Goodbye Mario? (merged)

[stony]

He's not gone. he's still here. I'm in denial

Jump out before de crocodiles get you.







coat hat

 

[taconinja]

Now that it's official, have to say its a sad moment. Wish Balo all the best, I hope he goes on to be Italy's number 9 for years to come. Was always going to be a difficult fit City and him, but in flashes we saw brilliance on the pitch. I'll never forget last season's derby - probably along with Aguero's goal against QPR, Balo's opener was the famous tipping point Fbloke used to talk about. Truly defining moments.

Hear, hear. You're 100% correct. Hopefully it's onwards and upwards for all concerned.

 

[Unknown_Genius]

I disagree with letting him go, think we could live to regret this, if no one comes replaces him.

We could replace him with a house brick and get just the same amount of effort. This will upset the hater haters but he didn't love you back and he didn't want to be here.

I think we should have kept him until the end of the season. We're at a crucial stage, in contention for a double, and I feel the more options and depth we have, the better.

 

[M18CTID]

30 goals in 75 games? Man of the Match in the Cup Final. A fantastic character and wonderful player who is still very young.

It Always feels more like City when we have a Nutjob on the payroll. Onwards and upwards but its a sad day.

He was very much a City type of player. That's why he was embraced. The daftness of Mario suits most of our fanbase to a tee, although of course there was always the Main Stand moaners, who have always needed a scapegoat. Up next, Nasri? Or Garcia?

I disagree.
The time when we could embrace a naturally gifted but temperamental and erratic player are long gone.
To compete with the best we need players who we can rely on,not those who will put in a shift when it suits,then let the side down at key moments,or go missing completely like he did in the first half of the derby match.
I agree that we will miss his unpredictability,but I'm not entirely sure that is a bad thing.
Sometimes being boringly consistent is enough.

I still don't think he played too badly in that game - had a decent free-kick tipped round the post for a corner, blazed another shot over the bar when he admittedly ought to have done better, and was hardly to blame for the 2 goals we conceded in the first half. It's when he attempted that stupid back-heeled pass early in the second half that Mancini decided to hook him and probably rightly so but he was hardly our worst player before that.

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

I disagree.
The time when we could embrace a naturally gifted but temperamental and erratic player are long gone.
To compete with the best we need players who we can rely on,not those who will put in a shift when it suits,then let the side down at key moments,or go missing completely like he did in the first half of the derby match.
I agree that we will miss his unpredictability,but I'm not entirely sure that is a bad thing.
Sometimes being boringly consistent is enough.

Colin Bell stand?

Attack the poster rather than deal with the content?

 

[Aguero_Element]

gutted

oh well at least he will play now!


goodbye mario, thanks for pissing off the papers, peace

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

yay.

 

[Skashion]

Attack the poster rather than deal with the content?

Ah, I see you're familiar with your own modus operandi.

 

[Blue Maverick]

So long Mario, thanks for the memories, the wink, the Tshirt and the pass to Agueroooo.

 

[stony]

I disagree with letting him go, think we could live to regret this, if no one comes replaces him.

We could replace him with a house brick and get just the same amount of effort. This will upset the hater haters but he didn't love you back and he didn't want to be here.

I think we should have kept him until the end of the season. We're at a crucial stage, in contention for a double, and I feel the more options and depth we have, the better.

He doesn't want to be here though. He'd put in even less effort than usual. You can't force a player to play if he doesn't want to. Tevez showed us that much, do we really want a repeat of that.
Also there's no saying we aren't negotiating with his replacement right now.