RIP Diego Maradona

(25-11-2020 22:06 )7 stars of the orient Wrote:  Much better than Pele.

Have you actually watched Pele ?

Yes I watched him with awe in the 1970 World Cup. But I wouldn't put him on the same level as Maradona.

(25-11-2020 18:01 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  As a wise man once said, if you don't have anything nice to say then say nothing. So, i'll say nothing.

I'm the same - I have nothing to say about him.

(25-11-2020 22:29 )7 stars of the orient Wrote:  Yes I watched him with awe in the 1970 World Cup. But I wouldn't put him on the same level as Maradona.

But Pele for many will always shade Maradona as the GREATEST of all time, simply because he was the player's player, a great role model for young players, he played in the most dominant national team of all time - and he didn't cheat.

I wonder if VAR existed then would they have given it?

Maradona has disgraced the world of football with his use of drugs, arrogant behavior and mistreatment of people around him, even shooting at journalists, but at his best he played mesmerising football which no one else could match, not even Pele.

Many a time I have heard this sung (& joined in) at a Scotland game

You put your left hand in,
You put your left hand out,
You put your left hand in and you shake it all about,
You do the hokey cokey and you score a goal,
That's what it's all about,
Oh, Diego Maradona,
Oh, Diego Maradona,
Oh, Diego Maradona,
He put the English OUT, OUT, OUT!

R.I.P Diego, even in death you manage to boil the piss & live rent free in the heads of the English, god bless you

One day when society has matured & we see drug addicts as patients & not criminals your legacy will be all the more appreciated

In a moving tribute, Boca Juniors turn off all the lights at La Bombonera leaving only Diego's VIP box

Is Maradona really in english heads Nah !!

Scots like to think its only thing that gives them any pleasure after not qualifying for anything for 20+ years

Until this summer of course where they will get destroyed by the young english side and never qualify for anything again

i doubt the PL has any plans to pay tribute we shall hvae to see

Hi

He was all things, as one poster has said a Tax Dodger and a Cheat. He was always a brilliant footballer and on his day and there were lots of them, the best in the world.

Spoke to my mate about this his comment was "The guy was a cunt but a brilliant one"

Now returning to my friends phrase, on the scale on 1 to 10 Maradona is very much at the lower end,

Time to consider who the biggest cunts you have met in your private life are, for me it was Bernie Cornfeld (Google him) do that and consider where Mardona ranks not very high I would imagine

Turning to Hannah's Pet comments.

Until this summer of course where they will get destroyed by the young english side and never qualify for anything again

Nice comment, I will be surprised if we make it out of our group, we failed with Dalgleish, Souness and Gemmill so why should this time be different. However I think Steve Clarke will have them fired up for this game on the 18th of June and this will be their consolation victory

(27-11-2020 08:51 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Is Maradona really in english heads Nah !!

Scots like to think its only thing that gives them any pleasure after not qualifying for anything for 20+ years

Until this summer of course where they will get destroyed by the young english side and never qualify for anything again

Thank you for proving my point