SiLvOR Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I used to watch Hatem compilations on YouTube before my 5 a side games to get me pumped. I'd try and play just like him. Didn't half give me some false confidence God I was fucking obsessed with him. Was at Fulham when he scored that ridiculous goal/chip thing, ended up about 6 rows forward, screaming in some randoms face. Fucking get him back man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, SiLvOR said: I used to watch Hatem compilations on YouTube before my 5 a side games to get me pumped. I'd try and play just like him. Didn't half give me some false confidence God I was fucking obsessed with him. Was at Fulham when he scored that ridiculous goal/chip thing, ended up about 6 rows forward, screaming in some randoms face. Fucking get him back man. That the one we lost 2-1? Can’t remember it very clearly but was at the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyprickles Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 33 minutes ago, Gazzaschicken said: He was in spy bar on Osborne Road one night and parked his blacked out porcshe outside on the double yellows and my mate sat on his car bonnet with his kegs down swinging his scarf around in the air singing toon songs pissed out his skull. Ben arfa came over shouting but then started laughing his head off shaking his head then came inside and had some banter with us for 10 mins then fucked off. He was sound. Had the pleasure of meeting Hatem Ben Arfa at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, SiLvOR said: I used to watch Hatem compilations on YouTube before my 5 a side games to get me pumped. I'd try and play just like him. Didn't half give me some false confidence God I was fucking obsessed with him. Was at Fulham when he scored that ridiculous goal/chip thing, ended up about 6 rows forward, screaming in some randoms face. Fucking get him back man. Love this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Really Thought he was going to retire, interesting to see what shape he's in and quite happy to see him again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hatem manthe last player of ours I truly loved. Feel like Pardew outing him fueled my hatred of him more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Big Al aside my favourite player of all time. LOVE that man, bring him home. Cheeky half season to right some of the wrongs caused by Pardew, see him off the way he should've been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 In the extremely unlikely event we were to re-sign Ben Arfa I’d be straight on one of those jazzy stockmarket apps bulk-buying shares in Chicken Cottage like. Printing money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 He's 34, he won't have the energy to get back and make all those tackles imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 26 minutes ago, gbandit said: That the one we lost 2-1? Can’t remember it very clearly but was at the game Yeah that's the one, seem to remember Duff doing his usual anger fuelled world beating performance against us. Never got why he used to be so mad at us, like fuck, you were so insignificant and shit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Not a surprise that two of the biggest cunts in our history fucked his time in England up. Pardew and Bruce, they didn’t deserve him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Come home sweet Prince… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMark Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 One of the most gifted players I've ever seen in a B&W strip - he really should played at a much higher level than he ended up. He let himself down in his career - it wasn't just down to wankers like Pardew and Bruce - but I'd take him on a six month contract. He'd give the crowd a boost, and besides - if Hatem waddled onto the pitch ten stone overweight, hobbling on a gammy knee and chain-smoking, he'd likely still be more of a goal threat than the likes of Almiron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hatem is massively overrated on this forum. Pure culty levels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I respect you Heron, but no. He’s a deity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMark Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Heron said: Hatem is massively overrated on this forum. Pure culty levels. I've decided to forget the half-arsed performances, the lack of professionalism, that final derby game where if he stood on the halfway line scratching his bollocks for 90 mins he'd still have put in more effort. He now sits in a warm, happy place in my memory banks. Along with 'first half of the season' Rob Lee, Papiss's first 14 games, and Alex Mathie's volley. My mind shall not compute anything else about them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) That's fair. From a purely objective stance, I think he had a bit more end product than ASM but ASM is arguably a more skilful dribbler of the ball, despite not being technically as good. I think if we had a similar quality team to then, now, ASM would be loved a similar way, but fankly we're well away from that level at present. Ultimately though, both are FIFA street ballers with a showman attitude in a team game, playing for a club where luxuries cannot be afforded and they need to learn to do more to 'fit' the needs of the team rather than have the team 'fit' their own (personal) needs. Edited January 18, 2022 by Heron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, Heron said: Hatem is massively overrated on this forum. Pure culty levels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 17 minutes ago, Heron said: That's fair. From a purely objective stance, I think he had a bit more end product than ASM but ASM is arguably a more skilful dribbler of the ball, despite not being technically as good. I think if we had a similar quality team to then, now, ASM would be loved a similar way, but fankly we're well away from that level at present. Ultimately though, both are FIFA street ballers with a showman attitude in a team game, playing for a club where luxuries cannot be afforded and they need to learn to do more to 'fit' the needs of the team rather than have the team 'fit' their own (personal) needs. not having ASM being a better dribbler. He’s got a more show boating style of dribbling but Ben Arfa had it stuck to his foot before deciding to give it a little nudge to power past defenders. Much more effective style. I like ASM and not blind to Ben Arfas failings but imo there’s nothing that ASM scores more highly on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, Heron said: That's fair. From a purely objective stance, I think he had a bit more end product than ASM but ASM is arguably a more skilful dribbler of the ball, despite not being technically as good. I think if we had a similar quality team to then, now, ASM would be loved a similar way, but fankly we're well away from that level at present. Ultimately though, both are FIFA street ballers with a showman attitude in a team game, playing for a club where luxuries cannot be afforded and they need to learn to do more to 'fit' the needs of the team rather than have the team 'fit' their own (personal) needs. ASM is a talent, but I don't think he touches Ben Arfa as a dribbler of the football. ASM is more of an explosive over dribbler that loses the ball a fair bit. Think Ben Arfa was so much more technically gifted and had an immense touch and control of the ball. He was a puppeteer that had defenders on a string. He toyed with them and it was incredibly difficult to get the ball off him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Colos Short and Curlies said: not having ASM being a better dribbler. He’s got a more show boating style of dribbling but Ben Arfa had it stuck to his foot before deciding to give it a little nudge to power past defenders. Much more effective style. I like ASM and not blind to Ben Arfas failings but imo there’s nothing that ASM scores more highly on This, this, this, this this!!! It didn't make sense how good he was at that while moving at high speed and while constantly changing directions. It was impossible for defenders to handle. Just an incredible ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I can’t even begin to explain how much I loved Ben Arfa. I will just never ever understand those who didn’t rate him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, LV said: I can’t even begin to explain how much I loved Ben Arfa. I will just never ever understand those who didn’t rate him. Whenever I speak to another Newcastle fan I use Ben Arfa as the yardstick, if they criticise him then I consider them to be 1) full of shit and 2) not a lover of football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 48 minutes ago, Heron said: Hatem is massively overrated on this forum. Pure culty levels. I was there at St. James' when he scored that goal against Bolton - still remains to be one of the most edge of my seat moments I have experienced going to games. On his day he was the definition of scintillating. The lad had a thunderbastard of a strike on him and some canny tricks - the people who didn't like him were based on his supposed attitude and selfishness but players like him are naturally "selfish" for lack of a better word because they have the skill and magic to make something out of nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Honestly a six month stint to save us from relegation would be the stuff dreams are made of and would make him an all time legend. Probably my favourite NUFC player of all time, in terms of how much I enjoyed his style of football. He could defo do a job like 34 year old Peter Beardsley did in the early Keegan years, right? Even if as a playmaker number 10 type. Has he even been linked? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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