Harry Arter has been discussing his time at Nottingham Forest with The OTB Football Show – and some of his comments will have fans in stitches.
The Reds midfielder found himself way down the pecking order after just a handful of games.
He arrived in the summer from Bournemouth but struggled to make an impact on the team under Chris Hughton.
He rarely featured in squads under the Forest boss and wasn’t included in the squad for the second half of the campaign.
It’s thought that he would be allowed to leave in the summer if a club is forthcoming for his services.
He made just 14 appearances for Forest with a number of those coming from the bench and his days look numbered.
It has to be said, however, that he didn’t do a lot when he was called upon and some of his comments will amuse the Reds faithful.
He told The OTB Football Show: “Difficult. No other word really, other than difficult.
“There’s a lot of stuff which is hard for me to understand and really work out what’s gone wrong.
“The change of manager, for me, hasn’t worked out.
“It’s very frustrating, very disappointing, but that’s how football can go sometimes.”
Was Arter hard done by?
Not really. His arrival was met with glee but in truth he failed to live up to his pre-signing billing.
Arter looked out of sorts and a million miles away from the player that had been borderline unplayable when Forest played Fulham last July.
On that afternoon, he scored the winner with a beauty of a left-footed effort that whizzed past Brice Samba.
The fact that Arter is struggling to understand why he wasn’t included is quite a challenging comment.
Quite simply, Forest have found better options to play in the middle of the park.
James Garner arrived on loan and has been brilliant, Cafu has also taken to life in England superbly well.
Jack Colback wasn’t in the best of form before an ankle injury and he struggled to get a kick when he returned.
So really, it should be quite easy for Arter to understand. He’s not been in the Forest squad because he’s fallen way below the standards which Hughton demands of his players.
The challenge for Forest now is to find a club to take a chance on the 17-cap international this summer.
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