Back manager or players will dictate.

Although i thought the substitution was wrong, we have to back Souness or the players will dictate the club. You don't see Henry, Van Nistelrooy etc acting like that when subbed ( why? Because they win things, so until you help win us a trophy, keep your big gob shut! ( MICK FOSTER, Stakeford

WHEN are players like Bellamy ever going to grow up ( big cars, big money, big egos. Come on, Bellamy, remember you are not bigger than the club. ( POPEYE, Palmersville

BELLAMY needs to know he is not as big as the club and can be replaced. ( KATH, Washington

I AM 100% with Souness on his public treatment of Bellamy ( if he acts like a spoilt brat, treat him like one. Bellamy demonstrates no team spirit which will never give us the trophy the supporters deserve. ( PHIL McGUIRE, N Shields

KEEP your mouth shut and get the hair cut, Craig. Souness knows exactly how to deal with Welsh bairns. Just ask your pal Lily Savage! ( WOGAN, Gosforth

SO now we have a lout in charge. Bobby made some tactical errors but was never this embarrassing. Where are we going ? ( TONY, Chester-le-Street

CRAIG BELLAMY has met his match with Souness. Stop the petulance and let your football do your talking. ( STEVE SPENCE, Daisy Hill

BELLAMY has no respect, and a massive ego ( no one person is bigger than the club. Souness will sort that out. ( SOAPY, North Shields

BELLAMY'S immature and ignorant but he has the skills to make history. Grow up and listen up! GS has to stamp his mark. ( MARTY

GET rid of Souness now ( ego and the job too big. ( BRIAN, Swansea

SOUNESS has fallen foul of a number of players during his managerial career. I think Bellamy was right with his opinion of him after being substituted. ( VICTOR, Washington

HOPE he learns from Souness and concentrates on his game. ( PECK, N Shields

BELLAMY'S a great player ( I like that side of him ( but his attitude stinks. I would sell him straight away, along with Dyer, and get someone like Owen who has the right attitude. ( DANNY, Durham

BELLAMY should have taken his ticking off like a man instead of a cry baby and he should have voiced his opinion in the dressing room after the match. Some players think they are bigger than the club and they ain't! ( TONY, Denton Burn

THERE are worse bad apples at the club than Bellars. Dyer and Bramble are always dragging the club through the mud. ( MAGGIE, Newcastle

IF Bellamy goes, Souness will be next. We love Bellamy! ( QWEENY, Chopwell

THERE are two sides to Bellamy, one brilliant and one horrible. Yes, he needs discipline but he also needs support. Boot-boy solutions aren't the answer. Sort it. ( GYPSY J

GET rid of Bellamy ASAP ( a fool without a brain who will always cause trouble. ( PHIL, North Shields

WHO do the players think they are? Souness is paid to pick a winning team and will be sacked if he fails. He should not have to put up with players throwing their rattles out of the pram. Grow up players ( let's have a United team. ( HARRY T, Winlaton

I THINK Souness is doing a good job so far. He has to discipline Bellamy but not fall out with him completely as he's our most important player. ( HOPPY, Crawcrook

"SOURNESS" should never have been appointed. A manager with a history of confrontation! It's going to get a whole lot worse I fear. ( JAN BROWN

IS THAT what Souness calls man management? Sell Bellamy? No ( get rid of Souness before he destroys Newcastle like he did at Blackburn. ( JOE, Sunniside

HE didn't grab his throat hard enough ( he should have given him a left hook. He's a trouble-maker who'll always be a thorn in Graeme's side. Sell the little worky ticket and buy someone who can give respect ! ( LVP, Jesmond

BELLAMY'S days are numbered unless he can adjust. His ego lets him down. He's an embarrassment. The team needs strength of character, not weak petulance. Souness is changing things for the better. I back him, and Bellamy must ( or bust! ( TOM, Durham

HYPED up out of all proportion (as usual) by the Press and media with hoped-for result ( alleged training-ground `bust-up' giving them a few more headlines. Bellamy should probably have kept mouth shut ( played right into hands of lurid headline writers! ( FMB, Bedlington

BELLAMY is passionate about the Toon. Souness is out of order ( he was wrong. Get rid of him, not Bellamy. ( TONY, Jarrow

SPOT on ( anybody grabbing Craig by the throat sounds good to me. ( IAN, North Shields Coventry fan

PLAYERS must learn to accept managers' decisions but Sky and rest of media to blame for blowing it out of proportion. C'mon Bellers, we love you. ( STEPTOE AND SON, N Shields

THE brat pack will have to learn this lesson fast and learn it well or Souness will put them on the road to hell. ( TOMA and STRIKER

NEXT time you want to show petulance, Bellamy, say it in Welsh! Shake hands with Souness and knuckle down. ( BULB-CHANGER, Cullercoats

BELLAMY isn't bigger than the club or manager. Get on with the job which you are obscenely paid to do. ( YELLOW DOGMAN 

CRAIG BELLAMY has met his match in Souness. Stop the petulance and let your football do the talking. ( STEVE SPENCE, Daisy Hill

CRAIG'S a great player, but needs to curb his temper with officials and management. ( VIC, Lobley Hill

WELL done, Souness. It's about time somebody shut Bellamy up. ( MATT, Jarrow

BELLAMY must keep his mouth shut on off the pitch. Refs might give us a bit more if there are no whiners. Good luck, Graeme. ( MICKO

GOOD on Souness ( about time someone put Bellamy in his place! ( WEZ, Hexham

SOUEY should be aware that it's passion that upset Bellars being subbed and that shows that he gives 100% to us. We could have won if Bellars played full game. ( RENEE

NO contest. Souness goes, Bella stays ( simple as that! Flog Bella and that's it for me, you can stick your season tickets. ( IAN, Blaydon

GOOD to see the manager setting an example of how to behave by attacking his players. The club is an embarrassment from the top down. ( AL, Fenham

I BELIEVE that Craig had to be put right by someone and Souness was the right man to do it. ( MICHAEL, Walker