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The Indy are at it again..... Ben Arfa now...

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  1. Albert's Chip Shop

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    The pricks are **** stirring again....

    http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...tem-ben-arfa-future-at-newcastle-8667719.html



    The arrival of the 66-year-old and the resignation of managing director Derek Llambias has created a power struggle at St James' Park and Ben Arfa could become a casualty.
    The France midfielder wants to stay at the club and talks were due to start about him extending the contract he signed when he moved to the club. Despite problems with injury, in the last two years the 26-year-old has still scored 11 goals for Newcastle from 56 starts. That form has caught the eye of both Liverpool and Monaco.
    However, Kinnear might decide to cash in on the mercurial midfielder because the club owner, Mike Ashley, who has sanctioned the spending of more than £50 million in the last three transfer windows, is unlikely to agree to more new money being spent in the run-up to the new season.
    Ben Arfa has only two years left on the deal he signed when he made his temporary move to Newcastle permanent in January 2011 but is on less than £40,000 a week, a figure dwarfed by the salaries of the club's top earners. He had hoped to extend and improve that contract.
    However, the power struggle inside St James' Park has cast doubt over his future. Kinnear has already flexed his muscles at the club by knocking back the desire of chief scout Graham Carr to sign the Brazilian centre-half Douglas on a free transfer.
    The 66-year-old Kinnear, whose return to football has caused such a stir that it was mentioned in the Houses of Parliament on Thursday, showed his new powers of control by vetoing a transfer that Carr had worked on for over a year.
    That left the much-vaunted Carr questioning his future role at the club. He signed an eight-year contract this time last year and feels his position has been significantly undermined by the arrival of Kinnear.
    Newcastle officials are working hard to keep the 68-year-old Geordie at St James' Park and hope they can reach a compromise where he can work with Kinnear, who has joined on a three-year contract.
    Ben Arfa was a player signed on the recommendation of Carr and the scout is a huge fan, but that would not be enough to keep him at the club if Kinnear feels he is someone who can be cashed in on.
    Ben Arfa's fellow France international Yohan Cabaye remains the club's most saleable asset and has been linked heavily with a move to Monaco for around £23m. However, Kinnear has claimed that the midfielder will not be sold.
    St James' Park also underwent another change as refurbishment work began on Shearer's Bar. The sign bearing the surname of Newcastle's all-time top scorer was taken down and will be replaced with the name "Nine".
    That it came on the same day as Shearer launched a scathing attack on the club for the week's developments was coincidental.
     
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  2. cronemeister

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    Who is this Ben-Arfa you speak of ?

    Surely you mean Ben-Affra ?
     
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  3. Seabass

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    Getting really pissed off with these journo's now
     
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  4. Hung Drawn and Quartered

    Hung Drawn and Quartered Well-Known Member

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    the reason why they do it, is because no-one from the club will contradict them
    our owner is a virtual recluse and will never speak to the media
    so this gives them free license to spout whatever **** they want

    I still can't get how anyone appointed at Newcastle has to do their own anouncemant with not a word from the owner
     
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  5. Eddie's British Plodders

    Eddie's British Plodders Well-Known Member

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    At least they are so prolific in their attempts to upset us that it becomes obvious and therefore mostly dismissible rather than distressing.
     
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  6. Boa

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    Well it is true!!!
     
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  7. Agent Bruce

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    Are you Joe in disguise?
     
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  8. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    <laugh><laugh>! I'm not sure we can take you seriously after the number of failed predictions previously, your credibility is somewhat suspect.
     
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  9. Hung Drawn and Quartered

    Hung Drawn and Quartered Well-Known Member

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    not sure if Boa is a metamorphosis of Louise Taylor or the other way round :emoticon-0112-wonde
     
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  10. Boa

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    I'm usually right - I was very close on relegation also which in december I was mocked for suggesting.

    heres one for you - Man City 5 Nufc 0
     
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  11. Boa

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    we are both snakes, however she has tits.
     
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  12. Keith Fit

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    Told you, rally round, buy "Wor Joe" T-shirts, man, 'tis the only way. Act crazy, that way the asylum seems ok.
     
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  13. Agent Bruce

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    Much more of Joe and all the asylum's are going to be full.
     
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  14. Boa

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    heres crazy just dont buy a season ticket!

    Take the power back to the fans for gods sake stop giving ashley a reach around.

    if you wanna show support send fans mail explaining.
     
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  15. Keith Fit

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    I did - my post feature in The Mag. However, it wasn't the rally cry begging people not to go to the ground I thought I would write. Why? Because I don't buy that it's a crisis and I/we haven't got the power to ensure we are sold to Qatari multi-trillionaires.
     
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  16. Boa

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    You might as well have wiped your arse with your letter and flushed it won the toilet mate.
     
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  17. cronemeister

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    And they ain't gonna approach JK, cos they know he'll respond with something like "fahhhhk off you cahhhhnts"!
     
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  18. Keith Fit

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    Having seen the Telegraph, Independent, Star, Mirror (etc., etc., etc.) over the last few days I've enough paper to last me a lifetime INCLUDING making several papier mache sculptures celebrating the second coming of Christ. I mean Joe.
     
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  19. Agent Bruce

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    You speak perfect Cockney.

    Maybe orf instead of off though.
     
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  20. Albert's Chip Shop

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    He missed fakkhing before the last word.
     
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