Argies Or 'Sweaty Socks' To Win? That's A Tough Call!
By Nu Mad
Updated Monday, 17th November 2008
All week we've heard how Diego Maradona is a hero in Chilly Jocko Land because of his "hand of God" against the English, and how he will be seen as the modern day William Wallace up there amongst the tartan, heather and short-bread tins.
Argentina and Scotland meet in Glasgow on Wednesday, as some sort of celebration of everything anti-English.
God bless them, I say. Give then their 15 minutes of fame, then it's back to dreams of qualifying for the World Cup and Champions League.
Will our two stars feature ... Fabricio Coloccini and Jonas Gutierrez?
Only Maradona knows, but there is a chance at least one of the pair will play because Juan Roman Riquelme and Lionel Messi will be missing.
Maradona: "We must not stand there with our arms crossed just because we cannot count on Riquelme nor Messi. We must search for variety, options, and we have them.
"Even without them, we will play for victory against Scotland."
"I feel like I never left.
"I feel the same perfume, the same smell, the same need, the same motivation, the same commitment."
The smell of perfume? Seems he's started pushing something up his nose already!
NEWCASTLE PLAYERS ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY:-
Shane Ferguson - Scotland U21 v Northern Ireland U21 FR (Hamilton)
Charles N'Zogbia - France U21 v Uruguay U21 FR (St Denis)
Damien Duff, Shay Given - Republic of Ireland v Poland FR (Dublin)
Fabricio Coloccini, Jonas Gutierrez - Scotland v Argentina FR (Glasgow)
Geremi - South Africa v Cameroon WCQ (Pretoria)
David Edgar - Jamaica v Canada WCQ (Kingston)
Fabio Zamblera - Italy U20 v Switzerland U20 FR (Como)
