Padge Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 The Billy Boston statue is due to be unveiled this Saturday (3rd September) at 11:00am on Believe Square on the Weind/Millgate, get yourselves down there to celebrate with the great man himself. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 The Billy Boston statue is due to be unveiled this Saturday (3rd September) at 11:00am on Believe Square on the Weind/Millgate, get yourselves down there to celebrate with the great man himself. I remember fundraisers trying to raise the cash for this a few years ago. Did they manage to find a big donor or sponsorship or was it the good lady crowd funding who paid for it all? He will be as proud as punch to see it. Legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooza Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 The Billy Boston statue is due to be unveiled this Saturday (3rd September) at 11:00am on Believe Square on the Weind/Millgate, get yourselves down there to celebrate with the great man himself. Where's that? Check out upcoming international fixtures and highlights of past matches at http://rlfixtures.weebly.com St Albans Centurions International Liaison Officer and former Medway Dragons Wheelchair RL player.Leeds Rhinos, St Albans Centurions y Griffons Madrid fan. Also follow (to a lesser extent) Catalans Dragons, London Broncos, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Jacksonville Axemen, Vrchlabi Mad Squirrels, København Black Swans, Red Star Belgrade and North Hertfordshire Crusaders.Moderator of the International board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Where's that? In front of the concrete bunker known as The Civic Centre or along side The John Bull if you know that. Map Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 I remember fundraisers trying to raise the cash for this a few years ago. Did they manage to find a big donor or sponsorship or was it the good lady crowd funding who paid for it all? He will be as proud as punch to see it. Legend. Dave Whelan donated £33,000 pounds, about a third of the costs most of the rest was public donations. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooza Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 In front of the concrete bunker known as The Civic Centre or along side The John Bull if you know that. Map Ah, OK. Wigan Check out upcoming international fixtures and highlights of past matches at http://rlfixtures.weebly.com St Albans Centurions International Liaison Officer and former Medway Dragons Wheelchair RL player.Leeds Rhinos, St Albans Centurions y Griffons Madrid fan. Also follow (to a lesser extent) Catalans Dragons, London Broncos, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Jacksonville Axemen, Vrchlabi Mad Squirrels, København Black Swans, Red Star Belgrade and North Hertfordshire Crusaders.Moderator of the International board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELBOWSEYE Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Good interview with Billy on granada last night, showing glimpses of the statue and talking about his battle with dementia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted September 3, 2016 Author Share Posted September 3, 2016 Shame about the horrendous weather, good turn out none the less considering. Billy's statue unveiled this morning Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Thanks, Padge. At the first ever RL match I attended, Billy scored the first try, against Featherstone Rovers in late January, 1964. Wigan won 15-4 (3T and 3G to 2G) By coincidence, Robert Gate's biography of Billy contains a photo from that match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelHurst Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Nice post WWD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldofclothofgold Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 RL has yet to have a knighthood and I think it would be fitting if our first and probably only knight was Billy Boston Soon we will be dancing the fandangoFROM 2004,TO DO WHAT THIS CLUB HAS DONE,IF THATS NOT GREATNESSTHEN i DONT KNOW WHAT IS.JAMIE PEACOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 RL has yet to have a knighthood and I think it would be fitting if our first and probably only knight was Billy Boston Great call. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Great call. I agree, Padge. Great call! However, it needs somebody to set this in motion. Anybody can suggest somebody for an honour (see www.gov.uk/honours), but you cannot ask for a specific level of honour. Having said that, by definition if you ask for somebody who already has an honour to have another one, it must be from a higher class. I see no reason why one couldn't say that you think a particular person now merits a knighthood. Incidentally, a knighthood is "awarded for having a major contribution in any activity, usually at national level. Other people working in the nominee's area will see their contribution as inspirational and significant..." On that basis, Billy more than 'qualifies', I would have thought. So who is going to start it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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