I can add that I had the pleasure of meeting BB a few years ago and can also confirm what the other posts have said and that he still feels affection for our club too.
Yep. Happy birthday to arguably our greatest ever home grown player. I can remember seeing him play for Charlton before his astonishingly cheap transfer to the club that now play in the Taxpayers Stadium. He clocked up 100 games for us before he moved, mainly at right back, when even then he had the presence of two players. I suggest he would be in any greatest ever Charlton team, as I am certain he would be in any greatest ever team suggested by the Spongers.
Too young to remember him playing for Charlton, but the stories here only confirm the impression he has always given...a top, genuine bloke and all round nice guy. As well as a classy player. Happy Birthday Mr Bonds!
Very upset when we sold him to West Ham, at the time if we had kept him and one or two others that we also sold, could have got back into the old first division and he probably would have clocked up 600 games for us, would be in my best 11 Charlton players. Happy birthday Billy
I have driven past him on the way to work one morning a few months back. He was walking up Elmsted Lane. I had to do a double take. I am assuming it was his wife he was with. Must live in Chislehurst.
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RIP Simon.
Glad to know that his hero was no disappointment to him. Respect to BB who sounds a real gent.
I can add that I had the pleasure of meeting BB a few years ago and can also confirm what the other posts have said and that he still feels affection for our club too.
Pleased though that he enjoyed his relationship with his footballing hero.
RIP.
RIP Simon.
RIP
Happy birthday to arguably our greatest ever home grown player.
I can remember seeing him play for Charlton before his astonishingly cheap transfer to the club that now play in the Taxpayers Stadium.
He clocked up 100 games for us before he moved, mainly at right back, when even then he had the presence of two players.
I suggest he would be in any greatest ever Charlton team, as I am certain he would be in any greatest ever team suggested by the Spongers.
I have fond memories of your rampaging, overlapping runs from right back, often just feet from me at the front of the East Terrace.
Spoke to him a couple of times over the years, always happy to chat and had fond memories of his time at Charlton.
I believe he named his house in Chislehurst "The Terrace" after the east terrace where he used to run up and down to keep himself super fit.
Lovely bloke.
Happy birthday Billy
Back as manager, could probably still do a job as a player!!!