Mancini In Bellamy bust-up

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has locked horns with fans favourite Craig Bellamy.

According to reports Mancini argued with the ex-Liverpool striker when he refused to train with one of his Italian coaching staff.

Bellamy who cost £14 million from Blackburn Rover last summer was ordered to the manger’s office, where a heated arguement erupted.

A club insider said:

“The manager was yelling ‘Why are you always questioning me? Why won’t you do as you are told? Why are you always questioning everything at training and in games?’.

“Bellamy argued back that he only wanted what was best for the club.

“But Mancini snapped ‘I want you to leave now. And do not come back for three months’.”

Bellamy refused to train as he felt only he and the sports science staff know how to deal with his injury.

This report comes at a bad time for City as the prepare for against Champions League rivials Liverpool

Bellamy is no stranger to controversy:

1) In 2002 Bellamy was cautioned for common assault after an incident outside a Newcastle nightclub in which he was alleged to have attacked a woman.

2)He appeared before a judge again in 2006 after being accused of assaulting two women in a Cardiff nightclub. The then Liverpool player was cleared following a five-day trial at Cardiff Magistrates Court.

3)During his time at Newcastle, the petulant Welshman had a bust up with Toon assistant coach John Carver at Newcastle Airport. The fracas didn’t quite get to the point where punches were thrown – although, amazingly, a heavy chair was instead.

4) Bellamy had a fight with Graeme Souness in 2005 after the Magpies boss reportedly asked him to play out of position in right midfield. It’s believed that the striker refused and said he’d fake an injury if asked to. After Bellamy was subsequently dropped, he called Souness a liar in the press. An £80,000 fine followed…

5)After leaving Newcastle for Celtic, Bellamy had a pop at his old club via SMS. Following Newcastle 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Man United in the 2005 FA Cup semi-final, the striker sent a string of texts to Alan Shearer calling him an old man and questioning his ability. ‘Your legs are gone. You’re too old. You’re too slow’, one of the texts was reported to have read.

Should Barton be shown the door?

Joey Barton has been suspended from Newcastle United on an indefinite basis, he
was suspended after being inexcusably offensive towards Manager Alan Shearer and his assistant Iain Dowie whilst also declaring himself the best player at the club!

All of this happened after the troubled midfielder was red carded for the fourth time in his career after a reckless challenge in
Newcastle United’s game against Liverpool on May 3rd.

But, after this latest act of petulance and recklessness, should Barton be shown the door from The Toon – and kicked out of football altogether?

In the context of Newcastle’s season he is a player with undoubted talent that could have been useful in their fight to avoid relegation.

Barton’s career has been tarnished by his inability to curb his anger and childish behaviour. He has been given chance after chance after chance but his volatile temprament always seems to get the better of him.

He has assaulted team mates, members of the public, spent time in jail and has shown complete disrespect for both Manchester City and Newcastle.

If this were a normal member of the public they would have been jailed for alot longer than a few months.

But the terrible thing is, each time the club and manager have stood by him and offered him a chance of redemption.

But in true Barton fashion, he ends up back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

And it looks as if this latest act of petulant behaviour will be his last as a player at Newcastle United.

I mean, if your going to bad mouth anyone in Newcastle, don’t bad mouth Alan Shearer. The man is a God in the town and bad mouthing him is like bad mouthing the 52,000 supporters who cram themselves into St James’ Park every Saturday.

Newcastle are supposedley looking into getting rid of Barton by sacking him on the grounds of gross misconduct. Surely this should be the case? If an employee walks into this workplace and starts being disrespectful and swearing to their manager, shouldnt they be sacked?

It seems that over the last few years, the chances that Barton has been given have shown the public that the rules just don’t apply to this overpaid, overpriced thug!

Being paid £45,000 to spend time most of his time on the treatment table or in jail is an insult to the loyal fans who, in this economic recession, still spend their hard earned money on tickets and merchandise. Money which goes straight into Bartons pockets

Its a breath of fresh air to see Shearer actually standing up and showing the public that the rules don’t apply to Barton. The strict regime that he has implemented has brought back some of the authourity that I feel has been missing from Newcastle United and football in a whole.

As a Newcastle season ticket holder, I really do hope i’ve seen the last of Barton in a Newcastle shirt and in football altogether!

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