Craig Bellamy

Now odds on for the Burnley job

1/2 Favourite

6/1 BBM

I could be wrong but I never saw Bellamy or BBM leaving their jobs for Burnley.

I thought Bellamy would want to lead Wales into Euro 2028, as we're almost guaranteed to qualify.

He said he's had several offers but he's staying with Wales! No idea eh he would consider a team that is subject yo changes due to relegation ... when he can lead Wales to euros 28 at home.

I could be wrong but I never saw Bellamy or BBM leaving their jobs for Burnley.

I thought Bellamy would want to lead Wales into Euro 2028, as we're almost guaranteed to qualify.

I tend to agree, Ned. I think it’s only natural that Craig Bellamy would be linked after his successful time there with Vincent Kompany, but he appears to love the Wales job and he says it suits him personally

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Who needs the pressure of managing day in or out football management at quite an unfashionable club versus a much less time consuming role that is the Welsh manager.

Its not like the England's manager job where scrutiny is off the wall ,can't see likes of the Western Mail or Echo badgering Craig.

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Agreed David

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

Omer Riza next manager of Worcester City, his assistant Ned

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

BBM wouldn't even be at the club if the board listened to the usual suspects on here who instantly wrote him off

People only remember what they want to.

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

BBM wouldn't even be at the club if the board listened to the usual suspects on here who instantly wrote him off

People only remember what they want to.

A well made post about BBM , however you constantly knock his selection of one our players.
You can't have yer cake and eat it .

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

BBM wouldn't even be at the club if the board listened to the usual suspects on here who instantly wrote him off

People only remember what they want to.

A well made post about BBM , however you constantly knock his selection of one our players.
You can't have yer cake and eat it .

Yeah and I openly admit it. Just like I admit I backed Riza for a while (unlike some I like to give managers a chance).

I've also been wrong about other players. But I don't pretend different.

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

BBM wouldn't even be at the club if the board listened to the usual suspects on here who instantly wrote him off

People only remember what they want to.

BBM applied they never found him

Taken 15 plus years to get a decent manager

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

BBM wouldn't even be at the club if the board listened to the usual suspects on here who instantly wrote him off

People only remember what they want to.

A well made post about BBM , however you constantly knock his selection of one our players.
You can't have yer cake and eat it .

Exactly.

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

BBM wouldn't even be at the club if the board listened to the usual suspects on here who instantly wrote him off

People only remember what they want to.

BBM applied they never found him

Taken 15 plus years to get a decent manager

That's not my point though is it?

My point is people slated him before the season even got started but don't mention it now.

Fact is that some people hate giving managers a chance.

So people can make as many digs to me about a post 18 months ago just because I dare to criticise the golden child, but I couldn't care less because at least I admit when I'm wrong.

I can see him going. He can't play his football with Wales; it needs specific recruiting, he just isn't adaptable enough. There is no plan B. My way or lose. Same with BBM, he so believes in his possession model, and Rubin is key to it, whereas Bellers like to mob the ball. So he needs to be a great athletes (not Rubins' strength)

Reports that there's been no contact with the FAW from any club.

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

BBM wouldn't even be at the club if the board listened to the usual suspects on here who instantly wrote him off

People only remember what they want to.

BBM applied they never found him

Taken 15 plus years to get a decent manager

That's not my point though is it?

My point is people slated him before the season even got started but don't mention it now.

Fact is that some people hate giving managers a chance.

So people can make as many digs to me about a post 18 months ago just because I dare to criticise the golden child, but I couldn't care less because at least I admit when I'm wrong.

Fair comment Ned.......do you ever think you will be able to admit that you are wrong about Ruben?

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

BBM wouldn't even be at the club if the board listened to the usual suspects on here who instantly wrote him off

People only remember what they want to.

BBM applied they never found him

Taken 15 plus years to get a decent manager

That's not my point though is it?

My point is people slated him before the season even got started but don't mention it now.

Fact is that some people hate giving managers a chance.

So people can make as many digs to me about a post 18 months ago just because I dare to criticise the golden child, but I couldn't care less because at least I admit when I'm wrong.

Fair comment Ned.......do you ever think you will be able to admit that you are wrong about Ruben?

If he proves that he can consistently do well in the Championship (as he did in League One) then he will have my respect and he will have earned a place in the Wales squad regularly.

If that happens and he's still not in the Wales squad, then I think it's fair to say Bellamy is leaving him out due to things not related to football - you know, because of when Bellamy was a coach at City's academy.

At this point in time I do not blame Bellamy for not picking him because he hasn't done the business in the Championship yet. Let's hope he does this season.

Rubin Captained us to promotion and rated very highly by BBM

I was wrong about Riza, I thought he was bad he was worse than bad

Let him go.

His first signing should be Mark Harris.

Pep's available.

Can he take Rubin too? Nothing would be funnier than seeing him having to have Bellamy as his club manager.

No because I love him and most importantly BBM does,

You need to follow Omer Riza and stick with him

BBM wouldn't even be at the club if the board listened to the usual suspects on here who instantly wrote him off

People only remember what they want to.

BBM applied they never found him

Taken 15 plus years to get a decent manager

And they only appointed BBM after running round like a lovesick teenager trying to persuade Nathan Jones to join.

Nobody will ever persuade me to give the clowns running our club one ounce of credit for appointing BBM.

They lucked out big time. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Craig Bellamy has reiterated his commitment to Wales despite becoming the new favourite for the Burnley role.

The 46-year-old has today overtaken Steven Gerrard to top the betting for the Turf Moor vacancy.

But speaking today ahead of Wales’ friendly against Ghana on Tuesday night, Burnley’s former assistant insists he’s going nowhere for the next two years.

Despite the hurt of missing out on World Cup qualification, having been knocked out of the play-offs in March, Bellamy is fully focused on his current role.

“That was a new feeling and actually hurt more than I anticipated, but then suddenly family life doesn't stop,” he said. “The one-year-old is still up at six in the morning, it's get up, get on with it.

“And actually you then start looking at parts of where can we improve? Can I improve? Do I see legs in both? And then I do and I see it and that's the motivation. Then okay, let's start looking at this, let's start moving this, how can we progress this? How can we just become a better team? How can I become a better coach? How can the staff become better? How can we become a better association?

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“This is nice because all I care about is improving and I was like this as a player. The moment I can't improve, trust me, that's when I stop.

“That's what I see with this team, I see improvements. I feel this team can improve and I feel I can improve as well. So, yeah, that's my motivation and that was my motivation soon after it as well.”

With a potential home Euros on the horizon in 2028, Bellamy admits he’s got extra motivation to lead Wales to a major tournament.

“Of course it is,” he added. “It's unique.

“Being a Welsh manager full stop, it's unique, you're part of a few.

“You know, people might say you're born in Cardiff, I'm born in Wales. I'm born in Cardiff, I'm born in Wales and it's always been the most important to me and I've always looked at it that way.

“So to be national team manager, and I'm sure like plenty of Welsh people also, but plenty of ex-players who have not been in this position would give anything to be in this position.

“The ones who have been in this position would want to be in this position again. It's an amazing time and I don't want to wish that away.

“The opportunity of having a home tournament, going to the Principality. I can only imagine what the streets would be like leading into it.

“I know you're going to ask questions, but I think we know it. We know it. Hopefully I do a good enough job in these two years that I don't get sacked and that I'm still able to do it.”

Burnley aren’t the only club to be linked with Bellamy’s services, with his former side Celtic also said to be admirers.

On the topic of club football, Bellamy admits he misses the day-to-day nature and it is something he sees in his future.

“Look, I miss it every day,” he added.

“I miss not being able to do this every single day, of course. But I knew what I was coming into as well.

“The relationship I have with Noel [Mooney, FAW CEO] is really, really strong. We speak every day, so we never hide anything as well. I'm completely open and honest with him. He knows exactly how I feel. Any interest, he knows exactly first-hand.

“To me, the most important thing is when that day does come [when he leaves], is it a situation that's going to allow me to become successful? Is it going to have everything in place to allow me to be there? And at this present time, I have that here. Everything's in place. I get completely backed and it's going to give me the opportunity of hopefully in the next two years to improve again.

“The situation after that, we'll see. Links now, I don't know. I understand it, but I don't look too far into it. That's the honest truth. I love what I have here.

“I hope you're reasonably happy with me and I hope fans are reasonably happy with me. I'm not going to please everyone. I'm not going to be everyone's cup of tea. I do understand that.

“I'm sorry if I pick certain players at certain times. I'm never going to please everyone, but that's the great part of the game.

“That's the responsibility of when you do this as well, so I'm fully focused on the next two years.”

Bellamy added: “I don't need anything else. That'll come at another time and then we'll have a different discussion then.

“But I think four years is about right. I don't think a manager should be longer than that in international football. It will be someone else's turn in two years' time.

“I’m not going anywhere, I’ve got another two years.