Disco Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 If true (probably not) it's a fair opening bid for a player who has no ability to play a large quanitity of games during a season. Obviously all Liverpool bids needed to be on the Carroll scale if you have learning difficulties though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 £8.5m Double it and add a zero, more like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 All things considered, it wouldn't be a ridiculous bid. The bigger point in all this is surely the prospect of selling him at all, whatever the price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n4e Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 If true (probably not) it's a fair opening bid for a player who has no ability to play a large quanitity of games during a season. Obviously all Liverpool bids needed to be on the Carroll scale if you have learning difficulties though. Yep, it would be a very reasonable initial bid. For comparison Mertens went to Napoli for less, on the back of scoring 40+ goals over the last two seasons. There's no way Liverpool will be stumping up the Mkhitaryan cash for Ben Arfa, they've been daft in the past but most recently they've brought in players like Coutinho and Sturridge for very good prices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Ben Arfa can't be replaced no matter how much money imo, personally i think he's a very special player and guy in many ways. He's the last player i'd want to see leave. I would be devastated if we sold him. Not that i think it'll happen, but you never know for sure with these clowns in charge. He's 'the fans player' and supposed to be the chosen one like Anakin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 £8.5m isnt a reasonable bid. The lad shits more talent than most of Liverpools players have. Yes the fact he doesn't have a great fitness record is going to reduce any fee clubs are willing to pay. But if he played every game I don't think we'd even listen to offers under £30m. It's no good comparing this with fees for players signed abroad either (Mertens ect), transfers from the Premier League usually have a premium, like it or not. At the end of the day he's our best player, to suggest that £8.5m is a reasonable bid for a 26 year old who's our best player (and still has 2 years on his contract) and in the English market, well I think some of you are on crack personally. I think it would take at least a few more million to be considered a reasonable opening bid. But then again I don't really care what's reasonable from Liverpools perspective. I wouldn't sell him for 3 times what they've offered and I think it'd take something close to that for the club to consider it as well. Seems unlikely they'd go from £8.5m to £25m, which is fine by me because I don't want him sold for anything to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I was taking the piss with £8.5m, went to bed and forgot to tell you all, sorry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I was taking the piss with £8.5m, went to bed and forgot to tell you all, sorry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I wondered where this £8.5m people were talking about had come from like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 NUFC Stats @NUFC_Stats According to Le 10 Sport, Liverpool's main target is Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa #nufc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 He's the only thing I'm looking forward to in the upcoming season, if we sell him I can't imagine how depressed I would be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I think it would be a last straw for a lot of fans I imagine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I think it would be a last straw for a lot of fans I imagine. Nah , we're past that point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 It's a shithole with cunts for fans, Hatem won't go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 NUFC Stats @NUFC_Stats According to Le 10 Sport, Liverpool's main target is Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa #nufc Who are Le 10 Sport? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 http://i.imgur.com/wrUrCf2.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Thick neck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Wonky, 2/10 wnb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Sexy bastard! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Looking leaner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/327577/Liverpool-approach-Newcastle-over-signing-Hatem-Ben-Arfa? "Liverpool have made another aproach for Arfa and are hoping to pursaude the star to switch with the promise of more starts this season than under Alan Pardew" Journalists :lol: ....BUT it deflects some of the attention to their wailing and weeping and angry raging from their fans about Suarez, doesn't it ? They've never made a bid, but using the press (AS THEY ALWAYS DO) to unsettle someone else's player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VanBarduck Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 He's fit as fuck apparently “He’s a player fans love as he brings excitement. You’re on the edge of your seat.” “Newcastle have always had a tradition of that type of player.” “It’s important for me that we’ve got him in the squad.” “He’s that type of player.” “When we finished fifth, he had a few games where he was almost unplayable.” “If he gets back to that level, he’ll definitely threaten the French team, and I mean the starting XI rather than the squad.” “Who knows what level he can get to if he stays 100% fit?” “His injury in the second leg of the Maritimo game was a massive blow to us last year. Really and truly, he never recovered.” “He wasn’t quite right.” “But we told him to have a complete rest this summer and let his hamstring heal, which he’s done.” “Now it’s about putting the work in so he’s strong enough to sustain a season.” There are few worse sights for Premier League defenses when Ben Arfa is running at them full pelt.” “We’ve had him flat-out, and he’s already reached the top speed he’s had at this football club.” “Fingers crossed, he’ll get his first bit of action, and he’ll get stronger as we go on. He’s a player fans love as he brings excitement.” “All of them missed big chunks of the season.” “Hatem, obviously.” “Colo we missed for large chunks, and Mathieu too.” “And Cabaye.” “Those four players are very important to us.” “It’d be nice to see them with Newcastle shirts on looking strong.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 He's the one reason for hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 He's the one reason for hope. We have many other quality players as well. I agree he's the most exciting, obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Hatem, check, Quality players, check. Alan Pardew in charge, checkmate..... :'( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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