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citymancs => citymancs => Topic started by: The Blue Blooded Maniac on November 25, 2020, 16:45:07

Title: Maradona
Post by: The Blue Blooded Maniac on November 25, 2020, 16:45:07
Dead
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: lee on November 25, 2020, 17:29:28
Sad news.Loved him.One of my hero’s
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Gareth on November 25, 2020, 18:32:15
I’m seeing and hearing a lot of whining from the English media about the “hand of God”. It’s a bit different here in Scotland 😁
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: goat on November 25, 2020, 19:39:50
Won't be another like him
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Swiss on November 26, 2020, 09:15:15
Mutu came close with the old cocaine! And then there was the fowler incident...
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: goat on November 26, 2020, 10:57:49

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Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: The Blue Blooded Maniac on November 26, 2020, 11:18:58
Quote from: goat on November 26, 2020, 10:57:49
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EntgPkIWEAADyD1?format=jpg&name=large)

So if you and Stevie are both me dads, I assume he vaccinated you?
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: goat on November 26, 2020, 11:23:10
you are adopted
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: The Blue Blooded Maniac on November 26, 2020, 11:36:07
Thank Christ for that!
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Stephen Paul on November 26, 2020, 23:02:52
Absolute fucking legend,  best I've ever seen
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Stephen Paul on November 26, 2020, 23:03:39
3 days of national mourning in Argentina

Says it all
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Paddy on November 28, 2020, 15:54:52
A great footballer, pity he had to revert to cheating and drugs. Gone the same way as a lot of maradona's
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Paddy on November 28, 2020, 16:59:53
Paddies and Welsh coming out of the woodwork. He was a cheat at the highest level and even when he was presented with the evidence he would not back down....
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Swiss on November 28, 2020, 17:11:22
I think Maradona gets singled out for cheating when the game is rife with it.

Plenty of others that have done it in major internationals/ competitions
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Paddy on November 28, 2020, 17:19:47
Yes Swiss but he still didn't have the decency to put his hand up (sic) and admit it and he had a lot of years in which to do just that. I watched to game and it was so obvious, still cannot believe how the officials missed it...
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Swiss on November 28, 2020, 17:28:11
I don't think he ever shyed away from the fact it was a hand ball, calling it the hand of God.

He just wasn't sorry about it.

No different to Henry.
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: goat on November 29, 2020, 01:02:27
Even during celebrating the goal he told other players to run to him incase it was disallowed

To be fair England would have lost anyway
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: goat on November 29, 2020, 01:04:57
Quote from: Paddy on November 28, 2020, 15:54:52
A great footballer, pity he had to revert to cheating and drugs. Gone the same way as a lot of maradona's

Most of his career on coke, that's not exactly a performance enhancer
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: The Blue Blooded Maniac on November 29, 2020, 12:46:10
Quote from: Paddy on November 28, 2020, 17:19:47
Yes Swiss but he still didn't have the decency to put his hand up (sic) and admit it and he had a lot of years in which to do just that. I watched to game and it was so obvious, still cannot believe how the officials missed it...

Lineker did an interview with him and he admitted it was had ball. Lineker said aswell that he doesn't blame him for it, he blames the referee and linesman.
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: gavin on November 29, 2020, 21:23:40
It was cheating but that doesn't alter the fact that he was also a fantastic footballer. Among the best ever without doubt.

I actually don't view his cheating handball as badly as Henry's. You have to view it in the context of how he and his country felt about that game. Henry was just casually cheating at football but, whether you agree with their grievances or not, Argentina were desperate to win that game for more than footballing reasons.

The other goal was just amazing anyway.
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: jingoe on November 30, 2020, 17:55:01
The funniest part of the second goal is watching Peter Reid doing an impression of someone running through treacle with diving boots on!
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Swiss on November 30, 2020, 23:53:41
Whenever I see that goal, I'm always surprised no one took him out.

Poor old Reid.
Title: Re: Maradona
Post by: Paddy on December 05, 2020, 08:53:45
He wasn't the fastest but steadfast....