Justin Fashanu mural painted on Norwich pub wall

A mural of Justin Fashanu, the archetypal nonrecreational shot subordinate to travel retired arsenic gay, has been painted connected the broadside of a pub successful Norwich.

The artwork was commissioned by the landlord of the Fat Cat and Canary who said a erstwhile mural of the erstwhile Norwich City manager, Daniel Farke, had go retired of date.

Farke was named arsenic the caller manager of Leeds United earlier this month.

Fashanu grew up successful Norfolk and signed for Norwich successful the precocious 1970s.

"He means a batch to a batch of people, particularly successful Norfolk," said Christian Hodgkinson, landlord of the Fat Cat and Canary connected Thorpe Road, adjacent to the metropolis centre stadium.

"Being the archetypal subordinate to travel retired arsenic gay, and evidently being achromatic arsenic well, helium faced a batch of adversity."

The graffiti enactment was carried retired by David Nash, who goes by the sanction Gnasher.

Mr Hodgkinson said it took Gnasher 8 hours to implicit the mural and outgo £350. It was finished connected Tuesday.

"Gnasher did the Farke piece," said Mr Hodskinson. "And aft helium did that, I was truthful impressed, I had him travel backmost to bash Justin."

His majestic onslaught against Liverpool successful 1980 was Match of the Day's Goal of the Season, cementing his legendary presumption among Canaries fans.

In 1990, Fashanu stunned the shot satellite erstwhile helium told a paper helium was gay.

For 3 decades, helium remained the lone antheral footballer to uncover his sexuality portion playing professionally successful the apical tiers.

Andy Reynolds, a Norwich City play summons holder and subordinate of the Proud Canaries - an LGBTQ+ Norwich City fans radical - said: "Justin's mural is terrific and truthful important astatine this time.

"A kid volition locomotion by and spot that, whoever they are oregon who they love, they tin aspire to play for our beloved Canaries.

"Christian Hodgkinson astatine the Fat Cat and Canary does a large occupation of celebrating our Norwich heroes."

Proud Canaries are presently trying to rise £150,000 to make a statue successful honour of Justin Fashanu. The radical hopes it volition beryllium located adjacent to the club's location ground.

Mr Hodgkinson said the mural had received a batch of affirmative feedback from fans.

"This is thing to stay," helium said. "It won't property similar Daniel [Farke] did."