Steve Ovett, Legend

[smudge]

Good to see him back in Brighton.
Knowing him I expect he won't be too bothered that some pikeys nicked his statue & tried to melt it down. It probably won't bother him that our council hasn't considered replacing it, or that not much effort was put into catching or dealing with the culprits.

Me though, I am bothered & he should remembered as a Brighton legend.
I bet that rusty bullet hole on the seafront would be replaced if that was nicked & vandalised.

 

[BensGrandad]

Did I hear that he had returned from Australia to start the race off.

 

[smudge]

Apparently so.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Did I hear that he had returned from Australia to start the race off.

He has. He is going to tip me a wink so I can get ahead of the field I've got myself e/w (first 4) at 55000/1

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Good to see him back in Brighton.
Knowing him I expect he won't be too bothered that some pikeys nicked his statue & tried to melt it down. It probably won't bother him that our council hasn't considered replacing it, or that not much effort was put into catching or dealing with the culprits.

Me though, I am bothered & he should remembered as a Brighton legend.
I bet that rusty bullet hole on the seafront would be replaced if that was nicked & vandalised.

That's on odd bet to make. Quite a lot of Hamish Black's public art has disappeared from Brighton over the past few years, not to be replaced.

Hamish Black | Portfolio | Image 59 | 21ST CENTURY BRITISH SCULPTURE

 

[dazzalewis1968]

defo a legend ! as a boy i would walk to Blatch mill and see steve running or
on his bike most morning would allways say hi.

otherpost making me feel OLD !

 

[Super Steve Earle]

We were in the same class at Varndean for Additional Maths.

Didn't he say in The Argus that he quite liked being represented by just a foot now the rest of the statue has gone?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Steve Ovett - ALBION Legend...

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Ovett is a true legend from the golden years of athletics and he says he is still a Brighton boy at heart. He claims to know every street in Brighton blindfolded he ran them so many times. His dad used to run a stall in the open market. Don't know if it still there tho. And my old art teacher Mr Webster sculpted his statue shame it has not been replaced.

 

[Laughing Gravy]

Sponsered me in 82 when i did the south downs way, then bumped me for the dosh

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

Just out of interest, I used to be his postman when he lived in Montpelier Crescent.

 

[little al]

I bet that rusty bullet hole on the seafront would be replaced if that was nicked & vandalised.

What is this?

 

[herecomesaregular]

it made my blood boil when i heard that the statue was nicked. (it always made me laugh that it was a bit *camp*)

can it be replaced with something non-nickable? the uk is full of such pikey mofos now.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Steve Ovett - ALBION Legend...

i would love that photo as my desktop background!

 

[little al]

i would love that photo as my desktop background!

Do it then, its easy enough.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

What is this?

'Afloat', by my old mate, Hamish Black.

 

[little al]

'Afloat', by my old mate, Hamish Black.

Looks like a doughnut.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Looks like a doughnut.

It's supposed to represent a swollen arsehole ,a tribute to the towns cak badgers.

 

[logan89]

Ovett is a true legend from the golden years of athletics and he says he is still a Brighton boy at heart. He claims to know every street in Brighton blindfolded he ran them so many times. His dad used to run a stall in the open market. Don't know if it still there tho. And my old art teacher Mr Webster sculpted his statue shame it has not been replaced.

The Eggs and Bacon stall. I know it's still in the family think his brother runs it now. His cousin also works there (my Auntie) plus the cheese stall that ran next to it used to be owned/run by his Uncle (my Granddad).

The market itself is very run down now, especially from when i remember it as a kid about 15 years ago.

 

[upthealbion1970]

when i was a lad doing my paper round and walking the dog in hollingdean many moons ago we would see the legend that is steve ovett once or twice a week, always said hello and seemed like a nice bloke.

incidentally a mate of mine is also called steve ovett, cab driver in brighton also known as showtime