Happy birthday to a legend of the club, city and the game.

For those younger fans:

Wakefield
Appearances - 574
Tries - 272
Goals - 1,836
Points - 4,488

Career
Appearances - 828
Tries - 358
Goals - 2,575
Points 6,220

That world record will never be beaten.

Great player. Great person . Always time for a chat . Legend of the game of Rugby League.
Happy Birthday Neil.

Legend. Happy Birthday to the Big Fella.

It's sad that there is still no statue of the guy somewhere in the City and a disgrace that he wasn't included on the statue outside Wembley Stadium.

Great guy see seen him in Horbury quite a lot ,got time to talk to you and very modest

Happy birthday Neil

I'd like to say I wish you were still playing for us but frankly, even you'd struggle to look good

Does he still live in Horbury?

And a try was worth only 3 points,

I understood that the Barnsley sculptor Grahame Ibbeson (who did the statue of Dickie Bird in Church Street Barnsley) was involved in discussions regarding creating a statue of Big Neil some time ago. Another example of Wakefield apathy.

Cleaned up. I really do despair sometimes.

It should be SIR Neil Fox

a statue of Neil outside our own new stadium would be good!

Or within the Trinity Walk shopping centre, which would share it with the whole City rather than just visitors to the ground.

What happened there, when I last saw this thread there was nothing remotely offensive on it - just curious.

PM me and I'll tell you,vasty; you wouldn't believe it, otherwise my response will probably be "cleaned up" also. (For "cleaned up" read censored.

Because its a thread about Neil Fox celebrating his birthday. Not a thread about how much you like Queen Victoria.

Why not just leave it to people who want to say nice things about Neil?

Pop Tart. Do you ever stop to think before you censor things? I've got the utmost admiration of Neil Fox and have done for 66 years, and if you look at my post you will see that I said he was my childhood hero and still is.
What apparently upset you and that Wollo character was that I stated that it would be nice to replace that statue of Victoria, which if you're honest is an outdated eyesore, with one of the Big Fella and place that of Victoria back in Thornes Park where it used to be (probably before your time).
Now be honest, =#FF0000what is not nice there about Neil? On the contrary, actually. Some of the comments and insults that i see on here seem to pass your censorship screen. You really amaze me at times, PT. Please do not "clean this up", thus satisfying vasty's inquisitive mind. If you should be criticising anyone it should be that Wollo chap for accusing me of "dragging things into the gutter."

Once bumped into him and Ian Brooke at the Holmfield arms having food. I asked for both their autographs for my dad Who I was with. The pair we’re just so debonair, literally top of their games wayyy before I was born, and should be celebrated as such by fans of all ages.

They appear to be joined at the hip, Pat. I've seen them at many eateries around town over the years out with their respective wives. I't's good to see two world class players still firmly bonding after sixty-odd years. Long may they go on.

Unreal really. I concur, it’s really great to see.

They are both really good friends, along with Geoff Oakes.
Get them all talking about the old days and it is pure gold.

Went to the Red Shed on Big Neil's 80th birthday celebration where he gave an excellent question and answers session. As I recall there were many of the 1979 Wembley side there as well, including Juliffe, Diamond, Lampkowski, Sheard and, of course, Brookey. Strange how you maintain in your mind how they looked at the time, then when you see them now it comes as a shock; Big Neil excluded of course.

Who says the Victoria statue is an outdated eyesore.

There you go again assuming your world view is the only one.

We can have both. It might amaze you but more people in Wakefield know who Queen Victoria was than Neil Fox.

It’s not just about ourselves. I’d be hugely annoyed if an important statue of an important monarch representing this countries finest era was removed.

Likewise I’d love to also see a statue of Neil Fox. As I say you can have both, not everything is political.

It defeats the whole object now as its like trying to explain why you asked someone to be quiet when you are trying to listen to something urgent.

But the point was, this was a thread about a much loved player/man and giving people a space to say happy birthday and say nice things about him.
You took it off track wanting to argue about the location of a statue and the merits of a different one.
If you want to talk about that, just open another thread. Leaving this one to stay on track for a change.
I thought it was a small thing to ask but I guess I expected too much.

I didn't take it off track actually, Redcat did, I'm just responding. You're being a bit precious on this one PT.

I'd love a statue of Neil, I'd want to keep QV, hell I'd even settle for a statue of Keir Hardie, though I draw the line at Arthur Scargill!



It's just a bit of harmless debate, I'm sure Neil wouldn't be offended.