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Allow me to put forward a different point of view.
A world class striker like Ballotelli becomes available at a cut price 16mil when he is easily worth double that. He is linked to Arsenal but they get Sanchez. We are short of strikers, he wants the move, he knows he will get game time.
Would it not be foolish to let such an opportunity slip?
Perhaps it is not desperation, perhaps it is just good business sense. Especially if the rumours that we are still trying to thrash out a loan for Falcao are true. Etoo would have spelled "desperation" to me, Ballotelli does not.
Just my opinion. + 19.95! 
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He just wants to have fun. Our free-flowing attacking play will let him play with a smile on his face.
He'll succeed at Anfield and become one the all time legends imo
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Allow me to put forward a different point of view.
A world class striker like Ballotelli becomes available at a cut price 16mil when he is easily worth double that. He is linked to Arsenal but they get Sanchez. We are short of strikers, he wants the move, he knows he will get game time.
Would it not be foolish to let such an opportunity slip?
Perhaps it is not desperation, perhaps it is just good business sense. Especially if the rumours that we are still trying to thrash out a loan for Falcao are true. Etoo would have spelled "desperation" to me, Ballotelli does not.
Just my opinion. + 19.95! Why not +20? 
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He just wants to have fun. Our free-flowing attacking play will let him play with a smile on his face.
He'll succeed at Anfield and become one the all time legends imo Here's hoping 
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I dont think its a panic buy, its more of a scheduled buy...Rodgers randomly speaking so highly of him to the US press and then denying an approach, for me, was like Rodgers saying "Yeah, hes on the list, but not top of the list"...I know they played Milan but praising Balotelli was very random for me because he hardly did anything in that game...clearly Falcao and Cavani were topping the list, but I think Balotelli was always considered, but not an immediate consideration, BR made it clear hes a fan of Super Mario
"For a player to be good enough to play for Liverpool, he must be prepared to run through a brick wall for me then come out fighting on the other side." -Bill Shankly
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I think Mario will be immense for us! just think how far we've come from the Hodgson days.
Joe Cole, Danny Wilson, Christian Poulsen, Paul Konchesky
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Allow me to put forward a different point of view.
A world class striker like Ballotelli becomes available at a cut price 16mil when he is easily worth double that. He is linked to Arsenal but they get Sanchez. We are short of strikers, he wants the move, he knows he will get game time.
Would it not be foolish to let such an opportunity slip?
Perhaps it is not desperation, perhaps it is just good business sense. Especially if the rumours that we are still trying to thrash out a loan for Falcao are true. Etoo would have spelled "desperation" to me, Ballotelli does not.
Just my opinion. There is nothing different about your view its postive which it always is irrespective of anything. But you make some good points was talking to a city fan (goes every game) who reckons it is a bad signing for us. Yes he might be peeved etc. What he said he will score brilliant goals but do stupid things, sent off etc and go into a sulk when he does not get the pass he also said he plays for himself. So in his view it will disrupt the team ethic and spirit. I happen to think he may be wrong and I will be positive now and say he might make the difference. So we wait and see I have a feeling we won't be short of things to discuss one way or another.
IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD SPEAK SOFTLY - BOB PAISLEY
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I think Mario will be immense for us! just think how far we've come from the Hodgson days.
Joe Cole, Danny Wilson, Christian Poulsen, Paul Konchesky They were grim times  
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Rumour is that this wasn't a BR buy but the committee.
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"..What he said he will score brilliant goals but do stupid things, sent off etc and go into a sulk when he does not get the pass he also said he plays for himself.." Fair post Stan. This bit above stood out for me though - bar the sending off bit it sounds a lot like Suarez. Granted, Suarez never got himself sent off, banned, but we don't want to be playing with 10 men all the same though.
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