I Love and Hate Bellamy, like lots of people, in equal measures. He has unquestionably done it for us and proved a lot of doubters wrong. That said, his knees are fucked and he will be 31 next season. I just wonder whether the laws of diminishing returns say that we have had the best out of Craig Bellamy. I also wonder whether history should also teach us that Bellars isn't a long-termer anywhere? In spite of his fantastic charity work, he is also still a nutcase and I worry that he will become an increasing destabilising influence on the dressing room, especially if he loses his place next year. His constant arguing with officials are often viewed as comical, but really he is a pain! I read recently in one of the training reports that he was bollocking one of the younger players - I would like to think that he was constructive and measured in offering his two-penneth, but this is Bellars we're talking about!
I would like Craig Bellamy to live long in my memory for e.g. his two fantastic goals at OT this season and his never-say-die performances. I would similarly like to remember Petrov for his fantastic and dynamic wing play. However, I already think of Petrov as a bitter, destabilising influence at the club. I just hope that Bellars doesn't go the same way!