dalton 1,192 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 My memory at hampden park v argentina scotland intoduced to the kid and it will be the only game in my lifetime to witness just how good this pocket of talent was . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgnbsgnBes Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBluenose1972 1,405 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 But could he play against Queen Of The South? Doubtful Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBF2 3,540 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Is English your first language? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalton 1,192 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Is English your first language? happy for you Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewhitesettler 2,711 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I always thought that Pele was the better player. The amount of goals he scored, and the stuff he could do with a ball was unbelievable, at the time. I remember, as a young lad, going out and trying some of the tricks, moves, and skills Pele had performed, without a great deal of success. But I was a tryer, and watching him perform inspired me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlands plater 16,966 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 One of two games I went to at Hampden that summer where I witnessed something very special indeed.Davie Cooper's goal in the Drybrough Cup Final, and Diego Maradona's first goal for Argentina. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 One of two games I went to at Hampden that summer where I witnessed something very special indeed.Davie Cooper's goal in the Drybrough Cup Final, and Diego Maradona's first goal for Argentina.Brilliant stuff. I'm jealous, you lucky man. El Diego was definitely the best of my lifetime... And Cooper is arguably the most gifted player ever saw in the Scottish game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyinroyalblue 16,478 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Can you imagine a Maradona in his prime with the protection from referees that players get now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedylan 11,555 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Maradonna was the greatest player ever ,Messi a close second . Pele was not even the greatest Brazilian,Garrincha was.While I was in Argentina I did a wee pilgrimage to where he was born ,visited most of the places he had played in Buenos Aires including that godawful club Boca. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim1690 4,534 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 My memory at hampden park v argentina scotland intoduced to the kidand it will be the only game in my lifetime to witness just how good this pocketof talent was .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgnbsgnBesWas at that game as well, was excited about seeing this new wonder kid that the south Americans were raving about, unfortunately I also chose this day to try out Eldorado for the first time as a tipple before the game, I knew I had taken to much when the stadium started to spin and I passed out, apparently I slept though the whole game and my mates had to carry me back home.I was raging with myself when I recovered especially when I heard from my mates and read the papers the next day about how good this kid was, still annoyed with myself as I write, I had the chance to see Maradonna live and feckin' blew it.PS. I never drank the El D ever again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser1041 9,088 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 He's a fat junkie wank Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalton 1,192 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Was at that game as well, was excited about seeing this new wonder kid that the south Americans were raving about, unfortunately I also chose this day to try out Eldorado for the first time as a tipple before the game, I knew I had taken to much when the stadium started to spin and I passed out, apparently I slept though the whole game and my mates had to carry me back home. I was raging with myself when I recovered especially when I heard from my mates and read the papers the next day about how good this kid was, still annoyed with myself as I write, I had the chance to see Maradonna live and feckin' blew it. PS. I never drank the El D ever again. You may have been out of it but hansen and some of the others must have been on the EL D too Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,639 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Wonder how Maradona would cope without defenders diving in at every opportunity.Seems to be an argument for him being the best ever based on this type of no-nonsense defending that he faced all the time. Good dribblers want this sort of defending. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighouse 1,012 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Why were all camera angles in 1980's Italian football behind the goal? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Messi > maradona Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,893 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 All of the old-timers, great as many of them were, benefited from most people only ever actually seeing a handful of their games, on the biggest stages. Pele or Maradona may well be the best player of all-time but their stature has reached almost mythical proportions because they played in a time when, for most people, it was genuinely unusual and exciting to get a chance to watch them play. The only people who got to watch them week in, week out and see the average games, the games when they couldn't really be arsed or didn't have their shooting boots on or had post-Christmas fatigue or whatever, were the journalists and the home fans. The former were paid to sell the idea of mythical greatness and the latter paid to believe it, because they love their heroes. The likes of Messi and Ronaldo and, to a lesser extent, the superstars of the previous decade or so, have every touch of every game scrutinised. When they are bad or mediocre it gets leapt upon for criticism. When they are incredible it becomes boring and repetitive. They don't have the same romance. They can't win. Then again, they are hundreds of times richer so maybe they can live with that In the end, whether someone like Messi is actually better than Maradona and Pele or not, he could be ten times as good as both and still most people of a certain age wouldn't admit it or even believe it in their hearts (there are obviously notable exceptions like Lineker and Souness). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
murzo 7,446 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 He's a fat junkie wankSome skill in that right enough, fat and a junkie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Messi > maradonaNo way. Has Messi ever taken Argentina single handedly (no pun intended) to a world cup win ?Maradona still the greatest i ever did see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,639 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 No way. Has Messi ever taken Argentina single handedly (no pun intended) to a world cup win ?Maradona still the greatest i ever did see.Such a brainless comment Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Such a brainless comment Fuck off and sober up dickhead, nowt wrong with that comment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser1041 9,088 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Some skill in that right enough, fat and a junkie.most rich junkies are fat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,639 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Fuck off and sober up dickhead, nowt wrong with that comment. Aye, let's base a player being the best ever on 7 games over a 500 game career.Tannerall's logic.Brainless cunt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,360 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Aye, let's base a player being the best ever based on 7 games over a 500 game career.Tannerall's logic.Brainless cunt.The old cunt should just die already and do us all a favour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,639 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The old cunt should just die already and do us all a favour.Maradona or Tanerall? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 No way. Has Messi ever taken Argentina single handedly (no pun intended) to a world cup win ?Maradona still the greatest i ever did see.Ah, the old World Cup commentMaradona might have had more natural talent, but the stats don't lieMessi has surpassed Maradona IMOAnd I grew up watching Maradona in his pomp Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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