Text pest

We get rid of the Welshman to Celtic, and still he manages to drag us through the papers, ably assisted by Fat Fred! Apparently Bellamy's phone sent a message to Alan Shearer saying his legs were gone and that Bellamy would be returning to replace our number 9.

According to our chairman, Shearer is reported to have replied that if Bellamy did return to Newcastle that he'd be in for a beating.

Bellamy denies sending the text, claiming his phone was pinched. Whether that's true, or whether he is rapidly back tracking for fear of a beating from Shearer, who can say. What is certain is that we once again get in the papers for a non-footballing reasons and our chairman isn't really helping matters.