Ben Arfa stretchered off for Newcastle

[The Wizard]

Uh oh....

 

[Joe Pineapples]

Jesus f***ing christ. Why? Why him of all players?

Great. Relegation-o-meter just twitched into life.

They're not showing replays either. Looks like a really, really bad one.

 

[KNC]

Bye bye Lua Lua?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Lua lua wont go back

 

[KNC]

Lua lua wont go back

See above

 

[KNC]

The reason Newcastle held up his loan to us, was to wait until they had secured Ben Arfas signature.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

f*** it.

 

[El Presidente]

From the Beeb

1338: According to the TV peeps, some replays have been held back from broadcast as they are rather upsetting. I fear that means a broken leg for Hatem Ben Arfa. Heartbreak. On comes Wayne Routledge as his replacement, but what a horrid way to start proceedings.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Do Newcastle seriously not have any left sided midfielders in their squad? Oh dear, hope Poyet has an alternative.

 

[Joe Pineapples]

De Jong is one of the dirtiest players in top-flight football.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Is it a short term loan? cant recall short term can you?

 

[Joe Pineapples]

Do Newcastle seriously not have any left sided midfielders in their squad? Oh dear, hope Poyet has an alternative.

Our squad is laughably shallow, due to Mike Ashley's position of not spending much money or buying 'established' players (cos they cost more).

 

[KNC]

Is it a short term loan? cant recall short term can you?

I hope not.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Our squad is laughably shallow, due to Mike Ashley's position of not spending much money or buying 'established' players (cos they cost more).

Do you see Lua Lua going back then? I really don't think he's good enough for the premiership but maybe you don't have any other choice.

As WW said, f*** It.

 

[sam86]

Is it a short term loan? cant recall short term can you?

I'm probably wrong, but I don't think they class 6 months as short term. Just 1 - 3 months.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Didn't Newcastle sign a winger last week?

 

[sam86]

Do you see Lua Lua going back then? I really don't think he's good enough for the premiership but maybe you don't have any other choice.

As WW said, f*** It.

He'll be good enough for the bench.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Is it a short term loan? cant recall short term can you?

No it's long terms you can't recall so that clubs can expect some kind of stability from a player they expect to have for the season.

 

[brightonmark1234]

I can see lua lua going back and i hope im wrong

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I'm probably wrong, but I don't think they class 6 months as short term. Just 1 - 3 months.

Only season long loans are considered long-term?