Yeah, maybe you are right. Bellamy would prefer Widdop to Cameron Munster. And he was trying to keep it a secret Widdop was off contract. He wasn't going to tell anyone and have Widdop run around (as a fringe first grader) the following year without paying him anything at all. Makes sense.
No, what happened was that Widdop or his management approached Bellamy and were told Widdop wasn't required anymore but that he would keep it a secret in order to try and increase the value of Widdop's next contract. Then when Widdop was picked up by an unfortunate sucker, Bellamy was full of praise for him. Bellamy is ruthless, devious and scheming. I hate him but wish we had him on our side.............