David Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 THE statue of legendary Forest manager Brian Clough in Nottingham city centre was defaced by vandals last night. The face of the statue was spray painted white at 10.23pm last night and his chest had a letter S scrawled on. City council workers moved quickly to clean up the mess and the paint has now been removed. The vandalism was recorded on CCTV which covers the area and police have been informed. It has caused outrage among people in the city centre. Tim Harris emailed the Evening Post about vandalism. He said: "It astounds me that anyone would do this to such a great guy. "I hope they catch the culprits and put them on the pitch prior to a Forest match." Jamie Parker, 28, of Wollaton, said: "It's terrible. It is so disrespectful. I really hope they catch who did it." Chris Bailey, head of streetscene at Nottingham City Council, said: "It happened at 10.23 last night. We've got it on CCTV. Whether we can identify who did it, I don't know. "It's vandalism, so it's a crime and the police are involved. Although it looks like a solid statue, it is quite easy to damage and we don't want that to happen. "It is just such a shame." The £70,000 statue was unveiled by Brian's widow Barbara Clough on November 6 as a crowd of more than 4,000 fans looked on. It was created by world-renowned sculptor Les Johnson, who was chosen by a panel of judges, including Mrs Clough, because they were impressed with his ability to render a strong likeness of Cloughy and liked the idea of having a statue in his trademark pose - with his hands clasped above his head in a salute to fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Why why why :confused: would someone do that ! hope they catch whoever did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornhill Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Probably chavvy scumbags who are about 12 and dont' know who he is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 What will they do to our new statue? It'll not be far from Chaversden will it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 Man charged with Clough statue vandalism Sunday, May 24, 2009, 16:17 A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been charged in connection with the vandalism of the Brian Clough statue. Dominic Luke-Clarke, 23, of Alfreton Road, Nottingham, is to appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with criminal damage following the incident on Wednesday. He is also charged with causing criminal damage to the Curry Lounge restaurant, in Upper Parliament Street, on the same day. Luke-Clarke will face a third charge of breaching an anti-social behaviour order which bans him from for having any form of paint, marker pen, ink, dye or spray can in a public place. He has been remanded in police custody until the hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Hang him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Yeah - i agree with Boycie - hang him I am so glad he is from Nottingham - we would never of heard the end of it if he was from Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 WHY? lets hope if there are any decent people in notts that this piece of crap gets a kicking he wont forget!:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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