Dinho lad

Him and the Queen would make a great pairing.

there's no room and no need for three of them.

Pardew is in Germany.

Paul Ross, MOTD 2 reporter, at Kings Cross train station looking oldish, not helped that he was 'running' trying to catch the train.

Good on LVG, always liked him. Ferguson would have done the same.

Read the posts about his earlier performances.

This guy has been a victim of shit coaching as much as Anita. I don't see the difference between them. In fact, the vast majority of player has been victim of our appalling coaching over the last few years. What I call shit is players like Williamson and Raylor, they don't have talent nor any decent attribute.

Donating his wages to charity, apparently.

I hope you weren't saying this based on the GIF.

I think he started off as a striker. Which will be handy if he's still got instincts for goal.

And you reckon he's shit, fat, doesn't track back, doesn't work for the team and has zero discipline.

I'm sure it wasn't all fitness issues with him, clearly teamworking, tracking back, etc was something Pardew wanted him to understand more. ( after all, that season we were mostly a team of keeping our shape and relying on individual brilliance.) Pardew is a c*** yes, but I certainly don't believe he preferred Obertan because he was technically better. Not that I believe that Obertan's work rate is anything great or quality. And at the same time I don't think HBA's workrate was worthy the fuss by Pardew. (In the following seasons) But in any case, I don't believe Pardews handling of HBA during that season was bad and I don't think it's the reason why it all ended the way it did. Which one do you think he was better at than say... anyone in our squad? ?

That's a load of bullshit. Plenty of people have given constructive analysis about HBAs time here. We can do this all day bud, but either way, we all know he is/was a superb talent, and Pardew was his downfall. The over weight crap came around way after Pardew fucked him about. Well, if thats how you like to see it.

Why are the Ben arfa fans trying to make excuses for him at every opportunity, then? Why are the NON Ben arfa fans trying to bash him at every opportunity, then? That's a load of bullshit. Plenty of people have given objective analysis about HBAs time here.

I'm sure it wasn't all fitness issues with him, clearly teamworking, tracking back, etc was something Pardew wanted him to understand more. ( after all, that season we were mostly a team of keeping our shape and relying on individual brilliance.) Pardew is a cunt yes, but I certainly don't believe he preferred Obertan because he was technically better. Not that I believe that Obertan's work rate is anything great or quality. And at the same time I don't think HBA's workrate was worthy the fuss by Pardew. (In the following seasons) But in any case, I don't believe Pardews handling of HBA during that season was bad and I don't think it's the reason why it all ended the way it did.

Well done.

Why are the Ben arfa fans trying to make excuses for him at every opportunity, then?

No. He played well - albeit sparodically due to Pardew dropping him all the time - for over 6 months after returing from his injury in pre season training until he was finally allowed to start regularly over Pardew's Obertan. I specifically remember him looking sharp against Man City on his 1st or 2nd game back from that injury (I think he might have hit the post actually). You still didnt know what his fitness levels were like to last the 90 odds minutes, though? Did you? Because looking 'sharp' for the odd 20 minute here and there is not something to go on. That could be anything, like short term energy. Nobody can tell whether his condition, cardiovsuclar or otherwise, was ready for regular football. (Unless you have access to his fitness stats, of course?)

Or maybe because his fitness want up to scratch.

Agree. But I don't particularly want to move on.... there's no dull moment with HBA.

His upper body is not that fat, no. But that's only because the fat accumulating process starts at the hips/arse area and then makes its way around the rest of the body. (Which is less noticeable to the naked eye than lower body fat.) He needs to sort himself out, but I don't think he's gives a damn.

And to make sure they got the most out of it, Villa showed him on the screens at the ground saying all the above. Yet the whole time he had a release clause quite clearly just guaranteed to make sure we didn't end up with no money for him. Really shot themselves in the foot here, so clear they're a bunch of duplicitious wankers. Mugs.