Diego Maradona Coming To Bha?!

[Hannibal smith]

At least it would get rid of the Gay chants.

Instead of 'Your going down with your boyfriend' it would along the lines of 'Your going down with the Belgrano' 'You can stick your hand of God up your arse'

Pre season friendly in Buenos Aires would be worth going to though

 

[Scotty Mac]

This is just so bizarre I can't get my head round it. SURELY this is some kind of wind-up.

thats what i was thinking - but when it was announced on the radio, they said it was in several of the nationals today

 

[magoo]

If they were thinking of becoming management of a league 1 or 2 team then I could believe it. But not at this level.

 

[Napper]

If any truth in this then surely a good thing if anyone wants to put money in the club, lets hear what they got to say

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Start learning.....

Usted va a casa en una ambulancia que jode - for Palarse

Quién es el tonto en el negro - for the Ref

Ensaque al presidente - for Ernest!

Usted es demasiado viejo y lento - for Oatway/Mayo/Others

Debemos estar golpeando los equipos como brighton - for the rest of the CCC

So, if Maradona gets us, is the Sun going to run a "Gotcha" headline...every handball will be the "hand of God"....

 

[Jam The Man]

erm... right... not the wake up call i was expecting!!!

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Cumpleaños felices!

 

[clapham_gull]

He shouldn't be let anywhere near the playing field. Has anyone seen the STATE of him these days?

Hardly one to defend him...

.. but he's sorted himself out, has lost all the excess weight and is off the drugs.

.. and is presenting some dancing show in Argentina ?

.. sorry, it get's very surreal

 

[Gazwag]

.....and who started the rumour?

a certain Dick Knight or Martin Perry, come on lads you can do better than this.

This is blatantly a story to get Brighton in the public eye before the Falmer decision, DK is a PR man after all.

They'll be running out to Don't cry for me Argentina as well


I can't believe its a very good PR stunt though, if it is complete bollocks then it can't have a good effect on the team, can it?

 

[WATFORD zero]

.....and who started the rumour?

a certain Dick Knight or Martin Perry, come on lads you can do better than this.

This is blatantly a story to get Brighton in the public eye before the Falmer decision, DK is a PR man after all.

I will say this only once - i think dwayne may have a point

This is never going to happen (thank God) but National publicity in the weeks immediately before the announcement can't be bad. I don't think it was DK instigated but ......

 

[Goodfella]

'Small town in Argentina.
We're just a small town in Argentina'

 

[Hiney]

The quality of the beef burgers should improve

 

[clapham_gull]

The quality of the beef burgers should improve

.. but I'm starting to worry about the stewarding.

 

[cardboard]

World Cup football legends Diego Maradona and Ossie Ardiles could be coming to Brighton and Hove Albion.

The wealthy Argentinian duo are interested in investing if the Seagulls get permission for a stadium at Falmer.

Maradona and Ardiles are keen to be involved in the running of an English club with potential.

Albion have been identified by Steve Perryman and Paul Miller - two English-based former team-mates of Ardiles at Tottenham - as an ideal candidate, providing the move to Falmer receives Government approval later this month.

Ardiles, speaking from his home in Spain, revealed: "It is a possibility. We will have to see what happens. I cannot say much at the moment. I've finished with football in Japan. I am living in Spain, enjoying the sun and we will see what happens.

"I am open to everything. It would be great to come back to English football."

Albion chairman Dick Knight dismissed as "total nonsense" suggestions that Ardiles is about to replace Mark McGhee as manager.

There has been no contact so far between the club and Ardiles, although Knight admitted: "I believe it is distinctly probable that all sorts of people who have had successful careers, like Ardiles, would be interested in Albion when we get our stadium."

Ardiles, 53, was sacked by Japanese League team Tokyo Verdy 1969 in July. He has also managed in England with Spurs, Blackburn, Swindon, Newcastle and West Brom, as well as France, Mexico, Croatia, Saudi Arabia and Argentina.

As a player, he won the World Cup with Argentina in 1978 and the FA Cup in successive years with Spurs.

Maradona, now 45, was widely recognised as the greatest player of his generation.

He is best remembered for his controversial 'Hand of God' goal against England which helped Argentina win the 1986 World Cup.

The Seagulls are still waiting to hear whether they will be allowed to build a stadium at Falmer. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has promised an answer by the end of the month.

Martin Perry, Albion's chief executive, said: "If anybody as a result of the decision wishes to invest in the club, we would clearly be happy to talk to them.

"We would expect those discussions to take place in a professional and confidential manner.

"All they have to do is contact us and we will talk to them, because we are going to be seeking additional investment once the decision is made."

 

[ManOnTheRun]

Ossie is quoted in the article as saying

'I'm open to anything . It would be great to come back to English football' ...

Surely if this was a non story initiated by DK, Ossie would have just dismissed it out of hand ... 'I know nothing, meester'

 

[Northstander]

Please tell me this is all another nsc wind up!!!

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Hardly one to defend him...

.. but he's sorted himself out, has lost all the excess weight and is off the drugs.

.. and is presenting some dancing show in Argentina ?

.. sorry, it get's very surreal

Lost all the weight by having a gastric bypass - hardly sorting himself out!

Anyway, this should be interesting now to see where it finishes up. Nothing online for it yet, so no-one is denying or confirming anything. I hope the club handles it well and it doesn't affect the playing staff.....

 

[Northstander]

World Cup football legends Diego Maradona and Ossie Ardiles could be coming to Brighton and Hove Albion.

The wealthy Argentinian duo are interested in investing if the Seagulls get permission for a stadium at Falmer.

Maradona and Ardiles are keen to be involved in the running of an English club with potential.

Albion have been identified by Steve Perryman and Paul Miller - two English-based former team-mates of Ardiles at Tottenham - as an ideal candidate, providing the move to Falmer receives Government approval later this month.

Ardiles, speaking from his home in Spain, revealed: "It is a possibility. We will have to see what happens. I cannot say much at the moment. I've finished with football in Japan. I am living in Spain, enjoying the sun and we will see what happens.

"I am open to everything. It would be great to come back to English football."

Albion chairman Dick Knight dismissed as "total nonsense" suggestions that Ardiles is about to replace Mark McGhee as manager.

There has been no contact so far between the club and Ardiles, although Knight admitted: "I believe it is distinctly probable that all sorts of people who have had successful careers, like Ardiles, would be interested in Albion when we get our stadium."

Ardiles, 53, was sacked by Japanese League team Tokyo Verdy 1969 in July. He has also managed in England with Spurs, Blackburn, Swindon, Newcastle and West Brom, as well as France, Mexico, Croatia, Saudi Arabia and Argentina.

As a player, he won the World Cup with Argentina in 1978 and the FA Cup in successive years with Spurs.

Maradona, now 45, was widely recognised as the greatest player of his generation.

He is best remembered for his controversial 'Hand of God' goal against England which helped Argentina win the 1986 World Cup.

The Seagulls are still waiting to hear whether they will be allowed to build a stadium at Falmer. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has promised an answer by the end of the month.

Martin Perry, Albion's chief executive, said: "If anybody as a result of the decision wishes to invest in the club, we would clearly be happy to talk to them.

"We would expect those discussions to take place in a professional and confidential manner.

"All they have to do is contact us and we will talk to them, because we are going to be seeking additional investment once the decision is made."

I think this may be a realygood PR stunt!

 

[Hornblower]

Could be that he heard about all the coke at the Labor Party Conference.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Perfect story for us

CASH? IT'S MARAGONA

FORMER football star Diego Maradona has sidestepped a £20million tax bill - by allegedly having a £2m TV fee paid to a bank in Argentina.

Maradona, 45, is receiving the money for appearing on an Italian dance series. He owes the tax from his time with the club Napoli but refuses to pay. Italian finance minister Daniele Molgora said: "He has not paid one cent, claiming he's broke."