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Wolves Sir Jack statue ready for unveiling at Molineux

A statue of Sir Jack Hayward has been put in place outside Molineux for its grand unveiling this week.

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The Sir Jack statue being erected outside Molineux (pic @_Dan_Johnson)

The £250,000 sculpture will depict the legendary former Wolves owner in his iconic 'thumbs up' pose from the 2003 play-off final.

The 10ft statue has been three years in the making and will overlook the stand that bears his name.

It will be unveiled during a public ceremony attended by family and former Wolves players on Thursday at an as yet unspecified time.

Pictures of the statue under wraps have been circulated on Twitter.

The 2003 game was arguably Sir Jack's finest hour, when the club won promotion to the Premier League by beating Sheffield United in Cardiff.

Sir Jack Hayward

It will be the third statue at Molineux, joining Billy Wright and Stan Cullis.

Renowned sculptor James Butler created those and he has also worked on this project, liaising closely with Sir Jack's family.

Thursday would have been Sir Jack's 95th birthday.

He died in January 2015, aged 91.