Author Rob Finch is selling the final few copies of The Greatest Footballer England Never Had: The Kevin Beattie Story, his 2006 biography of the Blues legend, for just £9.99 if those purchasing show they have donated at least £5 to The Beat Goes On campaign raising funds for his statue.

Order the book direct from Rob pointing him towards your donation on the Go Fund Me page. Email Rob via robfinch180@gmail.com and pay for the book through Paypal.

Led by the EADT and Ipswich Star in conjunction with BBC Radio Suffolk and TWTD, The Beat Goes On was launched on December 18th last year on what would have been the Blues legend’s 65th birthday.

Town season ticket holder Sean Hedges-Quinn, known as Coach, who sculpted the statues of Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson, is being commissioned for the project with preliminary discussions regarding the design having already taken place.

The statue is likely to be placed on the corner of Portman Road and the entrance to the Cattlemarket car park, diagonal to Sir Alf Ramsey and just along from Sir Bobby Robson.

You can find The Beat Goes On campaign website here.

Photo: TWTD

pazzy added 13:41 - Feb 19 there any many fans like me who would like to donate but don't use the fan zone why are there no buckets in the ground for donations
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STATMAN added 13:48 - Feb 19 The fan zone costs nothing to go into. Simply walk into the tent, put your donation in the bucket and walk out of the fanzone. Takes about 5 minutes maximum (10 minutes if you stop for a pint).
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Jugsy added 14:10 - Feb 19 @STATMAN, love your speed of pint drinking. 5 minutes is admirable!
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PhilTWTD added 10:02 - Feb 20 pazzy Largely because the club had already organised charities to hold collections around the ground for the rest of the season before the statue campaign began. Not fair on the charities involved to hold one at the same time.
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Juggsy added 12:22 - Feb 20 @Jugsy - Dude this is confusing!
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