To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here Rochdale AFC fans raised £10,000 to erect a statue of lifelong fan 'Cloughie' - who left his entire estate to the club.
David Clough, who sadly passed away last year, raised over an estimated half a million pounds for the club over 25 years. In memory of his gesture and support of the club, Dale fan Mark Cryer set up a JustGiving page to raise funds to commission a statue of Cloughie as a lasting tribute. READ MORE: Didsbury mum targeted by viral 'beaning' trend as beans, spaghetti hoops and tomatoes smeared across her house The target of £10,000 was achieved in less than two weeks, allowing work on the statue to commence.
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