Why does everyone hate craig bellamy

They've never coached in the game, they've never played the game at NRL level. I think there should be a lot more respect for a guy that's the only guy in our game's history to play games. If they want to make it personal - and they probably do - that's their business.

The man charged with plotting the Storm's downfall on Friday - Ivan Cleary - has nothing but respect for Melbourne and their skipper.

But something to look forward to all the same. It's a great opportunity to pit yourself against the top. Country Games Goals Wales 78 You can certainly judge a man by the company he keeps and among his best friends in football are Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. And few players were as close as Bellamy to the late Gary Speed, as classy a man as you could wish to meet in football.

He ended up being a terrific ally for me at Liverpool as well as becoming a good friend. The sentiment is echoed by Carragher. Bellamy loved Speed, and the death of the Wales manager had a profound effect on him. It made him re-evaluate his life and seek the help of Peters, a man he credits with making him the person he is, someone who feels equipped to pursue a career in management.

In the swing: Bellamy celebrates a goal for Liverpool against Barcelona with a golf-themed celebration in My life was going to be dark.

Most moving, however, are the final few lines. Keep trying hard. I did that for too long. Even now, there are episodes that will make him reflect and cringe. But he should listen to his peers and, indeed, be thankful for what he did on a football pitch.

He was everything I tried to become. The tears started to fall. I knew it was real then. Fortunately, fate has been similarly unkind on a number of occasions in the past. Wales, a proud nation, have finished 3rd in a world cup, have reached two further major semi finals, and have a record comparable to England and better than France in European competition.

Click here to view the embedded video. So that achievement is shit too. Even with players as great as Ryan Giggs and… amongst their number in the intervening years, Wales have never qualified for anything else, other than the Euros, when they had to beat Luxembourg, Austria and Hungary to get there. So, even from birth, Craig Bellamys chances of actually making anything of himself were pretty much scuppered.

Also unfortunately, he was born in Cardiff, which is a renowned scuthole. You are more likely to have something stolen out of your car in Cardiff than any other city in the UK. There are a number of great players who have played both for Celtic and in the Premiership. But what do all these have in common? They played for Celtic before they played in England. When we turn the tables, the picture is much less glamorous, as Celtic have a habit of picking bits of poo from the sole of the Premier League.

And it is to this latter category that Craig Bellamy belongs. Bellamy was shipped out to Celtic from Newcastle more from them later and, proving that there is a football player locked in battle with the asshole within, played fairly well, including scoring a hat trick against Dundee. No we hate people who are talented but use it wrongly. That, unfortunately, can sometimes appear to be a large number of people. He does it on purpose though - it's part of his game to wind up the opposition and the fans - generally with little things the cameras miss - witness his various tricks at Selhurst this season.

He was on the end of the 'Muscat' treatment a few years back, one of the few good things Mussy did in his whole career. Arrogance in a word. Not the right sort based on belief in ability that all players at this level need a bit of but open, in your face, premiership badge flashing, loads a money type arrogance that is quite unnecessary. His continual intimidation of refs,diving and waving imaginary cards go way beyond the normal.

The fact that he can play a bit is neither here nor there. Originally posted by Marc Originally posted by Brixton Exile 2 With the exception of a couple of mackems I doubt many people on here would say they hated Shearer, but he's talented. But how many times in the Press is Shearer talked of as being boring and then the endless rumours about him going behind his Managers back?

Tell me you're being sarcastic?