every now and then - say, once a year, or every fourteen months or so - i quite like to do a post concerning a significant statue what is football related. no, i would always remain an advocate of cricket over football, but it is not like football is all that bad.
the last time i did one of these posts it concerned duncan of dudley. you can read about it, or simply look at the pictures, by clicking here, if you like. and my apologies if i have indeed done another such statue post between that one and this, but have forgotten of it.
in this instance, then, it is nat of notlob. whereas i have every confidence you are all Monty Python fans, or at the least have a working knowledge of them, to clarify, yes of course Bolton, but it was the esteemed Monty Python what first discovered that notlob is a palindrome of Bolton.
my expectation is that anyone currently reading this (or just gandering at the images) is doing so as they have done a search on something like Nat Lofthouse Statue Bolton (to give something to that google to feed on) and clicked away. with this in mind i would (reasonably) expect people to know of his achievements in the game.
for many people Nat Lofthouse was the consummate, model professional footballer. this was because in addition to being a very, very, very great player, he was also a "one clubber", spending his entire career playing for just one team, Bolton Wanderers. such loyalty and dedication is generally, usually and routinely respected by the fans.
yes, he also represented his country, England, and did so with distinction. over the course of eight years he played 33 times for England (internationals were not so frequent in the 50s), scoring 30 goals. that ratio of nearly a goal a game is astonishing, and something few, if any, have come close to.
it could well be that you, the more astute of internet user (for you are on this blog) have noticed this already, but yes. to clarify, these images are taken from not one, not three, but two trips to notlob over the course of a few months.
why, exactly, would i take so many trips to notlob? simple, really. if you could, you would, if you can, you will. so, i did. no, no apparent reason that i would care to discuss or comment on, it all sort of just happened.
one instance of my travels to the selective wonders of notlob happened to be quite or otherwise reasonably close to the anniversary of his passing. in this respect, a most fitting and lovely in remembrance memorial was visible and suitably decorated.
for those of you who for some reason wish to be visually aware of how i am getting on, well, as is customary in this peculiar modern (or current) world, yes, a selfie by a famous monument or landmark of note.
yes, in answer to both questions. indeed the wind did some incredible and interesting things to my hair on this particular day. and my beard and moustache have been cut down considerably since this image was taken.
but, there is every chance that if you are reading this then you are slightly less interested in moi and also considerably more interested in nat. so, to return to the in remembrance feature, here is the best picture i could get of the memorial book for you.
will i be going to, or anywhere near, notlob (or Bolton, if not a Monty Python fan) (which is a strange thing) in the future? there is every chance and likelihood of such, yes. not sure when, or why exactly, but as i said earlier, if the opportunity presents itself, then take it.
as for which football related statue i propose to showcase here next, well, i do not plan that way. in truth i tend only to see them by chance, and then when i remember to do so add them here. please don't assume that the next such instance shall be any time soon, but know that if it does happen, then here it shall be.
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