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Told by Forest to find a new club.
Have him back?
No. He’s shit.
No.
From the bits and pieces I have seen of Forest this season Arter has not played well. He is in fast decline. Not what we need even if he was at his level of 3 years ago. He was many things at his best, but never to my mind a 'creative midfielder'. He is no longer at his best.
A dreadful footballer, how he has made a career out of it shows that working your bollocks off and closing down anything that moves can do you alright. Can't tackle, can't run with the ball. He's only 31.
I would have liked to have kept him a couple of years ago. But not now.
I thought he did well for us in the Premier League although his most memorable achievement was to accrue yellow cards. However, he is too old now especially as we are trying to reduce the average age of the squad and is not the type of player we now need.
He'd be 31, on big money and we've got too many of them. Plus, he's not very good.
:thumbup: Lets go for young eager players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
I’d say Arter is the sort of player who doesn’t have much to offer once his legs start to go and he’s at that stage now. Some of the comments earlier were a bit harsh I thought because I thought though, he was excellent in the season Bournemouth won the league. I also thought he did a decent job when he was here, but, despite us having a footballer in midfield in Camarasa the balance, in true Cardiff style, wasn’t right.
I'd take him on pay per play if nothing else.
I expect MM and the Chairman are more up to date about his alleged decline than I am but it's hard to think of many harder working players here.
I'd take him over Pack and Vaulks in a heartbeatQuote:
Originally Posted by Toadstool
No way! Mind he is better than what we already have in midfield.
Spedger
I’m the only one that thinks he’d do well.
Don’t know if he’s lost it but exactly what we need. Someone that can break play up quickly
Not the only one, read my post. Compared to Pack and Vaulks he's a midfield GodQuote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
Two years older than when he was with us, hardly pulled up any tricky trees at Forest, in fact was, although in the Premier League, very often like a headless chicken playing for us. Aged rejects from clubs on a par with us cannot be the way forward, just another financial millstone.
He’s rubbish that’s why Forest want rid!Quote:
Originally Posted by UNDERHILL1927
Pack and Vaulks aren't exactly setting the world on fire. At least he has energy and something about himQuote:
Originally Posted by Ianto13
Better than what we have.
He was just a dog, he didn't have the intelligence to put himself in positions where he could intercept the ball, he just reacted and wasted a load of energy.Quote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
think he would be a perfect fit to where we are now on a short term contract mind
We should be trying to sign players that are good at this level, not slightly better than what we've got! Arter would be a very expensive slight upgrade and we'll be in a similar situation to Pack and Vaulks when Arter's legs completely pack in (if they haven't already). He can't get in This Forest side, and they are awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by UNDERHILL1927
He's finished at this level.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
I've seen him play for Forest a few times this season and he's been completely anonymous. He's got a contract with them until 2023 as well.
No thanks, he's shit
He wasn't particularly good for us in the Premier League, but because he ran around like a headless chicken and "got stuck in" our fans thought he was the messiah
Has a petulant streak in him as well
Plenty of City fans love that kind of non productive rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
I'd take him on a two year
Absolutely right! He didn't know how to close down an opponent correctly by attempting to cut off the pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
As you said, it was just like watching a dog, he'd run directly towards the ball carrier, who in turn would pass the ball to a team-mate, they'd pass the ball around him in triangles.
Never seen a player waste so much energy for so little reward.
I'm sure hes still got enough about him to add something to a league 1 or 2 team, but not for a team with ambitions (hopefully) towards the top half of the championship and beyond.
They do indeed. Seen them clap in large numbers in appreciation of players who just run around like headless chickens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Rather a player that gets stuck in and has some work ethic than some of the show ponies we have at the club at the moment. Thats half our problem, we need someone to get the dressing room by the balls and get more out of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by UNDERHILL1927
Everyone saying he’s absolute crap, I’m wondering which one of our current midfielders is actually better than him? That’s right, none.
Mick McCarthy was saying he was looking at adding something creative to the squad in the next few days - glad to hear that because that’s what we need, Harry Arter would just offer more of the same.
Haven't seen much of him since he was here. He did ok in the prem squad but wasn't quite the ball winning player I'd hoped he would be. In tghe Championship you would assume he would be better but we already have Vaulks and Ralls that offer similar, Bacuna whilst a little better going forward is also almost the same as the others. Adding another in Arter would be of little use, badly need someone who can create to offer a different dimension to our attacks.
Where is this notion that he did well in the Prem for us come from?
Before he come to us I thought he was a composed footballer who could pick a pass and was really enthused by his signing. By the time he left I realised he was just a better looking Gareth Stoker.
I liked him, you need a busy little f**ker in the middle of the pitch sometimes and in some of the shitter games some of his running around and diving into tackles were the most entertaining thing going on. His shooting was absolutely woeful though
"Diving into tackles" - yup, that's Harry Arter for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
That isn't the problem at all! Our issue is the lack of quality in midfield, not a lack of work ethic. Arter is just more of the sameQuote:
Originally Posted by UNDERHILL1927
Arter is old, would be on big wages and offers nothing creatively, he is exactly what we should be trying to move away from
If you think we've seen maximum effort from all the players this season then I don't know what to tell you.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Fed up of the managers getting stick and the players getting away with it, what other walk of life would that be acceptable? Ridiculous
You really think another midfield clogger is the answer? What exactly will Harry Arter, a player deemed not good enough for 20th placed Nottingham Forest, bring to our midfield?Quote:
Originally Posted by UNDERHILL1927
We can't pass the ball or create anything in open play, a bloke running aimlessly will not solve that.