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by Nigels Tackle » Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:19 am
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by Invisible Man Fan » Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:37 am
I'll be changing my signature if he does.....I really hope he doesn't sign for those bin dipping c*nts
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So, keep calm and do it the United way
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by Douglas Higginbottom » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:14 am
Just doesn't make sense to me. Even allowing for the fact that he is a complete loony I can't see he will fit the Rodger's thinking about the team ethic. He prefers to play as the main or lone striker but so does Sturridge doesn't he? Is he really going to be a squad player?Cannot see it happening.
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by blues2win » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:23 am
Doug's probably right but at the very least it's hard to see this coming off in time for him to be registered and eligible for Monday.
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by Slim » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:26 am
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by Foreverinbluedreams » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:27 am
Hope it doesn't happen, I'd be willing him to fail if it did and that would leave me conflicted as I still like the idiot.
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by Blue Blood » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:35 am
Mario is one of them rare cult players, great fun.... But on the grass, where it matters, he's not that great... barely good in fact. 99% of my fond memories of Balo are off field ones rather than on field. Says it all really.
Good luck to him though, if he goes to Liverpool i'm sure they'll be fireworks but doubt he'll bring trophy's. Imo he's not a major upgrade on anything they have, just another option.
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by sheblue » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:37 am
In one way it would be a little bit funny, all those expert ex liverpool pundits, hansen , lawrenson etc etc who slated him over the years, wonder what they would say now?
Milan want to sell.
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by Foreverinbluedreams » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:56 am
Blue Blood wrote:Mario is one of them rare cult players, great fun.... But on the grass, where it matters, he's not that great... barely good in fact. 99% of my fond memories of Balo are off field ones rather than on field. Says it all really.
Good luck to him though, if he goes to Liverpool i'm sure they'll be fireworks but doubt he'll bring trophy's. Imo he's not a major upgrade on anything they have, just another option.
Depends on which grass.
He has all the physical and technical attributes to be great but obviously it's his mentality that lets him down. He did have his moments for us though.
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by blues-clues » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:57 am
Foreverinbluedreams wrote:Blue Blood wrote:Mario is one of them rare cult players, great fun.... But on the grass, where it matters, he's not that great... barely good in fact. 99% of my fond memories of Balo are off field ones rather than on field. Says it all really.
Good luck to him though, if he goes to Liverpool i'm sure they'll be fireworks but doubt he'll bring trophy's. Imo he's not a major upgrade on anything they have, just another option.
Depends on which grass.
He has all the physical and technical attributes to be great but obviously it's his mentality that lets him down. He did have his moments for us though.
He never looked like missing a penalty. Is his record still 100%
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by Peter Doherty (AGAIG) » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:01 am
blues-clues wrote:Foreverinbluedreams wrote:Blue Blood wrote:Mario is one of them rare cult players, great fun.... But on the grass, where it matters, he's not that great... barely good in fact. 99% of my fond memories of Balo are off field ones rather than on field. Says it all really.
Good luck to him though, if he goes to Liverpool i'm sure they'll be fireworks but doubt he'll bring trophy's. Imo he's not a major upgrade on anything they have, just another option.
Depends on which grass.
He has all the physical and technical attributes to be great but obviously it's his mentality that lets him down. He did have his moments for us though.
He never looked like missing a penalty. Is his record still 100%
No.
I seem to remember he hated the press coverage he got here, not to mention the weather. Can't see it happening.
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by Foreverinbluedreams » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:02 am
blues-clues wrote:Foreverinbluedreams wrote:Blue Blood wrote:Mario is one of them rare cult players, great fun.... But on the grass, where it matters, he's not that great... barely good in fact. 99% of my fond memories of Balo are off field ones rather than on field. Says it all really.
Good luck to him though, if he goes to Liverpool i'm sure they'll be fireworks but doubt he'll bring trophy's. Imo he's not a major upgrade on anything they have, just another option.
Depends on which grass.
He has all the physical and technical attributes to be great but obviously it's his mentality that lets him down. He did have his moments for us though.
He never looked like missing a penalty. Is his record still 100%
He missed a couple for Milan I think, at least one anyway.
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by Lev Bronstein » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:10 am
Foreverinbluedreams wrote:blues-clues wrote:Foreverinbluedreams wrote:Blue Blood wrote:Mario is one of them rare cult players, great fun.... But on the grass, where it matters, he's not that great... barely good in fact. 99% of my fond memories of Balo are off field ones rather than on field. Says it all really.
Good luck to him though, if he goes to Liverpool i'm sure they'll be fireworks but doubt he'll bring trophy's. Imo he's not a major upgrade on anything they have, just another option.
Depends on which grass.
He has all the physical and technical attributes to be great but obviously it's his mentality that lets him down. He did have his moments for us though.
He never looked like missing a penalty. Is his record still 100%
He missed a couple for Milan I think, at least one anyway.
Reina saved one for Napoli
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by Wonderwall » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:14 am
The oracle has spoken
Mario Balotelli to Liverpool: Jamie Carragher says he may not get in first team
Jamie Carragher is not convinced Mario Balotelli would get into the Liverpool starting XI ahead of Daniel Sturridge.
The AC Milan forward was reportedly in talks over a move to Anfield on Thrusday as Brendan Rodgers looks to bolster his striking options following the sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona.
The former Manchester City striker scored 17 goals for AC Milan last season and played in all three of Italy’s World Cup matches, and while former Liverpool defender Carragher says he would be a good addition to the squad, he questioned whether he would get into the current team.
“They definitely need a striker, there’s no doubt about that,” he told skysports.com.
“At the moment they only have Daniel Sturridge and Rickie Lambert - it looks like Fabio Borini is going to move on - and you need strikers.
“Would he be the final piece of the jigsaw? Would he make the starting XI if everyone was fit and firing? Who knows?
“At the moment Daniel Sturridge has got 36 goals in 50 games for Liverpool and at this moment he is the main man up front.
“Would Brendan then accommodate another striker, whoever that may be, like he did with Luis Suarez?
“He has lots of options now, Brendan Rodgers, and I don’t think he will play the same team too often so they do need those options.”
Balotelli often made the headlines for his actions off the pitch during a previous spell in the Premier League with Manchester City and he returned to his native Italy with AC Milan in January 2013 saying he was fed up with life in England.
Carragher says he needs to prove his talent on the pitch if he returns to the Premier League – and backed Rodgers to get the best out of him, pointing to how the Liverpool boss improved the performances of Suarez in the last two seasons.
“Brendan has had plenty of practice with Luis I suppose,” he added.
“The main thing for any player is what they do on the pitch. Both of those players had issues off the pitch, but I think it’s fair to say Suarez did a lot more on the pitch.
“You will always get a little bit more freedom if you’re producing on the pitch, that’s the main thing for any player.
“Balotelli is a player who has been here before and did a lot of stuff that was good for us in the media. He probably didn’t quite show his potential at Manchester City and that, coupled with his off-the-field problems, probably saw him depart.
“He’s the Italian number one striker and you want to see good players here. Liverpool do need a striker.”
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by Foreverinbluedreams » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:31 am
“The main thing for any player is what they do on the pitch. Both of those players had issues off the pitch, but I think it’s fair to say Suarez did a lot more on the pitch."
What issues did Suarez have off the pitch? Biting - on the pitch
Racial abuse - on the pitch
Cheating cunt - on the pitch
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by Blue Blood » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:42 am
Foreverinbluedreams wrote:“The main thing for any player is what they do on the pitch. Both of those players had issues off the pitch, but I think it’s fair to say Suarez did a lot more on the pitch."
What issues did Suarez have off the pitch? Biting - on the pitch
Racial abuse - on the pitch
Cheating cunt - on the pitch
Haha, from what i've been told off pitch, in training and all that, Suarez was a squeaky clean, top pro.
Suarez is 100x the player Balo is on the field though, biting or no biting, there's no comparison in talent on pitch, If Liverpool think he is an equal level player as Suarez they are dead wrong... He'll do well but not get close to Suarez.
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by Alex Sapphire » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:46 am
DoomMerchant wrote:For 17m I'd fuck negredo off to Spain and hand their 17m fee to Milan.
Bring him back. You know it makes sense.
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by Ted Hughes » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:49 am
Imo, not with a twenty foot pole.
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by Lee_R » Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:11 am
Please no Mario.
If he signs for them they wont shut up about it for the next 50 years. It will be like Beatlemania all over again :(
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