[Football] Craig Bellamy

[Guinness Boy]

New Wales coach.

Craig Bellamy: Former Wales captain out to prove doubters wrong as he succeeds Rob Page as national team manager

Craig Bellamy succeeds Rob Page - who was sacked last month - after turning down the opportunity to stay at Burnley under new manager Scott Parker; Bellamy, 44, is a former Wales captain who played 78 times for his country between 1998 and 2013

www.skysports.com

Am I alone in thinking he shouldn’t even be in charge of a pack of crayons?

 

[WhingForPresident]

Jesus. Didn't he get sacked by Cardiff for bullying kids?

 

[US Seagull]

Jesus. Didn't he get sacked by Cardiff for bullying kids?

He did say he was sorry...

Cardiff legend Craig Bellamy issues apology after bullying investigation

Results from the club's internal investigation found an 'unacceptable coaching environment'

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[Cornwallboy]

Jesus. Didn't he get sacked by Cardiff for bullying kids?

Yes I believe he did. Hopefully he's learnt from that. In his autobiography Jamie Carragher said Bellamy was one of the most passionate football people he's ever met and was pleasantly surprised. Clearly the Welsh FA were impressed with him. He also worked with a highly decent man in Vincent Kompany who surely wouldn't have wanted to work with him if he didn't think he had something about him. Perhaps he's learnt from his previous 'old school' ways and is a more modern coach now. Good luck to him I hope he does well.

Jesus. Didn't he get sacked by Cardiff for bullying kids?

 

[A1X]

I am stunned, stunned that bell ends get given jobs repeatedly in football.

Stunned.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

Jeez. Is that really the best the Wales FA can do.

 

[schmunk]

Jesus. Didn't he get sacked by Cardiff for bullying kids?

To be fair, they were ALL WELSH kids and some of them were even GINGER. What else could he have done...?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

New Wales coach.

Craig Bellamy: Former Wales captain out to prove doubters wrong as he succeeds Rob Page as national team manager

Craig Bellamy succeeds Rob Page - who was sacked last month - after turning down the opportunity to stay at Burnley under new manager Scott Parker; Bellamy, 44, is a former Wales captain who played 78 times for his country between 1998 and 2013

www.skysports.com

Am I alone in thinking he shouldn’t even be in charge of a pack of crayons?

He was a Big Talker in in the dressing room, and sired his first child at the age of 16. What's not to like?

(Serious answer: depends whether the crayons are edible or not.)

 

[Tubby Mondays]

I am stunned, stunned that bell ends get given jobs repeatedly in football.

Stunned.

I haven’t got one yet

 

[Driver8]

Jeez. Is that really the best the Wales FA can do.

Have you not seen who the Englamd manager is?

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

Have you not seen who the Englamd manager is?

all very underwhelming

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Unless they get Bale to come out of retirement, it doesn't really matter.

 

[Bry Nylon]

I am stunned, stunned that bell ends get given jobs repeatedly in football.

Stunned.

Agreed, although I quite liked his Backyard Safari tv shows. Gwapple me gwapenuts.

 

[American Seagle]

New Wales coach.

Craig Bellamy: Former Wales captain out to prove doubters wrong as he succeeds Rob Page as national team manager

Craig Bellamy succeeds Rob Page - who was sacked last month - after turning down the opportunity to stay at Burnley under new manager Scott Parker; Bellamy, 44, is a former Wales captain who played 78 times for his country between 1998 and 2013

www.skysports.com

Am I alone in thinking he shouldn’t even be in charge of a pack of crayons?

Can say that about a lot of people....

 

[Rogero]

To be fair, they were ALL WELSH kids and some of them were even GINGER. What else could he have done...?

Not funny . My son was mercifully picked on for red hair and has really bad mental health issues and self harming.

 

[Invicta]

Surprised didn't have to give Giggs the job back given he was innocent.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Surprised didn't have to give Giggs the job back given he was innocent.

Hardly a ringing endorsement.

"His trial began on 8 August 2022. The jury of seven women and four men was discharged on 31 August, having been unable to reach a verdict on any of the charges. On 18 July 2023, two weeks before he was due to face a retrial, Giggs was cleared as the Crown Prosecution Service withdrew charges. The prosecutor said that Kate Greville was unwilling to give evidence in the retrial."

It would have been more just if Southampton had given Dave Jones his job back:

"When the case eventually came to court, it was thrown out in its first week, with the judge recording a not guilty verdict and commenting that the case "should have never reached the trial stage". Southampton paid off the remainder of Jones' contract and he left the club. Jones contended that this amounted to unfair dismissal and took the case to industrial tribunal, but Southampton's decision was upheld"
"One of the key alleged victims was later found to have fabricated their claim of abuse in Jones' and other cases brought from Operation Care – the police investigation into child abuse – to win compensation. Jones himself later spoke bitterly of the handling of the case and claimed it was the cause of his father's death, who had died shortly after the allegations became public"

 

[Baldseagull]

Not funny . My son was mercifully picked on for red hair and has really bad mental health issues and self harming.

I am sorry to hear that. Is he still getting shit now, and suffering?

 

[ElectricNaz]

I'm actually more shocked Burnley went for Scott Parker??

Might be wrong but didn't Bellamy do an okay job when filling in for Kompany last season? (can't remember why but I'm sure he took over for a few games and they did alright?)

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Time will tell, hope it goes well