He wrote in his column for The Sun: "If I was a Magpies supporter I
"How many games did he play, 50-60?
"He’s not exactly Alan Shearer, Kevin Keegan or Jackie Milburn, is he?
"Yet there now seems to be a growing trend among modern footballers to open their hearts and pour out sugar-sweet nothings to the supporters they leave behind.
"You suspect it’s a cunning ploy to ensure they don’t get a barrel of abuse when they turn up in their team’s new colours as Ben Arfa will with new club Hull later this season."
Toon fans were shouting Ben Arfa's name during troubled times, when they were wanting Alan Pardew out!
And the player won't be wearing Hull colours at SJP because he is banned as part of the loan deal.