The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - The Tide Is High

[Pochie]

I want to see that movie sequel Jose & Mario: Bad Boys For Life.

 

[Insomnia]

I will turn this place into a Balotelli fan site if he joins.

Watch me.

I’m signed up

 

[yankspurs]

I will turn this place into a Balotelli fan site if he joins.

Watch me.

The balotelli stories already has me as a huge fan boy

 

[robertobaggio]

Trix - this isn't aimed at you but the info.

I hate this thinking - a striker that won't play. I get Kane is the man but even he needs somebody to keep him on his toes. Why not a flexible forward? We've been after similar before. Christ we almost signed Dybala and Martial before that.

We need another striker. That is fact. Jose has said it. It's another that is several windows too bloody late.

This

 

[jay2040]

This

What about this? We all read it!

 

[Ionman34]

Giroud is a real physical bastard who can hold off a defender or two. The issue is that his finishing isn't all that great. I used to lol at the gooners when he was there because he would miss a couple of decent chances most games.

In 180 games for the goons he netted 73 times.

Not great, but far from poor. He'd do the job.

 

[soflapaul]

Think back to the night before the Champions League Final. Remember that feeling. That anticipation of potential glory to come.

And if someone asked you that very night, "What are the odds that Jose would be our coach and that we would be angrily debating whether to bring in Mario Balotelli?" you would have thought him to be insane. Yet here we are.

I hope we bring him in just to make the Amazon show the highest rated sports reality tv show of all time. There has to be some extra money for the club in that. Even if just in shirt sales.

 

[robertobaggio]

Well said that man.....I assume you’re a man. This season is a shit show. Why sign players for the sake of it? Granted a striker would be useful, but I think we can all agree that none of the names mentioned are that inspiring. As a club we’re piss poor at offloading players, so why buy mediocre players that will potentially hinder us in the summer..... when we may actually buy someone decent.

Clinton N’Jie says hi.

Everyone does short term signings to fill a gap because they make sense. Or Chelsea when they got the BA. United got Larson etc. It’s madness not to.

 

[robertobaggio]

Think back to the night before the Champions League Final. Remember that feeling. That anticipation of potential glory to come.

And if someone asked you that very night, "What are the odds that Jose would be our coach and that we would be angrily debating the debates of bringing in Mario Balotelli?" you would have thought him to be insane. Yet here we are.

I hope we bring him in just to make the Amazon show the highest rated sports reality tv show of all time. There has to be some extra money for the club in that. Even if just in shirt sales.

No because we were already playing like shit and fluked the final playing long ball to Llorente

 

[robertobaggio]

What about this? We all read it!

Spot on

 

[Dr Benson]

Don't laugh (english is not my first language) "Mourinho thinks he is crackers". Does that mean Mourinho thinks he's a lunatic like an american "cracker" from the south states, or does it mean he thinks Balotelli is special/great/brilliant..?

 

[luRRka]

Don't laugh (english is not my first language) "Mourinho thinks he is crackers". Does that mean Mourinho thinks he's a lunatic like an american "cracker" from the south states, or does it mean he thinks Balotelli is special/great/brilliant..?

The first one

 

[Ionman34]

Interesting reading the polarity on here. Personally I'm not overly fussed whether it's OG or MB, both could do a job short term and, let's face it, we are only talking short term until the Summer. OG is 33, so there's no way we'd be looking at buying him and, as has already been said, he'd be keyed up with the Euro's looming.
Balotelli is a horse of a different colour, in that I think if the fans gave him some love he'd respond, but he's a car crash waiting to happen in the long term, so a loan might be just the thing with him. Get him thinking that a good few months of performances might have us wanting to sign him, then bin him off in the Summer when we can shop around for a more permanent deal.

At the end of the day, we can be disillusioned about who we get in, but that'll soon fade if they're scoring. That, in the short term, is all that really matters.

 

[dagraham]

Don't laugh (english is not my first language) "Mourinho thinks he is crackers". Does that mean Mourinho thinks he's a lunatic like an american "cracker" from the south states, or does it mean he thinks Balotelli is special/great/brilliant..?

It means Jose thinks he’s going loco down in Acapulco.....i.e. the first one.

 

[Dr Benson]

It means Jose thinks he’s going loco down in Acapulco.....i.e. the first one.

Balotelli has more or less wasted his career. He could have been playing for e.g. PSG or some other really big rich club like that. Thinking about how great he was. One example is Euro 2012. But, his mental focus and dicipline is questionable. Is he still good enough to make an impact in PL?

 

[freeeki]

Don't laugh (english is not my first language) "Mourinho thinks he is crackers". Does that mean Mourinho thinks he's a lunatic like an american "cracker" from the south states, or does it mean he thinks Balotelli is special/great/brilliant..?

Crackers = mental
A cracker (American Deep South) = racist term and not applicable to Balotelli
A cracker (English) = A brilliant thing OR a biscuit you eat with cheese OR a cardboard tube wrapped in shiny paper with a pair of tweezers and paper hat inside

In summary, what a stupid bloody language we have

 

[Dr Benson]

Crackers = mental
A cracker (American Deep South) = racist term and not applicable to Balotelli
A cracker (English) = A brilliant thing OR a biscuit you eat with cheese OR a cardboard tube wrapped in shiny paper with a pair of tweezers and paper hat inside

In summary, what a stupid bloody language we have

Thanks! Then I learnt something today as well. ?

 

[Newbops]

Balotelli has more or less wasted his career. He could have been playing for e.g. PSG or some other really big rich club like that. Thinking about how great he was. One example is Euro 2012. But, his mental focus and dicipline is questionable. Is he still good enough to make an impact in PL?

i don’t disagree but he has played for City, Liverpool,Inter. I think at 29 he looks like a more mature player now. Could be great to give him one last pop at a big club. He has all the attributes apart from the mental ones

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Crackers = mental
A cracker (American Deep South) = racist term and not applicable to Balotelli
A cracker (English) = A brilliant thing OR a biscuit you eat with cheese OR a cardboard tube wrapped in shiny paper with a pair of tweezers and paper hat inside

In summary, what a stupid bloody language we have

The window that freeeki peaked

 

[jay2040]

In 180 games for the goons he netted 73 times.

Not great, but far from poor. He'd do the job.

For the goons? Would he have the same hunger for us?

Though would take him on loan over no one or Benteke!