Doncaster Rovers chairman John Ryan says Manchester City have wrecked the integrity of the Championship by loaning Craig Bellamy to Cardiff City.
In a column for the Daily Mail, Ryan wrote: "Craig Bellamy's loan move to Cardiff will distort the integrity of the Championship. It is an incredibly competitive division. This is my third season in it with Doncaster and I've learned that it's unpredictability is it's beauty.
"It is not like the Premier League where champions Chelsea have won their opening two games 6-0. Most people expect Manchester United or Chelsea to win the title.
"Yet every team in the second tier believe they can beat anyone and clinch promotion. Just look at what Blackpool and Burnley have achieved.
"Handing a striker of Bellamy's quality to Cardiff - and paying most of his wages - undermines the sanctity of the competition. Manchester City shouldn't have done that. I feel let down by that, as do many other Championship chairman.
"In no way do I blame Cardiff. I'd have been delighted to sign Craig at the Keepmoat, so it's not sour grapes. But if everyone goes to Cardiff and gets slammed 4-0 like us - and remember on-loan Bellamy scored one and set up two on Saturday - the result will be an unfair competition because Manchester City are bankrolling Cardiff's success."
