Diego Maradona

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:37 pm

Channel 4 are showing the documentary about him at 9 o clock tonight. I haven't seen all of it yet so I'll definitely be watching. Mainly covers his time at Napoli so I'm guessing all the drug taking and his links with the Mafia will be covered.
Like him or loathe him he had a hell of a career. How good would he have been in today's era where defenders are no longer allowed to kick lumps out of forwards?

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:38 pm

I thought he'd succumbed.

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:48 pm

Watched it on my flight out to Vegas last year and thought it was superb. Maradona is my favourite player of all time but there were loads of interesting stuff Id never seen before and thought it was put together brilliantly.

Well worth a watch for all footy fans no matter what you think of the man himself

Cubanclaret · Post by **Cubanclaret** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:54 pm

Yes its a brilliant film.

LS7 · Post by **LS7** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:54 pm

Same - watched it on a plane and could happily have gone back to the start and watched it again. The Napoli footage is absolutely brilliant.

Fenwick · Post by **Fenwick** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:46 pm

Brilliant footballer but broke my heart in 86. Laughed my head off in 94 though...

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:05 pm

Thanks for the notification. I've put it onto record as I'll end up falling asleep in the chair with it being on for two and a half hours, I'll watch it early doors, probably next week.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:47 pm

Incredibly gifted footballer. Great leader too as exemplified by his role in leading his country to winning the World Cup in '86.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:28 pm

My tele wouldn't last 5 seconds.

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:42 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:47 pm
Incredibly gifted footballer. Great leader too as exemplified by his role in leading his country to winning the World Cup in '86.

Agree he was a gifted footballer but don't forget he was a bloody cheat as well.

Longsidelenny · Post by **Longsidelenny** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:47 pm

Everybody in the world including himself new he cheated but still a very good film utc

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:00 pm

Superb documentary

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:05 pm

The Best Ever. Crazy guy though!

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:20 pm

beddie wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:42 pm
Agree he was a gifted footballer but don't forget he was a bloody cheat as well.

Can't condone what he did. Unfortunately the modern game is littered with cheats and no one seems to care anymore.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:25 pm

Franny Lee was the biggest cheat going...years before his time.

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:48 pm

tim_noone wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:25 pm
Franny Lee was the biggest cheat going...years before his time.

You're right there Tim but his career soon went "down the pan".

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:53 pm

Looks a lost soul.

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:54 pm

I think the frustrating thing is seeing the best in the world do it when they don’t need to, as his second goal showed.

Up there with the best 2-3 players ever

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:57 pm

Dyched wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:53 pm
Looks a lost soul.

Ahhhh Soul

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:00 pm

beddie wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:48 pm
You're right there Tim but his career soon went "down the pan".

Correct...just another overpaid ar$e wipe.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:02 pm

Cheating fat bellend.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:03 pm

Wonderful football in the last century...and great players.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:19 pm

The greatest footballer to walk the planet...Cantona....the fat bellend this thread is about isnt even in the top ten of greatest ever!

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:27 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:19 pm
The greatest footballer to walk the planet...Cantona....the fat bellend this thread is about isnt even in the top ten of greatest ever!

Knob!

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:30 pm

beddie wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:48 pm
You're right there Tim but his career soon went "down the pan".

Bet it hasn't now...

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:32 pm

If i had injected half the shite that curly haired Argentine bellend had today i would have been classed the greatest footballer ever,this bellends legacy that he was the greatest is the biggest footballing myth in history....and dont call me a knob you bellend

CaptainKirk · Post by **CaptainKirk** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:32 pm

Had to log in just to say to Steve:
That is one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen.
Whatever you may think about Maradonna as a person, he makes Cantona look like a pub player in comparison.
He won the World Cup dragging an average team behind him for goodness sake and got to the Final again four years later with another mostly average team. Add to that all his other achievements.
Cantonna?
You’re having a laugh.

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:36 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:57 pm
Ahhhh Soul

It’s quite apparent he struggled dealing with the pressures. People forget that with footballers. Money doesn’t make the brain ignore. Many have succumb to the pressures down the years. Many have had different ways of dealing with it. The pressure of a nation the pressure of a city all on you. Argentina don’t win, Napoli don’t win it’s on him. His fault.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:36 pm

CaptainKirk wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:32 pm
Had to log in just to say to Steve:
That is one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen.
Whatever you may think about Maradonna as a person, he makes Cantona look like a pub player in comparison.
He won the World Cup dragging an average team behind him for goodness sake and got to the Final again four years later with another mostly average team. Add to that all his other achievements.
Cantonna?
You’re having a laugh.

Green eyed..

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:39 pm

CaptainKirk wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:32 pm
Had to log in just to say to Steve:
That is one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen.
Whatever you may think about Maradonna as a person, he makes Cantona look like a pub player in comparison.
He won the World Cup dragging an average team behind him for goodness sake and got to the Final again four years later with another mostly average team. Add to that all his other achievements.
Cantonna?
You’re having a laugh.

Ok what ever as if i give a shite .

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:40 pm

Got to admire him for carrying Napoli all on his own.. A great footballer who was one of the best in the world.. If he played for England and had fisted the ball in the net and got away with it nobody would have give a flying ****..

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:43 pm

conyoviejo wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:40 pm
Got to admire him for carrying Napoli all on his own.. A great footballer who was one of the best in the world.. If he played for England and had fisted the ball in the net and got away with it nobody would have give a flying ****..

Cheats prosper....our game is F**cked.

CaptainKirk · Post by **CaptainKirk** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:44 pm

Green eyed??
Not sure what you mean?
I thought Cantona was a great player and loved watching him and so much more entertaining than some of the “stars” of today.
In purely footballing terms however, Maradonna was on a completely different level to just about any player before or since barring one or two obvious names. And this from a still bitter England fan!

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:44 pm

He was a fabulous player (and a cheat), but this programme is a bit tedious.
Its overlong and just seems padded out with shots of him walking in and out of hotels and press conferences.
Some good game footage, but could have been condensed into an hour.

At over two and a half hours, it ran out of steam half an hour ago.

But yes, an all time great.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:45 pm

conyoviejo wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:40 pm
Got to admire him for carrying Napoli all on his own.. A great footballer who was one of the best in the world.. If he played for England and had fisted the ball in the net and got away with it nobody would have give a flying ****..

The Argies would have

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:46 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:43 pm
Cheats prosper....our game is F**cked.

IMO.. Our games been phooked since Sky And the Premier league took over Steve.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:50 pm

conyoviejo wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:46 pm
IMO.. Our games been phooked since Sky And the Premier league took over Steve.

Correct Con but its difficult to knock it with us raking in millions from it..... Chicken and egg

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:55 pm

We as English are to happy to forget the wrong done to us, as an ardent England fan i could not give this fat cheating ******* two and a half hours of my time,ill never forgive what he did.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:55 pm

CaptainKirk wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:44 pm
Green eyed??
Not sure what you mean?
I thought Cantona was a great player and loved watching him and so much more entertaining than some of the “stars” of today.
In purely footballing terms however, Maradonna was on a completely different level to just about any player before or since barring one or two obvious names. And this from a still bitter England fan!

Poor Steve...bit of jealousy.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:58 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:55 pm
We as English are to happy to forget the wrong done to us, as an ardent England fan i could not give this fat cheating ******* two and a half hours of my time,ill never forgive what he did.

Knob!

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:03 pm

CaptainKirk wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:32 pm
Had to log in just to say to Steve:
That is one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen.
Whatever you may think about Maradonna as a person, he makes Cantona look like a pub player in comparison.
He won the World Cup dragging an average team behind him for goodness sake and got to the Final again four years later with another mostly average team. Add to that all his other achievements.
Cantonna?
You’re having a laugh.

Cantona only has one " N"

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:04 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:01 pm
Your a bigger troll than that self important dick waving Eddie

Sorry Lad. I apologise

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:32 pm

Sad End. He should have acknowledged his son a lot earlier though.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:46 pm

Maradona good.
Pele better.
George Best....

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:31 am

Very good film. He was obviously a very special footballer but got involved with the wrong crowd. I don’t resent him for the handball, if he was an England player we’d laud him as a hero. Wish there were more players like him in today’s game.

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:16 am

Best player ever?As an older fan I was privileged to see who imo was the best footballer I have seen , George Best.
Maradona had takent but like George a seriously flawed personal life

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:51 am

Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:31 am
Very good film. He was obviously a very special footballer but got involved with the wrong crowd. I don’t resent him for the handball, if he was an England player we’d laud him as a jerk. Wish there were more players like him in today’s game.

He'd have trouble with the drug testing regime.
I'd be happy with there being more players with that amount of skill. But I don't wish there were more players like him. I'm sure we have more than our fair share of knobs in the game already without introducing a load of gigaknobs.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:47 am

timshorts wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:51 am
He'd have trouble with the drug testing regime.
I'd be happy with there being more players with that amount of skill. But I don't wish there were more players like him. I'm sure we have more than our fair share of knobs in the game already without introducing a load of gigaknobs.

Of course. I meant more players with the ability and audacity to dribble past players with ease.

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:52 am

what VAR was invented for!

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:53 am

Is it just me or was the technical level slightly higher back then in football? Today's game is a lot faster but a lot of the players just seem to be athletes. On old footage I see it seems like every player is really comfortable on the ball. I suppose this might be down to the game being slower and having a bit more time?