Kinky by name said:
my opinion is that there's been a row and CB may have briefed a few journos to get the press on his side (big, bad City and all that) - the club has called his bluff and said: "get your fucking act together boyo or we'll smack you with a 150k fine and stick you in the stiffs/flog you to any shite club that makes a bid."
Sense has prevailed; they will meet tomorrow, Craig will give his side and City will tell him he's wrong and tell him what the options really are for him. That's my view.
No fall out mate I was just trying to find out why you would choose one media story over another.
I'm not so sure that's the case though. Mancini has been making comments about Bellers not being in the squad since as far back as July 27th.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=810375&cc=5901
In the US, Mancini is quoted as saying:
"I have not decided anything about Stephen Ireland. It is up to him to prove himself to me," Mancini said in the Daily Express. "It is clear that some players are going to be left off that list. I am not sure yet if one of those will be Craig Bellamy."
This is before playing him barely 70 minutes total during the preseason in the States. He returns home and is not included in the Valencia squad at all, with the following being said when probed about why Bellamy wasn't in the squad.
Craig Bellamy did not even get off the bench against Valencia, with Mancini confirming: "I cannot use 25 players in one game."
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/english-premier-league/news/1017131/Mancini-eyes-double-swoop
Mancini is also quoted after the Valencia friendly as stating that the team that played in that game would likely start in the Spurs game.
'It is possible the team that started tonight will play against Spurs, but maybe I have to think about a couple of positions. both Shaun Wright-Phillips and Adam Johnson did very well as substitutes.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...rs-Roberto-Mancini-unveils-new-look-side.html
It's now August 9th and the Europa squad is posted with no Bellamy or Ireland in the list. Bellamy now believes he won't be playing at all for City this season. On August 11th while away for a friendly he basically lays bare the situation as he sees it.
Bellamy was never given a chance to make the squad because he was marked for clearance last year due to what went down. He was simply kept around until City could finalize some deals to replace him before moving him on.
Since then, Mancini has made three seperate comments about Bellamy in the press:
"I have to choose 25. The rest must find another team. Craig is out of the list," Mancini said which was just after Bellamy's press conference.
After that, a second quote on August 13th stating:
"The rule is I have to make a list of 25 players and choose my team from that list. The ones who are out need another team and Craig Bellamy is out of the list."
http://msn.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6309895,00.html
And Finally today, he states:
With a bench valued at £90m on Saturday, Mancini will need a diplomat's powers to maintain harmony. In his defence, he declared that he had spoken to all the players, informing them that their playing time might now be more limited.
"All of them except Craig Bellamy," Mancini added, his grin hinting at a continued determination to see Bellamy out of the club.
"Management is difficult," he continued. "You have 20, 25 good players, and every three days have to choose 11 players. The others are sure not to be happy."
http://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...couple-of-months-to-make-it-work-2298599.html
I don't like the way that we as a club have gone about getting rid of some of our players. It's never going to be positive for a club to talk shite about players who were to a good number, fan favorites. They should simply have played up the contribution those players made and how unfortunately the team is moving in another direction. But to dick the players around is completely pointless and just causes tons of negative distracting press. The club invites this shit on itself by simply not conducting business in house.
