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

[captainfog]

Sell.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Why the hell didn't we go for Lacazette, right down our street. The Balotelli signing is was just madness, made no sense whatsoever.

I think we went for Origi in the end over Lacazette but I agree. Balotelli was supposed to be the established striker but Defoe would have been better.

[Muddled]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-REDKNAPP.html

No one seems to remember this.

Rodgers said in his post match interview that he dealt with a similar issue internally last year too, so perhaps he did bollock Sakho and Coutinho and will be consistent with Balotelli.

And as pretty as Louise is, why would I want to listen to her ****e music?

[Pablo]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-REDKNAPP.html

No one seems to remember this.

In your repeated attempts to emphasise it's not a big deal, you're actually making more of a fuss out of it that anyone else on here.

I don't think anyone's that arsed about the shirt swap. It was a bit ill conceived, but that's all. I'm far more arsed about how ****e he is to be honest.

[Alex]

In your repeated attempts to emphasise it's not a big deal, you're actually making more of a fuss out of it that anyone else on here.

I don't think anyone's that arsed about the shirt swap. It was a bit ill conceived, but that's all. I'm far more arsed about how ****e he is to be honest.

Mentioned it once when it happened, and then just now. Hardly repeated attempts.

From what I have read plenty were fussed about, pointing out that he didnt care. My point was that it doesnt matter, its the **** he does on the pitch.

[Daniel 7]

I just think the shirt swap thing was another example of how dopey he is and his lack of self awareness. It was stupid. He's stupid. Liverpool were even more stupid to sign him.

[McDermotX]

I just think the shirt swap thing was another example of how dopey he is and his lack of self awareness. It was stupid. He's stupid. Liverpool were even more stupid to sign him.

[Pablo]

Mentioned it once when it happened, and then just now. Hardly repeated attempts.

From what I have read plenty were fussed about, pointing out that he didnt care. My point was that it doesnt matter, its the **** he does on the pitch.

No worries. I think we both agree anyway

[Shaggy]

I couldn't give a **** about the shirt swapping thing. We have way bigger things to worry about and you'd hope Rodgers thinks the same. Who's arsed. We'd rather he didn't do it but it goes on in tunnels (i.e. away from cameras) all over the place. Who gives a ****. He's been crap and doesn't suit us but he's not half being hung out to dry and scapegoated. He is just one of a shed load of problems.

[Vermilion]

I couldn't give a **** about the shirt swapping thing. We have way bigger things to worry about and you'd hope Rodgers thinks the same. Who's arsed. We'd rather he didn't do it but it goes on in tunnels (i.e. away from cameras) all over the place. Who gives a ****. He's been crap and doesn't suit us but he's not half being hung out to dry and scapegoated. He is just one of a shed load of problems.

[danperkins]

Why always me? Because it is always you

[Pablo]

I couldn't give a **** about the shirt swapping thing. We have way bigger things to worry about and you'd hope Rodgers thinks the same. Who's arsed. We'd rather he didn't do it but it goes on in tunnels (i.e. away from cameras) all over the place. Who gives a ****. He's been crap and doesn't suit us but he's not half being hung out to dry and scapegoated. He is just one of a shed load of problems.

There's maybe an element of the old escaped goat in there, but I genuinely think he deserves most of it! He brings the whole attack down. It all falls down at his feet. Literally. I don't think I'm exaggerating with that either, it's blatantly obvious.

I think removing him from the team is one of the quickest wins for us. A nice easy fix.

The whole defensive issue is so much more complicated unfortunately, there's a whole tribe of escaped goats to worry about there

[Vermilion]

How he has a song and Sturridge doesn't is beyond me.

And a Genius banner!

Tbh, it just go's to show the superficiality of footy fans, Balotelli is considered to be a bigger name player than Sturridge, so he gets a banner and a song without having shown a thing in a Red shirt.

[captainfog]

I couldn't give a **** about the shirt swapping thing. We have way bigger things to worry about and you'd hope Rodgers thinks the same. Who's arsed. We'd rather he didn't do it but it goes on in tunnels (i.e. away from cameras) all over the place. Who gives a ****. He's been crap and doesn't suit us but he's not half being hung out to dry and scapegoated. He is just one of a shed load of problems.

He's the poster boy for our transfer activity.

[Roboklopp]

http://www.football365.com/news/2155...-Be-Sold-Soon-

Carragher: Balo off next season



Curiously, I suspect I could dig up some quotes from Redknapp a couple months back singing his praises, albeit relatively conditionally without the vigour of the above.

Carra is clearly an agenda-driven sheep.

I'm done with him but I still understand the reasons we went for him. He was a gamble potentially worth taking at that price. Risk/reward.

I think the big fail was not realising his playing style was a mismatch for us. Our scouts should have raised that as a red flag and we should have realised this would likely backfire.

Questions should be raised of our scouting full stop.