The REAL Reason For Bellamy's Omission

Last updated : 10 September 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor

The ex-Toon striker has spent the last three days at the hospital bedside of his recently born daughter, who has had feeding complications.

The baby - born last Monday - has understandably been the striker's sole priority, prompting him to withdraw from Wales' 2-0 defeat in Cardiff against Germany on Saturday.

Toshack initially gave Bellamy an early-evening deadline on Sunday to attend training or Wales would organise their trip without him.

Bellamy did not attend training on Sunday evening at Wales' Vale of Glamorgan headquarters - but then phoned Toshack and advised him that his wife Claire and their new daughter are expected to be discharged from hospital on Monday morning.

If that is the situation Bellamy has said that he will join up with the Wales squad for their mid-afternoon flight to Bratislava for Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovakia.