Elliottman Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Did he expect the media not to pick this up? Particularly those with an axe to grind against the club? I noticed even The Sun have mentioned it which is surprising being the club's mouthpiece and all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Fucksake - definitely been club involvement in getting this stopped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Awwww Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 What a letdown. Was looking forward to this more than the start of the season. Appreciate the effort on the flags LEFE and Slim. Hopefully Hatem sees it before he goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Just as I get handed the banners!!! FFS... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Just as I get handed the banners!!! FFS... Go and put them up anyway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Tbh, I think much of the defending of HBA is to do with his figure as someone who is clearly against Pardew as we are. He's become a symbol against Pardew and the club. Hence his name being sang at matches and the Che Ben Arfa banner. He's a cause celebre amongst the support. Which I guess explains why he's practically immune to criticism on here. Folk twisting every story that comes out so that Ben Arfa is the hero, the man with morals, the one with the guts to stand up to Pardew because it fits the rationale that Pardew is a f***ing moron. I suspect though that Ben Arfa played more of a part in his downfall than some like to admit, not on the pitch, but off it, especially if his track record/tittle tattle 'gossip' is to be considered. On the contrary, the mistreatment of HBA has been a very consistent theme of the man's management. Personally I was pulling my hair out over it going right back to late 2011, a classic example being when we played Swansea at home, drew 0-0 and he brought the Ameobi Bros and Vuckic off the bench while Ben Arfa stayed on it. This isn't a recent development based on anybody's hatred of the manager, it is in fact one of the biggest reasons for the utter disdain that most of us have for the man. You can't treat a human being the way he has treated HBA and expect positive results. Blamed for things that aren't his fault, held to far higher standards than everybody else, dropped following good performances - if anybody wants to compare to an everyday setting, if you do that consistently with one employee, it's fairly likely they'll tell you to stick your job. A quick peek in the Job Thread will tell you that. Spot on. He'll always blame a sending off for a defeat even if we were looking toothless anyway, just to add to the list. Against Man City last season: "I have to say I thought we gave a good account of ourselves up until the sending off. We'd threatened their goal, but the sending off made it a really difficult night for us and you don't want that on the first day." 2-0 after 20 minutes with 11 men and getting absolutely leathered. Oh and funnily enough, if memory serves. Most of the 'threat' he speaks of came from Hatem didn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samag Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 A key man to our season say SBS here in Australia.. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2014/07/25/twgs-bumper-epl-club-club-guide Show what they know.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It was an extremely stupid and pointless thing to do. WTF was he thinking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 What a let down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Was it a surprise that it became a media circus like? I thought that was the point. If anyone thought it was going to be a quiet meeting with some fans they need professional help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Free advertising for the Back Page and Ben Arfa wins over some hearts and minds without actually having to do owt. Expertly played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Sad. I wonder if the club have owt to do with this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Sad. I wonder if the club have owt to do with this? Probably threatened him with legal action or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Was it a surprise that it became a media circus like? I thought that was the point. If anyone thought it was going to be a quiet meeting with some fans they need professional help. Nobody thought that. Obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Just as I get handed the banners!!! FFS... Any chance of getting it to the open training session? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I still can't believe he's banned from an open training session. So unbelievably petty that it's difficult to believe it's true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 The club would be frightened that Ben Arfa would hijack the event, through the supporters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 What time is this open session anyway? Anyone on here going? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 The regime don't like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It was an extremely stupid and pointless thing to do. WTF was he thinking? Shut up man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Pardew can go fuck himself. Ben Arfa is doing everything he can to "rebel" and I applaud him for acting up against the fraudster twat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 If we get the banner I am going ask the Strawberry if we can put it up on the weekend. Sure they will ok it and everyone should see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I don't understand why people even watch football if they don't want him in the team, it's like saying you don't want to be entertained. What goes on through the week shouldn't matter at all to us because it's the managers sole job to get the absolute best out of his squad in those 90 mins and do whatever he can to win the game, as the match at the weekend is the only thing that really matters both to us fans, and in football itself. Then jumped up window cleaners like pardle come along and complicate things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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