Stifler

I think that will probably be happening. The trouble the club has though is that he has been pictured at Newcastle airport, and their is reports in France and over here saying that he has decided to take it upon himself to come here. It isn't really trouble though, it isn't as though FBI agents are tracking Ben Arfa's every move in England. It would be incredibly easy to set up a meeting with him and as long as he doesn't spill the beans and the representative(s) of NUFC keep things quiet, it's clean sailing. It's incredibly underhand and I wouldn't like it happening with one of our players, say Jose Enrique. But I don't think we're in the position to do things completely above board. This kind of thing happens all the time, particularly on the international stage. It happens all the time, the difference is though he's all over the internet on a photo of him at Newcastle airport, on top of that he has been wanting a move to us for atleast 3 weeks, and has walked out on his club in the last few days because he can't get a move here, I just don't think "I fancied a night on the Bigg market" is going to hold up.

"Ashley, Ashley, can I have your autograph just on this line here?

I think that will probably be happening. The trouble the club has though is that he has been pictured at Newcastle airport, and their is reports in France and over here saying that he has decided to take it upon himself to come here.

I think a picture of him being at Newcastle airport being all over the internet, reports in France and here that he's flew in, and SSN saying he has flown in but we won't talk to him may give it away a bit.

Damn.

Yeah, it's going be like that bloke who pretended to be a millionaire who wanted to buy the club all over again.

Possibly but reports say that it is a hotel in Jesmond. What reports? Twitter,, Douglas taking the piss So it wasn't true ? Could be, but the Journal arn't really ones for breaking sports news.

I can just imagine it now. Random guy comes to Newcastle for his holidays, gets mobbed upon arrival at the airport, arrives at his hotel in Jesmond, goes to close his curtains and see's aload of blokes watching him.

If he signs a five year contract and scores on his debut I'll consider a name change in his honour. You wouldn't be able to anyway Someone has already got it wrapped up in anyway. Watch, now half of you will be sending Dave a PM to change your name or putting a new registration request in. I'll take random airport guy if it's available.

Pure genius I know.

Just know some Chavs are going to end up mugging him and he runs home instead.

Afar, if he signs will you put the r in your name between the A, and the f?

It's equal shares I believe, between the Tyne and Wear councils, each owns a 1/5th of it. so who owns the other 3/ 5ths ?? All the different local councils Copenhagen Airports.

Link: http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2010/20100813_210232_ben-arfa-serait-a-newcastle.html

It's equal shares I believe, between the Tyne and Wear councils, each owns a 1/5th of it. It goes by popualtion size, hence Sunderland getting a larger percentage then Newcastle. It's only slightly more though, something like 0.2%

I feel sorry for the poor sod you got his photo taken just after getting back from his holidays because they thought it was Ben Arfa. For the next few weeks people are going to be hugging him and asking when he's signing every time he walks down Northumberland street.

Mackems have saw the photo and at a last ditch jipe, have refused to call Newcastle Airport Newcastle Airport, and have called it Ponteland Airport, claimed they never use it because it's a shit airport. I wonder if they would use if they relised Sunderland City council have a larger share in it then Newcastle City council?

So we have figured it's Newcastle Airport, we have figured it's not photoshopped, and we hope he's not talking to Sunderland. Now then, is it him?

Was just about to say that. Great minds think alike.

I'm going to be fairly pissed if he's come for talks with Sunderland.

Is it just me or is he giving the camera guy the wanker signal?

Not the best source, but; http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2010/08/13/2068675/marseille-winger-hatem-ben-arfa-threatens-to-quit-football

Is this from the same guy who said he saw him on the Bigg market last night?

Apparently he was well chuffed getting off his flight. He had won £5 on his easyjet scratchcard and opted for a tea and twix snack deal. Only had to put in an extra £7 to get it aswell.

(official) link please? No official link, but why would every news source in England and France say we had a deal agreed on Monday? What are they gaining from saying that? Smoke without fire? Not to mention the OM president himself. Aye, because we know from past experience that everything club officials come out with is to be trusted.. Why would hesay that a deal had been agreed with us and was expected to sign earlier this week?