Balotelli's Attitude

[guv111]

Balotelli has grown on me enormously this season, but his attitude on Wednesday has started to put me off him again. To be quite honest, I'd not be sorry to see both him and Dzeko go tomorrow provided we could get reliable, top quality replacements. What I want are players that make me proud to be a City fan like my heroes in the 'seventies did when I was kid. I'll never get back that old hero worship at my age, but I do have pride in Kompany, Yaya, Silva, Hart, Richards, Zabaleta and Aguero, plus increasing respect for Milner, Clichy and Barry. The rest, though, I don't have any strong feelings for one way or the other.

He was still injured, hence the early sub. Relax your animosity at least until he's fit

Animosity? That was mild disappointment. My animosity is more... well, animated.

[sandman]

I'm new to this site but have been a city fan for quite some time (que questions to prove the fact) but super Mario is a character we need to sustain what we are as a club - I havnt seen the likes of him in gods own blue shirt for many year and I welcome such a string character and I'm proud to have him at our club - life would be as boring as this transfer window without him !!!

Oh hi all and Doug H - your a star reporter fella.

I totally agree, I love the good honest hard working sensible players as much as the next man, but having an icon like Mario is far more exciting, he is the Marmite of football, love him or hate him, when he switches it on he is simply immense.

[paddyblue]

strange school if any guy can walk in off the street use the bog and ramble around the place

[Blue Oli]

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I know some are goin to find this comparison strange but he sort of reminds me of Doyle in some ways - I think that's why I like him - happy to play the game but likely to lump someone the next minute

[Douglas Higginbottom]

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I know some are goin to find this comparison strange but he sort of reminds me of Doyle in some ways - I think that's why I like him - happy to play the game but likely to lump someone the next minute

I will have to go and lie down and think about that one. But I would have said Mike Doyle is about as far removed from Mario as anyone I might have considered.

[Ted Hughes]

strange school if any guy can walk in off the street use the bog and ramble around the place

Not any guy; Mario Balotelli.

That's what's so funny about it imo.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

strange school if any guy can walk in off the street use the bog and ramble around the place

It's not a school, it's a sixth form college, not sure where the school bit come from.

Fwiw I'm getting a bit bored by Balotelli's antics now, he needs to step it up.

[Ted Hughes]

strange school if any guy can walk in off the street use the bog and ramble around the place

It's not a school, it's a sixth form college, not sure where the school bit come from.

Fwiw I'm getting a bit bored by Balotelli's antics now, he needs to step it up.

He's doing his best. There are only so many tramps he can visit in one day.

[BlueinBosnia]

strange school if any guy can walk in off the street use the bog and ramble around the place

It's not a school, it's a sixth form college, not sure where the school bit come from.

Ah that changes my opinion a bit then. Thought Xaverian was one of those New Lab/Con Academy things. I was thinking of Wright-Robinson College.

[john68]

strange school if any guy can walk in off the street use the bog and ramble around the place

It's not a school, it's a sixth form college, not sure where the school bit come from.

Ah that changes my opinion a bit then. Thought Xaverian was one of those New Lab/Con Academy things. I was thinking of Wright-Robinson College.

You know you always get headaches when you do that. Go and Have a rest and nurse Carl will come and tend to you.

[Mingchester Mingy]

Balotelli has grown on me enormously this season, but his attitude on Wednesday has started to put me off him again. To be quite honest, I'd not be sorry to see both him and Dzeko go tomorrow provided we could get reliable, top quality replacements. What I want are players that make me proud to be a City fan like my heroes in the 'seventies did when I was kid. I'll never get back that old hero worship at my age, but I do have pride in Kompany, Yaya, Silva, Hart, Richards, Zabaleta and Aguero, plus increasing respect for Milner, Clichy and Barry. The rest, though, I don't have any strong feelings for one way or the other.

Agree 100%. His abilities are never the question...its his attitude and maturity. Your list of players that you have pride in is spot on. I really wish Tevez didnt turn into a wanker because his passion and effort on the field.....loved it. If Mario goes and is replaced by someone who fits the system as well or better...I will be a happy man.
In the states we have an athelete who reminds me of Mario....Terrell Owens. Great on the field, off, another story.

[bigblue]

Agree 100%. His abilities are never the question...its his attitude and maturity. Your list of players that you have pride in is spot on. I really wish Tevez didnt turn into a wanker because his passion and effort on the field.....loved it. If Mario goes and is replaced by someone who fits the system as well or better...I will be a happy man.
In the states we have an athelete who reminds me of Mario....Terrell Owens. Great on the field, off, another story.

I think people forget that he's still only 21.

[Beefymcfc]

Did anyone hear Lawro's loathing of him oozing through the TV during the BBC coverage? At one point he said '....don't know what to expect, the sublime or the absolute stupidity....'. He clearly has a problem with us but Mario just sends him over the edge.

Worth every penny.

[Blue Oli]

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I can see your point but I meant in size of character - the way he stands out from the crowd, and to a degree some in expected actions !

[Avalon]

Bringing back the topic, because I was bored enough to check the Sun's website:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... kitty.html

[Ted Hughes]

Bringing back the topic, because I was bored enough to check the Sun's website:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... kitty.html

Oh My God.

They've got a page out of Mario stroking a cat! Not eating it, dressing it as the Queen, blowing it up, teaching it to ride a bicycle; he's stroking a fucking cat & they've filled a page with it.

[Avalon]

At least they posted something decent of him for a change after the media usually mocks him :)

[carl_feedthegoat]

Bringing back the topic, because I was bored enough to check the Sun's website:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... kitty.html

Oh My God.

They've got a page out of Mario stroking a cat! Not eating it, dressing it as the Queen, blowing it up, teaching it to ride a bicycle; he's stroking a fucking cat & they've filled a page with it.

pmsl.....its like a live twitter feed in pictures.

[bigblue]

More Mario madness, wish he'd done this when I was there:

http://mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/1 ... %80%99-lib

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has again shown his charitable side by allegedly walking into The John Rylands University Library and offering to settle overdue book fines for everyone.

Early this afternoon, students reported seeing the ill-behaved footballer walk into The University of Manchester building and attempt to settle the total bill of all late book fines.

However, staff at the library are said to have refused his light-hearted generosity and all library debts remain in place.

The library was unable to provide a statement for the event however they confirmed numerous news outlets had enquired about their latest celebrity appearance.

A few scholars requested that Balotelli extend his latest generosity stunt to paying off their student debt.

Last week the ever curious ‘Super Mario’ found his way into Rusholme’s Xaverian College and asked students there where the toilet was. He later ventured into the staff room and chatted with teachers, before driving away in his white Bentley with friends.

In October his Cheshire home was set on fire when a firework went off in the bathroom and at Christmas he walked into St John's Church, Chorlton, for midnight mass and put £200 into the collection tin.

Over New Year there were rumours circulating that the footballer had checked in 24 homeless people to The Hilton hotel in Manchester. It has also been reported that he drove around handing money to homeless people, although this was denied by Manchester City.

[freshie]

More Mario madness, wish he'd done this when I was there:

http://mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/1 ... %80%99-lib

These stories of Mario turning up at restaurants, petrol stations etc and offering to pay for everyone are getting tiresome cos they are obviously made up by lazy journalists who just change the location and tell the same story