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Can't speak for others but I'm not annoyed to see HBA on the bench for the umpteenth time out of any warped loyalty to the player - I just want to see one of our most talented individuals given a whirl now and again, would be nice.

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Well that's because we're a losing side Erm well yeah, I have been following it. I think most people expected us to have to falter and/or get injuries for Ben Arfa to get a fair crack of the whip, yet it's still not happening.

Pardew's went from not wanting to change a winning side to making a lot of strange changes that nobody else in their right mind would. The Ben Arfa situation's getting more ridiculous every week.

They should write a film!

Funny team Wigan like, have been for the last few seasons. Their results are all over the shop.

No white text? Nah, genuinely. I think he will be useful in this sort of game. Jesus f***ing wept With it being unlikely that HBA will be played in wide midfield I would rather have him fit to choose from otherwise our 3 options for the two wide positions would be Jonas, Ferguson and Sammy. Are you, or have you recently been, on loads of massive cowies?

Soccerball!

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Oh, that's what people have been laughing at! Been staring at that thing for hours!

That's great.

Really? Ah well, this is possibly really happening, good stuff. It has really stuck in the throat that this bloke has been picking up £60k a week while we've been so frugal in recent times, will be great to get him off the wage bill.

As long as he doesn't get on the pitch for us again I'm not arsed.

That's phenomenal.

I also like the look of him, if he can consistently play how he did today then they've a useful player on their hands. Does strike me as the type of player who could struggle to achieve that consistency for some reason mind, but we'll see.

They were all being disciplined weren't they, am I missing something? It's neither resting or dropping.

Arsenal, man.

Aye, he's all left foot though if that chance was anything to go by.

I've heard him co-commentate before and he was absolutely awful, just sat there going "Ooooooooohhhhhhh" constantly.

Fucking hell, it's away win city today. Once again I'm glad I never put a bet on.

i reckon the fact he isn't in the team is relevant It is. 1) It could be because he isn't putting the effort in in training. 2) It could be because we don't feel he has full match fitness yet. 3) It could be that he isn't one of Pardew's favourites. 4) It could be because when he has come on Pardew doesn't feel he as been as influential as he is supposed to be. He's not tall enough, he's not physical enough, he offers nothing defensively, we therefore defend more poorly as a team when he's one of our forwards, he absolutely needs to play up front and not on the wing, not least because he won't protect his full back to the level Obertan does, he's a difficult character who ruffles feathers.

You'd think some people on here were (greedy) NUFC shareholders the way they'll wank over high incoming transfer fees while admitting it'll never be reinvested.