rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
from the sale of Maradona's shirt. Wow.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...of-god-england-match-estimated-to-sell-for-4m
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...of-god-england-match-estimated-to-sell-for-4m
Nice that a player from an era that didn't pay well is finally getting a payday. Good on him!
After “The Hand of God” goal, he should’ve burnt it.
Horrible cheat
So he could flog it 30 years down the line..shrewd business....I thought similar. Why the heck would you swap shirts with him after that goal...
I thought the opposite...and it was milking it to the extreme. They were all paid well in relative terms, and had an easy life in comparison to everyone else around then.
He did indeed return to Reading as a postie. Definitely one of the best players I have ever seen at Reading.My first thought too. Wasn't it Neil Webb who got a job as a postie after he retired? Can't imagine many of today's top flight players needing to do that when they retire!
My first thought too. Wasn't it Neil Webb who got a job as a postie after he retired? Can't imagine many of today's top flight players needing to do that when they retire!
Compared to the approximate 3 million unemployed at the time, yes. I started work in 1982, and was earning £40 a week which for a 16 yr old was not bad and better than those on YTS got.Genuine question - Were they paid well? And in relative terms to whom/what?
Compared to the approximate 3 million unemployed at the time, yes. I started work in 1982, and was earning £40 a week which for a 16 yr old was not bad and better than those on YTS got.
Just sold for £7m!
I wonder how much the executors of Diego Maradona's estate can expect to receive from the sale of Mr Hodge's shirt.