Coming To Take Him Away Ha Ha!

[Original Dub]

I'm all for this kind of thing. If some random character in Italy wants to tear a stip off them, that's brilliant as he can say what he wants and there's nothing the FA can do about it.

Me too.

We need the inconsistancies pointed out everytime. If that happens to be by those outside the club, better again but it has have attention drawn to it, otherwise as John said, it will never go away and will absolutely undermine our chances of otherwise nailed on chance of dominating the game for years.

[john68]

RING...RING...(or whatever ring ring is in Italian)

"Pronto....da agento da soopa Maaareeeo hea"
"Ciaou, eesa Mancio ana wanna leetle fava mateo..........."
"Datsa coolio Roberto ma Mateo, I amma 'appi to helpa yoo"

Has Bob already begun the fight back?.

[Goataldo]

RING...RING...(or whatever ring ring is in Italian)

"Pronto....da agento da soopa Maaareeeo hea"
"Ciaou, eesa Mancio ana wanna leetle fava mateo..........."
"Datsa coolio Roberto ma Mateo, I amma 'appi to helpa yoo"

Has Bob already begun the fight back?.

It's 'areenga'. I've been to Italy. *nods*

[Goataldo]

The fact is, that it's been rammed down the public's throat via the media that have brought this situation to it's cuurent state. The least we can do as a club is highlight the reasons why it is totally unjustified, by using the media also. The canniest way is via this agent, so fair play. Love the mouse comment btw!

And for the record (am sure have said it here before), I do think he had a petulant flick backwards at triffic Scoddy Parker, but it is literally impossible to prove beyond reasonable doubt. Plus if that's a stamp - well I've seen heavier stamps with queen's head on.

[john68]

AREENGA...AREENGA...(With thanks to Goataldo for the translation)

"Pronto....da agento da soopa Maaareeeo hea"
"Ciaou, eesa Mancio ana wanna leetle fava mateo..........."
"Datsa coolio Roberto ma Mateo, I amma 'appi to helpa yoo"

Has Bob already begun the fight back?.

It's 'areenga'. I've been to Italy. *nods*

Edited to perfection....also nods.

[Beefymcfc]

It's ridiculous to talk like that but he does have a point about Modric making contact. Because of that, there is no way the FA can possibly be sure it was intentional, yet they are going to punish him anyway because the media have decided they think he's guilty.

It's not right but to spit your dummy out & leave because of it would be pathetic.

It's not spitting your dummy out when you're getting every minor call against you, it's clear victimisation and if you're a footballer who can ply his trade at any of the big clubs then yoo have a choice. Would you sit around knowing that you maybe playing one game and out the next because of disciplinary action, knowing you'd done nothing wrong?

He's an easy target and as such the powers that be are trying to teach him a lesson, bring him in line, as they say but that ain't Mario. He wants to play, and in his own way. If he's not allowed do that here then I'm sure one of the other top leagues will allow him.

Well it wasn't going that smoothly at Inter.

Well, Mancini brought him here.

We know that AC would have him in a flash and his reputation alone would sell shirts for Real so why would he want to stay in a league where he is clearly victimised just because he is Mario Balotelli? I've had my rants against Mario but when it's quite obvious, as his agent states, then I would defend him to the hilt, especially as it's not just about Mario, it's an attack on our club as a whole. Mario is just the pawn.

He's not just victimised because he's Mario, he's victimised because he often gives the impression he is about to kick off, then does something which allows the ref to book him. Last year he dumped us out of the UEFA Cup because he felt like it. Now we're all pretending he doesn't have it in him to kick somebody; of course he does, he did it then. Everyone sees stuff like that & it attracts attention to him. It's not a new thing, it's what happens to players who give the impression of being a loose cannon. If he went to AC Milan & did the same, he would get noticed by refs there too.

Mancini has explained this to him.

Of course, you are right mate and their is no disputing that he gets himself into trouble sometimes, but not all the time. This comes back to the them and us debate in relation to British and foreign players. We've seen the likes of Rooney, Gerard, Scholes et al do exactly the same thing, posting thier intentions when flying around the pitch into every tackle yet no action is taken, or in the case of Adam, allow him to do what he wants until there is no alternative but to speak to the captain or the manager hauls him off.

It's the double standards that I am criticising and if everybody was treated equal then I'd be alright. However, it is not a level playing field for all concerned.

If you don't believe me, check out the Crouch Gauge and you'll see what I'm talking about.

[mr_nool]

What definitely needs to change is the horrible rule that only incidents that weren't seen by the ref can be reviewed by the FA. It should be that either all reported incidents or none should be reviewed. As it is now the refs are too easily subjected by outside pressure (like Fergiescum, the media, Twitchy, etc.).

[Beefymcfc]

What definitely needs to change is the horrible rule that only incidents that weren't seen by the ref can be reviewed by the FA. It should be that either all reported incidents or none should be reviewed. As it is now the refs are too easily subjected by outside pressure (like Fergiescum, the media, Twitchy, etc.).

I think it's called 'Level of Control', just like not having goal-line technology or instant replays. This is the way they keep the control strictly to theirselves.