SUPPORT is growing among people in East Yorkshire for a

permanent tribute to Hull City hero Dean Windass.

The Mail is getting behind the hundreds already calling for

a grand gesture by asking every reader to show support for our

Deano: We Salute You campaign.

As part of the campaign, we are asking people to sign up to

an online petition for a Hull street or public space to be

renamed after the Wembley goalscorer, whose strike sent the

Tigers into the Premier League.

Tammy Cole, landlady of the Silver Cod in Anlaby Road, west

Hull – one of the areas in which a road could be renamed – said

the idea was fantastic.

She said: “It's a fantastic idea to have a street named

after him. After all, he's our main goalscorer.

“He should definitely go down in history.

“The crowd in here watching him play at Wembley will

certainly never forget him.”

Susan Pickering, a barmaid at Parkers pub on the corner of

Anlaby Road and Walton Street, also supported the move.

She said: “He should have a place named after him for what

he did on the day.

“It was a really big thing.”

“If the people want it, it should happen.”

Support was shown to be strong among Hull residents after

lifelong City fan Simon Loughlin, 42, of Thorndale, north Hull,

launched a petition calling for a public place to be named

after his idol.

Within three days of it being set up on Monday, nearly 1,000

people had signed up.

The Mail has championed the petition, which Mr Loughlin

states is to “honour Windass's commitment to the club and his

goal at Wembley”.

Support for the striker is also strong among Internet

users.

On one social-network site, nearly 2,000 people have joined

a Dean Windass appreciation group.

In the description of the group, tribute is paid to the

Hull-born footballer and his loyalty to the city.

It says: “Dean Windass is an absolute legend. He has graced

the turf for many teams in the north of England, but his only

home is on the pitch at the KC and Boothferry Park back in the

day.

“Scoring goal after goal for the Tigers, he has saved us

from relegation and then to top it all off he scores a screamer

at Wembley to send City into the Premier League.

“This man brings smiles to Hull City and football fans

across the land.”

Hull City Council leader Carl Minns has said that although

it is not normally council policy to name streets or public

places after people who are still alive it is not “impossible”

that one could be named after Deano.

The Mail is asking all fans who would like to see a Hull

location dedicated to Windass to put their name to the online

petition.

To find it, log on to our website at www.thisishull.co.uk

and follow the link.

There is a list of possible places that could be renamed in

honour of the City player.

Readers who visit the site can say which one should be

picked or suggest their own.