BELLAMY: STARS WILL BE ABUSED.Byline: JAMES NURSEY WALES skipper skipper: see butterfly. skipper Any of some 3,000 lepidopteran species (family Hesperiidae) named for their fast (up to 20 mph, or 30 kph), darting flight. Craig Bellamy For the rugby league football coach and former player, see . Craig Douglas Bellamy (born July 13 1979 in Canton, Cardiff) is a Welsh international footballer. He currently plays for West Ham United in the Premier League. has warned his under-fire team-mates they face years of hell from angry fans if the team continue to struggle. A dismal 2-0 defeat at home to Finland ended Wales' faint hopes of reaching the 2010 World Cup finals. The reverse has sparked a storm of criticism about the team, manager John Toshack's tactics and Bellamy's own damning post-match remarks. And Manchester City striker Bellamy, 29, admits it is a struggle trying to lift spirits ahead of tonight's clash with Germany in Cardiff. "We have gone out of our campaign without a fight," said Bellamy, who has won 56 caps since his debut in 1998. "I have been involved in this for 11 years and every two years really - apart from one campaign - this has happened. "I have had abuse about it since I was about 22 years of age. "I have just had to bear that and these players will have to do the same." 13 9 7 6 1 1 CAPTION(S): GRIN AND BEAR IT Grin and Bear It is a daily panel comic strip created by George Lichtenstein under the penname George Lichty. It has been syndicated from 1932 through 1940, and from 1942 through to today. Bellamy's found it tough |
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