Balotelli (continued)

[moomba]

Hopefully when he does come back he'll start playing to his potential and start banging them in.

Will probably upset a few but the best thing for the club is exactly that.

 

[citytill1die84]

MUEN.

Mario Balotelli is to fight a huge fine handed out by Manchester City at a Premier League tribunal on Wednesday.

The Blues hit the Italian international with a £340,000 fine in a bid to try to get the wayward Italian star to clean up his act.

It has emerged City began disciplinary proceedings against Balotelli last season for his disciplinary problems during the title-winning campaign, which caused him to miss eight of the Blues’ matches through suspension.

Last season, he picked up a one-match suspension for a red card against Liverpool in November, a four-match retrospective ban for standing on Scott Parker against Tottenham in January and a further three-match hit for his dismissal against Arsenal in April.

City have become increasingly frustrated with the player’s lifestyle and lack of discipline on the field and, after a secret internal disciplinary procedure, he was handed a fine of two weeks’ wages, the maximum possible under rules agreed with the Professional Footballers’ Association.

Balotelli appealed to the club board, who backed the sanction, and, after consulting with agent Mino Raiola, has decided to appeal to the Premier League.

The two-man tribunal will hear the case on Wednesday – and their decision will be binding on both sides.

If Balotelli fails in his bid to overturn the club fine, he will also have to foot the bill for the hearing which will run into five figures.

Both City and Raiola’s camp are reluctant to discuss the matter ahead of the tribunal but it appears Balotelli’s case seems to be that the club backed him over two of the three red cards.

Manager Roberto Mancini said after the Liverpool dismissal, which was for two bookable offences – the second a stray arm in the face of Martin Skrtel – that the Liverpool players had got his player sent off although he gave Balotelli a rocket for the first yellow.

And the club stood by him after he was hit with a retrospective four-match ban for appearing to stamp on Spurs’ Scott Parker although they decided that an appeal would be 'futile'.

The incident that triggered City’s decision to take internal action was the sending-off at Arsenal, when Mancini added to the FA’s three-match ban by dropping the player for two subsequent games, only re-introducing him as a sub on the final day against QPR.

Paris St-Germain and top Italian clubs are watching the situation carefully, feeling that City's action could bring about the end of their relationship with Balotelli.

But City will not sell unless the fee comes close to his £28m valuation and Balotelli is unlikely to find another club – apart from PSG – willing to pay his £170,000-a-week wages.

170,000 a week what a load of complete bullshit LMFAO

 

[tonycunninghamsbonce]

Get rid of him now, not fit to lace tevez's boots, if mancini wants to stick with him then he can go as well.

 

[yarny101]

Get rid of him now, not fit to lace tevez's boots, if mancini wants to stick with him then he can go as well.

That's the spirit!

 

[dzeko01]

he's jus a kid....let him be...if mancini thinks he has a "great abilty/talent" then support your manager's decisions.

He's 22 not 17.

It's been the story of his career so far.

He's only 18......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 19......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 20......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 21......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 22......he's still young and will grow up.

They'll still be saying this about him when he's 25, and then the penny will finally drop.

he needs someone who can improve him as a footballer, i don't think mancini is that man. he's still young and will need a lot of PATIENCE. its sad because hes got the chance to play with all these players at city [yaya silva tevez agero] and he acts like he doesn't care. shame.

 

[oakiecokie]

He's 22 not 17.

It's been the story of his career so far.

He's only 18......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 19......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 20......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 21......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 22......he's still young and will grow up.

They'll still be saying this about him when he's 25, and then the penny will finally drop.

he needs someone who can improve him as a footballer, i don't think mancini is that man. he's still young and will need a lot of PATIENCE. its sad because hes got the chance to play with all these players at city [yaya silva tevez agero] and he acts like he doesn't care. shame.

Dear oh dear oh dear !! Patience is the one thing that we have given him whilst he`s been here,so don`t start using that as an excuse.

 

[Aichel]

Ship him to PSG. Him and Ibra in same dressing room = perfect. Maybe Ibra will even show him some of his head kicks .)

 

[City Raider]

the mario circus is bearable but only if he delivers on the pitch

this season he hasn't

 

[dzeko01]

It's been the story of his career so far.

He's only 18......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 19......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 20......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 21......he's still young and will grow up.
He's only 22......he's still young and will grow up.

They'll still be saying this about him when he's 25, and then the penny will finally drop.

he needs someone who can improve him as a footballer, i don't think mancini is that man. he's still young and will need a lot of PATIENCE. its sad because hes got the chance to play with all these players at city [yaya silva tevez agero] and he acts like he doesn't care. shame.

Dear oh dear oh dear !! Patience is the one thing that we have given him whilst he`s been here,so don`t start using that as an excuse.

like i said, a manager like Bielsa or Simeone will discipline/try to get the best out of him, ONLY if he wants to. Mancini treats him like a son, he loves him, and will always give him a "second chance" balotelli needs rules and he wont get any from mancini.

 

[mekonmcfc]

Hopefully when he does come back he'll start playing to his potential and start banging them in.

Will probably upset a few but the best thing for the club is exactly that.

you keep talking about potential, but i have never seen this potential !!

Messi is only 2 years older and look at the difference