Willow Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Always thought he was a bit of a prick. pasted from the shit-rag daily mail: The parents of a Cardiff City academy player removed their son from the club in 2017 because of alleged bullying by Craig Bellamy and say they called for the coach to be investigated. David Madden, who played for Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final, and his wife Debby took the decision to withdraw their son Alfie, then 17, after a formal meeting with Bellamy and Cardiff academy manager James McCarthy left them deeply concerned for his welfare. Sportsmail revealed on Monday that former Wales captain Bellamy has been accused of bullying and intimidating a young English player with xenophobic behaviour in his role as Under 18s head coach. But now, in correspondence seen by Sportsmail and sent to the club in September 2017, we can reveal that the parents of London-born Madden claimed he was being singled out by Bellamy. David, 55, told Sportsmail: ‘It was a terrible thing to see your 17-year-old son go through. It was heartbreaking for us. ‘Straight after the meeting (with Bellamy), we went to his digs, got his stuff and came home. He was just desperately unhappy, and he’s a happy sort of boy. It was a relief on that journey home. ‘We then put it in writing to say that we feared for his welfare. We wanted Cardiff to investigate. We feel Bellamy should not be working with young players.’ The parents of Madden say that the meeting with Bellamy to discuss their concerns was the final straw. Debby told Sportsmail: ‘Bellamy swore during the meeting. He was kicking his chair and slumped in it as if he wasn’t interested. He was like a spoilt kid in front of the headmaster. ‘At the end of the meeting he got up, never shook hands and walked away. ‘We said to (academy manager) James McCarthy, “We’re not prepared for our son to go through this on a daily basis”. ‘We then took what was an awful decision to make to remove him from the academy in his second year. It was all down to Bellamy. ‘The first year, he loved it. He loved the boys and the coaches. But as soon as Bellamy arrived, a cloud came over the place. In Alfie’s second year, he did not want to stay at that club. He said, “Mum, please take me out of here”. ‘If he’d been like that in the first year, OK, maybe you could say it was homesickness. But it was only when Bellamy came.’ David, who also played for Arsenal and Charlton, added: ‘With me being in football in the Seventies and Eighties, I was saying to him, “You’ve got to stick with it, it’s character building”. ‘It was his digs lady who brought it to our attention just how miserable he was. He would come back from training and sit in his room. It was the same after a game when he came home and he would just go straight to his room and wouldn’t talk to us. ‘We realise now that it’s typical behaviour of someone who is being bullied. His whole character changed because of Bellamy.’ Among the allegations being looked at by Cardiff is that Bellamy repeatedly made anti-English gestures or remarks. David revealed: ‘Alfie said to me, “Dad, it’s all about the Welsh boys”. I said, “It can’t be, he’s a professional, it’s all about him progressing young boys”. He told me, “No, he’s not interested”. ‘He said he was always interested in pushing the Welsh boys forward because it reflected well on him, them getting into the Welsh team. ‘I sat down and spoke to Alfie. I told him, no matter what happens, whenever you walk into the changing room, you should shake hands with the coaches. ‘So, there were two boys in front of Alfie who shook Bellamy’s hand but, when it came to him, right in the middle of the changing room, he just turned his back and walked away.’ David and Debby also claim there is a climate of fear around Bellamy inside the academy. ‘Everyone treads on eggshells around him,’ said David. ‘He’s like a god down there and no-one can say anything to upset him. I fear that things have been swept under the carpet.’ Madden, now 19, is captaining Georgia College while he studies in the United States. Debby added: ‘He wanted to be a footballer. There was nothing more he wanted to do. That experience could have dissolved his whole desire. Luckily it didn’t and he’s doing well now.’ Cardiff manager Neil Warnock said on Monday night: ‘Ken Choo, the chief exec, is dealing with this. It’s not in my remit. I don’t know anything about it.’ Bellamy did not comment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Yet still the cunt will be fronting up on Sky Sports on a weekly basis. Men like him shouldn’t be given a fucking platform. What is it with the sporting media in this country and die hard need to have ex pros as pundits irrespective of how shit they were or how bigger cunts they are. How the fuck have Sutton/Saunders/Upson/Mills to name a few made it so as to be able to comment on how the game should be played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Well it's already been confirmed he won't be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Man City's last top scorer who wasn't South American was Joey Barton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Bellamy always was a cunt, always will be. One of the ones who got Robson the sack, only for an even bigger bully to come in and kick him out. Shearer et al should have forced Bellamy and whoever else who was causing trouble to fuck off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Bellamy was still the cunt one out of that dual with Souness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Signed a contract with Hibs so he could get a UK passport...then left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 It’s not liked he did not play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Skysports media darling Eddie Howe with 10 losses in 13 matches and a whopping 32 goals conceded since November Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Skysports media darling Eddie Howe with 10 losses in 13 matches and a whopping 32 goals conceded since November ..................on a shoestring budget Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Sky darling or not, he’s a good young manager and has done a class job with Bournemouth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Course he has. Think he’ll be at Everton within the next 2 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Skysports media darling Eddie Howe with 10 losses in 13 matches and a whopping 32 goals conceded since November ..................on a shoestring budget Aye signed 3 players that cost over £20million and a near £100million net spend If Eddie Howe is on a shoestring budget what kind of budget is Rafa on.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Skysports media darling Eddie Howe with 10 losses in 13 matches and a whopping 32 goals conceded since November ..................on a shoestring budget Aye signed 3 players that cost over £20million and a near £100million net spend If Eddie Howe is on a shoestring budget what kind of budget is Rafa on.... http://i.imgur.com/5jAMpYFh.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Bournemouth are currently in their ninth season above the THIRD TIER in the club's history (joined the Football League in 1923), and he's been manager for 6 of those 9. He's done a preposterous job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Skysports media darling Eddie Howe with 10 losses in 13 matches and a whopping 32 goals conceded since November ..................on a shoestring budget Aye signed 3 players that cost over £20million and a near £100million net spend If Eddie Howe is on a shoestring budget what kind of budget is Rafa on.... He's not on a shoestring budget, but he's earned it. Just because we're on a self-imposed non-existent budget I don't think his achievements should be looked down upon like. He got them in the Premier League in the first place, has them playing good football, and kept them here to the point where they're never really considered as relegation candidates. It helps that he doesn't come across as an arsehole either, he has that quiet Hughton-style side to him that I like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 He's operating under the normal budget for a Premier League team. Just because we choose to starve ourselves doesn't mean we should start throwing pelters at the neighbours for their extravagance because they're having beans on toast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Skysports media darling Eddie Howe with 10 losses in 13 matches and a whopping 32 goals conceded since November ..................on a shoestring budget Aye signed 3 players that cost over £20million and a near £100million net spend If Eddie Howe is on a shoestring budget what kind of budget is Rafa on.... http://i.imgur.com/5jAMpYFh.jpg one of my finer moments Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Love a bit of Louis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 https://twitter.com/Ultra_Suristic/status/1081587035549384704?s=19 Ribery fined after foul mouthed tirade on social media to those criticising him for having a £1,000 gold covered steak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 gold covered steak??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Spent too long trying to play that video. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Love a bit of Louis He's like an incarnation a of Nazi scientist whose decided that he's going to experiment on poor old Merse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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