Redhyde Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Skuse faces a massive year already after being benched for the entirety of last season, now he might not even get that. Does Artus have more about him than Skuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary the Dogs Johnsons Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 I guess time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC&T Board Members Blagdon red Posted July 14, 2008 SC&T Board Members Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Skuse faces a massive year already after being benched for the entirety of last season, now he might not even get that. Does Artus have more about him than Skuse? IMHO, yes - going forward especially. Big season for them both in terms of the future direction of their careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Skuse has always been a one dimensional player and, going on Saturday's performances at least, Artus took round one for me. Agree it's a big season for both of them, Skuse particularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 IMHO, yes - going forward especially. Big season for them both in terms of the future direction of their careers. Agree that Skuse is good defensively and Frankie is the better going forward. With Carle already gone and not having seen Williams, if Elliott went, Skuse & Artus would in my view be our most effective central midfield partnership, if they were given a long enough run in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray White Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 If it were a central midfield of Skuse and Artus we'd probably have the worst centre midfield pairing in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 If it were a central midfield of Skuse and Artus we'd probably have the worst centre midfield pairing in the league. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Agreed. Disagreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc-andybuchs Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Your forgetting about LJ and DN. Artus looked far hungier for the ball on sat, put himself about and made a difference. Artus 1-0 Skuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claverham_Red Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Skuse disappointingly was poor on Saturday. However, at the back end of last season he did well. Against Cardiff for example, I seem to recall, he changed the game for us. I quite liked the look of Artus on Saturday, he started off decent enough, a good battler, but that's about it. Not much quality about his game. Honestly can't see him lasting at the club - just one of those players destined for Cheltenham/FGR/Torquay etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2x1y Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Where does Betsy play? I was pretty impressed by him - but all the positions were jumbled last weekend - where would he normally play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc-andybuchs Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Always Right wing, he was playing there on sat, but kept cutting in to the centre. His problem is the same as sproule, the end product, finding the back of the net!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 I don't feel comfortable with the name Cole, whereas I'd love to have a 'Frankie' in the team. Good enough reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Personally, I don't know what all fuss is about in regards to Artus (in reference to his performance on Saturday, that is. I've heard many good things about him from people who watch him regularly). He put in some decent challenges, but was constantly wasteful in possession and stamped no authority on the game. In contrast, while Skuse was less spectacular, he didn't miss a pass and did the simple things much better. He looked more comfortable and more experienced in his surroundings (which, of course, he should be and is). A couple of hard challenges and a bit of energy doesn't make a player, particularly at Championship level. We all, as fans, like to see effort. But it seems to me that many see one or two fiesty challenges and the rose tinted glasses go on. In many respects, the same logic can be applied to the love for Scott Brown; a hard-worker, but fairly basic footballer. I've not seen as much of Artus as regular reserve team watchers, but based on Saturday's performance, I'd say him and Skuse are on a par at best. On the same note, while I have seen nowhere near enough of these kids to make a proper judgement on them, I could see after 20 minutes exactly why none of them have featured at first team level. It's actually frightening. (And of course, it's worth baring in mind the pro's weren't much better! I'm simply commenting on what I saw on Saturday.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledinwatford Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Skuse is a decent player but he needs to kick-on. Maybe Artus can overtake him - personally I get the feeling that we could always do better in the transfer market. Ribeiro, Wilson, Plummer - what odds that none of them will make a league appearnce this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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