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Apologising and staying at Marseille then. Can't see them giving a joint statement to say he is leaving.

In Paris?

at the mackems...until monday evening at least we will be on par for shittieness

Cross into the box, simple header back to the keeper, glances it out for a corner. Goal from the corner. So if Birmingham had fucked up the corner lost possesion and sunderland scored from the attack would Bramble have been the reason they scored?

This one will drag on at least until midweek, guarenteed.

Holy moley! So interesting result today... Blackpool already 3 points ahead of us, yikes! Good to see wigan, spam and stroke stuggling.

He's not done badly in Greece, don't think he is a hell of a lot better than what we have. Wouldn't be upset if we went for him though.

So would Robbie Savage and Steven Reid, in fairness. Fair do's haha. -------Arevalo------------ ----------------Barton----- Routledge--HBA--Jonas ------------Carroll--------- Not to bad. The pessimist inside me says one of them if not both of them won't happen like. Actually pretty tasty for home games. If we had anyone decent to play RB we would look alright at full strength. Still think we are after another right winger cum striker. I hope so anyway, don't really want to see Raylor, Barton or Guthrie out there if Wayne is injured or otherwise. Possible Hughton fancies Gosling out there, god knows where he would fit into the centre if we get Arevalo. Arevalo, Barton, Guthrie, Gosling, Nolan, Smith, Vuckic all fighting for two positions..

He looked tasty this summer. Got to be question marks though, did he just hit a purple patch? At 28 he is hardly a household name, for me anyway. That could maybe be because he has never played outside South America, I don't have the slightest clue about the leagues there. Nice for the price that's for sure.

as if things couldn't get any crazier.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/aug/14/newcastle-united-premier-league-preview-2010-11 Louise Taylor goes and writes a half decent article about us! The world's gone mad I tell ya!

Today's actions shouldn't be a surprise, his agent did say "Hatem will go to Newcastle", people just didn't take the quote in the literal sense.

Nothing in it.. I'd be suprised if a few premiership clubs werent thinking of putting a cheeky bid in though.

Be happy with Mancienne. Araverlo looked great in the world cup but I would be wary on the fact its taken him this long to get noticed at 28. Regardless he is better than Smith. Looks like we are looking at a defensive midfielder at least. Surely we must be after a LB to cover for Enrique, if Hughts didn't trust Kadar there in the championship he sure as hell wont in the premiership. regardless of Ben arfa, a pacy right winger/striker would be cracking too. Anichebe wouldn't be disaterous, if our interest is true.

But Celtic werent key players in creating the problem. Well see, but Id be amazed if he ended up here on loan after all this nonsense. Apparently neither are we. According to the agent, the player was happy at OM, but the OM heirachy told him they didnt want him anymore and the club were the ones to source out Newcastle as a possible destination not the agent or player. Good news is that he does genuinley seem like he is dead set on coming to the North East. Downside is OM might accept Sunderlands offer instead. We simply cant do anything normal

I'm imagining Hughton and Lambias sat one side of a near empty room, Hatem Ben arfa and his advisors the other and a table with a telephone in the middle. No one saying anything.... AWKWARD!

Deep inside Jean-Claude Dassier's office. "So do you agree to the terms we set?" "reluctantly yes, we are agreed" "good, then we must finalise the agreement" "Ok, you ravishingly good looking beast." "I knew you stupid english would crumble in the end" "yes Jean-Claude." *knock at the door* Secretary - "there are reports Hatem Ben Arfa has fled to Newcastle to force a move" JCD: - "Impossible, everything is nearly worked out here." Secretary: "are you negotiating with yourself again?" JCD: "No" Secretary - "Jean-Claude...." JCD: ".......Yes" *hangs head* *secretary rolls eyes and walks out of the room, closing the door* JCD: ".........but the deal is really close to happening this time!... no it isnt....yes it is...offer higher......I hate you"

Probably because there are thousands of charvers calling every hotel to check!

Shenanigans of the utmost highest order!

Hughton: "Hatem what the hell? You can't just turn up here, nothings agreed. Ashley is here, if he see's us together you dont want to know what he will do to me, this can't go on. Go back to France!"

I know. It takes months to cut some hair off. He walked out of OM to get his hair cut, believing it would enable him to get out of France and into Newcastle without anyone recognising him. Disguise innit...worked on Mick and Gorrilla.

Probably turning up for training tmrw in newcastle gear, be there dressed and prepared before anyone arrives. "Reporting for duty and ready to go Mr Shearer!"

Nufc: "we will give you one million" Penarol: "we want four million." Nufc: "we will give you one million." Penarol: "four million." Nufc:"will you accept one million?" Panadol: "no, four million." Nufc: "minus three million, would you accept it?" Penarol:"we are not getting anywhere are we?" Nufc: "we are at one million?" Penarol hangs up Nufc: "okay, okay we can offer you a million....hey derek I think the reception cut out,its beeping at me...I will just stay on the line incase they accept"

This guy is a loon, first he was encouraging the move, then he said the move was close, then a bid was accepted, deal would go through soon, then maybe they don't need to sell him, then our bid was turned down, then it wasnt high enough. Now there was no bid? Was the same guy the problem with the Habib deal several years ago? That seemed to take a bloody age, ended up looking like it would never happen then it did out of nowhere.

My head hurts, with the ben arfa deal. Like the fact we are doing murky deals beyond the public eye, obviously I don't have a frickin clue who we are after! They are so good I don't even know if we are after anyone.

Might be worth a punt on this Knott guy if he looks decent, wont figure in the first team, but he might be one for the future, plus it would be nice to see a natural left footer in the reserves.