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News Milan Mandaric statue appeal
Earlier news The organisers of the Milan Mandaric statue project are appealing for funds. The Pompey Supporters Advisory Panel have commissioned sculptor Philip Jackson to make a nine-foot bronze statue of Mandaric to be placed outside the ground when it is redeveloped to a 32,000 capacity. The cost of the work on the stadium will be around £36m, and the supporters want to repay the American-based businessman with a permanent tribute.

In October we had a letter from them asking us to contribute. We discussed it at our executive committee meeting on 20 October and decided that, not having seen the design, we would not as a society contribute, but that we would publicise the appeal in here to give our members an opportunity to respond individually if they so wished.

RJ