Hatem Ben Arfa (now retired?)

[Dave]

Fucking Yorkie, man

 

[Ketsbaia]

It's a shame to see Ben Arfa's career fall apart like this but I certainly don't regret siding with him over a smug, egotistical dinosaur like Pardew. One represents dreams, talent and freedom, whilst the other is a Gouffran man.

[Ronaldo]

Did my post really deserve a quote there ffs? He's a nice bloke. Decent as a manager may have been stretching things a tad, but we've had far worse in the past 10 years.

[Flip]

Glad I was right about Bruce at least.

[Flip]

f***ing Yorkie, man

 

 

 

:lol:

[HawK]

Same here lol, I gave him credit for the 5-1 we got over Sunderland now I want him as manager Although almost anyone is an improvement over Pardew.

[Dinho lad]

People were 'loving Bruce for taking him'? Why are you just making things up?

 

That is partly true to be fair, Bruce was getting a lot of love at the time. I remember posts claiming he was one of the best managers in the league, they'd kill to have him manage us etc and there was a lot of 'agent Brucie' talk about him rescuing Hatem and going to be getting the best out of him in this exciting Hull side he's putting together.

They cannot possibly be people in the literal sense.

 

Glad I missed that though as it sounds absolutely horrific

 

 

 

I'd take Bruce if it meant getting Ben Arfa back.  He's probably the more easy going personality arm round the shoulder type that Hatem needs in order to shine. Bruce is also twice the manager Pardew is, even if he's not that good.

 

Holy shit. I want Bruce now 

 

Agent Bruce

 

We're his dream job. He can make our hell end. Stick Ben Arfa there, batter us 3-0, I reckon Pardew is dead. If he does that I'd happily welcome him here if he was this shit he would have walked away ages ago, at least.

 

I think it's more the fact that people immediately dismiss someone like Bruce - but when you actually analyse his record, it really isn't that bad.

 

Bruce is massively better in fat he can set a balanced team up, doesn't play half the team of of position to shoe-horn in his favourites, and isn't an arrogant, obnoxious prick. He does look like a emotional dinner lady though.

 

he is considerably better than pardew tbh

 

Bruce is massively underrated as a manager. I'm interested to see how Mark Hughes progresses at Stoke, given I still think he has done more good jobs (blackburn, Wales, Fulham) than bad.

 

Bruce is a nice guy and a decent manager. He's got time to improve, too.

 

He is the fat-headed embodiment of bog standard British management. And he drags his shit son around with him. Hull is about right for him.

 

He's one of the best managers in the Premier League tbh. It's a shame Hull didn't progress in Europe this year because part of me can still see Bruce here one day, and it would be good if he had European experience by that point. As a manager he's done well wherever he has been, apart from the Mackems, which was obviously an horrendous appointment.

 

Harsh taste of reality when you favour a man like Bruce over Pards

 

Looks Fitter, Happier, More Productive...

He will have a great season.  Bruce will not only play him in his proper position but will have other attackers up there with him so he's not left on his own

 

I think Hull are now going to be my second team in the premier. To think I couldn't stand Bruce a year ago and now he's a tubby geordie icon.

 

If we get rid of the King and get a decent manager who rates him, it might be possible he could come back next season.

 

Agent Bruce

 

Would welcome the fat mackem mess with open arms.

 

Fucking Steve Bruce, man. Would kill to have him here.

 

Bruce will get him back to his best too. Glad for Hatem, but gutted it's come to this.

 

Agent Bruce to rescue Benny from Pardew hell, restore him to former glory then return him back to us for our new glorious manager to take charge of

 

People hoping he plays 

 

He'll do much more than that! The only thing that is going to stop this from being the most humiliating transfer of all time will be injury.

 

That team is beautifully set up for him to shine. It's going to be really awful to watch, particularly because Hull aren't even anything special. If he had gone to Everton or Liverpool, think it would have been easier to stomach because they are at least further ahead than us at the minute. Hull City Tigers man.

 

Steve Bruce is doing a hell of a job there by the way. Incredible signings this summer. They're going to be great to watch. Us on the other hand not so much.

 

 

Not that I blame people. At the time it was gutting to see him go and it was a case of just about anyone other than Pardew. Since then both Bruce and hba have shown their level.

 

[Guest neesy111]

That Yorkie post has to go down as one of the worst posts this year.

[ponsaelius]

The Yorkie - Brewcie thing's not new like, he's always had a thing for him.

 

Everybody has their daft opinions like when I thought Bendtner had potential.

[triggs]

That Yorkie post has to go down as one of the worst posts this year.

Which one? They're both awful

[Hughesy]

Meh - I still think he isn't that bad to be honest.  Even though he's doing terribly now, I still stand by my posts.

[ujpest doza]

It's more annoying that some people think Chris Hughton's something he's not because Nolan, Carroll and Coloccini won the Championship for him.

 

People like Chris Hughton because his era is the last time many of us can remember having any pride in the club and gave the club some real dignity. Two things Pardew has stripped away completely. No-one thinks he was a great manager but we had many great games under him that mean people remember him fondly (as they should).

We had some pretty shit ones as well.

 

Scunthorpe away

Doncaster at home

WBA away just before he got binned.

 

Lot of rose tinted specs about Hughton.

 

[Wullie]

It's more annoying that some people think Chris Hughton's something he's not because Nolan, Carroll and Coloccini won the Championship for him.

 

People like Chris Hughton because his era is the last time many of us can remember having any pride in the club and gave the club some real dignity. Two things Pardew has stripped away completely. No-one thinks he was a great manager but we had many great games under him that mean people remember him fondly (as they should).

We had some pretty shit ones as well.

 

Scunthorpe away

Doncaster at home

WBA away just before he got binned.

 

Lot of rose tinted specs about Hughton.

 

 

What a fucking cringe.

[Flip]

It's more annoying that some people think Chris Hughton's something he's not because Nolan, Carroll and Coloccini won the Championship for him.

 

People like Chris Hughton because his era is the last time many of us can remember having any pride in the club and gave the club some real dignity. Two things Pardew has stripped away completely. No-one thinks he was a great manager but we had many great games under him that mean people remember him fondly (as they should).

We had some pretty s*** ones as well.

 

Scunthorpe away

Doncaster at home

WBA away just before he got binned.

 

Lot of rose tinted specs about Hughton.

 

 

He wasn't the best manager around, absolutely not, but he was a likeable guy unlike the dick in charge of us right now.

[Ronaldo]

We beat Doncaster at home, to be fair. Last minute Nolan winner with 10 men.

[ujpest doza]

It's more annoying that some people think Chris Hughton's something he's not because Nolan, Carroll and Coloccini won the Championship for him.

 

People like Chris Hughton because his era is the last time many of us can remember having any pride in the club and gave the club some real dignity. Two things Pardew has stripped away completely. No-one thinks he was a great manager but we had many great games under him that mean people remember him fondly (as they should).

We had some pretty s*** ones as well.

 

Scunthorpe away

Doncaster at home

WBA away just before he got binned.

 

Lot of rose tinted specs about Hughton.

 

 

He wasn't the best manager around, absolutely not, but he was a likeable guy unlike the dick in charge of us right now.

He was the opposite extreme in terms of opening his gob to Pardew, would deny it was going to get dark at night.

 

[ujpest doza]

We beat Doncaster at home, to be fair. Last minute Nolan winner with 10 men.

We did but it was pretty grim.

 

[Ronaldo]

[Flip]

It's more annoying that some people think Chris Hughton's something he's not because Nolan, Carroll and Coloccini won the Championship for him.

 

People like Chris Hughton because his era is the last time many of us can remember having any pride in the club and gave the club some real dignity. Two things Pardew has stripped away completely. No-one thinks he was a great manager but we had many great games under him that mean people remember him fondly (as they should).

We had some pretty s*** ones as well.

 

Scunthorpe away

Doncaster at home

WBA away just before he got binned.

 

Lot of rose tinted specs about Hughton.

 

 

He wasn't the best manager around, absolutely not, but he was a likeable guy unlike the dick in charge of us right now.

He was the opposite extreme in terms of opening his gob to Pardew, would deny it was going to get dark at night.

 

 

And your point is? You think Pardew is a better and more likeable manager?

[ujpest doza]

It's more annoying that some people think Chris Hughton's something he's not because Nolan, Carroll and Coloccini won the Championship for him.

 

People like Chris Hughton because his era is the last time many of us can remember having any pride in the club and gave the club some real dignity. Two things Pardew has stripped away completely. No-one thinks he was a great manager but we had many great games under him that mean people remember him fondly (as they should).

We had some pretty s*** ones as well.

 

Scunthorpe away

Doncaster at home

WBA away just before he got binned.

 

Lot of rose tinted specs about Hughton.

 

 

He wasn't the best manager around, absolutely not, but he was a likeable guy unlike the dick in charge of us right now.

He was the opposite extreme in terms of opening his gob to Pardew, would deny it was going to get dark at night.

 

 

And your point is? You think Pardew is a better and more likeable manager?

nope.

 

[Hanshithispantz]

We beat Doncaster at home, to be fair. Last minute Nolan winner with 10 men.

We did but it was pretty grim.

 

:lol:

[AY]

Situation with Hatem is more sad when the thing we exactly need atm is a left footed right winger. Janmaat is so isolated there when Gouff plays on the wing. Or wherever he plays cause he is not helping at all going forward

[midds]

We beat Doncaster at home, to be fair. Last minute Nolan winner with 10 men.

We did but it was pretty grim.

 

It was also the turning point in the season tbh. Well done.

[Mistle17]

No matter what you say about Hughton, like Pardew was an upgrade ffs. Hughton any day.

 

Fair enough, he wasn't tactically prolific but he installed a system that accommodated the strengths of the players that we had. Carroll developed very well under him, whilst he got Joey Barton to settle and made him a strong part of our team- his crossing and set piece delivery was fantastic for Carroll/Nolan. He even played Ben Arfa; he wasn't opposed to players who could create and destroy. We had a direct way of playing but it was very effective, as we stormed the Championship and got off to a pretty good start in the Premiership (when you take into account we actually invested minimally that summer we went up- only Ben Arfa, Tiote, Campbell, Perch, and Gosling brought in). He wasn't afraid of the mackems, or playing Arsenal/Chelsea away.

I've really ever felt so sick and angry at a decision at the club that I did over his sacking/Pardew's appointment. It was so obvious what had happened. It was even more obvious that Pardew was no more of an improvement than Chris, a step back in fact. Over the course of that season there were no obvious improvements to our style of play, nor was there an obvious system in place. And, once again, Pardew failed to cope with the selling of Carroll (a star player)- remember that 0-1 defeat away to Fulham that night? Dreadful, dreadful.

 

As people have stated, the pride that we had in our club was so much more (well, it actually existed) than what this cunt in charge has dragged us down to.

[Ronaldo]

Ben Arfa started 3 times under Chris Hughton. That name really shouldn't be consistently appearing in this thread.