saintscottofthenortham Posted 24 July, 2011 Posted 24 July, 2011 Struggling to think of a bigger pleb who has graced our shores. He really ain't a full ticket.
wadesmith Posted 24 July, 2011 Posted 24 July, 2011 Struggling to think of a bigger pleb who has graced our shores. He really ain't a full ticket. I may be on my own here..but my respect for him has just gone up a notch. That's just the kind of crazy stunt I try and pull off at five-a-side, but with even less spectacular results. Mancini, sense of humour by-pass. It's a friendly in front of Americans for ****s sake. I'm suprised they didn't try and shoot milner out of a canon to liven things up a bit to be honest. For once i'm with you Ballotelli.
angelman Posted 24 July, 2011 Posted 24 July, 2011 Struggling to think of a bigger pleb who has graced our shores. He really ain't a full ticket. El Hadki Diouf?
swannymere Posted 24 July, 2011 Posted 24 July, 2011 Nothing wrong with a little entertainment, it's only a friendly.
skintsaint Posted 24 July, 2011 Posted 24 July, 2011 to think Balotelli cost more than our entire club and is on I reckon at least 100k a week. Waste of cash.
Saint_clark Posted 24 July, 2011 Posted 24 July, 2011 And yet if he'd scored everyone would be calling him a footballing genius.
SparkySaint Posted 24 July, 2011 Posted 24 July, 2011 And yet if he'd scored everyone would be calling him a footballing genius. Exactly what I was thinking. René Higuita comes to mind
saint lard Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 He thought he heard the whistle for offfside,hence did what he did. His demenour clearly shows 'he took his foot of the gas' as soon as he collected the ball.
Turkish Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 I may be on my own here..but my respect for him has just gone up a notch. That's just the kind of crazy stunt I try and pull off at five-a-side, but with even less spectacular results. Mancini, sense of humour by-pass. It's a friendly in front of Americans for ****s sake. I'm suprised they didn't try and shoot milner out of a canon to liven things up a bit to be honest. For once i'm with you Ballotelli. I thought it was funny and agree with you. Lets not forget football is an entertainment business and that is what he did, different story in a real game but it was only a friendly.
Hatch Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 If it had been anyone else , everyone would have laughed and glossed over it, cos it was the nutter, it's just added to his already long charge sheet.
This Charming Man Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Ballotelli is a proper lad. Some of the stories about him have had me in stitches. The game needs more characters like him and less dullards like Rio Ferdinand and the like.
Patrick Bateman Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Ooooh Ballotelli, he's a striker, he's good at darts ... I thought it was funny!
Born In The 80s Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Totally agree with Rees (and disagree with the first two posts in this thread). His antics are quickly turning him into one of my favourite premier league players. Some of the **** he does is hilarious and i don't understand how anyone else can think otherwise. This video is up there with him trying to put a bip on. Great character and i hope he stays in England for a long time.
saint_stevo Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 He is a bit mental, which i like. Some of the stories about him are quality! Not sure about these, though Or this
SNSUN Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Indeed my first thought was 'it's only a friendly'. Still think a footballer that's allergic to grass is a risky squad member!
saint_stevo Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 On his car crash just after signing for city- The young Italian was heading to City’s training ground in his Audi R8 when the incident happened. The police raced to the scene, breathalysed Balotelli and interviewed him. The breath test was negative, but the police demanded to know why a 20-year-old, who speaks faltering English, was carrying £5,000 cash in his back pocket. Balotelli’s response was honest: “Because I am rich.”
Dimond Geezer Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Exactly what I was thinking. René Higuita comes to mind Although Higuita did his scorpion kick, after the whistle had blown for offside. Factoid of the day: Higuita has more international goals than Emile Heskey.
gaz Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Factoid of the day: Higuita has more international goals than Emile Heskey. Thats not saying much.
Atticus Finch of Maycomb Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 I love Balotelli. Just like Rees says, the game needs more people like him. He is the Deppo of Premiership football.
Sour Mash Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Ooooh Ballotelli, he's a striker, he's good at darts ... I thought it was funny! One of the best/most catchy football songs in a long time!
bpsaint Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Can't help but think that if he'd scored that backheel everyone would have been saying how great and skillful it was, but because he missed it makes him a pleb.
Turkish Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 The game doesn't need people who play as if they don't even like the sport, act like it's a hassle to represent a club and get paid a fortune, and celebrate a goal like a wake. You can get away with a lot more if you smile and seem to vaguely enjoy it. I dont recall Eric Cantona smiling too much but he's remembered as a great player, a legend and a proper character. Rees is right, football needs more characters regardless of if they smile a bit or are moody f*ckers, there are too many Gary Nevilles about these days.
JRM Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 As others have said he is definitely a character, sort of legend papa waigo could have become for us. Top song as well shame saints are incapable of coming up with songs like this
Turkish Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 The funniest story i read about him was when the old bill pulled him over and he had £5k in his wallet, when asked why he was carrying that much cash he replied "Because i'm rich" Thought that was class myself.
Jesus Reigned Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Although Higuita did his scorpion kick, after the whistle had blown for offside. Factoid of the day: Higuita has more international goals than Emile Heskey. My memory of the Higuita scorpion kick is that play was still active at the time; think someone shanked a cross?
saint si Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 My memory of the Higuita scorpion kick is that play was still active at the time; think someone shanked a cross? I think he thought it was offside (and wouldn't have done it otherwise), but the whistle hadn't actually gone. And (without looking it up) I think it might have been a crap lofted diagonal cross from Jamie Redknapp...
SparkySaint Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 Although Higuita did his scorpion kick, after the whistle had blown for offside. Factoid of the day: Higuita has more international goals than Emile Heskey. It was still pure genius
Barry the Badger Posted 25 July, 2011 Posted 25 July, 2011 I would be dissapointed if he left England. As others have said the game needs characters. Football should always be first and foremost about the game clearly, but can't you just enjoy somebody with a bit of character, be it good or bad? Balotelli getting torn to pieces over this is EXACTLY the reason that we have a game full of players who are afraid to say or do anything remotely interesting. Give me Robbie Fowlers white line celebration, give me Cantona comedy drop kicking a member of the crowd, Adebayor running the full length of a pitch to celebrate/gloat in front of his old fans, Paulo Di Canio pushing over a ref. They may not register approval but at least they register something! But no, the media and the publics moral outrage over something as meaningless as a player trying to score a backheel in a friendly will eventually force another character to tone down or leave and we will be once again left with a league full of media trained clones for entertainment.
Dimond Geezer Posted 26 July, 2011 Posted 26 July, 2011 My memory of the Higuita scorpion kick is that play was still active at the time; think someone shanked a cross? I think he thought it was offside (and wouldn't have done it otherwise), but the whistle hadn't actually gone. And (without looking it up) I think it might have been a crap lofted diagonal cross from Jamie Redknapp... Yeah, your memories are better than mine, you're both right, I've just looked it up on Youtube. I does appear that a free kick is given after he's done it.
This Charming Man Posted 27 July, 2011 Posted 27 July, 2011 On his car crash just after signing for city- The young Italian was heading to City’s training ground in his Audi R8 when the incident happened. The police raced to the scene, breathalysed Balotelli and interviewed him. The breath test was negative, but the police demanded to know why a 20-year-old, who speaks faltering English, was carrying £5,000 cash in his back pocket. Balotelli’s response was honest: “Because I am rich.” That's probably my favourite story. The one of him parking outside his favourite restaurant on double yellows and getting a parking ticket on an almost daily basis is also amusing. Made even funnier due to the fact he lives up the road from it.
This Charming Man Posted 27 July, 2011 Posted 27 July, 2011 One of the best/most catchy football songs in a long time! Myself and some associates were removed from a kebab shop for singing that after the last game of the season. Great song.
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