Welcome To The Jungle Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Mario Balotelli is off. His amazingly funny and stupid antics have kept us entertained. So long Mario. Never forget the fireworks (true or not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Mario Balotelli is off. His amazingly funny and stupid antics have kept us entertained. So long Mario. Never forget the fireworks (true or not) He's admitted the fireworks is true, but says it was one of his mates who set the off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom from sunny side Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 what about dressing up as Father Christmas and handing out £50 to strangers in Manchester? I really hope that one's true as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I liked the one where he was stiopped by police when out driving (I think because he had loads of unpaid traffic fines). When searched, the police found several thousand pounds of cash in his pocket so asked him why he had so much cash on him. " Because I'm very rich" was his answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 So farewell, Mario Manchester wishes you Goodbye Everyone says you were funny And a bit of a character But Keith's Mum says you were a prat. E J Thribb (17½) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 So farewell, Mario Manchester wishes you Goodbye Everyone says you were funny And a bit of a character But Keith's Mum says you were a prat. E J Thribb (17½) Cont. p94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BITW Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Personally I'll miss his antics. Never a dull moment regardless what you think of him. Such a frustrating player, could be absolutely class if he really applied himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Didn't he also wander into a school just to say hi to the kids? Proper character on and off the pitch, over paid and arrogant maybe, class player sometimes. But you won't forget the bloke for good things, bad things and stupid funny crazy things. In the often bland world of the premiership, the guy deserves a little recognition for entertaining. And after all, that is the industry he is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzle Jordan Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 You watch him score 20-30 goals a season for Milan now. Bundles of ability, play him week in week out where he feels comfortable and loved and he will perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzle Jordan Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Didn't he also wander into a school just to say hi to the kids? Proper character on and off the pitch, over paid and arrogant maybe, class player sometimes. But you won't forget the bloke for good things, bad things and stupid funny crazy things. In the often bland world of the premiership, the guy deserves a little recognition for entertaining. And after all, that is the industry he is in. The Manchester City star helped a young autograph hunter being picked on at school – by confronting the bully himself. The striker questioned why the young lad was playing truant with his mum outside the club’s Carrington training ground rather than attending school. After the fan revealed that he was being bullied, Mario drove the youngster and his mum over to the school in question and demanded a meeting with the headteacher. The Blues ace got the youngster to confess what had been happening and made him identify the culprit. The lads eventually shook hands before Mario got into his white Maserati and sped off. How fantastic is that. Only Mario would do such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 You watch him score 20-30 goals a season for Milan now. Bundles of ability, play him week in week out where he feels comfortable and loved and he will perform. I'm not sure the bloke will be comfortable anywhere, he was just the same when in italy. A proper loose cannon. He can be equally shite or sublime. I fear a career of 10 -15 starts a season and lots of super sub appearances as he slowly fades away from football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom from sunny side Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 The Manchester City star helped a young autograph hunter being picked on at school – by confronting the bully himself. The striker questioned why the young lad was playing truant with his mum outside the club’s Carrington training ground rather than attending school. After the fan revealed that he was being bullied, Mario drove the youngster and his mum over to the school in question and demanded a meeting with the headteacher. The Blues ace got the youngster to confess what had been happening and made him identify the culprit. The lads eventually shook hands before Mario got into his white Maserati and sped off. How fantastic is that. Only Mario would do such a thing. that is superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzle Jordan Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'm not sure the bloke will be comfortable anywhere, he was just the same when in italy. A proper loose cannon. He can be equally shite or sublime. I fear a career of 10 -15 starts a season and lots of super sub appearances as he slowly fades away from football. He was playing under Mourinho it must be said. The man who said he has no brain. He is a self confessed AC Milan fan so maybe he will give his all this time. I hope so, he really can be a top player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepers Ball Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Didn't he also wander into a school just to say hi to the kids? Proper character on and off the pitch, over paid and arrogant maybe, class player sometimes. But you won't forget the bloke for good things, bad things and stupid funny crazy things. In the often bland world of the premiership, the guy deserves a little recognition for entertaining. And after all, that is the industry he is in. By all accounts originally it was to ask if he could use the toilet. He then offered to meet the kids. Also didn't he fill up his car at a petrol station and pay for everyone else? Shame he's off as i liked him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 The Manchester City star helped a young autograph hunter being picked on at school – by confronting the bully himself. The striker questioned why the young lad was playing truant with his mum outside the club’s Carrington training ground rather than attending school. After the fan revealed that he was being bullied, Mario drove the youngster and his mum over to the school in question and demanded a meeting with the headteacher. The Blues ace got the youngster to confess what had been happening and made him identify the culprit. The lads eventually shook hands before Mario got into his white Maserati and sped off. How fantastic is that. Only Mario would do such a thing. I'm sure I watched an interview on football focus with him being questioned by "his biggest fan" Noel Gallagher - the above was put to him and he vehemently denied it.... Other stories were put to him and most were denied. Will try and find video on Youtube. Said video.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'm not sure I've ever seen much from him to suggest he's the world class striker many suggest. There's no doubting he's a decent striker, but I can't recall a great deal of highlights as I could for many other strikers. I won't miss him. I think he's a ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzle Jordan Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'm sure I watched an interview on football focus with him being questioned by "his biggest fan" Noel Gallagher - the above was put to him and he vehemently denied it.... Other stories were put to him and most were denied. Will try and find video on Youtube. Said video.... For some reason I think he's denying it even though it's true. Would be a really odd rumour to just randomly make up otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Perhaps he missed his real calling as a sort of big brother type eccentric type Z list celebrity, evidenced by the lack of footballing memories on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Perhaps he missed his real calling as a sort of big brother type eccentric type Z list celebrity, evidenced by the lack of footballing memories on this thread. On the footballing front he was outstanding in the Euro's last year. I've heard/read a number of football pundits suggest that the reason he does so well for Italy is that in that team he is the main man, whereas at Man City he is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 On the footballing front he was outstanding in the Euro's last year. I've heard/read a number of football pundits suggest that the reason he does so well for Italy is that in that team he is the main man, whereas at Man City he is not. Didn't he have one outstanding game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 To me Balotelli is not a world class striker at all, but he has that raw potential. The shame is that the potential is passing him by because of his off the field antics and inability to focus on his game.I like Balotelli, he does some crazy things but I think his heart is in the right place, it's just his head that isn't. He's had a rough life what with his parents, fostering and so on and it's not a surprised he's a little "not right in the head" at times as he's still only 22 and didn't really have a normal childhood. I personally think he just needs to sort his head out but he's unable to do that because he can basically do as he pleases.I hope before he gets too old he'll sort his head out and it'll show on the field and his potential will come through but it's only for so long that you can be a negative influence on a club before you over stay your welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzle Jordan Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 To me Balotelli is not a world class striker at all, but he has that raw potential. The shame is that the potential is passing him by because of his off the field antics and inability to focus on his game. I like Balotelli, he does some crazy things but I think his heart is in the right place, it's just his head that isn't. He's had a rough life what with his parents, fostering and so on and it's not a surprised he's a little "not right in the head" at times as he's still only 22 and didn't really have a normal childhood. I personally think he just needs to sort his head out but he's unable to do that because he can basically do as he pleases. I hope before he gets too old he'll sort his head out and it'll show on the field and his potential will come through but it's only for so long that you can be a negative influence on a club before you over stay your welcome. I wouldn't say he's world class either as he's yet to prove it. What I would say is that he's got a similar playing style and personality to Ibrahimovic and I think he has more talent at his age than Zlatan did when he was 22. If he can progress like he did then he'll become world class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepUpLino Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Got the most punchable face I have EVER seen!!! The blokes an asshole!!! Good riddance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzle Jordan Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Got the most punchable face I have EVER seen!!! The blokes an asshole!!! Good riddance!! More punchable than Ian Beale? Never. Absolutely Not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 More punchable than Ian Beale? Never. Absolutely Not. Or 'arry Redknapp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 He drove into a women prison 'just to have a look around'. He also tried to pay for everyones library fines at Manchester Uni library, but they wouldn't let him. He'd walk round the Arndale centre handing out £20 notes to people too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Net Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I didn't realise that he was still only 22. The game needs characters, whether they be good, bad or ugly - and Mario is certainly a character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Imho the guy is the best thing to have happened to the premier league in years. I'm gutted he's gone! It was Xaverian College in Rusholme where he dropped in to use the toilet, then posed for photo with all the kids. My mate teaches there but totally missed him!! Crazy thing is that the college is right behind curry mile- he could have stopped at one of about 70 restaurants and its a non story!! His name is in the history books though- Only Italian to have a premier league medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Got the most punchable face I have EVER seen!!! The blokes an asshole!!! Good riddance!! Would not have put it quite that way and I have never met the bloke so I could not agree with those sentiments but fully appreciate why people dislike him. He has an awful lot of growing up to do; probably a 15 year old in a 22 year old body. I doubt, overall, he will be much missed of that we can agree. He is currently nowhere near world class; the clue is in that last word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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