Goodbye Mario? (merged)

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Goodbye Mario
Though I never new you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you brawled

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Even when you tried
Oh the press still hounded you
all the papers had to say
Was that Mario was found in a snood
 
didactic said:
I do not understand the argument here 30 goals in 80.

3 cups in which he was a MAJOR, MAJOR factor.

His time with us was successful even more successful than Van Persies time at Arsenal
or Saurez time at Liverpool. The game is about accolades not about who you like or do not like. Mario constantly wins trophies where ever he goes not many professionals can say that. He will shine at Milan too where the game is more about technique and skill rather than the fast paced, strength based PL.
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A classic example of statistics not showing the full picture. What's often overlooked is the small % of available minutes he actually played owing to suspension, injury, poor form or mistrust. I haven't worked it out but guess it's been well under 40% over the last couple of seasons combined. That's not value for £5m pa wages in my book so I'm not sorry to see him go.

RVP and Suarez are automatic starters who produce the goods week in, week out. They are hugely influential for their clubs while Balo has been marginal at City.

Good luck to him though. He's a likeable guy with real charm - never malicious and not taken to slagging people off. None of his reported antics damaged anyone and some will even be remembered fondly. I'm sure he is genuine with his words about the City fans, his old teammates and manager. I also believe he has the talent to thrive elsewhere.
 
BluePurgatory said:
Pigeonho said:
didactic said:
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They love him in Milan so keep hating from afar he is happy at a top team.
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It's the shit-hair gang.
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Pigeonho, serious question mate. Just how long do you intend to stay camped on this thread??? I know its a forum and all that but come off it, you and CookieMonster must be contenders for the most posts on this thread.
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Maybe you will take some beating for most post
I thought you had ran off with your tail between your legs when Zin embarrassed you on here
 
Klopp Flop said:
BigBarry said:
We will win the league now he has gone and wont be pissing about distracting
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Have you been living under the rock?

We won the league last season with him providing the famous assist to AGUEROOOOOO, ffs

Get a grip
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Its not last season though is it. I thank him for what he did but this season he has been a one man circus and a liability at times when he has played.

Thanks Mario, but youve been too much of a fanny this season.
 
Now Mario has moved on and its time for us to move on to bigger and better things. No one player is bigger than the club. Like most true-blue fans I always wanted him to succeed in a sky-blue shirt. But I gave up on him a while back, when he came back from the Euros even more big-headed after a couple of good performances for Italy, and when RM kept saying he was young and he would mature.

Will he ever grow up and out of the "terrible two's"? Maybe when he's 30, or maybe never. Will he ever stop drawing attention to himself from refs and linesmen by constantly mouthing off and rolling over? Probably not. Will he ever stop drawing attention to himself from opponents by trash-talking and making rash tackles? Probably not.

Will he fulfill the early promise and potential? Who knows. Mourinho said he was unmanageable, and gave up on him. Mancini said Mario is Mario, but eventually had to let him go. It is always a mistake to give a youngster a silly nickname, such as SuperMario, and his occasional flashes of brilliance weren't worth all the hassle.
A move back to Italy is in the best interests of all parties, and I wish him well. Will we miss him? Probably not. Do we still care? Probably not.
 
Hamann Pineapple said:
Goodbye Mario
Though I never new you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you brawled

Balotelli.jpg


Even when you tried
Oh the press still hounded you
all the papers had to say
Was that Mario was found in a snood
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And it seemed to me
You lit up our lives
Like a Roman candle in the wind
Never knowing who to aim at
When the darts begin
But we would all have liked to been you
And we dont have to think
You owned that Fookin camel gob
With your cheeky winners wink

Sorry
couldnt resist

I will miss his smile and his penners

Arriva Dirchi Mario
 
So what I've gathered from the last 10 or so pages is that if you have posted in this thread you are "obsessed" with Mario? Even though this is the Mario thread...

Also, if you didn't rate Mario you are a "hater"?

Genuine question, what's the average age in this thread?
 
pudge said:
So what I've gathered from the last 10 or so pages is that if you have posted in this thread you are "obsessed" with Mario? Even though this is the Mario thread...

Also, if you didn't rate Mario you are a "hater"?

Genuine question, what's the average age in this thread?
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i dont know, but i would guess you`ve lowered it considerably
 
pudge said:
So what I've gathered from the last 10 or so pages is that if you have posted in this thread you are "obsessed" with Mario? Even though this is the Mario thread...

Also, if you didn't rate Mario you are a "hater"?

Genuine question, what's the average age in this thread?
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surely you should be asking whats the age in this thread, then calculating the average yourself ;0
 
r.soleofsalford said:
pudge said:
So what I've gathered from the last 10 or so pages is that if you have posted in this thread you are "obsessed" with Mario? Even though this is the Mario thread...

Also, if you didn't rate Mario you are a "hater"?

Genuine question, what's the average age in this thread?
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i dont know, but i would guess you`ve lowered it considerably
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Comments like that would do that by themselves.
 
Hope he's a success at Milan but delighted he's gone.

Nice words on the OS and a few great moments, unfortunately not enough to justify the fee and wages.
 
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