don mario??

[Nigels Tackle]

from the beeb. he has to be sacked if true.

Mario Balotelli must grow up, says Man City boss Roberto Mancini

Roberto Mancini believes a more mature mindset will help Mario Balotelli stay out of the headlines.

The Manchester City striker has courted controversy for reportedly playing on his iPad from the Italian substitutes bench in the Faroe Islands.

He is also wanted for police questioning over alleged links to the mafia.

"I am disappointed because everything that Mario does is a big situation," said Mancini.

Asked if Balotelli should moderate his behaviour, Mancini replied: "I hope. But Mario is 21 years old, he can change in two months, three months or six months.

"I think that you are right, the moment he changes his mind, he changes everything."

Ahead of the clash with Wigan at Eastlands, Mancini has revealed that new signing Owen Hargreaves will not feature in the first team for at least a fortnight.

The former Manchester United man is not match-fit after a torrid time with injuries, but Mancini believes he still has a lot to offer.

"He had a big problem in the last two years but he can recover very well and be a very important player for us," he said.

"I think he can play in maybe two or three weeks and he can always play.

"He is 30 years old, he is young and he was very unlucky.

"If he can recover very well it will not be a problem."

Defender Kolo Toure is also two weeks away from peak fitness after completing a six-month ban for failing a drugs test.

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I don't really have that much of an opinion about Ballotelli at the moment, other than I'm tired of his histrionics brining the club into disrepute (we have Chief Execs who can fill that role). I'm a bit concerned that I haven't yet seen the talent that a lot of people were telling me about last season.

Personally I think they club will have outgrown him as a prospect and as a man by the end of next summer and he will return to Italy, on a permanent if we can get it.

Sadly, I see his antics permanently negating any talent he might have. Also, I don't think that being 21 is a caveat for his behaviour.

[Dameerto]

His name appeared in a police surveilance report about the Camorra (Napoli mafia) because he was seen in the company of two of it's members who were being watched. Apparently it was not long after the film about them was released and Mario was curious and went to have a look around. To my knowledge that's the only incident they could be referring to (unless he's done something I don't know about) and it isn't even close to being 'wanted for police questioning'.

[Ted Hughes]

What was the name of that ship ?