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Hatem Ben Arfa (now retired?)


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He’d give Rafa cold sweats at night. I’m not sure there’s a modern game manager out there who could harness his talent.

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King Kev and SBR would have done just fine though..

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Best XI (1990-2018) ?

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Barton Woodgate Albert Enrique

Ben Arfa Cabaye Speed Ginola

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Subs: Pav, Lascelles, Lee, Beresford, Robert, Ferdinand, Beardsley

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As if anyone would have Ben Arfa over Robert and Peter Beardsley on the bench???

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Really???Ā  Cabaye isn't fit to lace his boots nor Roberrt Lees

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Why was Hamann sold?

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Batshit mental to get rid of him at the time.

He wanted the transfer and said his family couldn’t settle in the North or some shit and then went to Liverpool and won a bunch of trophies. Bastard. I also remember Inhoped he would break his leg and he was actually injured at the start of his career there IIRC

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I recall him saying that he would rather play for Liverpool in the UEFA cup than for us in the CL league.

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I think he saw in the long term that the two clubs were heading in different directions - and he was right.

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Why was Hamann sold?

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Batshit mental to get rid of him at the time.

He wanted the transfer and said his family couldn’t settle in the North or some shit and then went to Liverpool and won a bunch of trophies. Bastard. I also remember Inhoped he would break his leg and he was actually injured at the start of his career there IIRC

He got booed to fuck the first time he played against us. Got subbed off at half time iirc.

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Given

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Solano

Woodgate

Albert

Enrique

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Ben Arfa

Lee

Beardsley

Ginola

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Shearer

Ferdinand

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Moving Solano to RB simply to accommodate HBA! :lol: You're a true HBA fanboy, KI! :lol: (Yes, I know Nobby played there before in his career!)

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Why was Hamann sold?

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Batshit mental to get rid of him at the time.

He wanted the transfer and said his family couldn’t settle in the North or some shit and then went to Liverpool and won a bunch of trophies. Bastard. I also remember Inhoped he would break his leg and he was actually injured at the start of his career there IIRC

Thought it was because the players gave him Mein Kampf as a xmas gift.

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Solano was way more talented than Ben Arfa a wand of a right foot and one of the best passers and crossers we ever had. Such an intelligent player too.

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Way more talented? No chance. Better and more intelligent, of course.

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Not sure why this thread keeps getting bumped as HBA is irrelevant now.

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He was a player with potential but unfortunately his application was awful and thats probably why nobody has signed him yet.

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Tbh id struggle to put him in the best 18, never mind best 11Ā  since Newcastle have been in the Premier League

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It amazes me the people on here that put him ahead of Beardsley,Solano ,Lee or Robert. They either didn't see them players play or just have some bizarre love in for Ben Area. Wherever he's been he's been lazy and his attitude stinks yes he's got talent but my god he's not on the same level as the players mentioned

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It amazes me the people on here that put him ahead of Beardsley,Solano ,Lee or Robert. They either didn't see them players play or just have some bizarre love in for Ben Area. Wherever he's been he's been lazy and his attitude stinks yes he's got talent but my god he's not on the same level as the players mentioned

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Because he embodies the spirit of football man, the lad was a joy. I would turn up to games for him alone. He is absolutely on their level in terms of entertainment and the potential for magic to happen.

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Given

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Solano

Woodgate

Albert

Enrique

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Ben Arfa

Lee

Beardsley

Ginola

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Shearer

Ferdinand

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Moving Solano to RB simply to accommodate HBA! [emoji38] You're a true HBA fanboy, KI! [emoji38] (Yes, I know Nobby played there before in his career!)

Well yeah, because we've never had a right back in my lifetime that I'd prefer over either Solano or HBA. I don't think you need to be a HBA fanboy to think that Barton or Beye weren't as good.

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Guest firetotheworks

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It amazes me the people on here that put him ahead of Beardsley,Solano ,Lee or Robert. They either didn't see them players play or just have some bizarre love in for Ben Area. Wherever he's been he's been lazy and his attitude stinks yes he's got talent but my god he's not on the same level as the players mentioned

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I'd put him above Robert. You only need to look at Robert post SBR to see how ineffective and disliked by the gammons he was. The other side of the coin is HBA was still very good under, for me, the worst NUFC manager in my time supporting Newcastle, and imagining how good HBA would have been in SBR's side. Beardsley, Lee, and Solano are NUFC legends, I'd rather watch HBA over all of them bar Beardsley, but you'd be nuts to put him ahead of any of them in terms of contribution.

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I’d put HBA when he is in the moment or that zone or whatever it is when magic happens, as the most talented player I’ve seen at our club and certainly the most exciting. The only player close to him was Tino. We’ve had better players and players with amazing talent who were exciting, like Beardsley, but HBA man, he played like we all did as kids, or tried to, and that’s probably why he hasn’t fulfilled his potential. He’s too much of a maverick and too much of an individual. My kind of player though, him in KK’s team, he would have been our Cantona.

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