Balotelli No Action?

[Beeks]

The FA are not retrospectively charging Balo for that tackle

Baffling as the Derry incident?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17670740

[brite blu sky]

Good, it was very bad, but I'm glad as I haven't written the dickhead off completely yet. He's got let off.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Dzeko must be gutted.

[Green & Blue]

I have to admit im glad of it for the only reason that we will get to see if Mancini softens to him before the seasons out.If he does i think I may start to question Mancinis methods.

[paddyblue]

3 game ban

[Biamp]

3 game ban

I would say he got away with just that. Very lucky.

[Beefymcfc]

Dzeko must be gutted.

I find this quite interesting mate, what are your feelings on Dzeko?

[Biamp]

Dzeko must be gutted.

I guess he has three games to show his worth, before Balotelli gets back and ruins the derby!!

[brite blu sky]

Mancini won't soften to him before the end of the season unless some other crisis dictates and he our only striker left.

I could see Bob giving him a few minutes in an end of the season game, more as space for Mario to show the fans he is willing to knuckle under. But I doubt he gets even that.

[Florida Blue]

Typical City, Mancini said he would not play for us again (probably thinking a rest-of-season ban), yet he will be available the last few games. Wonder if this is like when he said Tevez was done at City?

[Ted Hughes]

Mancini won't soften to him before the end of the season unless some other crisis dictates and he our only striker left.

I could see Bob giving him a few minutes in an end of the season game, more as space for Mario to show the fans he is willing to knuckle under. But I doubt he gets even that.

You are kidding. He'll be on the pitch at some point v the rags.

[ashton287]

You are kidding. He'll be on the pitch at some point v the rags.

He'll probably try starting him tomorrow in Richards shirt and play him at right back.

[ant london]

You are kidding. He'll be on the pitch at some point v the rags.

He'll probably try starting him tomorrow in Richards shirt and play him at right back.

well "they" all look the same eh.......

or were you being ironic?

[BlueMoonAwoken]

There is no risk of us winning the title why would they ban him !

[carolina-blue]

There is no risk of us winning the title why would they ban him !

By not banning him It gives em more ammo to throw ,when Bob picks him after saying he wont play again - Ala Tevez .

[gillie]

There is no risk of us winning the title why would they ban him !

By not banning him It gives em more ammo to throw ,when Bob picks him after saying he wont play again - Ala Tevez .

Exactly he will be the first name on the teamsheet for the Derby the cunt should have been sine die for the challenge and guess what i like him but no place in football for the sort of challenge he made on Sunday imo.

[Tokyo Blue]

Is it possible to give the same player two red cards in one match?

[Bianchi on Ice]

There is no risk of us winning the title why would they ban him !

Totally 100% spot on.

[ruralblue]

The writing is on the wall that he will be on the bench for the derby, we will be 1 down in a game we deserve to be ahead in and he will come on a get a hat trick!

Still don't think he will be off unless Bobby Manc goes.

[Dazzacity]

To be fair, he did win the ball. If this was Rooney, there would be nothing else said about it. Balo has been a knob, but the media are onto his every move. I recall one of the Arsenal players going in really dangerously on one of our players and going studs first on his ankle, without touching the ball. As the media has'nt made a massive deal over that one Im struggling to remember who it was by and who it was on..