balotelli takes citeh to a tribunal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20756755

Italian striker Mario Balotelli will take Manchester City to a Premier League tribunal in London on Wednesday.
Balotelli is fighting City's decision to fine him two weeks' wages for his poor disciplinary record last season.
The 22-year-old missed 11 games domestically and in Europe last season because of suspensions.
Balotelli appealed against the decision but an independent panel of City's board upheld the penalty. The case will now be heard by a three-man panel.
The striker is expected to appear in person, along with his Italian lawyer and a representative from the Professional Footballers' Association, while City will bring their legal team.
A two-week fine is the maximum penalty stipulated in standard player contracts and, although City refused to comment on the case, they are privately confident of winning.
It is unusual for internal disputes between clubs and their players to go to a Premier League tribunal. The PFA has advised the player throughout and its chief executive, Gordon Taylor, told BBC Sport: "We try to avoid situations like this wherever possible, but the player and club have not been able to resolve this situation."
City began the disciplinary process after Balotelli was sent off against Arsenal in April 2012.
In all, he received nine yellow cards and three reds - one of them retrospective - during the season.
Balotelli was taken off early in the second half of City's 3-2 defeat by Manchester United on 9 December, and then left out of their squad altogether for the 3-1 win at Newcastle on Saturday ,

£#%&!ing #@&%!.

Originally Posted by Scabs

£#%&!ing #@&%!.

all i did was post it ffs

and still the divs will clap him and sing his name......what an embarrassing club, i expect Tevez is his representative

Originally Posted by borsuk

all i did was post it ffs

You know what you did!

He really is a dick, I hope he's out of British football soon.

Remember a few on here crying into their cornflakes when Utd didn't get him.

Thank £#%&! we didn't. Absolute turnip.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Remember a few on here crying into their cornflakes when Utd didn't get him.

Thank £#%&! we didn't. Absolute turnip.

Blimey suggests they're not a happy ship

He's completely hatstand.

What do they expect when they let Tevez get away with what he did last season? Every @#%&! will have a go.

fined two weeks' wages, wasn't he?

£170,000+ a week for that @#%&!

mind you, they gave garry 'yellow' #@&%! half a million quid when they £#%&!ed him off so it's all relative, i suppose.

He might be an absolute tool of a man but I've got to agree with Balotelli. If you get a load of cards and suspensions of a season it is a matter for disciplinary action when the events take place. To have 2 weeks wages off a player for poor discipline the previous season and have the saga carry on until December when the next season is halfway through is just a £#%&!ing joke and shows what a silly little club they are.

The longer they disregard attitude and personality in their transfer dealings the more it benefits us long term.

Long may he stay.

Originally Posted by BryanRobson'sLiver

He might be an absolute tool of a man but I've got to agree with Balotelli. If you get a load of cards and suspensions of a season it is a matter for disciplinary action when the events take place. To have 2 weeks wages off a player for poor discipline the previous season and have the saga carry on until December when the next season is halfway through is just a £#%&!ing joke and shows what a silly little club they are.

They want shut of him because of FFP I'm sure of it, a £200 million wage-bill and an owner who is made-up that their losses this year of £97 million is down 50% on last years is bat-shit mental

But they are only 'doing what Utd have done for years' and we are just jealous

Would have fined him about 12 weeks wages on FM by now so he should be thankful he's got Mancini as a manager and not me.

Originally Posted by BryanRobson'sLiver

He might be an absolute tool of a man but I've got to agree with Balotelli. If you get a load of cards and suspensions of a season it is a matter for disciplinary action when the events take place. To have 2 weeks wages off a player for poor discipline the previous season and have the saga carry on until December when the next season is halfway through is just a £#%&!ing joke and shows what a silly little club they are.

I don't think you read the article correctly BR. City hit him with this right after he get sent off against Arsenal last season.

'City began the disciplinary process after Balotelli was sent off against Arsenal in April 2012.'

It's Balotelli's appeals which have kept this thing dragged out.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Remember a few on here crying into their cornflakes when Utd didn't get him.

Thank £#%&! we didn't. Absolute turnip.

Dunk loved him, didn't he?

Originally Posted by Sandman

Dunk loved him, didn't he?

Still loves him.

Originally Posted by saffers

Still loves him.

I do.

He's an entertaining fruit loop.

Agent Balotelli is doing a sterling job

Originally Posted by dunk

I do.

He's an entertaining fruit loop.

Agent Balotelli is doing a sterling job

Never got it with him tbh.