Craig Bellamy has admitted that his critics helped him to 'explode' at Newcastle United after he vowed to prove them wrong.
Sir Bobby Robson was a long-time admirer of Bellamy and even attempted to sign the striker when he had already agreed to join Coventry City in 2000.
The Newcastle boss eventually got his man a year later after the Sky Blues were relegated, but the £6.5m move was questioned by some after Bellamy's fairly underwhelming season at Highfield Road.
