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"After reviewing England's performance at the WC, I have decided renounce my international retirement."

Nice to see Deportivo back in la Primera, used to love their team back in the day with Diego Tristan, Djalminha, Fran, Makaay, Duscher et al. Will be keeping an eye out for them, someone with greater knowledge care to predict how they will fare?

Ah fuck off.

But not shirt sponsors? Or what?

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That would be the first proper good news in years.

Borås right? Terrible accent, just puts you off.

Cabella on the bench.

The protection modern players have from refs is also a factor. Anyone can look up the carnage and brutality launched at Maradona back in the day. http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/patrick-barclay-why-i-will-never-consider-lionel-messi-greater-than-diego-maradona-8834548.html I'm not saying Maradona was better than Messi, I'm just saying he had that aura that rubbed off on other players. Messi doesn't really have that, probably due to being a much more introvert person.

Maradona was a far more inspirational player than Messi, hard to argue against that.

He was shite in the group stage, great in the knockout stages, but as a whole you can't say it was the best tournament ever from a player.

The 90 side wasn't good mate. They got to the final on the back of their reserve keeper Goicachea coming in after injury to the first choice, Pumpido if I recall, and him being a bit of a penalty saving specialist. Goycochea And yes you're right, that wasn't a good team. Full of twats and cheats.

Same every season under this business plan. Well, apart from when we don't sign anyone. So...not the same every season then. In fact most often the opposite.

A lot of new players, will need time to gel. Excuse sorted.

This

This board is a never-ending stream of astonishing facts.

Palacio

Ffs Palacio

Not much s*** about him like, he's brilliant. Strange player. Not great at anything, yet always scores goals.

Kramer: I'm out!

Seems about right.

Argentina in away kits, no good. Shades of the 1990 final.