***Official Balo Watch Thread***

[ant london]

Can't believe I missed this one.....

Back to City for a moment, and as it looks like he may be on his way come summer we should make use of the bonkers Balotelli while we can. This week not only did he have a reasonable game on Sunday, but he also found time to fling darts out of a window at the Man City yoof team. He also showed me where I’ve been going wrong all these years with my chatting up the ladies technique. According to The Daily Mail when he sees someone who catches his eye he gets a mate to pop over to the lucky young lady who then informs her that “Mr Balotelli will see you now.”

[Chinners]

"when he sees someone who catches his eye he gets a mate to pop over to the lucky young lady who then informs her that “Mr Balotelli will see you now.”

Ha ha, what a smug twat ... he's funny mind

[bluej]

Can't believe I missed this one.....

Back to City for a moment, and as it looks like he may be on his way come summer we should make use of the bonkers Balotelli while we can. This week not only did he have a reasonable game on Sunday, but he also found time to fling darts out of a window at the Man City yoof team. He also showed me where I’ve been going wrong all these years with my chatting up the ladies technique. According to The Daily Mail when he sees someone who catches his eye he gets a mate to pop over to the lucky young lady who then informs her that [highlight]“Mr Balotelli will see you now.”[/highlight]

That's fucking brilliant.

[Beeks]

He's gonna pop up and score the winner against the Rags on Saturday..you heard it here first!!

[ant london]

He's gonna pop up and score the winner against the Rags on Saturday..you heard it here first!!

eeees normal

[lets all have a disco]

I seriously cant believe were relying on Balo to get us through this,only Mancini and City could this happen to.

[Beeks]

I seriously cant believe were relying on Balo to get us through this,only Mancini and City could this happen to.

What are you talking about Kiers..he's only slightly less talented than Messi by his own admission

Plate Stepped Up To

Sit back and Watch how Balo rolls

[lets all have a disco]

I seriously cant believe were relying on Balo to get us through this,only Mancini and City could this happen to.

What are you talking about Kiers..he's only slightly less talented than Messi by his own admission

Plate Stepped Up To

Sit back and Watch how Balo rolls

Tell me when it's over.

[CityFanFromRome]

I seriously cant believe were relying on Balo to get us through this,only Mancini and City could this happen to.

Why wouldn't you rely on a talented player to win a difficult game? Don't go about his behaviour, he's completely capable to score an hattrick and then get sent off...but would you criticize him for getting sent off if he had scored an hattrick beforehand? I don't think so; so let's see what he does and only then, if needed, let's criticize him.

[lets all have a disco]

I seriously cant believe were relying on Balo to get us through this,only Mancini and City could this happen to.

Why wouldn't you rely on a talented player to win a difficult game? Don't go about his behaviour, he's completely capable to score an hattrick and then get sent off...but would you criticize him for getting sent off if he had scored an hattrick beforehand? I don't think so; so let's see what he does and only then, if needed, let's criticize him.

I dont know if you noticed pal but recently we played a game where we had to come from behind and win to get through a man got sent off in the first half thus making his team play with ten and not get through.

In this said match Balo lost his head against a bag of shit no mark player because five minutes beforehand he had tackled him a bit rough.
On Saturday the rags will target him from the very first second,Bacon will have told his hatchet men Carrick and Fletcher to get at him wind him up and try their very best to get him to lash out and walk.
So far Balo hasnt shown me any reason to not see this happening again.

Dont even get me started on the chances of throwing a way a 3-0 lead with ten men.

[bigblue]

I seriously cant believe were relying on Balo to get us through this,only Mancini and City could this happen to.

Why wouldn't you rely on a talented player to win a difficult game? Don't go about his behaviour, he's completely capable to score an hattrick and then get sent off...but would you criticize him for getting sent off if he had scored an hattrick beforehand? I don't think so; so let's see what he does and only then, if needed, let's criticize him.

You have the same attitude as Mancini:

"Mario knows he must take more responsibility," said Mancini, who will wait to see if Carlos Tevez is fit for the game after limping off on Monday against Liverpool. "We have six league games, plus the semi-final and the final. I hope Mario can score important goals.

"He could be the hero. On Saturday, if he plays, he has a chance to do well. Maybe if he scores a goal it could take us to the final. That would change his year."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... ro?cc=5901

[CityFanFromRome]

I dont know if you noticed pal but recently we played a game where we had to come from behind and win to get through a man got sent off in the first half thus making his team play with ten and not get through.

In this said match Balo lost his head against a bag of shit no mark player because five minutes beforehand he had tackled him a bit rough.
On Saturday the rags will target him from the very first second,Bacon will have told his hatchet men Carrick and Fletcher to get at him wind him up and try their very best to get him to lash out and walk.
So far Balo hasnt shown me any reason to not see this happening again.

Dont even get me started on the chances of throwing a way a 3-0 lead with ten men.

I noticed for sure, but I would think he's learned from that lesson and won't do the same again; I don't remember him being involved in any cotnroversial incident on the pitch since then, instead he put a decent shift in against Sunderland, even tracking back to get the ball again, and was unlucky not to score.

As for the last bit, it wouldn't be down to Balo if the rest of the team threw away a 3-0 lead, would it? ;)

Anyway, with Tevez out he's probably our best bet upfront, unless Dzeko turns in a goalscoring machine overnight (which he may well do since he scored for fun in Germany and it ain't that different from the Prem)

[kinkylola]

the league may not be that different ... but the team he is playing in is very different, and far less balanced, imo.

[craigmcfc]

Come on, even you Mario haters must've enjoyed his winding up of those muppets at the end of yesterdays' game?

[Mike J]

i must admit i was absolutely pissing myself

[Beeks]

Classic Balo..he really enjoyed himself out there yesterday

[Beeks]

Anyone got a high res pic of the wink for the Balo Watch Thread?

[Lee_R]

New Nike ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giec1F1t ... r_embedded

[carl_feedthegoat]

I respect any player that acts like this......well in Ballo lad.


Mario Balotelli wins £25,000... then gives £1,000 to a tramp
By GORDON SMART, Showbiz Editor
Published: Today
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GENEROUS soccer star Mario Balotelli gave £1,000 to a tramp outside a casino - after a whopping £25,000 win.
The Manchester City striker, 20, shared his windfall on a night out with Blackburn Rovers ace Chris Samba.

Balotelli - who earns £100,000 a week after signing from Inter Milan for £24million last year - is said to often give cash to homeless people he sees around Manchester. His latest act of kindness came outside the city's 235 Casino last week.

A source said: "Mario is really generous. He always hands £20 notes to the Big Issue boys without even taking the magazine. There's a guy he always sees around town with ginger dreadlocks and a beard. He carries his possessions in two carrier bags.

"He was outside the club in the early hours so Mario handed him a wad of notes after his big win. The tramp couldn't believe his luck. It was enough to keep him going for months."

Balotelli has frequently hit the headlines for his off-the-pitch antics. At the weekend he had a scuffle with Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand after City's 1-0 win in the FA Cup semi-final. Last month he got an official warning for throwing darts at youth team players at his club's Carrington training ground. That followed his sending off against Dynamo Kiev. His fines now total £300,000 in one season.

[bigblue]

I respect any player that acts like this......well in Ballo lad.

Mario Balotelli wins £25,000... then gives £1,000 to a tramp

As more stories get out about Balo's true character, its becoming apparent that he is completely different off the pitch than on it. Hes even starting to act somewhat normal on the pitch too. Nice guy and I think he'll be a changed man in a few years. We'd do good to keep him around