Bellamy to Celtic

[Lee]

Bellamy to Cardiff

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardiffonline/cardiff-football/2010/08/15/cardiff-city-to-sign-craig-bellamy-91466-27067850/

[-V-]

What a waste. I knew he wouldn't go to the SPL and I get that he wants to go home but he belongs in the premiership, surely we have to try again and sign him ffs

[Shaggy]

Apparently he turned Everton down too

[Rudo]

What a waste. I knew he wouldn't go to the SPL and I get that he wants to go home but he belongs in the premiership, surely we have to try again and sign him ffs

True enough but Cardiff are one of the favourites for Promotion, he'll be playing for his hometown team and closer to his family.

With City not prepared to sell him to a rival Premiership club, you can see why Bellamy would go to Cardiff.

[Shaggy]

Fair ****ing play to him. How many other pampered egomaniacs in the Prem would make a family orientated move like that? Okay David James did similar recently, but he could have his pick of good Prem sides. He seems a top bloke, hope he tears it up for them. If he stays fit he'll run amok at that level.

[Bender]

Good luck to him he always wanted to play for Cardiff and move back home

[Rudo]

Fair ****ing play to him. How many other pampered egomaniacs in the Prem would make a family orientated move like that? Okay David James did similar recently, but he could have his pick of good Prem sides. He seems a top bloke, hope he tears it up for them. If he stays fit he'll run amok at that level.

I do like the bloke. Apart from trying to knock Riise's head off with a 9 iron, he was imbeccably behaved during his time with us.
Never moaned when left out of the team and wasn't bitter towards Rafa or the Club when he was sold.
Even said he was just lucky to have lived the dream and will continue to support Liverpool

[wavydavy]

LIke him a lot. I remember his last interview before he left where he could have mouthed off about this and that but didn't. Thanked the fans and the club and said he was still grateful to have got the chance to play for us even though it hadn't really worked out for him. Set up a footy school for kids in Africa too. I'd have him back like a shot.

[Lee]

I do like the bloke. Apart from trying to knock Riise's head off with a 9 iron, he was imbeccably behaved during his time with us.
Never moaned when left out of the team and wasn't bitter towards Rafa or the Club when he was sold.
Even said he was just lucky to have live the dream and will continue to support Liverpool

Yeah, good luck to Bellers. Hope he does well with Cardiff

[Joey Jones]

5/1 for Cardiff to gain promotion.

[Rudo]

5/1 for Cardiff to gain promotion.

In the words of Derek McGovern - get on it!!

[Reece]

Craig Bellamy banned by Manchester City

• Roberto Mancini lays down the law over 'disruptive' forward
• Bellamy expected to train with Cardiff City this week


* Daniel Taylor
* guardian.co.uk, Sunday 15 August 2010 22.29 BST
* Article history

man city v spurs Craig Bellamy has been outraged by the way Manchester City have marginalised him and made his feelings clear to Roberto Mancini. Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Craig Bellamy has been banned from Manchester City and black-listed as one of their players in a show of authority from the club's manager, Roberto Mancini. Bellamy has been told he will not be welcome at City's practice ground when the players resume training tomorrow and ordered to stay away until a deal has been arranged to find him a new club.

It follows several clashes with Mancini and other senior employees over the past few days. Bellamy has been outraged by the way City have marginalised him and has made his feelings clear to the manager and other players. He was told to train with the reserves on Friday but his attitude was perceived to be so "disruptive" the club have told him he is no longer welcome.

An angry Bellamy has returned to Wales to be with his family and is expected to train with Cardiff City tomorrow.

Cardiff have contacted City to ascertain their position and are hoping to capitalise on Bellamy's desire to play for his hometown club by persuading him to take a pay cut on a loan agreement. However, reports of a deal being imminent are premature, with City turning down a request from the Championship club to pay part of Bellamy's £95,000-a-week salary.

City would prefer to sell the 31-year-old but are reluctant to do business with Tottenham Hotspur, confirmed admirers of Bellamy, because they regard Harry Redknapp's team as competitors for the Champions League places. Celtic and Sunderland are interested while Mark Hughes, the former City manager, is trying to sign Bellamy for Fulham plus two more players from his previous club, Roque Santa Cruz and Shay Given.

Several other clubs are understood not to be deterred by the rancorous split and Bellamy's apparent inability to avoid confrontation with authority. Bellamy's CV, including spells at Liverpool, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers, has become synonymous with controversy and his eight months under Mancini have been rife with tension and mutual suspicion.

The tone of their relationship was set within Mancini's first weeks as manager when they had an argument about the player wanting an individually tailored training programme.Bellamy was also the subject of an internal investigation into comments in the players' tunnel after Mancini had clashed with David Moyes during the 2-0 home defeat to Everton in March. Someone was overheard shouting something offensive towards Mancini. Bellamy denied it was him and, with noise in the tunnel making it hard to gather evidence, the club decided not to reprimand him.

But Mancini was said to find it "disrespectful and unprofessional" when Bellamy, walking off the pitch after the 1-0 defeat to Tottenham that ended City's hopes of reaching the Champions League, high-fived Redknapp. Then, last week, Bellamy accused Mancini of not speaking to him for six months, an allegation that was strenuously denied. City's directors initially planned to fine Bellamy but instead, on Mancini's recommendation, they have decided to make him persona non grata and effectively wash their hands of him.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/aug/15/craig-bellamy-manchester-city

[kris90210]

would be a great signing for Cardiff!

[red g]

think he would piss that league. although would worry about some of the neanderthel defenders being to slow for him and kicking fook out of him.

stays injury free and he could get cardiff up

[-V-]

Isn't Peter Ridsdale still running Cardiff? Wages shouldn't really be a problem........