David Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 A statue of Derby County legends Brian Clough and Peter Taylor could be built outside the club's Pride Park stadium. Rams supporter Kalwinder Singh Dhindsa, who is behind the project, said the pair's achievements should be honoured. He said he would be meeting representatives from the football club to discuss forming a committee to begin fundraising for the project. Clough and Taylor had a six-year spell at the Rams from 1967, winning the Division One title in 1972. 'Great achievement' There are already statues of Brian Clough in Nottingham and Middlesbrough. Kalwinder Singh Dhindsa said he hoped to see Derby's statue built within the next two years. "It's not just a case that Nottingham's got one and Derby needs one too or claiming Brian Clough and Peter Taylor for Derby - it's about recognising the great achievement in a magical six-year spell at Derby," he said. Nottingham's bronze statue of the legendary Forest manager was unveiled in the Old Market Square in November after fans raised £60,000 for the tribute. Clough won two European Cups with the Nottingham club. He died at the age of 69 in September 2004 from stomach cancer. [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8001506.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/8001506.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 im glad to see that the derby public realise it took two to make them what they were! without a doubt taylor played a part in a managerial partnership that in my own personall opinion was the best this country has seen , or will ever see. look at the honours they share between them! magnificent! super , tremendous, remarkable words cannot describe what these two men have contributed to english football! im proud to have been a part of it , no doubt the forest fans are too!! they were the best and deserve all the recognition that they get r i p to both men . lets hope his son can be 1/4 as good as his old was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyTheRam Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Greats news that is getting the publicity and the recognition it deserves i know i will put money towards it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 PTR has had alot of stick over this, I think he deserves alot of credit for dedicating his time to this statue. Yes he may have gone abit overboard at times on forums and put a few peoples backs up over it, he is clearly passionate about getting this statue and should be applauded for his hard work. Although I'm glad he's shut up about the Damned United now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 This is brilliant news. Well done PTR for your hard work. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qRRG_WD2mk/SIbn9pKfpsI/AAAAAAAAAPU/N_ygGTOjIas/s400/applause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Well done Ptr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 yeh well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8001506.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/8001506.stm [url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Rams-agree-talks-Clough-Taylor-statue/article-905278-detail/article.html?authid=sP87Frnc4gDnvpu6ujKiUPAO92IAsh2hq8Mtwkg5GIt8VmQHG1239871403177&cacheBust=61SvdnP67w7Y&successModeration=true#community]http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Ram...=true#community 2h11m30s [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p002r06n/Andy_Whittaker_16_04_2009/]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p002r...ker_16_04_2009/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 There's also this: [url=http://fourfourtwo.com/news/england/29047/default.aspx]http://fourfourtwo.com/news/england/29047/default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 If this goes through, we should petition for a statue of Kalwinder Singh Dhindsa outside PPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 I agree, Outside Pride Park Stadium, down the road and under the bridge that crosses the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 At least it'll be at every match, unlike..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearTree Ram Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Why do you want it under the bridge David :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 So it wont get wet no doubt. Mind you, they keep nicking all the copper cables down there, so a bronze statue would last one night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 We don't want the statue of PTR taking the limelight away from the Clough and Taylor statue. Let people who want to go and see PTR bronzed go under the bridge out the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearTree Ram Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Originally posted by JoeMadRam;10506 If this goes through, we should petition for a statue of Kalwinder Singh Dhindsa outside PPS. "I want no epitaphs of profound history and all that type of thing. I contributed - I would hope they would say that, and I would hope somebody liked me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearTree Ram Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Originally posted by CumbrianRam;10451 [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8001506.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/8001506.stm [url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Rams-agree-talks-Clough-Taylor-statue/article-905278-detail/article.html?authid=sP87Frnc4gDnvpu6ujKiUPAO92IAsh2hq8Mtwkg5GIt8VmQHG1239871403177&cacheBust=61SvdnP67w7Y&successModeration=true#community]http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Ram...=true#community 2h11m30s [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p002r06n/Andy_Whittaker_16_04_2009/]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p002r...ker_16_04_2009/ [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p002r6n0/Shane_OConnors_Breakfast_Show_17_04_2009/]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p002r...how_17_04_2009/ Right from the off....then 2m20s onwards... Then DCFC speak at 1h10m30s to confirm it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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