Kanj Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 £30-35k basic... If that's true it would be wise of us to improve his contract and also extend it. The likes of spurs and Liverpool would kill for a player like Ben Arfa and if (heaven forbid) we have a poor season we might just end up with another Jose Enrique situation. We should try and tie him down now while his morale's good as we should have done with Enrique when he was waxing lyrical and saying he would stop here for the rest of his career. If at all possible, we should certainly try to get Ben Arfa tied down for 5 years. That said, he's got 3 years left still so it's not like he's in the danger zone yet. Toon_Mad_Chris and Chris_R the same person? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Now wearing Nike boots? 3rd boot manufaturer in 12 months for HBA, he must just order them off pro-direct. He wore Nike at the start of last season also. Pantafolos in pre season last year, nike early on, then various pairs of adidas for the rest of the season. I was half joking when i said he orders them off pro direct, but he surely can't have a boot deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Beardsley would be worth an absolute fortune if he was in his prime now. Not saying as good as Messi, but he'd certainly be in the second tier of gifted footballers, ala Ribery, Robben. Much better than those players. If I could compare Beardsley to anyone in the modern game it would be Tevez but with much quicker feet, dribbling skills and vision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptoon Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 :DReally worries me if Ben arfa gets injured, he's our only really creative player/winger. Against spurs he was our only player who looked capable of creating anything and hurting them. If he gets injured then who on the right? Marveaux looked very poor today and i'm not surprised he wasn't on the bench if he's been like that in training. I like Sammy but can he create against top premiership teams? Ditto for amafilato. Debuchy our number one priority transfer wise, but i'd love it if we did manage to sign Adam Johnson (and Carroll too ) . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 :DReally worries me if Ben arfa gets injured, he's our only really creative player/winger. Against spurs he was our only player who looked capable of creating anything and hurting them. If he gets injured then who on the right? Marveaux looked very poor today and i'm not surprised he wasn't on the bench if he's been like that in training. I like Sammy but can he create against top premiership teams? Ditto for amafilato. Debuchy our number one priority transfer wise, but i'd love it if we did manage to sign Adam Johnson (and Carroll too ) . We know why he wasn't on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon_Mad_Chris Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 £30-35k basic... If that's true it would be wise of us to improve his contract and also extend it. The likes of spurs and Liverpool would kill for a player like Ben Arfa and if (heaven forbid) we have a poor season we might just end up with another Jose Enrique situation. We should try and tie him down now while his morale's good as we should have done with Enrique when he was waxing lyrical and saying he would stop here for the rest of his career. If at all possible, we should certainly try to get Ben Arfa tied down for 5 years. That said, he's got 3 years left still so it's not like he's in the danger zone yet. Toon_Mad_Chris and Chris_R the same person? Definitely not the same person. Not unless I'm suffering from some form of schizophrenic amnesia that has gone undetected for 25 years I would love to see us buy Adam Johnson, our last two performances have proved we need more creativity. I hate to admit it but Gutierrez has completely lost his spark after being so defensive for the last two seasons. If we bought Johnson we could even play him on the right and give Ben Arfa a free role in attacking midfield, I can't see any defence coping with both of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Jonas hasn't lost his spark IMO, he's just not the type of player we assumed he was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Jonas hasn't lost his spark IMO, he's just not the type of player we assumed he was. I think he has. Before he was great at just run past players. Now he just can´t do that. He has become a different type of player that demands a different kind of position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiria Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Hatem Ben Arfa: The Superstar Who Will Continue To Lift Newcastle How far would Newcastle fall when they opted to sell Andy Carroll in January of last year? The club’s supporters expressed huge levels of dissatisfaction at the appointment of Alan Pardew as manager, and it was a great act of heresy to officially change the name of the club’s iconic stadium. The poison that saw the club relegated was effectively washed away, yet little niggles remained. However, at this stage, I’ve yet to be more impressed with a football club in the Premier League. The signing of Papiss Cisse seemed to happen in flash. That now famed scouting network at Newcastle had brought to light another gem from the continent who so many had overlooked in the past. Demba Ba was a gamble that paid off extremely well, while no one could have predicted the impact Yohan Cabaye would have had at the club. But the signing of Hatem Ben Arfa was the difference maker. It was, without cheaply using the term, a superstar signing the club needed. It shouldn’t take a great deal of knowledge of French football to know that Ben Arfa was one of the two darlings of Olympique Lyon’s side. Alongside Karim Benzema, the two youngsters were lighting up Ligue 1 and forcing their way to successive league titles. How long would it be before one of the big names in European football grabbed both of those stars? It also shouldn’t take a lot of knowledge to know that Ben Arfa and Benzema were hardly best mates off the pitch. The club knew who the bigger money-maker was and who was worth letting go. Ben Arfa’s move to league rivals Marseille allowed all of the focus to be switched to Benzema but also raised questions as to what Ben Arfa’s future would hold. Even now, I’m stunned that Newcastle were able to land Ben Arfa largely unopposed. The midfielder’s injury early in his first season should have brought back one of those nagging worries at the club. Would Newcastle be given a good run without any major headaches or complications? But Ben Arfa has returned as if he’d only been away nursing a slight muscle problem. His talent has by no means diminished and he is undoubtedly the superstar of this Newcastle side. His wizardry in midfield was made even more apparent following that wonderful solo goal last season against Bolton, while he has an insatiable desire to further his already magnificent talent. Ben Arfa always seemed destined for the Premier League, but it was obviously a little way south that his more likely destination was. Arsenal had expressed interest in the player many times, with the club opting for Samir Nasri instead during the summer of 2008. The Newcastle midfielder, however, is capable of playing for a Real Madrid or AC Milan, and he’s even more capable of becoming an important figure at one of those clubs. But that shouldn’t worry Newcastle fans just yet. This is a club who want to prove they can be mainstays among the giants of the Premier League and they have more than enough talent to launch that attack. The dizzying heights will be the Champions League, where the injection of revenue will only help this Newcastle side to further establish their credentials as heavyweights in English football. But the important figure is Ben Arfa. A player who, like many, was born to play with the elites in club football’s grandest competition. This isn’t a player who looks set to depart for sunnier shores just yet, instead he’ll help bring the sunshine and Hollywood lights to Tyneside by acting as the bedrock for Newcastle’s drive to the Champions league. Hatem Ben Arfa is a ready-made European superstar at the club. He didn’t force the club to part with hazardous transfer fees, nor did he push the club down an avenue of parting with other established players in order to fund his arrival. This is very much the key figure in Newcastle’s exciting side, and a player who will help the reputation of Pardew’s wonderfully assembled band of continental talents to grow even further. Some part are a bit optimistic but we can all hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 If he stays fit all season, we'll be in for a decent season. So, so good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 We can beat anyone with this lad in the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiria Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 According to l'EQUIPE, if Ben Arfa proves he can be good for French team, Deschamps will not hesitate to call him. He disapproves his attitude in Ukraine, but pre-called him for the match against Ukraine and looks forward to what he can do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Hope he calls him in the French squad when they play us in couple weeks. Have to see Hatem in the flesh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiria Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Pardew said: “Hatem looks the sharpest one of our team and he will play and will cause them problems. Hatem and Hazard are slightly different players. Hatem is a different kind of player with the ball at his feet. “He lulls defenders in and bursts through them while Hazard is more of a simpler player if I’m honest. I don’t want that to sound wrong but he finds the perfect pass. He knows when to turn, there is something very economical about him. He makes it look very easy like great players can.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Pardew said: “Hatem looks the sharpest one of our team and he will play and will cause them problems. Hatem and Hazard are slightly different players. Hatem is a different kind of player with the ball at his feet. “He lulls defenders in and bursts through them while Hazard is more of a simpler player if I’m honest. I don’t want that to sound wrong but he finds the perfect pass. He knows when to turn, there is something very economical about him. He makes it look very easy like great players can.” Top quotage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Economical is a very good word to describe Hazard imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyeyzzon Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Pardew said: “Hatem looks the sharpest one of our team and he will play and will cause them problems. Hatem and Hazard are slightly different players. Hatem is a different kind of player with the ball at his feet. “He lulls defenders in and bursts through them while Hazard is more of a simpler player if I’m honest. I don’t want that to sound wrong but he finds the perfect pass. He knows when to turn, there is something very economical about him. He makes it look very easy like great players can.” Top quotage. Love how Hatem has gone from being the one who lacked preseason training most to the fittest man in the team in the space of a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiria Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Pardew said: “Hatem looks the sharpest one of our team and he will play and will cause them problems. Hatem and Hazard are slightly different players. Hatem is a different kind of player with the ball at his feet. “He lulls defenders in and bursts through them while Hazard is more of a simpler player if I’m honest. I don’t want that to sound wrong but he finds the perfect pass. He knows when to turn, there is something very economical about him. He makes it look very easy like great players can.” Top quotage. Love how Hatem has gone from being the one who lacked preseason training most to the fittest man in the team in the space of a week. I don't even know how it is possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Economical is a very good word to describe Hazard imo. Yeah he does all the simple things extremely well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Pardew said: “Hatem looks the sharpest one of our team and he will play and will cause them problems. Hatem and Hazard are slightly different players. Hatem is a different kind of player with the ball at his feet. “He lulls defenders in and bursts through them while Hazard is more of a simpler player if I’m honest. I don’t want that to sound wrong but he finds the perfect pass. He knows when to turn, there is something very economical about him. He makes it look very easy like great players can.” Top quotage. Love how Hatem has gone from being the one who lacked preseason training most to the fittest man in the team in the space of a week. I don't even know how it is possible. I have an armStrong idea... Joke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Pardew said: “Hatem looks the sharpest one of our team and he will play and will cause them problems. Hatem and Hazard are slightly different players. Hatem is a different kind of player with the ball at his feet. “He lulls defenders in and bursts through them while Hazard is more of a simpler player if I’m honest. I don’t want that to sound wrong but he finds the perfect pass. He knows when to turn, there is something very economical about him. He makes it look very easy like great players can.” Top quotage. Love how Hatem has gone from being the one who lacked preseason training most to the fittest man in the team in the space of a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 even though we're losing i smile and giggle like a right retard everytime this little wizard is on the ball. for me, he is what football is all about. pace, trickery , just the freedom to do whatever you like with the ball. he is the most exciting player i have ever witnessed in black and white. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 just gave someone a thumbs up whilst running with ball. jumpers for goalpost stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Can't imagine sitting through that game without him involved. Really the only bright spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Didn't deserve to be on the losing side today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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