Bellamy fancies the challenge..

[Abu Dhabi]

Dont know if posted, but nevertheless..

what a man..

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballna ... -26967570/

There has already been a suggestion 31-year-old Bellamy won’t make Mancini’s final 25-man squad for the new Premier League season, the new maximum figure every club has to abide by.

Mancini already has Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor as his first-choice strikers and is trying to sign Mario Balotelli from Inter Milan.

Brazilian superstar Robinho is still a Man City player, while World Cup-winner David Silva has joined from Valencia in a £30m deal.

Places there are limited and Bellamy sitting on the sidelines twiddling his thumbs will do Wales no good whatsoever.

Not that Bellamy sees it like that.

“I’ve read about players Man City are being linked with and how people are writing me off,” said Bellamy.

“Well, let me guarantee you this, I will be in Manchester City’s first team and I will cement my place.

“And I will do it by the end of pre-season, too, not six weeks into the campaign.

“I’ve done it before (last season) and I will do it again.

“If people don’t want me to be in the Man City team, maybe they should be writing that I will be in it.

“Because, when I’m written off, I relish the challenge of proving people wrong.”

Bellamy was arguably Man City’s player of the season in 2009-10, but this time around there are growing suggestions Mancini is ready to edge him out of his plans.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Good lad Bellers

[Blue in the face]

I hope he makes it. Just because the new players are "big names" it doesn't mean they will make it in the premiership, just like Robinho. Some day we may be glad of Bellers, even coming off the bench to turn a match. Maybe only one year left in him though, at the level we hope to be playing.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

He was in our top three players last season imo. How can he possibly not make it?

[MaineRoadMemories]

Love his attitude to the game. If we could somehow plant his brain and mentality into Robinho's body then we would have the best player in the world. Surely it wouldn't cost more than £100m to do this splicing exercise - cheaper than our current transfer policy too :-D

[trueblue64]

I hope he stays.

[Crossie]

I love the attitude, but lets be honest, from Christmas on, he really didnt do all that much.

Great player for us, a gap bridger between 5th 6th 7th 8th, to 4th 3rd etc etc. I just dont think he quite has it in him to last a season and be a star performer often enough. Another season just about, then I think he'll definitely be off

[Goataldo]

I think he's a cracking player and we need to keep him in there. We need quality, skill, pace and an aggro snarl. He has the lot.

[Abu Dhabi]

I love the attitude, but lets be honest, from Christmas on, he really didnt do all that much.

Great player for us, a gap bridger between 5th 6th 7th 8th, to 4th 3rd etc etc. I just dont think he quite has it in him to last a season and be a star performer often enough. Another season just about, then I think he'll definitely be off

I remember he had at least 3 decent games after Christmas but anyway its fair to say from 25 we need 3 GKs, 8 defenders, 6 CMs and 8 strikers/wingers/wide players

Ade/Tevez/Silva/Mario/AJ/SWP/Bellamy seems about right to me.. we still got place for him.. and another

[brite blu sky]

as the man says write Craig Bellemy off at your own expense.. for all those saying that he only has a season left take note.

he is a real asset.

[Chinners]

Top attitude from our second best player last season, getting rid makes no sense at all to me, especially to a rival.

[King Kev]

We need players like Bellers to make sure the 'super stars' don't stop working.

Reading that interview has really made my day, great bloke. top attitude.

[Im_Spartacus]

I'm almost certain this is recycled from an interview several weeks ago.

In which case, expect him to be going to spurs or Fulham in the next few days....and being made out to be a cunt for leaving

Hope he doesnt, i love his spirit and would rather have him for us than against us - aside from the fact that if he leaves, you can bet your bottom dollar we will be picking up between 25-50% of his wages for the next 4 years

[Blue Since 76]

He can't play twice a week and struggles to play every weekend, so the limited chances may actually suit him. He'll get to start some games and potentially come from the bench in others. Why go to Fulham where they will NEED him to play every week.

[Blue in the face]

I'm almost certain this is recycled from an interview several weeks ago.

In which case, expect him to be going to spurs or Fulham in the next few days....and being made out to be a cunt for leaving

Hope he doesnt, i love his spirit and would rather have him for us than against us - aside from the fact that if he leaves, you can bet your bottom dollar we will be picking up between 25-50% of his wages for the next 4 years

I don't understand this bit John. If we sell him are we not done with him?

[Im_Spartacus]

I'm almost certain this is recycled from an interview several weeks ago.

In which case, expect him to be going to spurs or Fulham in the next few days....and being made out to be a cunt for leaving

Hope he doesnt, i love his spirit and would rather have him for us than against us - aside from the fact that if he leaves, you can bet your bottom dollar we will be picking up between 25-50% of his wages for the next 4 years

I don't understand this bit John. If we sell him are we not done with him?

We are paying a 31 year old player in excess of £100k a week for the next 3/4 years. Neither Spurs nor Fulham will come anywhere close to that, so his compensation for city being willing to sell him is gonna be a huge settlement

If he asks for a transfer we are fine, but he would be fucking mental to ask for a transfer on the contract he is on. Realistically, if he leaves we will have to pay him a massive settlement for his contract, or make up his wages for his new club for a few years.

[Abu Dhabi]

We are paying a 31 year old player in excess of £100k a week for the next 3/4 years. Neither Spurs nor Fulham will come anywhere close to that, so his compensation for city being willing to sell him is gonna be a huge settlement

If he asks for a transfer we are fine, but he would be fucking mental to ask for a transfer on the contract he is on. Realistically, if he leaves we will have to pay him a massive settlement for his contract, or make up his wages for his new club for a few years.

"I have never once - and I never would once - sit back and pick up my money,"

"I just couldn't do that to myself. It would be lying about who I am as a person"

Bellamy, to you, sir.

I doubt he'll need a compensation from us.

i dont think he'll leave anyway.

Edit: and he's no way on +100k a week !!

[ronk]

There's no real risk of Bellamy not making the 25. At a push I could see him missing the UEFA 25 on the basis that he'll get enough action in the league, but I think it's unlikely.

It was just an interviewer being daft; but how do you answer the question?

[Im_Spartacus]

We are paying a 31 year old player in excess of £100k a week for the next 3/4 years. Neither Spurs nor Fulham will come anywhere close to that, so his compensation for city being willing to sell him is gonna be a huge settlement

If he asks for a transfer we are fine, but he would be fucking mental to ask for a transfer on the contract he is on. Realistically, if he leaves we will have to pay him a massive settlement for his contract, or make up his wages for his new club for a few years.

"I have never once - and I never would once - sit back and pick up my money,"

"I just couldn't do that to myself. It would be lying about who I am as a person"

Bellamy, to you, sir.

I doubt he'll need a compensation from us.
i dont think he'll leave anyway.

This is a very old interview, from well before all the interest kicked off recently. His comments are not in a backdrop of the club maybe wanting rid, and serious bids being on the table, his comments were made when he thought he was staying.

The noises are though that city are selling

[Bingo Lewis]

unless the bullshit about bellers and bob argueing is true, then there is no way he won't make the 25.
he's a class player and although maybe not the best in the squad, he will be on everybody's back to take their place from them.
be that left wing, up front, or full back, he'll want that spot.