Mario Balotelli [General]

[Chris]

Who called this? Craig?

Not sure how to feel about that, on one hand he's a good player when he can be arsed and Aguero looks a bit knackered while Dzeko is either brilliant or woeful. But on the other, both times he's played against us he's been an utter liability, a red card at Anfield and the most gutless display I've ever seen until he was substituted at their place.

Suppose it's good really despite his faults.

[Fivex]

I fancy our chances against Balotelli above Dzeko for sure. Gives us a psychological advantage no matter who we're playing at CB.

[SimonNo7]

Well didn't see that one coming, Balotelli charged (rightly so), Lescott not...

[Kenneth]

Surely any appeal has to be frivolous, and designed to just get him available for the semi final - in which case, they'd lose the appeal and he'd get an extended ban. But then, City probably wouldnt mind that, they'd get a few bodies back for when his ban DOES kick in and he gets to play wednesday when they may be short of bodies.

This is Balotelli. I think it's his middle name.

[Le Chef]

Well didn't see that one coming, Balotelli charged (rightly so), Lescott not...

I think the FA are coming across as disliking Johnny Foreigner at the moment

[Fredo]

Balotelli doesn't deserve the charge it was an innocuous incident. The fa are at it again. Cunts

[Craig_H]

Balotelli doesn't deserve the charge it was an innocuous incident. The fa are at it again. Cunts

[Fredo]

It was. I didn't see anything when they were replaying this over and over again yesterday. It's not conclusive.

[Fredo]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2cDMhEByWc"]Balotelli stepped on Scott Parker's head - YouTube[/ame]

That's accidental. I don't know how the FA arrived at the conclusion that he 'stamped' on Parker. They're becoming a bunch of trigger happy cunts.

[Craig_H]

Accidental

His natural movement and momentum/balance is taking him away from Parker, yet his foot somehow comes down on Parker's head, in a fast/hard 'snap'/stamp motion.

Accidental

[Glenn Hysen]

He stamped.

[Fredo]

He was off balance. People are making assumptions there, the guy was basically facing the other way.

[lfcred]

He did so well to clean his name and I actually grew to love him, but he is a scum bag for what he did!

[TheStig]

He was off balance. People are making assumptions there, the guy was basically facing the other way.

Play it at full speed and I think it's clear it was accidental. It's a bit like when Gerrard 'stamped' on Nolan a few years back.

[Fredo]

His reputation comes before him and it doesn't help when there are cunts like Redknapp influencing opinion.