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Post by muaythai on Oct 13, 2012 14:01:33 GMT
Cheers Mate. Gonna be a tough old game in Croatia on Tuesday
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 15:18:12 GMT
Was he there last night to offer his support? I heard he was around the set up before Belgium in September so?
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Post by flynnfan on Oct 13, 2012 20:11:19 GMT
Such a shame he won't play. Because Bale and Bellamy playing on the break gives us a chance in Croatia. Their defenders are slow.
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Post by Baxter Cymru on Oct 13, 2012 22:34:36 GMT
Such a shame he won't play. Because Bale and Bellamy playing on the break gives us a chance in Croatia. Their defenders are slow. Thats why Kanu must start IMO |
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Post by Tim P on Oct 14, 2012 18:23:32 GMT
Was he at the game on Friday?
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Post by yanto on Jan 28, 2013 7:28:40 GMT
I know this has been put onto another thread but come on guys he deserves his very own thread! Bellers will return for us - so all who said he wouldn't - well u can rejoice too! With him and bale we really will scare the shit out of anyone - the jocks are going to get both barrels. Oh and the croatia...............and then......blah de blah..... ;D
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Post by scoop76 on Jan 28, 2013 7:45:15 GMT
Bellamy playing against Austria doesn't automatically mean he'll be available against Scotland and Croatia. Fingers crossed.
But I agree, if both Bellamy and Bale start against Scotland, that's great news.
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Post by yanto on Jan 28, 2013 7:53:15 GMT
come on glass half full please! ???Youcould say the same of anyone i.e. if unavailable/fit
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Post by welshwizard79 on Jan 28, 2013 8:05:28 GMT
Brilliant news. Lets hope he stays fit and turns up for as many games as possible  |
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Post by Baxter Cymru on Jan 28, 2013 10:24:07 GMT
Great news!!!
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Post by scoop76 on Jan 28, 2013 10:24:21 GMT
come on glass half full please! ???Youcould say the same of anyone i.e. if unavailable/fit Just not getting carried away. Bellamy played friendly v Luxembourg in 2010, but not the Bulgaria / Switzerland qualifying double header... Bellamy played friendly v Bosnia in 2012, but not the Belgium / Serbia or Scotland / Croatia double headers... CB admitted himself a few weeks ago that he was taking one game at a time when it comes to Wales. If he starts at Hampden Park I'll be delighted of course. |
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Post by cymruunedig on Jan 28, 2013 14:07:35 GMT
I had no doubt he was coming back. He loves playing for Wales. Think he's genuinely found it hard to deal with the post-Speed situation, and he doesn't seem close to Coleman, however Bellamy will always turn up for Wales if he's fit regardless of who's manager.
He loves some attention and persisted with the 'I'm not sure about my international future' line for a while, but deep down he knew he wasn't finished with Wales. If fit he'll be playing in Swansea next week, and Hampden in March. He'll keep going for as long as possible.
He knows he's closing in on Deano's 75 caps (3rd highest tally), and for someone who's had as many injuries, finishing behind Southall (92) and Speed (85) would be an incredible achievement and shows how much playing for Wales means to him.
Can't say I love the man, but love Bellamy the player (although disappointed he didn't turn down Team GB last year!)
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Post by cymroircarn on Jan 28, 2013 16:27:10 GMT
I agree with cymruunedig
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 18:00:27 GMT
come on glass half full please! ???Youcould say the same of anyone i.e. if unavailable/fit Just not getting carried away. Bellamy played friendly v Luxembourg in 2010, but not the Bulgaria / Switzerland qualifying double header... Bellamy played friendly v Bosnia in 2012, but not the Belgium / Serbia or Scotland / Croatia double headers... CB admitted himself a few weeks ago that he was taking one game at a time when it comes to Wales. If he starts at Hampden Park I'll be delighted of course. Spot on Scoop. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 18:02:56 GMT
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Post by llannerch on Jan 28, 2013 20:55:06 GMT
come on glass half full please! ???Youcould say the same of anyone i.e. if unavailable/fit Just not getting carried away. Bellamy played friendly v Luxembourg in 2010, but not the Bulgaria / Switzerland qualifying double header... Bellamy played friendly v Bosnia in 2012, but not the Belgium / Serbia or Scotland / Croatia double headers... CB admitted himself a few weeks ago that he was taking one game at a time when it comes to Wales. If he starts at Hampden Park I'll be delighted of course. Nothing else I can add to that |
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Post by flynnfan on Feb 4, 2013 21:11:49 GMT
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Post by Tim P on Feb 4, 2013 21:19:43 GMT
Nice!
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Post by scoop76 on Feb 4, 2013 22:28:55 GMT
Good to read those comments by Bellamy.
Very similar to comments he made in the South Wales Echo after the Olympics in August: "I'm a great believer in the game retiring you, not you retiring yourself. If I packed it in, I would probably miss it and want to come back, so I keep the door open."
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Post by flynnfan on Feb 4, 2013 22:47:46 GMT
I rememeber a while back we had a little game: how many caps/goals will Bellamy finish with for Wales?
I was probably the most optimistic in going for 69 caps (can't remeber if anyone said more?) Anyway, he's already beaten that, so my revised guess is 77 caps (another 7) and 22 goals (another 3)
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Post by yanto on Feb 5, 2013 12:15:34 GMT
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Post by llannerch on Feb 5, 2013 12:19:42 GMT
I've stated twice on here that I thought we'd seen the last of him. Earlier this season and around the time that Flynn was in caretaker charge. I was wrong on both occasions and his interview yesterday was impressive. So I will no longer doubt him, though I disagree with how he has managed the speculation on both occasions. I've learned my lesson to no longer doubt his commitment. Hopefully it will set an example to others
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Post by rushlegend on Feb 5, 2013 21:45:55 GMT
I was 50/50 whether we would see Bellers wearing the red of Wales again until he announced his intention to carry on.
This is fantastic news not just cause he is still a great player but it will also encourage the younger players to commit to playing for the county for many many years hopefully.
2013 hopefully should be a fresh start (so to speak) and push for France 2016. From here on in every match is important to gain points in the rankings to push for a higher seeding for that qualifying campaign especially as it's expanded to 24 teams. 3rd pot is defo achievable.
Bellers would still be at the ripe old age of 36 if we reached Euro 2016!!!
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Post by yanto on Feb 6, 2013 7:35:24 GMT
36 thats a mere boy(o)
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Post by rushlegend on Feb 6, 2013 21:52:41 GMT
Nice one yanto LOL!!! 2-1 Get in there!!!!
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Post by stu on Feb 6, 2013 21:59:38 GMT
Honestly thought we'd seen the last of him. Glad to be wrong. Hopefully Cardiff can go up so he's only playing one game a week next season.
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Post by wirralwelsh on Feb 6, 2013 23:31:58 GMT
Bellamy's attitude to the Wales team seems to vacillate in synch with his hormonal cycle.
If this is this month's stance then great for now, he is one player we seriously cannot do without but I can't imagine it will be too long before the grumblings start once again.
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Post by Baxter Cymru on Jun 4, 2013 22:14:15 GMT
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Post by scoop76 on Jun 4, 2013 22:38:24 GMT
Before anyone jumps to conclusions about the FAW's "insensitivity" based on those Bellamy quotes, I'd urge you to read page 356 of his book.
Yes - Bellamy is critical of the FAW - but it's part of two paragraphs about "the succession" - about how most of the players wanted Raymond Verheijen to stay in a senior role with Wales. Quote direct from GoodFella "I found the FAW's insensitivity strange. They didn't seem to understand that a tragedy like that heightened players' loyalty to the regime Speedo had represented".
Verheijen's not mentioned at all in the Wales Online article though, when it you read the book it's the failure to retain Verheijen that's at the heart of his concerns with how FAW dealt with things.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 12:37:23 GMT
I'm glad we didn't keep Verheijen, Coleman was the right decision and we needed to move on from the Gary Speed era.
Bellamy will be a big loss as a player and he's served us well except for playing for Team GB, that's pissed me off.
I wonder how he'll be replaced, there's a number of options - Taylor, Davies, Robson-Kanu, Joniesta or Collison out wide maybe. The emerging Chris Dawson might be ready to play for us by the Euro 2016 campaign, and Emyr Huws, Jake Cassidy and others I'm sure.
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