Bellamy snubs Birmingham as D-day moves unfold

Craig Bellamy’s decision to snub a £6m (€8.7m) move from Newcastle to Birmingham was the most telling early development on transfer deadline day.

On a morning expected to be dominated by news of big-money moves going through, disappointing Manchester United midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba’s switch to Aston Villa was very much on the undercard below Newcastle outcast Bellamy’s refusal to go south.