Mario Balotelli [On the Road to Ballon d'or)

[Shaggy]

[Buzzo]

So, hated so much by his team mates that they were all at his birthday?

He has clearly not performed for us and appears to not have a future, but the media agenda against him is staggering.

[Pablo]

There's a bit more here:

Balotelli’s Liverpool career unravelled quickly. Staying up with friends late the night before a Champions League defeat to Basel in Switzerland was a bad way to endear himself to manager Brendan Rodgers. Then he was banned from driving after being caught speeding at 109mph on the M62 in December.

By Christmas, indeed, Balotelli did not know the names of some of his team-mates – regulars who feature in the starting XI. It is reasoned he lost out on moments where relationships are developed because he missed home cooking so much that rather than eating at Melwood before and after training, he organised for lunch and dinner to be delivered to his Formby mansion from an Italian restaurant.

Balotelli now knows he has no future at Liverpool. It did not deter him from beginning his 25th birthday celebrations at 1am on Wednesday morning, with friend Desmond N’Ze releasing a video on social media of the striker being sprayed with Veuve Clicquot champagne. Earlier, upon receiving a parking ticket in Liverpool’s city centre, Balotelli took to Instagram, revealing a photograph of the issuing attendant.

Until 18 months ago, N’Ze was also a footballer, contracted to Fujeida MYFC in the Japanese third division. Having met Balotelli at Internazionale in 2008, N’Ze is said to have given up on his professional career and since has operated as Balotelli’s gopher.

The pair have been inseparable on Merseyside, with Balotelli frequently inviting N’Ze into Melwood before it was made clear by management that he would not be welcome.

As last season ambled towards a conclusion, N’Ze was often seen sleeping in the passenger seat of Balotelli’s red Ferrari in Melwood’s car park, waiting for his friend to finish work.

Those who witnessed Balotelli’s efforts in training admit that he might as well have joined him.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/left...-31448733.html

[el matador]

if thats true then we are right to move him on.

[Exiled_red]

How true these stories are or how much they have been exagerated I guess we will never really know but I guess that there is some element of truth in them. If they are true that's staggering, he clearly doesn't give a ****.

He clearly has an unprofessional attitude - and we knew this when we signed him, which made it a stupid signing in the first place, at the moment we are lumbered with him and I wouldn't blame anyone else for not wanting to take a punt on him.

I'm amazed that we didn't put some clauses in his contract which would allow us to terminate his contract if his behviour didn't meet required standards or if his attitude was disruptive to the squad.

[Corndog]

Even if it's not, it's still right. He's **** and the most over rated of players I've ever seen.

[vlahka]

I really do hope whoever thought it was a good idea to sign him was fired. Or at least roughed up some.

[G]

He's an absolute bellend who pissing his career away and doesn't give a **** cos numerous bellends in club football continue to think he's worth thousands of quid a week.

[danperkins]

Worst signing in the history of the club IMO.

[Exiled_red]

If the story about the 50 yard own goal is true it sums up everything about him, he does have the talent, but his attitude stinks and he'll never be the player he should have been.

[Bender]

Worst signing in the history of the club IMO.

That there is another thread in it's own right!

[tanner]

That's the second recent image I've seen of get together's with our squad, and at each its only the foreign lads present. Could be nothing, but I wonder if there's a bit of a clique present.

[Chazza]

Keyser Soze will confirm if it is a clique or not.

[Paul12]

That there is another thread in it's own right!

Stan Collymore was the worst buy ever as far as I am concerned.

We got 75% of our money back but lost our momentum

[Bender]

That's the second recent image I've seen of get together's with our squad, and at each its only the foreign lads present. Could be nothing, but I wonder if there's a bit of a clique present.