Express & Star Comment: Sir Jack Hayward statue a fitting tribute
Sir Jack Hayward is rightly being honoured with a statue overlooking his beloved Molineux.
And today it has been announced that the plans will be accompanied by a supporter and community fundraising campaign.
The 'tenner for Sir Jack' campaign invites fans to pay £10 – a symbol of the amount Sir Jack sold the club for – to pay towards what a Wolves Fans' Parliament spokesman said will be 'a very special statue for the great man'.
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FULL STORY: 'Tenner for Sir Jack': Wolves launch fundraising campaign for Molineux statue
Many will see it as a great idea that fans can play their part in contributing towards a lasting monument to the club's former owner.
Fans who contribute will undoubtedly see it as a point of great pride that they were able to support the statue.
After all, Sir Jack is a Wolves hero who came in to rescue his boyhood club at a time of great need, overseeing the redevelopment of Molineux and the team's rise to the top flight.
He was one of a kind and his famous generosity was felt far beyond the city limits.
However, some may question whether it is right that such a wealthy club should be asking fans to pay for the statue, which is set to cost £250,000 – a relatively small sum in the mega-rich world of football these days.
Notably, the recent big money sale of Benik Afobe left a sour taste in the mouths of some fans, particularly as the vast majority of the proceeds still sits in the club's coffers.
But fans should put aside such quibbles and – if they can afford it – take pride in backing the fundraising campaign.
Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey says it is 'fitting and heartening' that fans want to give something back to Sir Jack by getting involved in the project.
He is right and it is a measure of the respect and admiration that so many will undoubtedly wish to contribute.
From Finney to Fergie, football fans have often contributed to lasting memorials for their heroes.
Already Molineux is adorned with proud statues to titans Billy Wright and Stan Cullis.
Not too far away, Duncan Edwards keeps watch in Dudley and Jeff Astle, Tony 'Bomber' Brown and Albion's 'Three Degrees' stand tall in West Bromwich.
Sir Jack's statue will be a fitting tribute to the man who breathed life back into Wolves – and who will never be forgotten.
