Bristol Rich":y52tkpuj said:Knibbsworth":y52tkpuj said:"Think he's a great impact sub off the bench to add some pace, power and unpredictability."
Absolutely.
It irritates me how Arnie has developed this reputation as a shocking player, that is slowly becoming a majority opinion.
His introduction changed the game v Newport. He was a thorn in Liverpool's side in both games, and was a good bet to score if it wasn't for an outstanding last ditch tackle.
He showed what he could do when he is fit and firing, and that was in his first few games. After destroying Exeter he had a bad injury, to the extent he hasn't played another game for us without heavy strapping.
I think he has been playing in pain, and doing an alright job of it. There's a good player to be found in there, and if Bristol City release him I hope we are interested.
I'd wait to see a bit more of Blissett first, and to see if Spencer gets back to full fitness before trying to send Arnie back. An injury to Taylor and Arnie might be the man we need - plus we don't have a forward who can make such powerful runs on the wing as Arnie does, so he's always worth having on the bench if we want to target a scrawny side back.
If he hadn't had 1 good half against a shockingly poor Exeter then no one would rate him. It's become the norm to not rate him because quite frankly he's a liability and it seems the manager sees it this way as well as he is well down the pecking order now.
Harsh, he was excellent v Wycombe. A wildcard against Liverpool. A great cameo away at Newport in the Cup.
He is very raw. Which isn't what we need from the start.