Cunning_Linguist Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Nice Stu! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/12/30/magpies-poised-to-sign-up-hatem-ben-arfa-61634-27906544/ Magpies poised to sign up Hatem Ben Arfa Dec 30 2010 by Luke Edwards, The Journal ALAN Pardew is set to make Hatem Ben Arfa his first signing as Newcastle United manager next week after the Frenchman agreed to make his loan move permanent in the January transfer window. Ben Arfa was initially expected to make a decision on his future at the end of the season, but Newcastle have decided they saw enough of him in his four appearances before breaking his leg against Manchester City in October to offer him a long term contract. Pardew has never had a good look at Ben Arfa in training and has never seen him play live in a Premier League match, but the United boss was already aware of his ability when he arrived at St James’s Park earlier this month. The signing of the 23-year-old will mean Pardew has been successful in all three of his top priorities this month, firstly in persuading the board to let him spend some money in January, secondly in persuading Steven Taylor to sign a new contract and now the permanent signing of Ben Arfa. The Journal understands Newcastle will land Ben Arfa for the fee - thought to be in the region of £3.5m - they agreed to pay Marseille in the summer if he played 25 games this season. Given the impressive start he made in black and white stripes, that would appear to be an excellent piece of business. Like the recent deals offered to Taylor, Andy Carroll, Mike Williamson and Nile Ranger, as well as Pardew, Ben Arfa is expected to sign a five-and-a-half year contract when the paperwork is finalised in the New Year. Liverpool have also expressed some interest in the playmaker, but Newcastle remain in the driving seat as he thoroughly enjoyed his time on Tyneside before his injury nightmare and remembers how patient they were in their negotiations with Marseille in the summer. Encouragingly, Ben Arfa (pictured right) has also made an excellent recovery from the double fracture he picked up as a result of an ugly lunge by City’s Nigel De Jong in the game at Eastlands and could be playing again in February. The youngster has been able to begin light training at a specialist rehabilitation centre in France and is due back at Newcastle’s training ground next month even though it was initially thought he would not feature again until April at the earliest. £3.5m would be a bargain! I hope he's learning English during his recovery. We'll all learn French to make it easier for him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I watched some of the Everton game again the other day, some of the way he moved passed players was unbelievable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Five and a half year deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Might as well get him on a 10 and a half year deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Wonder what they are all thinking? Pardew, Taylor, Ranger, HBA all on five and a half year deals - end of the world after that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Jerusalem Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Good news if true - and he can come back form the injury in a similar condition to where he left off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 This thread has came back to life more than Jesus, Super Mario and Jaws put together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning_Linguist Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 This thread has came back to life more than Jesus, Super Mario and Jaws put together. This thread will never die. Toonies never say Die! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 This thread has came back to life more than Jesus, Super Mario and Jaws put together. This thread will never die. Toonies never say Die! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Wonder what they are all thinking? Pardew, Taylor, Ranger, HBA all on five and a half year deals - end of the world after that? 'Armageddon a five year deal' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Whereas Woy's thinking 'Armageddon the sack today'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Fuck me. £3.5 million is an absolute STEAL if true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezeri Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Wonder what they are all thinking? Pardew, Taylor, Ranger, HBA all on five and a half year deals - end of the world after that? Max contract lenght which can be offered accoriding to the rules! I thought it was 5 years but I guess that half a yer can be added there to make sure the contract doesn't expire middle of the season. There was some speculation at one point that we would have to like 10 million and now it's 3,5 so which is the truth? I guess 6 million after 25 games was the figure when he first arrived here, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie418 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 every silver lining has a cloud - taylor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Still cant get excited about this. Yeah fantastic player, could work out to be an absolute steal, but whats the point? As soon as we make any progress the fat bastard is just going to fuck it all up again. with great sadness, this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Wonder what they are all thinking? Pardew, Taylor, Ranger, HBA all on five and a half year deals - end of the world after that? Max contract lenght which can be offered accoriding to the rules! I thought it was 5 years but I guess that half a yer can be added there to make sure the contract doesn't expire middle of the season. There was some speculation at one point that we would have to like 10 million and now it's 3,5 so which is the truth? I guess 6 million after 25 games was the figure when he first arrived here, right? £5.25m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 ❤ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Why sign a player in Jan, that we had already agreed to sign at the end of the season. Not that i'm un happy about the signing just seams strange considering his injury and the fact nobody has a clue how it will effecct him. Now we have spent this money, will ther be any more ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espio Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Why sign a player in Jan, that we had already agreed to sign at the end of the season. Not that i'm un happy about the signing just seams strange considering his injury and the fact nobody has a clue how it will effecct him. Now we have spent this money, will ther be any more ? IIRC We had only agreed to sign him at the end of the season considering he'd played 25 games. He had his leg broke, which means he's unlikely to play 25 games considering there's only 19 games of the season left. Obviously the little that was seen from him was enough to impress therefore surely worth the risk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I'm sure the club doctors will know how well the leg break has recovered, how good his rehab programme was etc etc. This is Ashley we're talking about 5 million to him is a hell of a lot. He isn't just going to spunk it. He'll be reet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Why sign a player in Jan, that we had already agreed to sign at the end of the season. Not that i'm un happy about the signing just seams strange considering his injury and the fact nobody has a clue how it will effecct him. Now we have spent this money, will ther be any more ? IIRC We had only agreed to sign him at the end of the season considering he'd played 25 games. He had his leg broke, which means he's unlikely to play 25 games considering there's only 19 games of the season left. Obviously the little that was seen from him was enough to impress therefore surely worth the risk? I don't disagree with any of that, but the deal to buy him could have been re arranged for the purchase at the end of season. Like it was but without the 25 game clause. The point i'm trying to make is why purchase him now, when the money could have been used else where to strenghten the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I don't see the problem, if we were planning to spend in January this would have no effect. I am pretty sure Ashley has more than £5m available IF he wants to spend it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Hudson, that's a gamble. If HBA shows that he can have a full recovery and play well again, very likely other clubs will offer a higher price and Marseille would have no obligation to sell him to us. The same problem goes for HBA's personal preference. If clubs like Arsenal joins the races, we must be the loser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Stu in "haha look how stupid everyone is" post shocker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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