Bellamy recieves some threatening letters...

By Matthew Jones
September 9 2002

Newcastle United striker Craig Bellamy has reportedly been receiving threatening letters in the post thought to be from Coventry fans.

Newcastle United striker Craig Bellamy has reportedly been receiving threatening letters in the post thought to be from Coventry fans.

It is alleged that the letters are being sent to the player by a right-wing section of Coventry City supporters who have been angered by comments made by Bellamy about his former club last year.

Bellamy was quoted as saying in an interview: "I never once said I enjoyed it at Coventry. The players were great but apart from that everything was rubbish."

Bellamy has been forced to call in the police to deal with the situation as he fears for the safety of his family.

One of the letters read: "If you step back into Coventry you will have your throat slit."

Bellamy, who figured for Wales during their 2-0 victory over Finland in Helsinki on Saturday, was hoping to keep the situation under wraps, but details of the threats have been leaked out.

However, a club statement issued by Newcastle's chief operating officer Russell Cushing revealed: "To the best of my knowledge, Craig Bellamy has not notified the club of any difficulties of the nature suggested by some of today's newspapers. We will obviously need to speak to Craig on his return from Helsinki where he is currently with the Welsh team before making any further comment."