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[WEE PAT NEVIN]

An old mate of mine from the shed days has just emailed me to say he has heard the club are going to put the Peter Osgood statue in the executive suit. has any one heard about this ?

Peter Osgood was one of us and his statue should be proudly displayed for all to see. If this is true its a disgrace. Any other football club would have had it in the forcourt, Leeds, West ham, newcastle, I could go on and on.

It just goes to show how little the club thinks of us.

Would love to know if this is true.

[BLUE BOB]

Yes I'm afraid so, it is true. I made a comment on this in a similar thread recently. I was under the impression that just outside the hotel, where there was a bronze statue of a bloke and a lad, was going to be the location.
Ideal place for all to see. Once again they have got it wrong, the tiny plaque at the shed end only the goalie can see as it faces the pitch!!

[Joe Allons hair gel]

It is true, it is on the Chelsea website

[Blue Tone]

Does anyone know if this bust ever got moved?

I seem to remember at the time that after an outcry from the fans, it was going to be moved somewhere we could all see it, but not sure it ever happened?

[ken's electric fence]

We need a proper statue of the great man and not in a place where 90% of them who say 'who'.

[CFC1966]

ken's electric fence, on Jan 8 2009, 11:47, said:

We need a proper statue of the great man and not in a place where 90% of them who say 'who'.

And when did our opinion ever count or common sense ever prevail?

[canningtownblue]

CFC1966, on Jan 11 2009, 11:58, said:

And when did our opinion ever count or common sense ever prevail?

when will we ever learn that the club we love couldnt give a **** about us the true fans ,, the only interest is in corporate seats , not in fans who have been following the club far and wide for years , thus the atmosphere at the bridge so poor these days

[ken's electric fence]

Can this bust situation be a point of issue at a future fans forum pls.

[number 1 was robert fleck]

Quite strange seeing this topic today.
We had a chat last night after someone remembered the last time we saw Ossie (except on the pitch at half-time ).
It was before a home game with the smog monsters. I told him that he was my first hero and on my first game (31/1/1070) we scored all 3 against sunderland to cement that status. He smiled and said "you haven't aged well "

Slagged off by the king- it doesnt get better than that

[Blue Tone]

ken's electric fence, on Jan 29 2009, 12:17, said:

Can this bust situation be a point of issue at a future fans forum pls.

Ken - I put the question forward through my Supporters Club rep on the Forum and the question was asked at the latest meeting. (It's mentioned briefly in the official minutes).

Apparently a statue has been commissioned with input from Peter Bonnetti and Lynn Osgood, and Ron Harris (not sure about Chopper but I think he was mentioned). The Club will make an announcement in due course. It's not something we should let them forget about though.

[QueSera]

ken's electric fence, on Jan 8 2009, 11:47, said:

We need a proper statue of the great man and not in a place where 90% of them who say 'who'.

I know what you mean.

As a (former) shareholder in Chelsea Village, if you attended the AGM you usually got the offer of a "guided tour" of the stadium. One year in the Bentley Suite, someone asked why was it called Bentley's and the girl guiding the tour replied "I think it's after the car"

[DiMatteo16]

Has any progress been made with this?

[Sciatika]

Last I heard, a 9' 4" statue in bronze of Ossie was due to be unveiled outside the West Stand on Friday, October 1st. It was to be an invite only event for his family, friends, etc. It was intended that it would be ready for public view for the Arsenal game on 3rd. There was a notice on the official web site a few months ago indicating there were plans to bury a time capsule under the statue and calling for submission for a poem to be included in the capsule. The deadline at that time (for the poem) was Sept. 3rd. The sculptor was to be Philip Jackson. I hope its not like his typical work. Having said that, I haven't heard anything since. So maybe there has been a delay or some change in plans.

[DaviesCFC]

Sciatika, on 21 September 2010 - 10:34 AM, said:

Last I heard, a 9' 4" statue in bronze of Ossie was due to be unveiled outside the West Stand on Friday, October 1st. It was to be an invite only event for his family, friends, etc. It was intended that it would be ready for public view for the Arsenal game on 3rd. There was a notice on the official web site a few months ago indicating there were plans to bury a time capsule under the statue and calling for submission for a poem to be included in the capsule. The deadline at that time (for the poem) was Sept. 3rd. The sculptor was to be Philip Jackson. I hope its not like his typical work. Having said that, I haven't heard anything since. So maybe there has been a delay or some change in plans.

Good to hear. It kinda went all quiet about this for hopefully we'll see it soon.

[QueSera]

Sciatika, on 21 September 2010 - 10:34 AM, said:

Last I heard, a 9' 4" statue in bronze of Ossie was due to be unveiled outside the West Stand on Friday, October 1st. It was to be an invite only event for his family, friends, etc. It was intended that it would be ready for public view for the Arsenal game on 3rd. There was a notice on the official web site a few months ago indicating there were plans to bury a time capsule under the statue and calling for submission for a poem to be included in the capsule. The deadline at that time (for the poem) was Sept. 3rd. The sculptor was to be Philip Jackson. I hope its not like his typical work. Having said that, I haven't heard anything since. So maybe there has been a delay or some change in plans.

The above was confirmed in Sundays match programme