Tunisia unrest stalls Ben Arfa Newcastle comeback
Newcastle United Unrest in Tunisia has stalled the comeback of Newcastle United winger Hatem Ben Arfa. The Sun says Toon’s £5million midfielder was due to resume teaching with his staff-mates this week as he measures up his comeback from 5 months out with a broken leg. But Ben Arfa, who has been undergoing rehab work in France, had to scrap his plans soon after his family members had been caught up in the civil …

Villa, Newcastle target Miguel up for sale at Valencia
Aston Villa Newcastle United Valencia A transfer to England could be on for Valencia fullback Miguel. The Mirror says Newcastle United and Aston Villa have been sounded out right after Valencia place Portugal defender Miguel up for sale. Miguel, 31, capped 59 instances by Portugal, is available for close to £3million and has set his sights on moving to England. Villa and Newcastle are now watching developments to …

Spirit and work ethic at Newcastle is fantastic – Barton
Newcastle United Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton says the character, spirit and work ethic if the players tends to make up for the reality that they usually seem to have top quality gamers taken from underneath the feet. The Magpies often have leading gamers purchased from them by clubs with far more funds and even though Barton says it make life hard from a stability standpoint, he said the willingness of individuals …