Dave Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Sounds like a very thinly-veiled 'pay me more money' plea to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 You'd think with Ozil staying at Werder Bremen for one more year, it decreases the chances of them wanting him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Sorry, but it still sounds like we're only being used to attract other clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 If anything, it looks like other clubs are being used to make us offer more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Why would the Premier League be a bad option for him? Is that cos he's not good enough or what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Why would the Premier League be a bad option for him? Is that cos he's not good enough or what? I think someone in this thread said that he has been sometimes struggling physically in the French league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Why would the Premier League be a bad option for him? Is that cos he's not good enough or what? Probably because the league is too physical. Playing against the likes of Stoke or Blackburn is much harder for a technical player than playing against teams like Hannover, Cologne or St. Pauli in the Bundesliga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Nothing new, was basically saying it wouldn't have been a Press Conference without the Ben Arfa subject being brought into it, he did well in his 30 minutes as a sub the other night, and that if he's still there on Saturday then he'll be available for their first game of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 can anyone think of one reason why he'd prefer us? other than we play in the premier league? has he really got such a hard on for it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Stepping stone for one of the top 4 over here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Stepping stone for one of the top 4 over here? fair point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Stepping stone for one of the top 4 over here? fair point Hamann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 If Ben Arfa has a season half as good as Hamann's second half of the season here, then brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Aye, he was class for us, why I'm angry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Lorik Cana joined Sunderland from OM too. Biggest stepdown to me (you still have a decent brand in the continent). So it's not that strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hamann didn't do that, he left cos of Gullit. Dutch and German's don't mix well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissmag Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hamann didn't do that, he left cos of Gullit. Dutch and German's don't mix well What about Bayern Munich? ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hamann didn't do that, he left cos of Gullit. Dutch and German's don't mix well Gullit the C***! Hamann was absolutely fekin amazing the latter half of that season. Weren't his stats like the best in the Premier league for that season or something. I'm sure some stats had him as player of the season. I was shocked when he left, I couldn't believe it, I remember just reading he'd moved to Liverpool and being totally shocked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hamann didn't do that, he left cos of Gullit. Dutch and German's don't mix well Yes, its quite true - Hamman left NUFC mainly because he didn't get on with Gullit ; a huge loss to the club in my opinion and Hamman's signing by Dalglish was one of the reasons that I didn't go along with the view that KD was a bad manager. Who would you rather have at the club, Hamman or the likes of Dyer and Marcelino - both Gullit signings. Hamman also believed the Board were, as he put it, 'average, so the club was average'. Gullit the C***! Hamann was absolutely fekin amazing the latter half of that season. Weren't his stats like the best in the Premier league for that season or something. I'm sure some stats had him as player of the season. I was shocked when he left, I couldn't believe it, I remember just reading he'd moved to Liverpool and being totally shocked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hamann didn't do that, he left cos of Gullit. Dutch and German's don't mix well What about Bayern Munich? ;-) 12 years later, it was simple that hamann and gullit couldn't get on together Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 More brilliant journalism from the UK media http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1299899/Newcastle-target-Hatem-Ben-Arfa-wanted-Hoffenheim.html But German outfit Hoffenheim are also keen and coach Dietmar Hopp said: 'If we get Ben Arfa, he will be sensational in Germany. He is a magician. Technically he's very strong and very fast.' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Still played brilliantly under him mind so they must have been doing something right. For that matter, Shearer was still banging them in that season and playing well under Gullit as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Posted in the last 30 minutes. http://www.laprovence.com/article/om-a-la-une/mercato-ben-arfa-newcastle-et-rien-dautre Seems to think we've made an official offer which has been rejected, but will go back for more. "Marseille have rejected the first offer from Newcastle, which was a long way short of the club's valuation, but given the desire of Ben Arfa and his representatives to go to the Tyneside club, Marseille directors have put forward a counter-offer to the English club, where the two will meet a common ground". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Think it deserves a title change... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 still don't believe a word Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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