Maradonna Gone

[BanjoPie]

A bit of a cheat but what a player, football was a better place with you in it. R.I.P

[legs77]

Watched his documentry few months back some of the challenges he had were pure assault !

He'd destroy teams today with the protection they get.

Only 60 but im not shocked he has lived lets put it that way.

As you say we hate the handball but he was a great and a real legend of the game.

[drillerpie]

Watched his documentry few months back some of the challenges he had were pure assault !

He'd destroy teams today with the protection they get.

Only 60 but im not shocked he has lived lets put it that way.

As you say we hate the handball but he was a great and a real legend of the game.

All good points. I have to say my opinion of him changed for the better having seen that documentary.

[BigFatPie]

Only NCM could have a tribute thread to someone and spell their name wrongly.

Best player ever and his achievements on the pitch were only matched by the legendary amount of ching he shoved up his nose.

[the_anticlough]

The GOAT

[upthemaggies]

Could have played at Meadow Lane in the 1978/79 season had Sheffield United completed the agreed £200,000 deall and not signed the cheaper Alex Sabella instead.

[i961pie]

Only NCM could have a tribute thread to someone and spell their name wrongly.

Best player ever and his achievements on the pitch were only matched by the legendary amount of ching he shoved up his nose.

Pele for me.

[matt_magpie]

Unbelievable player and life. Many still discussing today do they forgive him for cheating. What a lot of English fans probably need to understand certainly from the point of south american teams doing so well is a lot of the players have that street mentality, fight for everything, being cute/crafty and having that passion to win at all costs. Does that make it right, possibly not, but if some of our players had that mental attitude with their ability we might have done something since 1966.

[Old_pie]

Unbelievable player and life. Many still discussing today do they forgive him for cheating. What a lot of English fans probably need to understand certainly from the point of south american teams doing so well is a lot of the players have that street mentality, fight for everything, being cute/crafty and having that passion to win at all costs. Does that make it right, possibly not, but if some of our players had that mental attitude with their ability we might have done something since 1966.

Some of the Argentinian approach to playing England goes back to that match in 1966 and this article gives some views on what happened, including a full quote of Ramsey using the words "animals" - https://www.soccer-history.co.uk/lat...1966-world-cup

The Falklands would have stirred further antagonism towards England.

Flawed genius is my view. And Laddo - he, Maradona (thanks Banjo with a broken string) had gone off the rails whilst he was still playing top level football. As one Argentinian politician said "we don't want him as a role model for our kids" - bit late mate.

My vote for GOAT goes to Pele - it is hard to knock any points off of him and he was regularly fouled out of the game and didn't revert to cheating for revenge.

[uysapie]

Some of the Argentinian approach to playing England goes back to that match in 1966 and this article gives some views on what happened, including a full quote of Ramsey using the words "animals" - https://www.soccer-history.co.uk/lat...1966-world-cup

The Falklands would have stirred further antagonism towards England.

Flawed genius is my view. And Laddo - he, Maradona (thanks Banjo with a broken string) had gone off the rails whilst he was still playing top level football. As one Argentinian politician said "we don't want him as a role model for our kids" - bit late mate.

My vote for GOAT goes to Pele - it is hard to knock any points off of him and he was regularly fouled out of the game and didn't revert to cheating for revenge.

Pele the best, Maradonna a cheating sod