BILLY BUNTER

Weblog: The football punter

Mario and Roberto rows hint at Reds if not a split

METHINKS Mario Balotelli’s agent is getting slightly ahead of himself by suggesting the clod-hopping Italian is going to be at Manchester for another 18 months.

For that to happen, four things have to be realised.

First, he’s got to start scoring some goals and maybe breaking sweat occasionally.

Second, he’s got to stop stamping on inoffensive midfielders, elbowing others and setting off fireworks in his kitchen.

Third, he’s got to sort out the mullet. Even in Manchester that’s got to look ridiculous.

And finally, hell has to freeze over.

If those four scenarios are realised then yes, less-than-super Mario might still be at the Etihad by the summer of 2013.

I love it when the agent says that Mario and Roberto aren’t married – but they do row a bit.

Don’t want to labour the point but if I was sticking Catherine Wheels on the microwave and putting my size-ten in the face of the man who is the saviour of the England football team (that’s how bad we’ve become) my missus and I’d be rowing as well.

All the way to the divorce courts.

And it’s long odds-on she’d get the Wii Plus.

Anyway, the fancy dan Italian gets another chance to shine – or break into a trot, whichever he prefers – when City head for Anfield in the Carling Cup.

I’m swerving the curse of one-match form and over-reactions and piling on Liverpool tonight.

Sure they lost at Bolton at the weekend but that’s not the first bunch of Premier League also-rans who have stopped the scousers in their tracks.

Kenny’s lads seem to save their best for the top dogs so I can see them finishing off City with room to spare.