"@SkySportsNewsHQ: BREAKING NEWS: Nice agree loan deal for Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa subject to medical. Reaction on #SSNHQ"
The irony is with what's happened to Pardew, if Ben Arfa had performed as he is capable, he would have been recalled back to Newcastle this month anyway.
Good riddance. I'll be stunned if he actually plays consistently to his abilities. If Nice just want a player who does **** all for 88 mins then has a 50-50 chance of doing something game changingly good or stupid during a 2 min window, they've struck gold.