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NEW ARTICLE: David Gower, Bjorn Borg and the David Beckham of League One

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,891
edited July 2011 in Charlton Life Articles & Podcasts
My inarticulate ramblings on the 'close season' if anyone is interested

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  • Darty Valiant
    Darty Valiant Posts: 618
    Good read :-)

    My memories of D I Gower are more a lame lofted off drive straight to Mid Off. That said, class batsman.

    As for Football Rumours, it's great entertainment putting up crap and then reading people take things so seriously......;-)
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,204
    my memories of gower are of him wafting his bat outside off stump and edging it towards the awaiting slip cordon or elegantly cover driving for 4!
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,095
    My memory of Gower is of him buzzing a ground in a Tiger Moth.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Gower was not one for shouldering arms and getting bowled.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,891
    Oh well, not sure who I was thinking of then. Just have memories of someone keep getting out not playing a stroke or getting caught lbw
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    My inarticulate ramblings on the 'close season' if anyone is interested

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    Don't think you need to be so self-deprecating.  You can write.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,067
    very good
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172

    Good article.

    My memories of Gower, is playing the dullest ball game ever invented! :o)

  • Paddy7
    Paddy7 Posts: 1,663

    Good article.

    My memories of Gower, is playing the dullest ball game ever invented! :o)

    Didn't realise Gower was such a keen golfer!
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    My inarticulate ramblings on the 'close season' if anyone is interested

    link
    Don't think you need to be so self-deprecating.  You can write.
    Quick Alice!  Pass it now!!

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  • rikofold
    rikofold Posts: 4,051
    Wagamama Tulips.  Still chuckling at that one :-)
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,835
    edited July 2011
    Wagamama Tulips.  Still chuckling at that one :-)
    Priceless
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,673

    An enjoyable read.

    The cricketer sonds more Fat Gatt than Gower to me.

  • Addickted4life
    Addickted4life Posts: 7,467
    read it yesterday and thought it was good, well done 
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587

    An enjoyable read.

    The cricketer sonds more Fat Gatt than Gower to me.


    Nah, Gatting was always LBW with his bat in the air.

    I shouldered arms against Ashford's overseas pro, an Aussie fast bowler, for Blackheath CC in a Kent League match in 1985 and lost my off stump. Maybe that is AFKA's memory.

  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,015

    cricket zzzzzzzzzzzz

    anyway, good article dan.

  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,915
    my memories of gower are of him wafting his bat outside off stump and edging it towards the awaiting slip cordon or elegantly cover driving for 4!
    Yep. He ALWAYS seemed to get out lazilly strolling forward and edging the ball into the seven man slip cordon.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,239
    Have just read it.  Really enjoyed it and my short attention span lasted the whole way through.

    Make sure you "Rate It" folks.  else they might not ask him back again.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    I think Gower was more noted for keeping the slip cordon in business rather than seeing his off-peg get flattened.

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