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Man City in contact with Charlton

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
in General Charlton
Sending the club a letter of congratulations on promotion.

The letter was brought into the museum today by Ed Warrick.


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  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,725
    Random!
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405

    The letter includes more promotional and sponsorship content than genuine expressions of congratulations!

  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    Think that's very decent of them.
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,654
    What are they after. Some of our players?
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    Was Rodwell ever our CEO?
  • BetterCallSaul
    BetterCallSaul Posts: 354
    Is this a weird thing to do? Feels like a weird thing to do. It's a nice touch but it feels like they want something out of it. No idea what though
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,055
    Scoham said:
    Was Rodwell ever our CEO?
    Possibly before CM?
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,850
    Trying to build support for their flagrant disregard of the rules and sportswashing?
  • Bournesnr
    Bournesnr Posts: 295
    Really nice thing to do, haven’t we used their facilities for training when playing away in the north west?
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  • Gillis
    Gillis Posts: 998
    fenaddick said:
    Scoham said:
    Was Rodwell ever our CEO?
    Possibly before CM?
    I thought this, but after a quick search I can't see any reference to it. Seems he's been COO, MD and chairman at various points.

  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,701
    Very random indeed but a lovely gesture.

    BUT if they want to congratulate us then send us Foden, Rodri and Haaland on loan as promotion present. :smiley:
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    I'd love to be able to tell you the rest of what Ed told the museum volunteers but what happens in the museum kitchen stays in the museum kitchen.

    Ed also gave the museum this other "souvenir" of a promotion from 1981.

    At that time teams in the top two divisions were full members of the Football League while division 3 and 4 teams where only partial members.

    So when Mike Bailey got us promoted in 1981 we became full members again and got a new share certificate.

    Having the club see the museum as the place to preserve items such as this is just invaluable. 


  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,071
    Would have been better if they apologised for Palace winning 
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,841
    Bournesnr said:
    Really nice thing to do, haven’t we used their facilities for training when playing away in the north west?
    I know they trained at The Valley before a CL game at Spurs. Lyle T****r put up a picture of Kompany and a few others knocking it around in front of the North Stand.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    Henry Irving said:
    I'd love to be able to tell you the rest of what Ed told the museum volunteers but what happens in the museum kitchen stays in the museum kitchen.

    Ed also gave the museum this other "souvenir" of a promotion from 1981.

    At that time teams in the top two divisions were full members of the Football League while division 3 and 4 teams where only partial members.

    So when Mike Bailey got us promoted in 1981 we became full members again and got a new share certificate.

    Having the club see the museum as the place to preserve items such as this is just invaluable. 


    One shilling 😲
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/world/middleeast/emirates-manchester-city-soccer-sudan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Sk8.4QUN.BFZM-GWR2uhq&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,276
    Probably still apologetic about all the shite loanees they have sent us... Razaak, Tedic, Smith... Who have I missed?
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,127
    edited July 4
    I was up at the Man City “campus” a couple of weeks back, absolutely bonkers the setup there, worth a butchers on google maps if you’re bored…
    As I was headed back to the car, Kalvin Phillips was just parking up, totes forgotten about him…
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,354
    Odd but nice.
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  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,722
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Probably still apologetic about all the shite loanees they have sent us... Razaak, Tedic, Smith... Who have I missed?
    How could I forget about young Tedic. See that he has gone back to his boyhood club in Serbia. Guess he made a nice bit of bunce whilst at Man city. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    BetterCallSaul said:
    Is this a weird thing to do? Feels like a weird thing to do. It's a nice touch but it feels like they want something out of it. No idea what though
    They are just masters of P R, except that is for Prickly Pep
  • SaySomething
    SaySomething Posts: 2,526
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Probably still apologetic about all the shite loanees they have sent us... Razaak, Tedic, Smith... Who have I missed?
    They forgot to add 'P.S. Sorry about sending you Fiorini last season'
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,045
    jonseventyfive said:
    Odd but nice.

    Perhaps we have good relations with City, a nice touch nevertheless.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Hope they're not trying to butter us up, to send us their next Smith > Tedic > Razak
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    I have drafted a reply on behalf of the club.

    Thank you for your heartfelt congratulations on our promotion.

    However this goodwill is heavily negated by the fact that you let a bunch of South East London wannabes from Surrey, put one over on you in an FA Cup final.  For that there can be no reciprocation of feelings in this case.

    Next season please ensure that over two league games, there is an aggregate score in your favour of 12-0. Then we can then talk.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,722
    soapy_jones said:
    I have drafted a reply on behalf of the club.

    Thank you for your heartfelt congratulations on our promotion.

    However this goodwill is heavily negated by the fact that you let a bunch of South East London wannabes from Surrey, put one over on you in an FA Cup final.  For that there can be no reciprocation of feelings in this case.

    Next season please ensure that over two league games, there is an aggregate score in your favour of 12-0. Then we can then talk.
    And even then I'm not sure if I could talk to you. I mean letting palace win. For gawd sake. Pep I never rated you as a manager and that game proved it. And stop sending dross players over to us. 

    Cheers... I guess, 

    Charlton Athletic 


    (Add in thirty odd sponsors below)
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,866
    https://youtu.be/NwtFQVVDCwk?si=LqrtAlrQ_ny-WpU_&utm_source=ZTQxO

    They haven't quite got over this.

    It still leaves a scar.

    "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,622
    Classy
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,960
    Dave2l said:
    https://youtu.be/NwtFQVVDCwk?si=LqrtAlrQ_ny-WpU_&utm_source=ZTQxO

    They haven't quite got over this.

    It still leaves a scar.

    "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"
    Great day, me and the boy are seen celebrating the first goal. However we were also caught on TV over celebrating the Claus’s crunching tackle that lob Weaver which was shown on a longer version, my wife wasn’t impressed with our celebrations and I got into serious trouble when we got home, but the boy was in much greater trouble for taking the mick out of the away supporters with some rude hand signals 😀.

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