RIP Diego Maradonna

The Bishop · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:03 pm

RIP to a footballing great, definitely a flawed Genius. Died today of a Heart Attack. As an aside he nearly signed for Sunderland.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:26 pm

The Bishop wrote:

RIP to a footballing great, definitely a flawed Genius. Died today of a Heart Attack. As an aside he nearly signed for Sunderland.

Yes he was quite brilliant ,one of the worlds all time greats.
Was it in September he was going to sign for Sunderland?

horden · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:36 pm

The King is dead.

IMO the greatest footballer the world has so far produced, though Messi if he keeps it up, will probably in time overtake him.

Double Figures · **Joined:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:47 am **Posts:** 845

Potentially he can see what the rest of God looks like now in addition to his hand.

Johnjo1 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:52 pm **Posts:** 1625

He was truly a one man team, carried Argentina and Napoli

Critical Thinking · **Joined:** Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:50 am **Posts:** 2313

15 years to the day when another "great" passed away

GEORGE BEST at the age of 59

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5534

Critical Thinking wrote:

15 years to the day when another "great" passed away

GEORGE BEST at the age of 59

One of the few footballers in my lifetime who stood any comparison for ball control and dribbling skills with Maradona. RIP the pair of them.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12367

Double Figures wrote:

Potentially he can see what the rest of God looks like now in addition to his hand.

God will probably give him a bollocking for taking his name in vain and then sentence him to an age in purgatory whilst wearing a Brazilian shirt.
Could play a bit like!!
R I P. Little Fella.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19758

Flying Hogans wrote:

Critical Thinking wrote:

15 years to the day when another "great" passed away

GEORGE BEST at the age of 59

One of the few footballers in my lifetime who stood any comparison for ball control and dribbling skills with Maradona. RIP the pair of them.

nothing else really needs saying. at least the bunker is showing something on this subject a couple of other clubs fans need showing, CLASS.

horden · **Posted:** Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:37 am

RIP.

A flawed genius, like so many who excel at their sport, art or music often are.

Always prefer the characters like Maradona, Best , Gascoigne, or even Joe Frazier, rather than the dullard do nothing wrong types like Pele, Charlton and Messi. I suppose it just makes the man on the street feel less guilty about their own flaws.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:30 pm

horden wrote:

RIP.

A flawed genius, like so many who excel at their sport, art or music often are.

Always prefer the characters like Maradona, Best , Gascoigne, or even Joe Frazier, rather than the dullard do nothing wrong types like Pele, Charlton and Messi. I suppose it just makes the man on the street feel less guilty about their own flaws.

I was once described as being like the Empire State Building...................having plenty of floors! bbolt

horden · **Posted:** Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:54 pm

Bluestreak wrote:

horden wrote:

RIP.

A flawed genius, like so many who excel at their sport, art or music often are.

Always prefer the characters like Maradona, Best , Gascoigne, or even Joe Frazier, rather than the dullard do nothing wrong types like Pele, Charlton and Messi. I suppose it just makes the man on the street feel less guilty about their own flaws.

I was once described as being like the Empire State Building...................having plenty of floors! bbolt

I will forgive you for this, as I know you haven't been doing stand up for long

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22669

Aye, RIP. I always found it interesting that he showed his absolute best and his absolute worst in the same game. Putting aside la 'manos de Dios', that second goal showed every part of his skill, balance, strength and determination. I don't think Messi comes close to Maradona at his peak.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9561

Anyone else get the WhatsApp FOTO that VAR have overuled the hand of God goal and given Manchester United a penalty.
bbolt

Great player they don't make them like that anymore.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19758

horden wrote:

Always prefer the characters like Maradona, Best , Gascoigne, or even Joe Frazier, rather than the dullard do nothing wrong types like Pele, Charlton and Messi. I suppose it just makes the man on the street feel less guilty about their own flaws.

they will have flaws. they might not be as serious ones or having good publicity round em will help to supress news about them. if gazza actually just accidentally bumped into someone in the street it would be front page news as either assaulting someone or being so pissed up he ignored the distance law. its not all the medias fault its the number of people who love these stories to knock certain people.

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5534

I'm liking the look of Jack Grealish so far this season - loves to be on the ball, takes his man on, good range of passing, decent shot... Of course the comparisons with Gazza don't end there. He's had almost as many driving convictions as England caps this season. The likes of the Sun and the Daily Fail are going to have a field day with him for years to come.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19758

Flying Hogans wrote:

I'm liking the look of Jack Grealish so far this season - loves to be on the ball, takes his man on, good range of passing, decent shot... Of course the comparisons with Gazza don't end there. He's had almost as many driving convictions as England caps this season. The likes of the Sun and the Daily Fail are going to have a field day with him for years to come.

plus if he likes the lasses those rags will set him up with a young lass who looks years older than she is just for another story. you could see the story already.

RIP Diego Maradonna

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