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David Prentice

Changing face of Goodison Park as another key area gets a facelift

It's had many titles - WSAG Island, the junction of City Road and Goodison Road, or even just the front of St Luke's Church, but visitors to Goodison Park on Sunday for the visit of Arsenal will notice a very different look to a key area of Goodison Park.

The traffic island in front of the Church and the betting shop on Goodison Road is currently surrounded by roadworks, as preparation work for the eagerly awaited Holy Trinity statue takes place.

The celebration of Howard Kendall, Alan Ball and Colin Harvey, a magical midfield trio collectively known as the "Holy Trinity", will remain as a permanent legacy even when Everton move on from Goodison Park to their proposed new home at Bramley-Moore Dock.

The proposed piece includes figures of the three Everton legends mounted on a triangular bronze base and re-used cobbles from the existing street as a reference to how it looked when the trio played at the club.

Sculptor Tom Murphy, who created the memorable Dixie Dean statue which stands at the Park End of the stadium, has produced this latest statue.

Ball passed away in 2007 and Kendall in 2015 and Harvey described his teammates as "two of the best players to wear an Everton shirt" and added that it was a "real honour" to be placed alongside them.

He added that he had "loved playing" with Ball and Kendall and "every time I see the statue, it will be a reminder of some wonderful times both on and off the pitch".

The project, submitted for council approval by architects Condy & Lofthouse on behalf of the club, will also see the pavement outside St Luke's Church on Goodison Road extended to accommodate the statue.



"The total consensus amongst our fans was that it was wholly appropriate to honour three of the club’s most prestigious players, players who are rightly considered legends at a time when that accolade is too freely used."

Nick Mernock, Chair of the Fans' Forum who played a big part in the statue project added: “This project has been a labour of love for us as a forum, knowing how much it will mean to our fans and to be delivering another iconic landmark at Goodison. 
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