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Skashion said:
Anyone doubting the media pull of Balotelli is pretty stupid. He was the only footballer in the top ten sportsperson searches on Google in 2012: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#the-world/athletes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#t ... d/athletes</a>
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He was fortunate to be in the spotlight in huge occasions. Aguero pass and Italy v Germany would've contributed a huge amount of searches.
 
cookster said:
Colliahhh said:
cookster said:
I thought we had 100 years of history before Mario came along, must be wrong!

Give me a Shaun Goater every day of the week.
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As great as he was, Goater didn't generate global headlines for our club.

Any City fan who has been abroad anywhere in the last 2 years will be able to testify that one of the first topics of conversation when a foreigner found out you were a city fan was Mario, he was fantastic for our publicity.
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Absolute drivel. I travel for a living mostly Northern Europe but also the States. When mentioning City not one person has mentioned Mario.

Also never seen anyone outside of Manchester with a Balotelli shirt, Messi, Ronaldo, Beckham et al so don't believe the global exposure shite.
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NipHolmes said:
Skashion said:
Anyone doubting the media pull of Balotelli is pretty stupid. He was the only footballer in the top ten sportsperson searches on Google in 2012: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#the-world/athletes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#t ... d/athletes</a>
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He was fortunate to be in the spotlight in huge occasions. Aguero pass and Italy v Germany would've contributed a huge amount of searches.
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Fortunate enough to be in the spotlight? He put himself in the spotlight by making the assist and scoring those goals. By saying fortunate you're implying he was just there basking in the reflected glory of others. That glory wouldn't have happened without him. He was crucial to it. Balotelli has a lot of media pull, it's just flat-out denying reality to say he doesn't.
 
Skashion said:
NipHolmes said:
Skashion said:
Anyone doubting the media pull of Balotelli is pretty stupid. He was the only footballer in the top ten sportsperson searches on Google in 2012: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#the-world/athletes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#t ... d/athletes</a>
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He was fortunate to be in the spotlight in huge occasions. Aguero pass and Italy v Germany would've contributed a huge amount of searches.
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Fortunate enough to be in the spotlight? He put himself in the spotlight by making the assist and scoring those goals. By saying fortunate you're implying he was just there basking in the reflected glory of others. That glory wouldn't have happened without him. He was crucial to it. Balotelli has a lot of media pull, it's just flat-out denying reality to say he doesn't.
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He's fortunate that his good games were watched by so many I meant.

There's a few games where he's not done well but luckily for him the games weren't as watched as QPR and Italy for example. That's my point.

I'm not denying reality. He was fortunate to score good goals or make good passes. That's self made. My point is that these moments were given more exposure than a normal game.
 
Skashion said:
Maybe he thrives on the pressure of big occasions? Still wouldn't explain why he has twice as many hits on Google, or gets on the front page of TIME though.
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He scored two vital goals against Sunderland last season to level things up. He got next to no recognition for that. That's my point. If you want to.see otherwise you're missing my point fella.

On google Beckham has more views than Figo. What does that say?
 
NipHolmes said:
He scored two vital goals against Sunderland last season to level things up. He got next to no recognition for that. That's my point. If you want to.see otherwise you're missing my point fella.

On google Beckham has more views than Figo. What does that say?
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I wonder if you're missing the point given your point about Beckham vs Figo. This conversation is about media pull. Beckham has more media pull than Figo. A lot more. It doesn't mean he was a better player. Just that he has more media pull, which is what this conversation is about. Balotelli has more media pull than his achievements on the pitch.
 
Skashion said:
NipHolmes said:
He scored two vital goals against Sunderland last season to level things up. He got next to no recognition for that. That's my point. If you want to.see otherwise you're missing my point fella.

On google Beckham has more views than Figo. What does that say?
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I wonder if you're missing the point given your point about Beckham vs Figo. This conversation is about media pull. Beckham has more media pull than Figo. A lot more. It doesn't mean he was a better player. Just that he has more media pull, which is what this conversation is about. Balotelli has more media pull than his achievements on the pitch.
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I was merely alluding to an alternative point fella. For me I'd have Figo everyday. I side with better players than headline makers. Granted we miss out on exposure but exposures overrated when most media outlets publish mostly negatives.
 
Gaylord du Bois said:
cookster said:
Colliahhh said:
As great as he was, Goater didn't generate global headlines for our club.

Any City fan who has been abroad anywhere in the last 2 years will be able to testify that one of the first topics of conversation when a foreigner found out you were a city fan was Mario, he was fantastic for our publicity.
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Absolute drivel. I travel for a living mostly Northern Europe but also the States. When mentioning City not one person has mentioned Mario.
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Not one? In that case who did they mention from City?
Or did they have no knowledge of City at all?
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I'll be completely honest, the only player ever mentioned was Aguero and that was a few days after we won the title. Most of the time, you mention City and they reference Manure - either love or hate!
 
cookster said:
Colliahhh said:
cookster said:
I thought we had 100 years of history before Mario came along, must be wrong!

Give me a Shaun Goater every day of the week.
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As great as he was, Goater didn't generate global headlines for our club.

Any City fan who has been abroad anywhere in the last 2 years will be able to testify that one of the first topics of conversation when a foreigner found out you were a city fan was Mario, he was fantastic for our publicity.
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Absolute drivel. I travel for a living mostly Northern Europe but also the States. When mentioning City not one person has mentioned Mario.

Also never seen anyone outside of Manchester with a Balotelli shirt, Messi, Ronaldo, Beckham et al so don't believe the global exposure shite.
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You were obviously not talking to football supporters. There is a large Italian community here in Toronto, wearing anything City related out and about in little Italy gets all sorts of comments about Balo and Bob.
 
Barcon said:
cookster said:
Colliahhh said:
As great as he was, Goater didn't generate global headlines for our club.

Any City fan who has been abroad anywhere in the last 2 years will be able to testify that one of the first topics of conversation when a foreigner found out you were a city fan was Mario, he was fantastic for our publicity.
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Absolute drivel. I travel for a living mostly Northern Europe but also the States. When mentioning City not one person has mentioned Mario.

Also never seen anyone outside of Manchester with a Balotelli shirt, Messi, Ronaldo, Beckham et al so don't believe the global exposure shite.
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You were obviously not talking to football supporters. There is a large Italian community here in Toronto, wearing anything City related out and about in little Italy gets all sorts of comments about Balo and Bob.
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So basically 2nd/3rd generation Italians, talking about Italians?
 
City Raider said:
apparently ibra has just copied one of mario's pens - if players are able to pull this off regular they'll end up changing the rules
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not even close

<a class="postlink" href="http://videa.hu/videok/sport/psg-vs-marseille-20-ibrahimovic-AHD0shlbix5vWORR" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://videa.hu/videok/sport/psg-vs-mar ... lbix5vWORR</a>
 
MSP said:
City Raider said:
apparently ibra has just copied one of mario's pens - if players are able to pull this off regular they'll end up changing the rules
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not even close

<a class="postlink" href="http://videa.hu/videok/sport/psg-vs-marseille-20-ibrahimovic-AHD0shlbix5vWORR" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://videa.hu/videok/sport/psg-vs-mar ... lbix5vWORR</a>
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ta not seen it - blame bbc!
 
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