Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 ...according to SSN he has donated the money to keep Darlington going. Mental.
Foxstone Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 Now thats generosity ! Great work if true.... That will upset the fishy crew a bit perhaps...
HK_Phoey Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 Have to say the guy does sound a bit of a nutter, but if true I agree, about time one of these multi- millionaires gives something back to the game that has made them wealthy. Fantastic gesture.
angelman Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 A bit premature maybe. Admin seem to be saying that until midday for offers. The Balotelli thing seems to be a facebook thing.
Deano6 Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 Sounds like it's not true to me. Twitter rumour that was made up. Like the one about him confronting a school bully... http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/3pm/Steve-Anglesey-s-funny-football-column-Mario-Balotelli-myths-busted-plus-Paul-Scholes-new-boots-and-King-Kenny-Dalglish-s-Inspector-Clouseau-impression-article854134.html
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 17 January, 2012 Author Posted 17 January, 2012 SSN have been duped then...
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 If this IS true, then it further cements Balotelli as a 'legend'.
Sour Mash Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 Like most of the Balotelli soroies, this has been most likely made up on the internet somewhere.
Doctoroncall Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 Try this... http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/quiz/2011/dec/24/mario-balotelli-manchester-city-quiz To see what was true or not.
Mattio Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 Try this... http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/quiz/2011/dec/24/mario-balotelli-manchester-city-quiz To see what was true or not.That article is extremely irritating, why do you have to do the quiz!?
JackFrost Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 There was a story that he donated £250 to a local church that turned out to be true. There was also one about him giving £1,000 to a tramp after he won 20k at a casino. Think that was made up though.
JackFrost Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 That article is extremely irritating, why do you have to do the quiz!? I got 7 out of 10
jjsaint Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 Try this... http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/quiz/2011/dec/24/mario-balotelli-manchester-city-quiz To see what was true or not. I got 6/10. Not bad. Getting back to the original thread: Amazing if true. Almost certainly not true, therefore almost certainly not amazing.
trousers Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/4066039/Mario-Balotellis-footie-kitty.html MARIO BALOTELLI is doing his bit for homeless animals in Manchester. The Italian striker has taken a shine to a stray cat called Wimblydon who is a frequent visitor to the Manchester City training ground. Animal lover Mario, who enjoys visiting zoos and wildlife parks, now makes daily checks on the ginger moggie, which has been allowed to roam the complex for more than a decade. A source said: "Mario loves Wimblydon and would love to take him home. "Every day he comes in and makes sure the cat has come in to training and been fed. "He was quite bemused at first that a cat was allowed to roam the grounds but it appeals to his sense of humour. "Mario is always keeping an eye out in the car park to make sure none of the lads actually run over the cat. He's very protective of him." The cat received its name from former Colombian fitness coach Juan Carlos Osorio, who had trouble pronouncing "Wimbledon" a few years back. Mario bought two chow chow puppies before Christmas and has another dog – black labrador Lucky – back in Italy. Good job he's picking up a decent wage at City, his pet food bill must be huge.
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 17 January, 2012 Author Posted 17 January, 2012 There was a story that he donated £250 to a local church that turned out to be true. There was also one about him giving £1,000 to a tramp after he won 20k at a casino. Think that was made up though. The tramp one was definitely true.
Junction 9 Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 I liked the one about the police pulling him over and searching him. They found 5 grand in notes in his pocket, when they asked why he had such a large sum of money upon his person he simply replied, "because I'm rich".
Bearsy Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 Try this... http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/quiz/2011/dec/24/mario-balotelli-manchester-city-quiz To see what was true or not. I got all 10 *****es! Never suspected I knew so much about Mario!
S-Clarke Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 I liked the one about the police pulling him over and searching him. They found 5 grand in notes in his pocket, when they asked why he had such a large sum of money upon his person he simply replied, "because I'm rich". lol - he's a right character, completely mental but brings a bit of something extra to the English game. Hope he stays, seems a pretty generous guy too all being said.
buctootim Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 Hard to pay someone 150k per week then complain if they have 5k cash on them. That's the equivalent of me having 2p in my pocket. Maybe 1p. You earn 60p per week?
Jonnyboy Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 You earn 60p per week? The recession has hit Derby Road hard.
lettuce Posted 17 January, 2012 Posted 17 January, 2012 The tramp one was definitely true. It was you, wasn't it?
Dr Who? Posted 18 January, 2012 Posted 18 January, 2012 Would be the sort of thing that he would do. I think it would be great if more footballers did the same, but I suppose then it would give the clubs no insentive to act responsibly.
Hatch Posted 18 January, 2012 Posted 18 January, 2012 All these Balotelli rumours are ruining the real thing. Hearing the odd true story now and again did make a great read but now you hear something different every day and now its just irritating.
Dr Who? Posted 18 January, 2012 Posted 18 January, 2012 I might write to him and see if he can help me out!
Golden Balls Posted 18 January, 2012 Posted 18 January, 2012 Wonder if he fancies paying Celtic an extra few bob to get us Hooper.
Saint Garrett Posted 19 January, 2012 Posted 19 January, 2012 (edited) I got 8/10 on the quiz, he is absolutely hilarious...Not convinced by the Darlo thing though! After the derby he went round Manchester high fiving City fans. And also put 25 tramps up in Hilton hotel or something for Christmas. Turned up to a house party in Manchester or something last weekend. And also turned up at a local school/college and asked to use the toilet. Great Banter Edited 19 January, 2012 by Saint Garrett Spelling
This Charming Man Posted 19 January, 2012 Posted 19 January, 2012 8/10 for me. The bloke is an absolute legend. Shame there aren't more characters like him in football.
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