Hatem Ben Arfa tackle must not go unpunished

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"awful tackle"

"Nigel de Jong should never been forgived,that's a really bad tackle that can ruin Hatemвs career,I think a two-year ban is my acceptable bottom line."

"Shocking tackle, potential career ender must be punished"

"to many referees are making mistakes are they being paid by the other clubs well why not we have it in cricket why not football refs to"

"The credibility of the FA rests largely on its willingness to make decisions like the one you are now being called upon to make. Shirking your responsibility on this issue will earn you only opprobrium from football supporters in general, not just Newcast"

"And what about compensation to the Toon??? No place in football for tackles like that. An example needs to be set to clamp down on thugs like Nigel de Jong!! We all like to see tough tackles but not where you deliberately set out to hurt an opponent."

"get well soon"

"the tackle on hatem ben arfa was a disgrace . as per usual clubs with money get away scot free whilst we have to pay for benarfa tackle"

"Action must be taken against De Jong to clean the football and to protect creative players"

"I hate such brutal things without any punishment and I don't want it happen again!"

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"you need too get a grip"

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"This sort of 'tackling' is unacceptable. De Jong is a good player and shouldn't have to resort to thuggery like this. I'd say the same if it had been a Newcastle United player making a similar challenge"

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"This "scissors" tackle is on the increase, presumably because the referees are not yet wise to it. With the game faster than ever, the pitches firmer than ever, and increased use of blades, what was not a dangerous tackle 10-15 years ago now is. Time for "

"Horrendous tackle.. when will referees start protecting players from these ridiculous tackles."

"Kick out the thugs, GBH doesn`t belong in football"

"de Jong is a rude guy!"

"Players cant keep getting away with this sort of thiggish behavior"