the rumour was felt to be worthy of passing on.

Sir Toms Statue is a focal point of Deepdale. Sticking him on an roundabout, opposite a pub and a cemetery would, in my opinion, sully his memory.
 
The latest post on The City of Preston Facebook page where this story started says that Preston's armed response police have been rushed to the North Pier after Somali pirates took it over
 
The Spy said:
The latest post on The City of Preston Facebook page where this story started says that Preston's armed response police have been rushed to the North Pier after Somali pirates took it over
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Trouble is, those bar stewards won't think twice about nudging the Penny Falls machines - spoiling it for everyone.
 
giro said:
Mortis,

I think it got the reaction it did, was because the whole idea is preposterous. It wasn’t actually a question as such, it was simply passing on a rumour.

Every credit to Spamfritter for his 60 years of support. As such, I not quite sure why the rumour was felt to be worthy of passing on.

Sir Toms Statue is a focal point of Deepdale. Sticking him on an roundabout, opposite a pub and a cemetery would, in my opinion, sully his memory.
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Thanks Giro , well put

Mortis
 
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