and quite pathetic how every English player who makes a highlight reel becomes the saving figure of English football....redmizzle said:WNRH said:Shit thread.
You're just pissed off because Adam Johnson didn't play.
It's become so obvious, hasn't it?
Important point that, when you've been nurtured in football where you go down for any contact those habits don't disappear in 5 minutes. Bianchi springs to mind, he came here and spent half of his playing time on his arse waving his arms in the air whining at referees, went back to Italy and got sent off in his first game if I remember right.bellbuzzer said:wonder how soft it must be in serie A. Seems it must be full of 'after you claudio' 'no no i insist roberto',no wonder balo is shocked.Some how though it seems strange that a league that invented the cynical foul,imported foreign hatchet men and generally took 'professionalism' to new levels,has gone soft.What ref's let go, what they wont has to be learned first hand,pitches doctored to nullify skill has to be coped with,takes time and effort,but having to 'toughen up' is not a problem.He has been targeted by deadlier defenders than shawcross and his like that's for sure.
ballinio said:If Balotelli is not to put effort & determination in allied to his skills then he wont be here long.You need both to be a success in the premier league. The signs are not good.
Havnt decided anything yet, just an observation & a fact. Robinho had fantastic skill but couldnt be arsed, just saying that the signs are not good, he just doesnt seem to want to move that much to me.lancs blue said:You have to laugh at the way some City fans make snap judgements on players after they've played about 5mins in a blue shirt. Earlier in the season it was Silva on the receiving end, "too lightweight, won't hack it in the Prem" etc and now Balotelli gets it in the neck. How about giving him a run of 9 or 10 games before deciding, eh?
Rammy Blue said:Wank thread with plenty of undercover(lol...) rags to boot.