Screaming J
He'll put a spell on you
Apologies if this is fixtures/kanchelskis/ringtones; but getting Falmer has got me thinking.
I think now we’ve got Falmer confirmed we need some sort of permanent commemoration at the Goldstone to acknowledge what was there for nearly 100 years. It would also be nice to have something at the Withdean to acknowledge that it was our home for over 10 years.
Public art is much more in vogue now than it was a few years ago so - for instance – following the (perhaps unfortunate at the moment) e.g. of Steve Ovett at the Goldstone we could have a statue somewhere by the entrance maybe using (say) a depiction of Wardy in full flight skipping over a hapless defender with the ball at his feet, with some sort of suitable caption underneath.
If we wanted to be slightly more avant-garde – and a la Angel of the North scale – what about something a bit more daring? One of the most symbolic aspects of the Goldstone – even commemorated in the logo of NSC – was the Goldstone floodlights. Its also true (OK – I’m getting a bit fuelled by bottled Harveys here) that as more and more new stadiums are getting built the traditional 4 floodlights at each corner of the ground which characterised urban landscapes are disappearing. To some people that must seem like a good thing and they would rather they were kept only in railway marshalling yards or steel works – but to me they epitomise an era and an architecture that is going to disappear for ever. So why not commemorate the Goldstone with a sculpture which is shaped (and sized?) like one of our old floodlights?
Withdean would need to be a bit more low key but something which – say – depicted Bobby Z volleying the ball past the hapless Halifax keeper would be a fitting commemoration of our time at the stadium.
If things like this were done and unveiled around the date that Falmer opens I think it would be good closure on what’s gone before. I for one intend to visit the Goldstone site for the 1st time since the Doncaster Game on the day Falmer opens. I know The History Man has says he plans to do the same thing and walk via Withdean to Falmer.
When I eventually do turn the corner of Newtown Road into Goldstone Lane again I will probably feel a bit like Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes when he sees the Statue of Liberty buried in the sand; but with Falmer I’ll cope! And it would be nice to make sure there was some permanent reminder of this part of Brighton & Hove’s history – and the bolder the better in my view.
I think now we’ve got Falmer confirmed we need some sort of permanent commemoration at the Goldstone to acknowledge what was there for nearly 100 years. It would also be nice to have something at the Withdean to acknowledge that it was our home for over 10 years.
Public art is much more in vogue now than it was a few years ago so - for instance – following the (perhaps unfortunate at the moment) e.g. of Steve Ovett at the Goldstone we could have a statue somewhere by the entrance maybe using (say) a depiction of Wardy in full flight skipping over a hapless defender with the ball at his feet, with some sort of suitable caption underneath.
If we wanted to be slightly more avant-garde – and a la Angel of the North scale – what about something a bit more daring? One of the most symbolic aspects of the Goldstone – even commemorated in the logo of NSC – was the Goldstone floodlights. Its also true (OK – I’m getting a bit fuelled by bottled Harveys here) that as more and more new stadiums are getting built the traditional 4 floodlights at each corner of the ground which characterised urban landscapes are disappearing. To some people that must seem like a good thing and they would rather they were kept only in railway marshalling yards or steel works – but to me they epitomise an era and an architecture that is going to disappear for ever. So why not commemorate the Goldstone with a sculpture which is shaped (and sized?) like one of our old floodlights?
Withdean would need to be a bit more low key but something which – say – depicted Bobby Z volleying the ball past the hapless Halifax keeper would be a fitting commemoration of our time at the stadium.
If things like this were done and unveiled around the date that Falmer opens I think it would be good closure on what’s gone before. I for one intend to visit the Goldstone site for the 1st time since the Doncaster Game on the day Falmer opens. I know The History Man has says he plans to do the same thing and walk via Withdean to Falmer.
When I eventually do turn the corner of Newtown Road into Goldstone Lane again I will probably feel a bit like Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes when he sees the Statue of Liberty buried in the sand; but with Falmer I’ll cope! And it would be nice to make sure there was some permanent reminder of this part of Brighton & Hove’s history – and the bolder the better in my view.
