Bellamy told: Sort yourself out

Newcastle manager Graeme Souness insists Craig Bellamy must "sort himself out" for the good of the club after the Wales forward apparently swore at him after being substituted in the Magpies' draw with Charlton.

Souness, famed for his strict managerial style, has not revealed what - if any - action will be taken against the player as punishment for his outburst but insists the culture of the club has got to change.

"I'm angry about it, not because I was called whatever I was called because I'm a big boy and I've been called worse in the past," he said.

"I'm angry because we're concentrating on this and not the important thing which is Thursday night. It happens too much and we should only be interested in the next game, not talking about incidents like this.

"All these things have to stop, if we're going to win things at this club we need to concentrate on what matters, not this petulance, not people acting like children. It has to stop and it will stop, I guarantee the supporters that. He (Bellamy) in particular has to sort himself out," Souness told Sky Sports News.

"From the outside looking in before I took this job it seemed to be a recurring situation. The club were making headlines not for attractive football but because some dope was doing what he shouldn't be doing."