The Newcastle United Blog

Newcastle will meet Chelsea later today in another one of those cup ties Alan Pardew keeps talking about – we have 14 of them  through the end of the season, and we’ll also have Demba Ba to contend with up front today. Demba Ba while at Newcastle

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Under Alan Pardew Newcastle started to have various days each week where they celebrate the countries of some of their players  at the Benton Training ground,  and yesterday was French Day – and with so many French players in the squad, there will be many more French days at Newcastle in the future. Sammy Ameobi [...]

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With four new players coming into the club last week in just four days to join Mathieu Debuchy, Newcastle have now brought in five good Frenchman to strengthen the squad this month, and with Steven Taylor and Yohan Cabaye now fully fit and available, and the great Ben Arfa to return in a couple of [...]

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Alan Pardew basked in the glow of three new signings this week  in his press conference yesterday afternoon – and four this month – Moussa Sissoko had not yet been announced, and he also pointed to the fantastic form of Yohan Cabaye, and said that the great Ben Arfa was due back in two to three weeks [...]

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We had put a report out a few days ago, after learning that QPR had gazumped us for out top striker target Loic Remy that Mike Ashley needed to show more ambition for the Tyneside club, even if that meant we had to be spending more money on bringing in top players to Newcastle. Ben [...]

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After such a poor Premier League campaign, Newcastle could find it difficult to hang on to some of  our best players this summer, but it will take big money for Mike Ashley to agree to sell some of our top stars like Yohan Cabaye and Ben Arfa. Ben Arfa – with French squad last summer

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We’ve been wondering when Ben Arfa would be able to return to the fray, after he was brought back too early in the Fulham game on 10th December, and it looks like that misjudgment has cost Newcastle the use of the French International for two months, because Alan Pardew has said today he hopes to have Ben Arfa back for the Tottenham game, on 9th February. Hatem Ben Arfa – [...]

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Aklan Pardew had some good news about Ben Arfa, and it turns out he is finishing off his rehabilitation at the French Football Federation’s  Clairefontaine Academy, which is close to Paris. Ben Arfa – back soon

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