He went on loan to Celtic to stop Graeme Souness having his way and selling him, and he insisted he would still be at St James' Park when Souness got the sack! That didn't happen ... but it was a close call. One followed the other. And now the Welshman believes there are people at Newcastle who do not want him to be successful at Liverpool.
Bellamy: "The circus was in town on Wednesday. There was always going to be something from them (Newcastle), but it doesn't bother me. Not at all.
"I was half expecting something because I know they are hurting, my being at Liverpool is hurting them. This is the club I have always wanted to play for and maybe there are people who are not too happy about that. I'm sure there are people there (at Newcastle) who don't want me to succeed here, because it reminds them every time.
"It was a ridiculously cheap fee I went to Blackburn for, it's not nice for me to be remembered for that. What was it, about £3.75million? That hurts. I know that, but that is the game we play."