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  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,676
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    HardyAddick said:
    Make him figurehead club Chairman
    Why?!!! He's never even been
    We need to get him down to the Valley!
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,921
    He absolutely MUST be invited 
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,838
    Mendonca In Asdas said:
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    HardyAddick said:
    Make him figurehead club Chairman
    Why?!!! He's never even been
    We need to get him down to the Valley!
    Yep the only Charlton man to hit the net less than our strikers boom boom!
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,788
    A great player, who always seemed a gentleman unlike some others of his era. He and Nastase were my favourite players. Nastase was a bit of a naughty boy, but I loved watching his antics.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,989
    ME14addick said:
    A great player, who always seemed a gentleman unlike some others of his era. He and Nastase were my favourite players. Nastase was a bit of a naughty boy, but I loved watching his antics.
    He was certainly no gentleman!

  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 6,022
    charlton_hero said:
    It sounds like a good time for the club to invite him.
    And they can get him to fill out a survey about his matchday experience.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,989
    Arsenetatters said:
    charlton_hero said:
    It sounds like a good time for the club to invite him.
    And they can get him to fill out a survey about his matchday experience.

    Borg in the Curbs stand and McEnroe in the Jimmy Seed.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,089
    Saw parts of his interview yesterday and the reporter asked him about a ball boy who’d annoyed him at the 1971 US Open. Borg said he was useless. 

    Turns out it was John McEnroe! 🤦🏻‍♂️😂
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,788
    bobmunro said:
    ME14addick said:
    A great player, who always seemed a gentleman unlike some others of his era. He and Nastase were my favourite players. Nastase was a bit of a naughty boy, but I loved watching his antics.
    He was certainly no gentleman!

    Nastase was funny to watch though.
  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,558
    ME14addick said:
    bobmunro said:
    ME14addick said:
    A great player, who always seemed a gentleman unlike some others of his era. He and Nastase were my favourite players. Nastase was a bit of a naughty boy, but I loved watching his antics.
    He was certainly no gentleman!

    Nastase was funny to watch though.
    Funny guy, and a bit of a genius. He was like the Paulo Di Canio of the tennis courts.

    I was one of the younger ball boys, in my 20's, but some of other guy's were early 40's.
    During one particular match, Nastase turned to the crowd whilst pointing at poor old Paul, standing in the corner, and said "look at that ball boy, he's old enough to be my Grand dad" to which the crowd roared with laughter.

    Of course, for the rest of the week,  Paul was the butt of endless ribbing from his fellow ball boy "mates".


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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,242
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    oohaahmortimer said:

    Lost decade of drugs, pills and alcohol....league one does that to you!

    Lost decade of drugs, pills and alcohol ?
    Bjorn sounds like a Charlton fan.
  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,558
    lolwray said:
    He absolutely MUST be invited 
    I think it would be a lost opportunity if he isn't.
    I think he's quite a humble, introverted guy, so it would probably take an invitation from the hierarchy to get him to the Valley.
  • Dugdaleclass
    Dugdaleclass Posts: 560
    Thought he had visited The Valley before.

    From a post on this forum in 2007.

    Bjorn Borg - Lifelong Fan. FACT (www.cafc.co.uk) — Charlton Life


  • Siv_in_Norfolk
    Siv_in_Norfolk Posts: 4,067
    Dugdaleclass said:
    Thought he had visited The Valley before.

    From a post on this forum in 2007.

    Bjorn Borg - Lifelong Fan. FACT (www.cafc.co.uk) — Charlton Life


    And apparently the club sent him a bunch of shirts at some point! 

    This invite needs to happen
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,978
    Siv_in_Norfolk said:
    Dugdaleclass said:
    Thought he had visited The Valley before.

    From a post on this forum in 2007.

    Bjorn Borg - Lifelong Fan. FACT (www.cafc.co.uk) — Charlton Life


    And apparently the club sent him a bunch of shirts at some point! 

    This invite needs to happen
    working on it
  • Stockholm_CAFC
    Stockholm_CAFC Posts: 26
    Indeed he is a fan . I asked him in a bar here in Stockholm he was somewhat taken back when a random guy flashed him a Charlton tattoo. Yes his grandad was a fan so runs in the family . 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,309
    edited September 19
    Stockholm_CAFC said:
    Indeed he is a fan . I asked him in a bar here in Stockholm he was somewhat taken back when a random guy flashed him a Charlton tattoo. Yes his grandad was a fan so runs in the family . 
    In terms of all time greats of the sport, he is up there.

    A meeting not to forget.

    Knowing the Swedes as I do I bet he was very modest and pleasant.
  • TootingRedArmy
    TootingRedArmy Posts: 502
    edited September 20
    This is a win win to invite Borg to the Valley & onto the pitch, treat him like the tennis god he is & give him VIP Addicks Welcome. This a soft marketing opportunity for the club & comms to associate one of the true sporting superstars to Charlton, but also hopefully for the man himself, to give him a memorable day, Charlton musuem, meet the team, enjoy a match & the Valley atompshere. I'm sure he would appreciate the invite and a day in south east London!
    Hope someone at the club makes it happen.....COYA's
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,910
    This is an interesting thread and I’d love to see BB appear at the Valley, but…




    …can someone please remove the rogue apostrophe from the thread title? Every time I see it, it gnaws away at me!
    😂
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,910
    Thank’ you!

    😉

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  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,785
    Club’s response to this is to ask fans for contact details. The bloke has a book out. It has publishers. How difficult can it be?
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,500
    Airman Brown said:
    Club’s response to this is to ask fans for contact details. The bloke has a book out. It has publishers. How difficult can it be?
    Shame (again) Tracey has gone - she'd have made this happen
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,760
    Airman Brown said:
    Club’s response to this is to ask fans for contact details. The bloke has a book out. It has publishers. How difficult can it be?
    And surely BB has twitter/Facebook/X or some such by which he can be contacted unless he's not on social media like me of course.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,587
    LargeAddick said:
    Airman Brown said:
    Club’s response to this is to ask fans for contact details. The bloke has a book out. It has publishers. How difficult can it be?
    And surely BB has twitter/Facebook/X or some such by which he can be contacted unless he's not on social media like me of course.
    He’s not on social media. CAST tried some time back to have a message passed on to him but no joy yet in getting a response. 
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,500
    Weegie Addick said:
    LargeAddick said:
    Airman Brown said:
    Club’s response to this is to ask fans for contact details. The bloke has a book out. It has publishers. How difficult can it be?
    And surely BB has twitter/Facebook/X or some such by which he can be contacted unless he's not on social media like me of course.
    He’s not on social media. CAST tried some time back to have a message passed on to him but no joy yet in getting a response. 
    Try the journalist who wrote the article, because of what he said ?
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,587
    PrincessFiona said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    LargeAddick said:
    Airman Brown said:
    Club’s response to this is to ask fans for contact details. The bloke has a book out. It has publishers. How difficult can it be?
    And surely BB has twitter/Facebook/X or some such by which he can be contacted unless he's not on social media like me of course.
    He’s not on social media. CAST tried some time back to have a message passed on to him but no joy yet in getting a response. 
    Try the journalist who wrote the article, because of what he said ?
    Yes that’s exactly what we did and the journalist responded. But nothing further from BB. 
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,500
    edited October 19
    Weegie Addick said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    LargeAddick said:
    Airman Brown said:
    Club’s response to this is to ask fans for contact details. The bloke has a book out. It has publishers. How difficult can it be?
    And surely BB has twitter/Facebook/X or some such by which he can be contacted unless he's not on social media like me of course.
    He’s not on social media. CAST tried some time back to have a message passed on to him but no joy yet in getting a response. 
    Try the journalist who wrote the article, because of what he said ?
    Yes that’s exactly what we did and the journalist responded. But nothing further from BB. 
    Weegie Addick said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    LargeAddick said:
    Airman Brown said:
    Club’s response to this is to ask fans for contact details. The bloke has a book out. It has publishers. How difficult can it be?
    And surely BB has twitter/Facebook/X or some such by which he can be contacted unless he's not on social media like me of course.
    He’s not on social media. CAST tried some time back to have a message passed on to him but no joy yet in getting a response. 
    Try the journalist who wrote the article, because of what he said ?
    Yes that’s exactly what we did and the journalist responded. But nothing further from BB. 
    Ah, ok. Shame

    Would either of these be worth a try?

    https://corporate.bjornborg.com/contact-bb?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16181970716&gbraid=0AAAAADmcesGf6pfiom6wbxzuWDTUAHp0J&gclid=CjwKCAjwmNLHBhA4EiwA3ts3mbD4rjv_y33vCso0qb-56TlojOqanLNS-fPbMNZ3zXVpLYRS4gLzDBoCDowQAvD_BwE#key-contacts

    https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/bjorn-borg

    https://www.thehandbook.com/celebrity/bjorn-borg
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,309
    edited October 19
    Weegie Addick said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    LargeAddick said:
    Airman Brown said:
    Club’s response to this is to ask fans for contact details. The bloke has a book out. It has publishers. How difficult can it be?
    And surely BB has twitter/Facebook/X or some such by which he can be contacted unless he's not on social media like me of course.
    He’s not on social media. CAST tried some time back to have a message passed on to him but no joy yet in getting a response. 
    Try the journalist who wrote the article, because of what he said ?
    Yes that’s exactly what we did and the journalist responded. But nothing further from BB. 

    Try the Aftonbladet, the sports section being the Swedish equivalent of The Sun.
    I'm being serious btw.

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