Bobby forever, but apparently Bobbys had hate mail from welsh bellamy fans read this article (http://www.soccerage.com/en/13/i8995.html)
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They can bloody RESPECT SIR BOBBY, hes the one who got us into the champ league!

Originally posted by TOON ARMY
They can bloody RESPECT SIR BOBBY, hes the one who got us into the champ league!
but maybe these welsh fans are fans of BELLAMY and not of Newcastle, but im not sure

Newcastle pay his wages not bloody wales!!!!

We say who he pays for!

I respect Sir Bobby Robson and think that if Bellamy was fit enough he would've travelled to Azerbaijan. But in the end Wales won 2-0 on the day anyway so it didn't really matter.

I suppose it's more due to the fact that Sir Bobby's 'he can only play one game per week' excuse is looking a bit dodgy seeing as he's played almost every game for Newcastle since except for suspensions. So his knee miraculously cleared up.

I'm not sure whether Sir Bobby was being 100% honest, maybe just a bit worried.

The question is would he have refused had Bellamy been playing for England? Or if Wales were playing closer to home that Azerbaijan?

It doesn't matter though. Those people sending hate mail are knobs. Wales won without him, and supposing he had played and done his knee in, then what? The clubs do pay his wage, and would have to foot the bill and inconvenience of any injuries picked up on international duty.

No, nowadays International sides are liable to pay compensation if a player is injured on international duty.

Originally posted by Digitarius
No, nowadays International sides are liable to pay compensation if a player is injured on international duty.

Always thought they should, if they can afford it. I don't think that a small FA, such as Azerbaijan(?), would be able to foot the bill of a player who was on £80K a week if they had such a player.

Probably not, but small nations are small nations because they don't have such players, in a way.