Bellyache For Curbs?

There is a rumour circulating this afternoon that Craig Bellamy has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Firstly, I should say that I do not as a rule pass on every little piece of gossip that I hear and read. That said, I thought I would mention this because I know the source has been generally accurate in the past. Anyway, the story is that the Wales striker has had a recurrence of his stomach injury and the plan is to operate as soon as possible; at the same time removing some scar tissue from his knee. Like I said, this is only a rumour at the minute and the veracity of its content cannot as yet be substantiated or negated by any official news source. If it does prove to be true then Alan Curbishley's decision not to invest in the January transfer window will look very unfortunate indeed.