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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. Well in my opinion you've made some glaring errors there. Baloteli isn't even close to being world class. He's a good European striker and as such is worth more than 16m you're right about that. But even as a subjective opinion, I cannot see how anyone could call him world class, look at his stats, his games for the last 3 years, all of it is good, none of it is world class. Crazy. Arsenal have been linked with everyone, as have Chelsea City Liverpool and utd, happens every year, means nothing. With regards to desperation, the fact we tried to get every maybe big striker available (Rodgers said so himself so not conjecture like your arsenal remark) and failed, then went and bought someone who weeks ago our manager said we would categorically not sign, and didn't sign all summer when we wanted to get business done early, proves baloteli is at least in small part, a desperation move. I'm not saying baloteli is bad, or not good value for 16 m, I think it's better than bony for 20 m, but it's almost definitely a desperation move. We will see if it pays off. Agreed but desperate times call for desperate measures, and that's why we called for desperate Mario. IMO we're better off taking this risk in our desperation than sitting like a rabbit in the headlights and doing nothing. People said it was too risky to sign Sturridge when we were linked to him, but that hasn't turned out too bad. Anyway Mad Mario brings a bit of badly needed colour and excitement to our over sedate lives, and I think we're all going to love it.
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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. Well in my opinion you've made some glaring errors there. Baloteli isn't even close to being world class. He's a good European striker and as such is worth more than 16m you're right about that. But even as a subjective opinion, I cannot see how anyone could call him world class, look at his stats, his games for the last 3 years, all of it is good, none of it is world class. Crazy. Arsenal have been linked with everyone, as have Chelsea City Liverpool and utd, happens every year, means nothing. With regards to desperation, the fact we tried to get every maybe big striker available (Rodgers said so himself so not conjecture like your arsenal remark) and failed, then went and bought someone who weeks ago our manager said we would categorically not sign, and didn't sign all summer when we wanted to get business done early, proves baloteli is at least in small part, a desperation move. I'm not saying baloteli is bad, or not good value for 16 m, I think it's better than bony for 20 m, but it's almost definitely a desperation move. We will see if it pays off. Agreed but desperate times call for desperate measures, and that's why we called for desperate Mario. IMO we're better off taking this risk in our desperation than sitting like a rabbit in the headlights and doing nothing. People said it was too risky to sign Sturridge when we were linked to him, but that hasn't turned out too bad. Anyway Mad Mario brings a bit of badly needed colour and excitement to our over sedate lives, and I think we're all going to love it. You have to admit, he's entertaining as hell. I think he's hilarious. A lot of people are worried about his influence on the dressing room and Danny, but I can see the two of them becoming best friends. Very similar senses of humor.
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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. Well in my opinion you've made some glaring errors there. Baloteli isn't even close to being world class. He's a good European striker and as such is worth more than 16m you're right about that. But even as a subjective opinion, I cannot see how anyone could call him world class, look at his stats, his games for the last 3 years, all of it is good, none of it is world class. Crazy. Arsenal have been linked with everyone, as have Chelsea City Liverpool and utd, happens every year, means nothing. With regards to desperation, the fact we tried to get every maybe big striker available (Rodgers said so himself so not conjecture like your arsenal remark) and failed, then went and bought someone who weeks ago our manager said we would categorically not sign, and didn't sign all summer when we wanted to get business done early, proves baloteli is at least in small part, a desperation move. I'm not saying baloteli is bad, or not good value for 16 m, I think it's better than bony for 20 m, but it's almost definitely a desperation move. We will see if it pays off. Agreed but desperate times call for desperate measures, and that's why we called for desperate Mario. IMO we're better off taking this risk in our desperation than sitting like a rabbit in the headlights and doing nothing. People said it was too risky to sign Sturridge when we were linked to him, but that hasn't turned out too bad. Anyway Mad Mario brings a bit of badly needed colour and excitement to our over sedate lives, and I think we're all going to love it. You have to admit, he's entertaining as hell. I think he's hilarious. A lot of people are worried about his influence on the dressing room and Danny, but I can see the two of them becoming best friends. Very similar senses of humor. Yeah all the players he's played with love him, it's only the managers and the media that can't get their humourless heads around him. Rodgers is a hard task master, but he has a sense of humour and a gift for managing and coaching young fellows, and I'd imagine they'll get on great.
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What's the average age of our squad these days? All these young lads seem to really like Rodgers, I think Merio will love playing for Rodgers and Liverpool.
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What's the average age of our squad these days? All these young lads seem to really like Rodgers, I think Merio will love playing for Rodgers and Liverpool. Scallatelli 
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@_CallumMWright: WOW: Don't think Balotelli is going to have any problems being accepted,judging by this reaction at Melwood (domking) http://t.co/hxuPVx0KVM
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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. World class  I would call Italy's starting striker world class, yes. 'Ninja Skrtel: I didnt claim Mario was world class, if i did however, I stand by the fact that he is amongst the best strikers in the world, and was a steal at his price. It will show when he plays with a partner upfront...' Why don't you think he's World Class anymore?
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MKG, you plick. ;p hahaha i forgot i said that, but genuinelly, as i said in the shoutbox yesterday, i still think he is amongst the top strikers in the world.
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