Maradona For St James's Park?

Last updated : 16 November 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor

But the way Wigan's Henri Camara took Coloccini to the cleaners for pace on Saturday, I'm sure he was pleased Maradona was anywhere BUT St James's Park.

Coloccini and his countryman Jonas Gutierrez are hoping to be named in the squad for Maradona's first game in charge, the friendly against Scotland at Hampden Park next Wednesday.

Coloccini: "He wants to watch football matches all the time, and he will want to see his players, so maybe if he has the time, he will come to Newcastle to see Jonas and myself.

"It would be an honour to see Diego Maradona at St James's Park.

"Since last season, you can watch the Premier League on television in Argentina. You can see a lot of Newcastle matches, because it is one of the big teams in England."