A statue to "properly recognise" the career of Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer is to be unveiled outside St James' Park on Monday.
The £250,000 brass statue was paid for by the family of former chairman Freddy Shepherd.
Shearer - now a BBC pundit - joined the club in 1996 for a then-record breaking £15m, going on to score 206 goals in 10 years, before becoming manager in 2009.
Shepherd said the statue would honour the striker's "unique career".
Northumberland artist Tom Maley has spent almost six months casting the 9ft 6ins (2.89m) structure, which shows Shearer celebrating a goal with his famous hand-in-the-air pose.