When profiling a top-level footballer who made nearly 1,400 appearances across a 31-year professional career, It would take an extremely petty and childish individual to focus on one goal that he conceded rather than, say, his record-breaking 125 international caps.
Thankfully, I am a petty and childish individual.
Peter Shilton OBE is known to previous generations as one of the finest goalkeepers in football. In the modern era, however, he is very much Old Goalkeeper Yells at Cloud.
Shilton's political takes have attracted such praise as "A bit similar to Matt Le Tissier's takes" and "maradonahandofgod.gif".
Understandably, Shilton is unimpressed with the constant 'Hand of God' reminders. He has to take his share of the blame though.
I mean, if I didn't want to spend 34 years being constantly reminded of a goal I conceded, I would simply not let a man I was six inches taller than outjump me.
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Here are 10 of Peter Shilton's tweets accompanied by photos of Diego Maradona.
1) "Go and live somewhere run by dictators"
"All you people who are not happy with a government democratically voted by the people with 80 seat majority (and our great country )please go and live somewhere run by dictators (not elected )and see where your actions (like pulling down statues) gets you!!" - June 9, 2020
2) "Nigel Farage is so right"
"Nigel (Farage) is so right about the destruction of the Edward Colston statue" - June 9, 2020
3) "Slavery was a terrible thing and should never have happened but"
"Slavery was a terrible thing and should never have happened but for a mob to destruct it is wrong. The people of Bristol should have had the chance wether to have got rid of it THAT’S DEMOCRACY! @Nigel_Farage" - June 9, 2020
4) "If they don't like this country then go and see what a dictatorship is like"
5) "Did I imagine a policewoman?"
6) "@BorisJohnson will prove a great Prime Minister and I am sure he will bring the country together"
"The British people have got it right again and all the sceptics will eat humble pie! @BorisJohnson will prove a great Prime Minister and I am sure he will bring the country together" - December 13, 2019
7) "The stoppers of Brexit"
"What a surprise Bercow plays along with the stoppers of Brexit he is so biased how ridiculous that having negotiated a deal with the EU the government can’t have a vote on it l have never ever seen such a bad biased speaker in the house who loves the limelight and himself !" - October 21, 2019
8) "Have been so impressed with @Jacob_Rees_Mogg"
9) "First time I've enjoyed looking at this picture"
10) "Take the Micky"
"Try and be original if you want to take the Micky!" - June 10, 2020
