Celtic won't play Bellamy on plastic pitch

New on-loan Celtic striker Craig Bellamy will not play in the Tennent’s Scottish Cup fourth round tie at Dunfermline due to the plastic pitch at East End Park.

The Hoops trained on the controversial synthetic surface today and manager Martin O’Neill will not include the Newcastle forward in his squad for the game.

O’Neill told the club’s official website, www.celticfc.net: “Craig Bellamy will not play on Sunday due to the plastic surface.

“The operations he has had in the past would preclude him from playing on this surface. If all goes well, he will definitely be involved next week against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.”