Robson will carpet the Welsh international today in the wake of comments made after last night’s disappointing 2-2 draw with the player’s former club Norwich as it emerged that Manchester United have finally shown their hand and matched the Magpies’ £20m (€27.9m) bid for Rooney.

“What Craig Bellamy should do is just honour his contract, all right? That is what he should do,” he said. “At the moment, he is doing too much talking.

“He had a bit to say yesterday and he has signed a contract to play for Newcastle United Football Club. Honour the contract, Craig Bellamy, honour the contract like everybody else has to and just concentrate on playing and scoring goals for this club.

“If he is publicly saying that, then I am publicly replying to him, but I will tell him that face-to-face. What does he want to do? Does he want to be the manager or does he want to be the player?

“He is doing very well. That is what I am saying:‘Hey Craig, just enjoy your football and score goals’. He has done well, but he can’t make threats to the club.”

Robson’s remarks were a reaction to an interview given by the striker to Sky Sports as he came off the pitch at the end of the game.

“I love playing for Newcastle and I love everything about the club, but if Wayne Rooney comes, I will have to review my position because I am not sitting on the bench anywhere,” he said.

“I like Wayne Rooney a lot because he is a great player. He is my sort of player and it would be great for the club, but no good for Craig Bellamy. If he does come, I will have to consider my position.”

Bellamy fired United ahead 40 minutes into the game and it looked to be plain sailing when Aaron Hughes made it 2-0 with his first goal since November 2002 five minutes after the break.

But a rare Shay Given blunder saw David Bentley pull one back for the visitors before Gary Doherty snatched a point with a 73rd-minute equaliser to leave the black and white faithful pleading for the club’s hierarchy to concentrate their efforts on the search for a replacement for Jonathan Woodgate rather than Rooney.

Canaries’ boss Nigel Worthington was delighted with the character shown by his side after their narrow defeat at Old Trafford at the weekend, and particularly pleased with Doherty’s contribution.

“I thought Gary Doherty up the front was absolutely magnificent,” he said. “He gave us what we have probably needed, somebody to get hold of the ball and allow the midfielders to get closer and go beyond and allow the back four to get up the pitch and keep it nice and compact.”