Leo No.8 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) I think someone might have posted about this a while ago, but in case people haven't seen it I think it needs highlighting. Bellamy has a reputation as being horrible but what he's doing here (without a great deal of fuss from his part) is absolutely fantastic, proud to see an ex red doing something so noble. Bellamy in good guy shocker Bellamy's Leone trip proves popular West Ham and Wales striker Craig Bellamy has been the centre of attraction on a visit to Sierra Leone. He watched the Leone Stars beat South Africa 1-0 in a 2010 World Cup qualifier, and was mobbed by fans wherever he went, with people chanting his name and asking for autographs. Bellamy is funding a $1.26m football project to help children in the country. Education and community projects will go hand in hand with the 14 new leagues and 68 youth teams that Bellamy is setting up throughout the country. "This trip is to show my face and to show how serious I am," he told reporters beside a beach after a kickabout with fans in Freetown. "It will be my second home. I have no doubt about it." A car he was travelling in was so enthusiastically greeted by local supporters beating on the roof and bonnet that it got dented. "I feel a little bit embarrassed with the attention I get here, but why not make yourself useful?" he said. Teams in the new leagues will be rewarded not only for winning matches but for fair play, school attendance and community projects too. Bellamy said the academy should be running within a year. "I'm not looking at getting the next Didier Drogba, as long as every child leaves ready with a good education. "I'm not looking to gain anything from this opportunity, except every couple of years to change 250 children's lives." Sierra Leone is recovering from more than a decade of civil war that finished in 2002 and was infamous for its child soldiers. "It's difficult coming here. Children and their fathers and grandfathers have all been given a gun, and now my aim is to throw them a football." Edited August 5, 2008 by Leo No.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobs Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Good old, Craig....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie H Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Good old, Craig.......bellamy's ex-norwich isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobs Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 bellamy's ex-norwich isn't he?certainly was....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John am Rhein Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Good old, Craig....... Helping Sierra Leone kids and abusing Ipswich fans - what a great feller!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kop205 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Fair play for the work in Sierra Leone. It is a beautiful country and anything that helps even a handful of people there has my support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobs Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Helping Sierra Leone kids and abusing Ipswich fans - what a great feller!! you forgot attacking Riise with a golf club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressederic Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I still don't understand how we got £7.5m for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassony Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I still don't understand how we got £7.5m for him How much did West ham pay for Dyer? £6m wasn't, makes Bellamy a bargain at £7.5m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AE Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 you forgot attacking Riise with a golf club With hindsight we wonder why the rest of the team didn't join in..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John am Rhein Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 you forgot attacking Riise with a golf club Heroic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John am Rhein Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 With hindsight we wonder why the rest of the team didn't join in..... Yeah, if Bellamy's handicap was lower, we'd have won that European Cup semi final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Hafler Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 certainly was....... Bellamy has always dreamed of wearing an XL shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kite Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Fair play to Bellamy. Nothing to be personally gained from doing what he is doing in Sierra Leone. Deserves a lot of praise in my opinion - telling some small time fans to f*** off is totally irrelevant to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymrococh Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I hate the name 'Tractor Boys' almost as much as the 'Black Cats'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John am Rhein Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I hate the name 'Tractor Boys' almost as much as the 'Black Cats'. Stupid isn't it? Did Ipswich fans even come up with that piece of crap or was it some journalist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Yeah, if Bellamy's handicap was lower, we'd have won that European Cup semi final. er we did that season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassony Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Another nice gesture from an ex player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John am Rhein Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 er we did that season! My point exactly. Bellamy knocked some sense into the ginger liability but not enough to last until May 2008. A more precise connection with the 7-iron would have paved the way for EC number 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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