Balotelli Appreciation

[murky21]

Thread is well overdue
Hands down the most entertaining footballer in the world if you include his general personality as well.

"I don't celebrate when I score because it's my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate?"
what a G

[noam]

when a postman delivers letters, does he take his shirt off and pose for the camera's??

poor man's Cantona.

(he is a bit of a Gtho tbf)

[musicandme]

turbo marioooo

[magma]

He's a bit of a twunt, but his second finish last night was FIYAH.

Hold tight Alex Song breaking his leg this season.

[Forum]

He got thrown out of a restaurant in Manchester a few months ago for sword fighting with soup ladles

[jaydot]

He got thrown out of a restaurant in Manchester a few months ago for sword fighting with soup ladles

Yeah he's a twat and not as talented as people make out but he's entertaining and second goal last night was good.

[gwa]

my idol without a shadow of a doubt

[BLAHBLAHJAH]

Footy looks mo'like WWF each year. Swear they're just athletic actors

[wub]

Balotelli is a fucking legend, good footballer and a proper character. Some of my favourite stories I've heard about him;

• Setting off fireworks from his kitchen/bathroom and the fire brigade being called
• Leaving midnight mass at Christmas to go the pub next door, buying the whole pub a round, then going back to church
• Going round Manchester City centre dressed as Father Christmas giving our £20 notes to homeless people
• When asked for his autograph at a training session, asking the kid why he wasn't in school as it was during the week. When the kid confessed he was being bullied, driving the kid to his school, getting his bully out of class and then officiating whilst they sorted their differences out
• Running up £250k+ in parking tickets round Manchester city centre by just leaving his car whereever he feels like it (bus lanes, disabled spots, pavements etc)
• Getting pulled over by the police and, upon a search of his car, having £60k in cash in his glovebox. When asked why he has £60k in his glovebox, he shrugged and said "I'm rich".

Legend

[oddy]

Legend, the prem would be shit without him.

[kidshuffle]

did all the european media outlets have "super mario" headlines?

[magma]

[*]When asked for his autograph at a training session, asking the kid why he wasn't in school as it was during the week. When the kid confessed he was being bullied, driving the kid to his school, getting his bully out of class and then officiating whilst they sorted their differences out[/list]

That's the only one I'd not heard already... bloody brilliant!

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/8 ... icking-off

Still, I reserve the right to forget all his entertainment value as soon as he puts that sky blue shirt back on.

[Johnlenham]

Balotelli is a fucking legend, good footballer and a proper character. Some of my favourite stories I've heard about him;

• Setting off fireworks from his kitchen/bathroom and the fire brigade being called
• Leaving midnight mass at Christmas to go the pub next door, buying the whole pub a round, then going back to church
• Going round Manchester City centre dressed as Father Christmas giving our £20 notes to homeless people
• When asked for his autograph at a training session, asking the kid why he wasn't in school as it was during the week. When the kid confessed he was being bullied, driving the kid to his school, getting his bully out of class and then officiating whilst they sorted their differences out
• Running up £250k+ in parking tickets round Manchester city centre by just leaving his car whereever he feels like it (bus lanes, disabled spots, pavements etc)
• Getting pulled over by the police and, upon a search of his car, having £60k in cash in his glovebox. When asked why he has £60k in his glovebox, he shrugged and said "I'm rich".

Legend

Holy shit that is amazing

[Mehlovich]

Had a bet on him as first goalscorer yesterday

[aKsa]

Mad talent and a gud second goal, but still a tnuc becuase he stamped on Scott parker's head. Plus most of those rumours aint true, he rubbished them in an interview with that guy from oasis.

[kingGhost]

yeah I thought the bully thing was confirmed to be untrue.

[murky21]

Balotelli is a fucking legend, good footballer and a proper character. Some of my favourite stories I've heard about him;

• Setting off fireworks from his kitchen/bathroom and the fire brigade being called
• Leaving midnight mass at Christmas to go the pub next door, buying the whole pub a round, then going back to church
• Going round Manchester City centre dressed as Father Christmas giving our £20 notes to homeless people
• When asked for his autograph at a training session, asking the kid why he wasn't in school as it was during the week. When the kid confessed he was being bullied, driving the kid to his school, getting his bully out of class and then officiating whilst they sorted their differences out
• Running up £250k+ in parking tickets round Manchester city centre by just leaving his car whereever he feels like it (bus lanes, disabled spots, pavements etc)
• Getting pulled over by the police and, upon a search of his car, having £60k in cash in his glovebox. When asked why he has £60k in his glovebox, he shrugged and said "I'm rich".

Legend

these stories, and the latest quote about the postman are pretty much why I made the thread
the "Im Rich glovebox" one is my favourite
he's definitely wired differently to other people

[Basstronomer]

Anyone else thought the 3 turquoise stripes were a disguised publicity stunt for adidas? I'm confused...

[gwa]

he's a dappa.

the thing with parking ticket is that man city have to pick his car up if it gets towed.

mario 4 president

[magma]

yeah I thought the bully thing was confirmed to be untrue.

Awwww...

Did you give a tramp £1,000 after winning in the casino?
"Never"

Is it true a young lad turned up at the training ground asking for your autograph and, when asked why he wasn't at school, he said he was being bullied, so you took him to school and spoke to the headmaster?
"No. It's not true I took him to school. I tell him why he wasn't at school but not took him to school."

Did your mum send you to John Lewis for an ironing board and you came back with a quad bike, a Scalectrix and a tennis table?
"Yes. But not a tennis table, it was a trampoline."

Are you allergic to a specific kind of grass?
"I'm allergic to the dry grass, not the green one, the brown one."

Did you go to church on Xmas Eve and put £1,000 in the collection plate?
"I put some money in but not a thousand."

Did you go to the pub in Wythenshawe and buy everyone a drink?
"No"

Did you go to a petrol station and pay for everyone's petrol?
"No, not true."

Did you drive around Manchester dressed as Santa handing out money?
"No."

The "because I'm rich" one reminds me of a Jack Nicholson story... apparently Jack was in a restaurant in NYC just after the smoking ban came in. Dude finishes his meal and lights up a massive cigar at which point a waiter comes over and reminds him of the smoking ban... Jack tells him to get lost. Waiter comes back telling him that the police will be called if he carries on smoking:

"How much is the fine?"
"$5000" (or something)
*pulls $5k out of wallet, hands it to waiter* "Now, fuck off and let me smoke in peace".

No doubt it's been embellished over time, but I want it to be true.