The Unveiling of the Price statue??

[Parra Guru]

:lol: c'mon, it would be a tough job trying to make that man look attractive!

I reckon it looks alright.

 

[gregstar]

someone paid $100k for that :crazy:

it looks terrible

i actually think the statue is very well done.

 

[gregstar]

How tight are those shorts????

in the '80s - every player wore virtual hot pants by today's standard.

 

[Parra R 4 Me]

I know Ray wasn't the best looking forward running around in the 80's, but I didn't think he looked like Freddy Kruger.

 

[forward pass]

Here's some of the pics I took

Oh.. didn't realise Pricey was from Afghanistan.......?

 

[fish eel]

Not a bad outcome considering the motivation behind the statue wasn't to pay tribute to Price, but was a move to put Fitzy in a corner when the argy bargy about the Ray Price Lounge was happening last year

 

[Gronk]

Not a bad outcome considering the motivation behind the statue wasn't to pay tribute to Price, but was a move to put Fitzy in a corner when the argy bargy about the Ray Price Lounge was happening last year

It's another reminder of how the media can push their agenda and make it look like popular opinion.

Whilst it's nice to have a statue of a former player, it won't bring more bums on seats so it's all a bit pointless to me. :? If they had spare cash then it would be better spent on the ground or something.

Having said that, if they were going to start a walk of fame then the trust should have started with the older legends and worked through the list. Giving Ray Price a statue (who to be honest has not been the club's best friend over the past 20 years) all seems a bit contrived to me.

 

[Stagger eel]

ok then..should they have scrapped the statue idea and renamed both stands and the terraces after players who represented the club pre 1976? (with the exception of Thornett offcourse)

 

[Gronk]

ok then..should they have scrapped the statue idea and renamed both stands and the terraces after players who represented the club pre 1976? (with the exception of Thornett offcourse)

Now your just being silly.:roll:

 

[Stagger eel]

Now your just being silly.:roll:

well think about it Gronk, who are our 5 greatest ever players???

Sterling (Nth Terrace)
Kenny (Sth Terrace, family hill)
Thornett (West Granstand)
Cronin (East Stand)
Price (West lounge)

now the trust decided in their wisdom to re-name the West lounge for commercial reasons (despite the fact that it's still called the Price lounge as far as I'm aware) which is fine, but where does that leave a bloke who's achieved so much and given his all at the club, should he have just walked away and forgotten about it? should fans not of questioned the idea? should the punter out there feel that Price wasn't hard done by? personaly it would of been absolutely embarresing as a supporter and member of this great club that we sat back and let the trust do that to one of our legends and then forget about it like it's not a big deal..fair's fair why couldn't we just re-name the Cronin stand, the Ian Johnston stand as the first Parramatta player to represent his country or the replace the Kenny Hill with the the O'Reilly hill as the first local Junior to represent his country??..it's the same thing.

 

[fish eel]

ok then..should they have scrapped the statue idea and renamed both stands and the terraces after players who represented the club pre 1976? (with the exception of Thornett offcourse)

While the statue and the outcome maybe good, people should not kid themselves and think that the stadium trust erected the statue out of a benevolent desire to pay a tribute to price.

It started as an out to the bashing they were copping over the renamed lounge, and it was used to put Fitzy in a corner, ie announcing the statue publicly and calling on parra to put in half the cash.

ersonaly it would of been absolutely embarresing as a supporter and member of this great club that we sat back and let the trust do that to one of our legends

Isn't that exactly what happened?

We did what, wrote a letter?

 

[Nikki]

Unfortunatly I felt like crap on Saturday morning (and looked it! lol) but I just couldnt pass up the opportunity for a photo with the great man.

 

[Stagger eel]

While the statue and the outcome maybe good, people should not kid themselves and think that the stadium trust erected the statue out of a benevolent desire to pay a tribute to price.

It started as an out to the bashing they were copping over the renamed lounge, and it was used to put Fitzy in a corner, ie announcing the statue publicly and calling on parra to put in half the cash.

well they actually called Parra to pay the lot and yes it was a pretty weak in the part of the trust, but putting aside the squabble by all parties including Pricey, if nothing at all was done would you as a supporter cared? would at have been justified? would you have not given too hoots if they took Thornetts name away from the stand and re-named it after Nathan Hindmarsh when he finally gives it away?

 

[Gronk]

I think that you need to remember that we don't own the ground and at this point we are just a major tenant. Should the west get an S14 side and/or an A-League team, both those clubs could conceivably put us down the ladder and out pull us crowd wise.

We should think ourselves lucky that the ground is all about Parra at the moment, as that may not be the case forever.

 

[fish eel]

well they actually called Parra to pay the lot and yes it was a pretty weak in the part of the trust, but putting aside the squabble by all parties including Pricey, if nothing at all was done would you as a supporter cared? would at have been justified? would you have not given too hoots if they took Thornetts name away from the stand and re-named it after Nathan Hindmarsh when he finally gives it away?

I would have, yes.

And I would have expected the club to put up a bit of a fight. Something they didn't really do.

Fact, is, as great as it may be, the statue is actually a part of the 'squabbles' you suggest in your hypothetical that get put aside. The suggestion of the statue served no real purpose other than to take the heat of the stadium trust and put the blowtorch on Fitzy with the help of the telegraph.

Hopefully, we get some more things, whether it be plaques or other statues.....

 

[Suitman]

Hopefully, we get some more things, whether it be plaques or other statues.....

Maybe they could try and con the club into paying for half of the southern grandstand.

Suity

 

[strider]

well think about it Gronk, who are our 5 greatest ever players???

Sterling (Nth Terrace)
Kenny (Sth Terrace, family hill)
Thornett (West Granstand)
Cronin (East Stand)
Price (West lounge)

now the trust decided in their wisdom to re-name the West lounge for commercial reasons (despite the fact that it's still called the Price lounge as far as I'm aware) which is fine, but where does that leave a bloke who's achieved so much and given his all at the club, should he have just walked away and forgotten about it? should fans not of questioned the idea? should the punter out there feel that Price wasn't hard done by? personaly it would of been absolutely embarresing as a supporter and member of this great club that we sat back and let the trust do that to one of our legends and then forget about it like it's not a big deal..fair's fair why couldn't we just re-name the Cronin stand, the Ian Johnston stand as the first Parramatta player to represent his country or the replace the Kenny Hill with the the O'Reilly hill as the first local Junior to represent his country??..it's the same thing.

I reckon they should make the east and west terraces available for naming - the stands are the bits up the top - the terraces are separate .... name a Terrace after Pricey, the one on the Cronin side would be fitting ... then the other terrace is up for grabs - and I'm thinking a certain current legend would be a likely candidate when he retires

naming the terraces would cost next to nothing too

 

[JessEel]

I'm thinking a certain current legend would be a likely candidate when he retires

If they name our stand after him im moving! :lol:

 

[strider]

oh come on! - nothing could be more comfortable that sitting on Hindy

:lol:

 

[Suitman]

If they name our stand after him im moving! :lol:

He meant Ben Smith.

Suity