Bellamy Ready To Prove Souness Wrong?

Mark Hughes: "It is early days but it is great to have Craig at the club. He is demanding, as a person and a footballer, but that is what makes him such good player. He does not accept second best, which is an attitude I like, and he spends so much extra time on the training ground, you can hardly get him away from the place.

"We had to pay top dollar to get him but the opportunity of signing a player of Craig's ability was too good to miss."

"What we need to do now is get him on the pitch on a regular basis. Once we can do that, people will view the club as a whole in a different light."