Quote Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann View Post
Was chatting to a City fan yesterday. He describes Balotelli as "a bit of a cancer".
He also was pretty unequivocal in asserting Wenger would not be able to change him.

Maybe he has matured, but remember this is the guy who set fire to his own home through lighting fireworks in his bathroom.
That's not just immaturity, that's borderline retarded - the kind of world class stupidity that deserves to get you killed.

Wanting this guy is understandable, we're starved of grade A talent and beggars can't be choosers.
The question you have to ask yourself is: how much cancer is ok?
I'm not sure I'm too interested in Man City fans opinions of Balotelli. He had Aguero and Tezez in front of him, who'd just stuck two fingers up to Man U so was a real hero for City fans. Off field problems just seem like a young twat with money tbh. I don't see a big deal in setting off a firework out of the window of your rented home tbh.

More of a concern would be why City sold him. Surely they'd have just left him in the reserves if they thought he had the potential to become world class one day? Why sell him? Sure, Mancini had a problem with him but the hierarchy must have known that Mancini wasn't going to be their long term manager.