Dinho lad Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Boooooinho lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I think he should take the rest of this season off without a club, and work with a top fitness instructor to get him drilled into the best shape he can be. Then in the summer, trial around with different clubs and put his best foot forward for the prime of his career. Mucking about in the MLS won't accomplish anything for him. It'll probably further push him into this general malaise he has. There's a lot of positives to that but not playing for half a season can't be easy either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Whilst I like Ben Arfa and appreciate his talent I cannot really understand the level of love for him on here like. I think he has probably been the architect of his own downfall as much as anyone else throughout his career. Agree. Both of you... out of here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Whilst I like Ben Arfa and appreciate his talent I cannot really understand the level of love for him on here like. I think he has probably been the architect of his own downfall as much as anyone else throughout his career. Probably because he was our only source of entertainment against the shite that surrounds him. ( on and off the field) Most people care about that stuff and don't watch football to see a scrappy 0-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Whilst I like Ben Arfa and appreciate his talent I cannot really understand the level of love for him on here like. I think he has probably been the architect of his own downfall as much as anyone else throughout his career. Probably because he was our only source of entertainment against the s**** that surrounds him. ( on and off the field) Most people care about that stuff and don't watch football to see a scrappy 0-0. I agree. But there's caring about that stuff and then there's looking through rose-tinted glasses / being irrational / whatever you want to call it. Here comes the witch-hunt... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'm not going to get involved in all that, done it too many times to care. But we are starved of talent and entertainers so not surprising when one of the few is treated like shit and subsequently leaves. People are not exactly going to be happy about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Please God not again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'm not going to get involved in all that, done it too many times to care. But we are starved of talent and entertainers so not surprising when one of the few is treated like s*** and subsequently leaves. People are not exactly going to be happy about it. Agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 HBA was in our squad and we gave him away for free. He'd be in my starting XI, but instead, we just let him leave for nowt. Weapons grade Insanium iyam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 So where is he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Ask ya maw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I wonder how "fat" he is now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hbarecall Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I wonder how "fat" he is now? Hatem Ben Arfa - Amazing Skills and Goals - Newcastle United Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hull deserve to go down for this. If they hadn't come in for him he would still be here, and Carver may have just played him. Friggin Bruce man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I wonder how "fat" he is now? Hatem Ben Arfa - Amazing Skills and Goals - Newcastle United Yeah, I support Newcastle United. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 OGC sideways looks like a little stick man having a tug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Still no word on what he's doing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Wasting his career, I'm guessing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Come back Hatem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 No, don't, save yourself and stay away forever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Always prefered Colback and Gosling anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Still no word on what he's doing? Found this article from L'Equipe dated Feb 19th Google translated (so somewhat badly ) bit about Ben Arfa: Hatem Ben Arfa (27 years, 13 caps for France) All the conditions seem ripe for the prodigal son makes his return to the country in the best conditions. All but one ... Despite a contract approved by the LFP, Hatem Ben Arfa will never be an official OGC Nice player because Fifa opposed qualification . Building on its regulation and believing that international midfielder had already evolved into two different clubs this season (Newcastle and Hull City), the maximum allowed, the former Lyon and Marseille had to face the facts and announced Gym departure, a few days after his arrival. After briefly contemplated retiring under the impact of disappointment, he quickly changed his mind to announce that he would fight . "The goal is to find the competition. I am ready to go to the North Pole to play " has he launched in early February, in reference to the many "exotic" Championships likely to be able to welcome in the short term. The opinion of his lawyer, Maître Jean-Jacques Bertrand: "Compared to all opinions issued by each other - Hatem Should replay faster or better prepared to return next season - there was a choice that will be done. But what I can say is that there are plenty of clubs that have already appeared. They proposals are ready to commit but Hatem does not rush. The restrictive situation he is not led so far to do anything. The possible scope is binding Championships as MLS and China, who return in March. There is a true reflection of the commitments have proposed in these countries. In England however, there would be no problem. We examine all possibilities, including that sign for a club that would free the June 30 and then participate in a new championship. " The possible outcome: return to England, the simplest In his misfortune, Hatem Ben Arfa has at least a chance of being fixed quickly. "The die is cast, said Philippe Piat. If the decision was made quickly is because we have been a number to put pressure on Fifa, myself, the secretary general of FIFPro Theo Seggelen, the League (LFP), the French Federation (FFF), the Nice club, his lawyer. Fifa is moved is because it warmed from all sides." Now, the player could unlock his situation is by joining a championship played in another hemisphere, or that takes place on a calendar year ( China , South America or still MLS ). Another possibility, perhaps the most simple: return to England, where the law is more flexible. However, it should find a club before March 24, the deadline set by the Football Association (FA) to recruit free agents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 OGC sideways looks like a little stick man having a tug. It does! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 http://www.themag.co.uk/2015/03/hatem-ben-arfa-takes-easy/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 You'd think he'd just go to Nice in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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