Elliottman Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The decision about whether he can play again or not this season is made today isnt it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Nice claim Hatem Ben Arfa remains in "limbo" after the Ligue de Football Professionnel failed to deliver a verdict on the player on Tuesday. The saga involving Hatem Ben Arfa's move to Nice continued on Tuesday as the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) stayed proceedings following a Legal Committee meeting. Ben Arfa moved to Ligue 1 club after leaving Newcastle United earlier this month but has yet to make his debut due to a disagreement over how many teams he has played for this season. The forward featured on loan for Hull City as well as Newcastle Under-21s, but has been unable to make his debut for Nice due to a FIFA regulations that state a player can only appear for two teams in a season. Nice and the English Football Association have both argued that the Under-21 game should not be classed as an official game, but FIFA stated in a "purely informative" letter that it felt otherwise. The decision rests in the hands of the LFP's Legal Committee but, following Tuesday's meeting, the organisation remain keen for FIFA to clarify its official position before reaching a verdict. "No decision today regarding the approval of the contract of Hatem Ben Arfa. The French international, who stayed in Nice training with his team-mates ahead of the derby [with Marseille on Friday], remains in limbo," read a statement from the club. "After Tuesday morning's hearing with Julien Fournier (CEO of Nice) and Jean-Jacques Bertrand (representative of the player), the Legal Committee of the LFP has decided to stay proceedings. "The league now wishes that the international federation expresses an official position before making its decision." The LFP has now asked the French football's governing body to approach FIFA's Player Status Committee in the hope of agreeing a verdict. Ben Arfa has endured a miserable season to date, having been frozen out under Alan Pardew at Newcastle before struggling to force his way into Steve Bruce's plans at Hull. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Surely common sense will win out here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Sacked off Toon Army NYC facebook group over Hatem. Someone posted a BBC link regarding his latest plight and the responses were generally "couldnt have happened to a nicer guy", "hahalolz", & "he's overrated anyway, not a team player". Wanted to cut them all into many pieces. Decided it's not healthy that I remain a part of the group. Should have left some proximity mines on the way oot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hatem Ben Arfa, famously discovered by Alan Shearer once he joined Newcastle United Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Good dig that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AY Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 HATEM BEN ARFA: Latest FIFA ruling concludes that the player did participate in an official match with Newcastle U21s, blocking Nice move. From Twitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 What an idiotic decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 It was a reserve league match wasn't it? Pretty sure if someone played for Castilla/Barca B, another La Liga club then moved abroad, they'd block that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 This is messed up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlemagnifique Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 It was a reserve league match wasn't it? Pretty sure if someone played for Castilla/Barca B, another La Liga club then moved abroad, they'd block that? not really comparable is it? Barca B play in the proper league system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 It was a reserve league match wasn't it? Pretty sure if someone played for Castilla/Barca B, another La Liga club then moved abroad, they'd block that? thing is those teams are playing in actual league games, this game for HBA was an "under 21" or to put more honestly a reserve game not in the english league. I'm not quite sure when reserve games actually counted. All in all rather silly this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 You have to have consistency though otherwise it bends things a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Should be first team games only, so I feel for Hatem a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikenewcastle Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 This is ridiculous really. Wasn't Mascherano allowed to play for Liverpool having already played for 2 clubs (and at senior level!), what's the difference? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiesteve710 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Absolutely ridiculous really. Even more ridiculous that we won't be trying to get him on loan or anything as everyone in the club seems to think we're better off with Obertan/Gouff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Coloccini's probably told them if Hatem comes back he's crawling back to his wife in Argentina. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Probably hasn't tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Colo wouldn't accept him back in the dressing room, no chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Better start updating the trophy count if reserve games are now official FIFA competitions. You've won a few IIRC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Colo wouldn't accept him back in the dressing room, no chance. Probably for the best, Colo is captain after all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 how long are you going to give a fuck about it, do you have a little whimper every night before bed? Better players than him have fucked off out of their clubs, man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Well this should be fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Trollololololol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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