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Post by slother on Mar 13, 2015 8:00:50 GMT
As per Tone's suggestion? How much does a statue cost nowadays?
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 13, 2015 8:02:16 GMT
No. Statues are for playrrs or managers.
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Post by potterblade on Mar 13, 2015 8:09:49 GMT
And pink panthers
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Post by withnall on Mar 13, 2015 8:45:09 GMT
And Michael Jackson
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Post by 2004 on Mar 13, 2015 8:47:57 GMT
Not now
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Post by dexta on Mar 13, 2015 8:48:09 GMT
Definitely not....
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Post by S.O.N.S. on Mar 13, 2015 9:06:19 GMT
Fuller
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Post by Pugsley on Mar 13, 2015 9:27:45 GMT
The main stand should certainly be named after him.
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Post by KevinWhimper on Mar 13, 2015 9:30:00 GMT
As per Tone's suggestion? How much does a statue cost nowadays? Jack Walker? |
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Post by foster on Mar 13, 2015 9:32:04 GMT
The main stand should certainly be named after him. Would be a bit confusing don't you think? Everyone will be looking where to put their jackets. |
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Mar 13, 2015 9:32:29 GMT
Only if TP's standing next to him with his fingers inside Peter's jacket!
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Post by moaty on Mar 13, 2015 9:48:46 GMT
Something has to be remembered by him, be it a name of a stand or a statue.
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Post by jarvinski on Mar 13, 2015 10:09:24 GMT
Yes good idea, lets put it 10feet away from john richies so the kids will have another goal post on a matchday
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Post by wuzza on Mar 13, 2015 10:40:22 GMT
Stanley Mathews statue apart our club has a fairly dismal recent history in dealing with matters such as this.
The opening game at the stadium was a fiasco as were the 150 anniversary 'celebrations'. The John Ritchie bust is another sad example.
It is to be hoped that something better will come of this eventually - the naming of the main stand would be the most respectful gesture (and stuff the sponsorship money!)
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Post by Trouserdog on Mar 13, 2015 11:10:18 GMT
Only if TP's standing next to him with his fingers inside Peter's jacket! And his tongue up his arse. |
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Post by viewfrominside on Mar 13, 2015 11:19:27 GMT
Yes. We'd be lingering mid table in the 3rd division somewhere without Coates. He's rebuilt the club, if we had left it any later we'd of never reached the Premiership let alone stay here for so long. Television money would of seen to that, we just caught it at the right time as the gravy train arrived. Coates deserves untold credit, even more so after the barage of abuse he suffered the first time around. Now we have a state of the art training complex, own our own ground, are cash rich and an established mid table Top Division club punching above our weight in reality for the crowds we get.
That is a massive opposite of what we have been for many years and all because Coates chose to do it with his own cash, backing Pulis to the hilt with £20m + a window until we were an competitive squad, and no matter how many bad signings Pulis made Coates kept backing him, again and again until he'd spent beleived to be over £100m. We were in the top 3 highest net spenders for the first 3 years.
I could go on and on. The guy deserves a medal.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Mar 13, 2015 11:29:32 GMT
Stanley Mathews statue apart our club has a fairly dismal recent history in dealing with matters such as this. The opening game at the stadium was a fiasco as were the 150 anniversary 'celebrations'. The John Ritchie bust is another sad example. It is to be hoped that something better will come of this eventually - the naming of the main stand would be the most respectful gesture (and stuff the sponsorship money!) Great Idea. The Peter Coates Stand You're correct... we've always been a bit shit at stuff like this... Perhaps cuz we haven't had that many heroes  |
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Post by chellpotter on Mar 13, 2015 11:42:23 GMT
You would need a double statue for the two Peter Coates in our History.
A back to back statue like Janus with one looking at the Britannia and one looking at the Vic.
To symbolise his past mistakes in the 80's 90's and now the 00's where things have gone well!
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Post by viewfrominside on Mar 13, 2015 11:56:51 GMT
You would need a double statue for the two Peter Coates in our History. A back to back statue like Janus with one looking at the Britannia and one looking at the Vic. To symbolise his past mistakes in the 80's 90's and now the 00's where things have gone well! You would need a double statue of the supporters aswell, here during the good times, nowhere to be seen during the bad times. |
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Post by realstokebloke on Mar 13, 2015 11:58:42 GMT
Yup.
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Post by dutchstokie on Mar 13, 2015 11:59:57 GMT
The main stand should certainly be named after him. Would be a bit confusing don't you think? Everyone will be looking where to put their jackets. Very subtle that......  |
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Post by chellpotter on Mar 13, 2015 12:19:16 GMT
You would need a double statue for the two Peter Coates in our History. A back to back statue like Janus with one looking at the Britannia and one looking at the Vic. To symbolise his past mistakes in the 80's 90's and now the 00's where things have gone well! You would need a double statue of the supporters aswell, here during the good times, nowhere to be seen during the bad times. Surely that's just one statue then if one is nowhere to be seen!  |
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 13, 2015 12:28:04 GMT
I'm not sure about a statue but there should be something to recognise all he's done not just for the club but the local area too. Maybe a stand or road leading to the ground.
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Post by chellpotter on Mar 13, 2015 12:42:14 GMT
Yes. We'd be lingering mid table in the 3rd division somewhere without Coates. He's rebuilt the club, if we had left it any later we'd of never reached the Premiership let alone stay here for so long. Television money would of seen to that, we just caught it at the right time as the gravy train arrived. Coates deserves untold credit, even more so after the barage of abuse he suffered the first time around. Now we have a state of the art training complex, own our own ground, are cash rich and an established mid table Top Division club punching above our weight in reality for the crowds we get. That is a massive opposite of what we have been for many years and all because Coates chose to do it with his own cash, backing Pulis to the hilt with £20m + a window until we were an competitive squad, and no matter how many bad signings Pulis made Coates kept backing him, again and again until he'd spent beleived to be over £100m. We were in the top 3 highest net spenders for the first 3 years. I could go on and on. The guy deserves a medal. Whilst I agree with you that he has done wonders in his second stint, I don't agree with the above statement as Mr Coates was part of the decline that was the late 80's and 90's and why we were in the 3rd division in the first place. Selling Pesch on the verge of the play offs etc... The "Coates Out!" graffiti on the A500 has gone but we still remember it! |
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Post by skemstokie on Mar 13, 2015 14:32:36 GMT
Yes,paid for by supporters through donations to a fund a any surplus going to local charities,the least he deserves.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 14:38:16 GMT
If and when he hands over the reigns and if we're still in a good position then I'd go for naming a stand after him.
You wouldn't want to name a stand or build a statue and then he sells up to some shitty Asian or Yank who fucks everything up
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 14:40:08 GMT
No
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Post by viewfrominside on Mar 13, 2015 15:49:11 GMT
Yes. We'd be lingering mid table in the 3rd division somewhere without Coates. He's rebuilt the club, if we had left it any later we'd of never reached the Premiership let alone stay here for so long. Television money would of seen to that, we just caught it at the right time as the gravy train arrived. Coates deserves untold credit, even more so after the barage of abuse he suffered the first time around. Now we have a state of the art training complex, own our own ground, are cash rich and an established mid table Top Division club punching above our weight in reality for the crowds we get. That is a massive opposite of what we have been for many years and all because Coates chose to do it with his own cash, backing Pulis to the hilt with £20m + a window until we were an competitive squad, and no matter how many bad signings Pulis made Coates kept backing him, again and again until he'd spent beleived to be over £100m. We were in the top 3 highest net spenders for the first 3 years. I could go on and on. The guy deserves a medal. Whilst I agree with you that he has done wonders in his second stint, I don't agree with the above statement as Mr Coates was part of the decline that was the late 80's and 90's and why we were in the 3rd division in the first place. Selling Pesch on the verge of the play offs etc... The "Coates Out!" graffiti on the A500 has gone but we still remember it! needs must, if we wern't strapped for cash we wouldn't of done it, which is proved by the fact we are not a selling club these days because we are not strapped for cash. |
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Post by dexta on Mar 13, 2015 16:04:30 GMT
Yes. We'd be lingering mid table in the 3rd division somewhere without Coates. He's rebuilt the club, if we had left it any later we'd of never reached the Premiership let alone stay here for so long. Television money would of seen to that, we just caught it at the right time as the gravy train arrived. Coates deserves untold credit, even more so after the barage of abuse he suffered the first time around. Now we have a state of the art training complex, own our own ground, are cash rich and an established mid table Top Division club punching above our weight in reality for the crowds we get. That is a massive opposite of what we have been for many years and all because Coates chose to do it with his own cash, backing Pulis to the hilt with £20m + a window until we were an competitive squad, and no matter how many bad signings Pulis made Coates kept backing him, again and again until he'd spent beleived to be over £100m. We were in the top 3 highest net spenders for the first 3 years. I could go on and on. The guy deserves a medal. Whilst I agree with you that he has done wonders in his second stint, I don't agree with the above statement as Mr Coates was part of the decline that was the late 80's and 90's and why we were in the 3rd division in the first place. Selling Pesch on the verge of the play offs etc... The "Coates Out!" graffiti on the A500 has gone but we still remember it! think most on here can't remember then...back then Imo coates didn't give a dam about stoke city |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 17:18:29 GMT
I can make one for £5 Million and I can start tomorrow with a 20% deposit.
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