I don't think that the club had anything to do with the various sponsorship opportunities and memorabilia sales. I think all funds raised by those means went into the statue fund and any surplus went to Motor Neuron disease research.
Don't know if the club charged for use of the pavilion and other facilities though but I was told that at least some of that money also went into the charity (maybe all of it). The sponsored plaques are on the small walls to the sides of the viewing area and not on the statue base itself. There is a main plaque on the front base which just explains that the statue was paid for by the fans. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nigel Sykes To: 'Leeds List' Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 3:56 PM Subject: [LU] Revie Statue I see that we unveiled a rather fetching statue of The Don outside the ground today. About time too. However, I was reading about it on the Interweb (www.donreviestatue.com), and was rather sickened to see that the club couldn't resist the chance to milk even this tribute by allowing 10 sponsored plaques to be added to the base. Yours for 1,500 quid sir. So for the price of one week's wages for one of our sh*tty players, we'll tarnish the memory of the best person in our club's history. Unbe-feckin-leavable! Disgusted of Dublin _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
