Paul Merson said:
Daily Star, 28th January 2012
WHAT Mario Balotelli did to Scott Parker was disgraceful and he should have been banned for even longer than four games.
He could have taken Parker’s eye out, stamping on his head like that. Only he will know if it was deliberate.
But it didn’t look good to me – or to Manchester City either, otherwise they would have appealed.
For me, referee Howard Webb should be banned as well. He was standing right in line with it when it happened and didn’t give anything.
I find it hard to believe he didn’t see it. That seems very strange to me. But it’s only Balotelli who’s getting banned.
(Blah, Blah, Blah)
That stamp was out of order and if he keeps doing things like that it could end up costing City the title.
So, Merson thinks it was disgraceful, should have been banned for more than four games, but he states he has NO IDEA if it was deliberate?! What an idiot!
Then, to end the article, he calls it a "stamp"?!
So, I guess Merson is phoning it in these days, and is too crazy to understand even what HE THINKS!?!
What a bunch of gutter "journalism" about a week after it was a story!!
I hope Mario comes back and gets that extra goal against United, just so he can have the hat trick! Maybe a penalty? Yeah, a 95th minute penalty to win the Premiership!!