Craig Bellamy

[TerryPHELAN]

Didn’t like him when he was a player, especially considering his Cardiff connections
However I’m starting to warm to him now, especially on listening to his last few interviews.
I think given time, he’ll end up being a very good manager at club level too.

 

[K23]

I think he's probably wise enough now to recognise that he was a bit of a twat when he was younger. Most people grow up eventually but some take longer than others.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Never spoken badly about us, even when he was playing for them. He in fact done the opposite and held us up as an example of how a club should be run.

 

[bakajack]

He had a number of bullying accusations against him when he was a youth coach at Cardiff, I would be the first to say that I wasn't impressed with him being handed the Wales job but all in all he has done an excellent job since. The real question for him now is if he can handle the week in week out man management and pressures of a domestic club compared to the more occasional pressures of an international team coach.

It's kind of funny how before being the international manager was seen as the harder gig and the bigger achievement
In recent years at least for most international sides its the other way around now.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

Never spoken badly about us, even when he was playing for them. He in fact done the opposite and held us up as an example of how a club should be run.

Even though we gave him dogs abuse over the years

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

He had a number of bullying accusations against him when he was a youth coach at Cardiff, I would be the first to say that I wasn't impressed with him being handed the Wales job but all in all he has done an excellent job since. The real question for him now is if he can handle the week in week out man management and pressures of a domestic club compared to the more occasional pressures of an international team coach.

It's kind of funny how before being the international manager was seen as the harder gig and the bigger achievement
In recent years at least for most international sides its the other way around now.

Yea good post, at times he does seem right on the edge. He seems to quite obsessive so generally i think he'd prefer day to day involvement of club management. He implied he'd be at a loose end between now and March.

 

[Baron Goblet]

Was one of my favourites along with Savage.

 

[K23]

Was one of my favourites along with Savage.

Pantomime villains

 

[Pegojack]

Offer him a £500k sweetener to come and manage us. It's half what we'd have to fork put for Matos.

 

[TerryPHELAN]

Offer him a £500k sweetener to come and manage us. It's half what we'd have to fork put for Matos.

Hypothetical question. How would our fanbase take to Bellamy if he came to manage us. I’m not saying it’s gonna happen, but what would the reaction be?

 

[MrSwerve]

F*ck him…sorry, I meant, welcome Craig.

 

[Pegojack]

Hypothetical question. How would our fanbase take to Bellamy if he came to manage us. I’m not saying it’s gonna happen, but what would the reaction be?

I'd have no issue with it, same as I didn't when Toshack came all those years ago.

 

[JackSomething]

Hypothetical question. How would our fanbase take to Bellamy if he came to manage us. I’m not saying it’s gonna happen, but what would the reaction be?

As others have said, he's always been complimentary about us and we've had success with other managers previously associated with Cardiff, Toshack primarily. Plus him coming to manage us would have a good portion of Cardiff fans apoplectic with rage. So win/win.

 

[cmajack]

Hypothetical question. How would our fanbase take to Bellamy if he came to manage us. I’m not saying it’s gonna happen, but what would the reaction be?

Would be delighted personally, as others have said, always spoke extremely highly of us.

 

[ajacks]

He'd probably start with the kind of "it doesn't quite fit" feeling that Brad Bobbley gave me, but I could actually see him being a sucess and that feeling would very quickly dissappear.

However, it'll never happen so file it under - interesting thought experiment.