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• Ben Arfa's 'hell' of a time at Newcastle | : The World Game

  

  Following an initial loan spell, Ben Arfa was signed on a permanent deal by Newcastle in January 2011 and quickly became a fans' favourite at St James' Park.However, his Newcastle career came to a bitter end, a fall-out with then manager Alan Pardew leading to the Frenchman being banished to the reserves.A loan move to Hull City followed in September 2014, but his spell at the KC Stadium was brief as Ben Arfa fell out of favour with boss Steve Bruce, with Newcastle then terminating his contract ..

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• Reality bites: life of an NRL fringe player

  

  Former Titans and Knights hooker Chad Redman goes from NRL fringe player to plumbing apprenticeHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.FROM NRL starter to apprentice plumber — what a difference just a couple of months can make.This is the story of former Titans and Knights hooker Chad Redman.As NRL clubs return to training for another gruelling pre-season, Redman has started the next chapter of his life.With his partner Shelly, eight-year-old ..

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• Jets out to restore #F3Derby pride

  

  Newcastle skipper Nigel Boogaard says he's looking forward to pulling on a Jets shirt for the first time in the F3 Derby against the Mariners on Saturday at Hunter Stadium.The former Central Coast defender played in eight derbies during his time in Gosford and netted twice for the Mariners against the Jets in the Hyundai A-League 2009/10 season.The third-placed Jets have struggled in this fixture of late, failing to win any of the last eight clashes between the two sides.Saturday afternoon will ..

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• Fair Work investigates underpayment of Newcastle supermarket cleaners - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Fair Work investigates underpayment of Newcastle supermarket cleanersPostedNovember 11, 2015 07:27:12 The workplace regulator is investigating claims teams of cleaners working at several Coles supermarkets in Newcastle have been underpaid.The ABC has been told the cleaners, working for contractors, have been paid between $10 and $14 an hour, prompting complaints.Workers at the company's Marketown and the Junction stores have been visited by Fair Work inspectors.The ABC has been told the pre-..

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• Hutch's 'wooden spoon' Jets jibe ahead of F3 derby

  

  He may not be a player anymore but Central Coast assistant coach John Hutchinson has fired the first shots ahead of Saturday’s F3 derby with local rivals Newcastle.Hutchinson, 35, has played in more F3 derbies than any other player with the fixture still firing up the former midfield tyro turned assistant coach.And even though the Jets are in third place on the ladder, five places higher than the Mariners, Hutchinson was happy to stoke the rivalry fires by pointing to Newy's disastrous campaign ..

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• Newcastle deserved fortune at Bournemouth, says Tiote | FourFourTwo

  

  Newcastle United deserved some well-overdue luck in their win at AFC Bournemouth, according to midfielder Cheick Tiote.Cheick Tiote is hopeful Newcastle United's battling 1-0 victory at AFC Bournemouth will prove the turning point of their ailing Premier League season.Newcastle took all three points at the Vitality Stadium thanks to Ayoze Perez's first-half goal, but had to ride their luck throughout the 90 minutes with goalkeeper Rob Elliot making a string of fine saves to preserve their clean ..

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• Injured Adelaide United skipper Eugene Galekovic to return against...

  The Reds skipper is counting down the days to a match against Newcastle Jets on November 22 at Coopers Stadium which is pencilled in as his A-League ...

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• The real A-League ladder: Where's your team?

  

  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.THE new A-League season is five rounds old and already some clear patterns are emerging.From Newcastle surprising everyone, Adelaide languishing at the bottom and Sydney FC sitting pretty at the top despite failing to hit full stride, we’ve had sufficient time to get some solid early impressions.Here’s how your side has started the new season, ranked how they have fared compared to their expectations …1...

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• Boxing Day protections won't help: union

  

  Built-in protections in NSW Boxing Day trade laws will do little to help retail assistants who can't afford to turn down bosses, the shop workers' union says.The state's upper house narrowly passed a bill in the early hours on Wednesday allowing retailers across the state to open on December 26, as long as staff freely elect to work.The government says the Retail Trading Amendment Bill, which now needs only pass the coalition-controlled lower house, will offer a level playing field for reta..

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• City confident of managing Mooy's absence

  

  Melbourne City starlets Stefan Mauk and Jacob Melling believe the squad’s midfield depth will pay dividends this weekend with marquee man Aaron Mooy in camp with the Socceroos.The two have taken their opportunity to be a part of the starting lineup with both hands over recent weeks and believe that although the Socceroos star will be a loss to the side, the team knows his replacement will be more than able to fill the void.“It’s still going to be a tough game even if Mooy isn’t playing,” Melling..

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