One Team In Keynsham Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Went to see the new Maradona documentary last night. Great piece of work covering his time at Napoli. Same director as Senna and Amy (only seen the former). Well worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Had a good review from mark Kermode on Radio 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardy Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Cant wait to see this, the other documentaries they have made have been brilliant.....and what a life Maradona had......the cheating so and so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, yardy said: Cant wait to see this, the other documentaries they have made have been brilliant.....and what a life Maradona had......the cheating so and so Incredible character and career, no one else has come close in all this time since her first hit Like A Virgin all those years ago.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardy Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, WhistleHappy said: Incredible character and career, no one else has come close in all this time since her first hit Like A Virgin all those years ago.. Ahahaha i was just about to pull you up for praising him then :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamite Red Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Watched it Monday and an excellent film. Tale of a flawed genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 3 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: Had a good review from mark Kermode on Radio 5. ...the important review, alas, wasn't available when we really needed it - the 'Hand of God' Argie Bargie VAR ! History could've been all so different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Going to see it tonight. The best player of all time. Imo. Although 1986 is, to this day, a tough one to swallow for Englishmen, his career as a whole shouldn't be defined by one incident. Imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77 punk Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 i watched the film last monday i went to the film with an open mind and came out very impressed it is an excellent documentary of his time in naples superb footage he was an incredible footballer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77 punk Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 tim you are right the handball takes away how magnificent he was me and terry loved the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 38 minutes ago, 77 punk said: tim you are right the handball takes away how magnificent he was me and terry loved the film Magnificent footballer, if Gary Lineker had done what Maradona did at the other end ( re the handball) every Englishman would class him as a national hero. So who can blame Argentinians for feeling that re Maradona! His second goal in the 86 game was unbelievable, but to an extent still gets overshadowed by the first, but only in this country. I didn’t know about this film, look forward to watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 7 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: Had a good review from mark Kermode on Radio 5. Hello to Jason Isaacs and down with the nazis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Portland Bill said: His second goal in the 86 game was unbelievable, but to an extent still gets overshadowed by the first, but only in this country. To be fair, all he did in his second goal was out pace Peter Reid, mug off Terry Fenwick, and stick a toe out quicker than Terry butcher. For me the remarkable goal was out jumping Peter Shilton at 5'2". It's a great film though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isawjonshaw Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Merrick's Marvels said: Going to see it tonight. The best player of all time. Imo. Although 1986 is, to this day, a tough one to swallow for Englishmen, his career as a whole shouldn't be defined by one incident. Imo. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Blokes a **** simple as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, Rob k said: Blokes a **** simple as What a life though. Some would say it was worth making a film about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, Rob k said: Blokes a **** simple as Forget the handball for a moment... He states a very good case for being the best player that’s ever lived. He’s certainly in the top few, ever. However, off the pitch, he’s a vile human being and has pissed the rest of his life down the drain. I will watch the documentary with interest at some stage, but I won’t shed any tears when his body eventually packs up on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 For me the hand of god stuff is so over the top He put the ball in the net with his hand So he cheated There were thousands of dives before he ever did that All cheating Been thousands of dives, hand balls and players getting others sent off since ALL CHEATING His hand ball is no better or worse than any other form of cheating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 The guy who put the documentary together was interviewed on Radio 4 this week. Interesting stuff. He had a bit of trouble arranging his interviews with Maradona, who sometimes cancelled at the last minute or was not in the mood to say much. At other times he was apparently very open and talkative. Great footballer, flawed person. I love that picture of him (presumably the 1986 World Cup) with the ball and a row of about 5 Belgium defenders looking absolutely terrified. My other abiding memory is his demented bulging-eyed goal celebration (1994?) shortly before he was tested positive for drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Offside said: The guy who put the documentary together was interviewed on Radio 4 this week. Interesting stuff. He had a bit of trouble arranging his interviews with Maradona, who sometimes cancelled at the last minute or was not in the mood to say much. At other times he was apparently very open and talkative. Great footballer, flawed person. I love that picture of him (presumably the 1986 World Cup) with the ball and a row of about 5 Belgium defenders looking absolutely terrified. My other abiding memory is his demented bulging-eyed goal celebration (1994?) shortly before he was tested positive for drugs. It is a great pic, if slightly misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwichrobin Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Gary lineker told a story once that about half an hour before an England Argentina game Maradonna goes onto the pitch stands on the centre spot kicks a football straight up about 30 feet, dosent move from centre spot and volleys the ball straight back up repeating this about 6 times in his warm up until he was bored. The England team were in ore of this and tried it the next day, the whole team not managing to do one volley! Try it sometime it's virtually impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStand Sandwich Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Just watched the film... loved it. OK, aside from the hand of god stuff... the story of his rag to riches to self destruction is essential viewing for football fans... Think it needs to be watched on the big screen though as it may lose its impact? (I think when it gets eventually released on mainstream TV, the picture could look grainy and the sound of tackles not as forceful). What I was also amazed at was the price of the cinema ticket at vue at cribbs - £5.50 each .. don't know if they dropped ticket prices or if its just for this film...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 3 hours ago, SouthStand Sandwich said: Just watched the film... loved it. OK, aside from the hand of god stuff... the story of his rag to riches to self destruction is essential viewing for football fans... Think it needs to be watched on the big screen though as it may lose its impact? (I think when it gets eventually released on mainstream TV, the picture could look grainy and the sound of tackles not as forceful). What I was also amazed at was the price of the cinema ticket at vue at cribbs - £5.50 each .. don't know if they dropped ticket prices or if its just for this film...? Think that's normal for Vue cinemas now, thankfully. Sadly, it ain't the same for other cinemas though, as they're still massively overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted June 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 9 hours ago, norwichrobin said: Gary lineker told a story once that about half an hour before an England Argentina game Maradonna goes onto the pitch stands on the centre spot kicks a football straight up about 30 feet, dosent move from centre spot and volleys the ball straight back up repeating this about 6 times in his warm up until he was bored. The England team were in ore of this and tried it the next day, the whole team not managing to do one volley! Try it sometime it's virtually impossible Had not heard the volley story before. But there is a similar story from Zidane on a different training routine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakoe Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Maradona was a player who I hated and admired in equal measures. Looking forward to watching this when I get chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 8 hours ago, Akira said: Think that's normal for Vue cinemas now, thankfully. Sadly, it ain't the same for other cinemas though, as they're still massively overpriced. Taunton Odeon - overpriced, has eight screens but rarely shows anything but mainstream teen blockbuster crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Got to be the most Ironic shirt ever worn by him :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, spudski said: Got to be the most Ironic shirt ever worn by him I think that was a plee to any dealers in the vicinity. See me after the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen humphries Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 22 hours ago, Rob k said: Blokes a **** simple as Do you think terry Henry’s a *** as well done exactly the same to the Irish, yet I hat seems to be forgotten, because it wasn’t against England I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Red Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Maradona remains the only man to have won a World Cup single-handedly (excuse the pun) for his country. That Argentina team of 1986 was nothing special apart from him. Valdano and Burrachaga were good players but nothing special. In 2014 an exhausted Messi just about dragged Argentina to the final but could not get them over the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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