collapse collapse

Please donate to help towards the costs of keeping this site going. Thank You.

Recent Topics

FFP by VillaTim
[Today at 09:55:54 PM]


A strange pre-seson by dave.woodhall
[Today at 09:38:12 PM]


Season Ticket 2025/26 by pauliewalnuts
[Today at 09:15:13 PM]


Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc. by Brazilian Villain
[Today at 09:00:33 PM]


The International Cricket Thread by PaulWinch again
[Today at 08:03:13 PM]


Aston Villa Women 2025-26 by cdbearsfan
[Today at 07:51:49 PM]


Villa Park Redevelopment by Pete3206
[Today at 05:19:31 PM]


Kits 25/26 by Demitri_C
[Today at 02:08:18 PM]

Recent Posts

Re: FFP by VillaTim
[Today at 09:55:54 PM]


Re: FFP by ChicagoLion
[Today at 09:53:23 PM]


Re: FFP by VillaTim
[Today at 09:49:55 PM]


A strange pre-seson by dave.woodhall
[Today at 09:38:12 PM]


Re: Season Ticket 2025/26 by pauliewalnuts
[Today at 09:15:13 PM]


Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc. by Brazilian Villain
[Today at 09:00:33 PM]


Re: Season Ticket 2025/26 by Mister E
[Today at 08:30:29 PM]


Re: Season Ticket 2025/26 by dave.woodhall
[Today at 08:26:21 PM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan  (Read 151178 times)

Offline Chipsticks

  • Member
  • Posts: 7207
  • GM : 22.04.2015
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #135 on: January 13, 2014, 11:55:51 PM »
On loan simply as cover for Kozak is fine in my opinion, just seeing us through to the end of the season. Clearly Lambert doesn't think Helenius is quite ready yet and outside of his one goal against a League one side I suppose I can't blame him.

Offline aj2k77

  • Member
  • Posts: 11716
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #136 on: January 13, 2014, 11:56:43 PM »
If these are the last days of Lerner, gifting us Grant Holt for the rest of the season is the football club equivalent of locking all the windows and sliding a kipper down the back of a hard-to-reach radiator.



You don't change the curtains if you are selling the house :)

You don't leave a steaming turd in the bathtub either though.

Online Olneythelonely

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 8721
  • Location: Selly Park
  • GM : 13.06.26
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #137 on: January 13, 2014, 11:58:43 PM »
On loan simply as cover for Kozak is fine in my opinion, just seeing us through to the end of the season. Clearly Lambert doesn't think Helenius is quite ready yet and outside of his one goal against a League one side I suppose I can't blame him.

And signing someone who can't get into the Wigan team, as he's so unfit, is better how exactly?

Even as a short term deal, I just can't see the point. At least Bowery can run.

Offline BC54 VFC

  • Member
  • Posts: 2038
  • Age: 67
  • Location: Shrewsbury
  • GM : 29.05.2015
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #138 on: January 13, 2014, 11:59:57 PM »
I never thought I'd see Villa reduced to buying a Shrewsbury Town reject, well not since Pountney and Broadbent anyway. :(

Offline PeterWithe

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 10708
  • Location: Birmingham.
  • GM : 05.03.2026
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #139 on: January 14, 2014, 12:00:11 AM »
It makes you seriously question his scouting arrangements, first we play five men to mark Arsenals lone striker, not particularly effectively either, and then think an out of sorts non playing first division striker is the answer to our problems.

What the fuck happened to these extensive dossiers he used to rely on?

Online pauliewalnuts

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 74469
  • GM : 28.08.2025
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #140 on: January 14, 2014, 12:00:23 AM »
On loan simply as cover for Kozak is fine in my opinion, just seeing us through to the end of the season. Clearly Lambert doesn't think Helenius is quite ready yet and outside of his one goal against a League one side I suppose I can't blame him.

And signing someone who can't get into the Wigan team, as he's so unfit, is better how exactly?

Even as a short term deal, I just can't see the point. At least Bowery can run.

I wonder what signal it sends Nicklas Helenius, too.

Hardly gets a chance, scores in his last appearance, then learns we've signed someone who plays in his position, and looks like he'd be more at home in a pub darts team than a Premier League football club.

richtheholtender

  • Guest
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #141 on: January 14, 2014, 12:00:43 AM »
If these are the last days of Lerner, gifting us Grant Holt for the rest of the season is the football club equivalent of locking all the windows and sliding a kipper down the back of a hard-to-reach radiator.


Definitely not a fat one.



You don't change the curtains if you are selling the house :)

You don't leave a steaming turd in the bathtub either though.

Online LeeB

  • Member
  • Posts: 35504
  • Location: Standing in the Klix-O-Gum queue.
  • GM : May, 2014
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #142 on: January 14, 2014, 12:01:42 AM »
I'm sorry but I have absolutely no problem with this move whatsoever.

Offline Legion

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 59456
  • Age: 54
  • Location: With my son
  • Oh, it must be! And it is! Villa in the lead!
    • Personal Education Services
  • GM : 05.04.2019
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #143 on: January 14, 2014, 12:01:59 AM »
No. No. NO. NONO. NoNoNoNoNo. No. No. No. Please no.

Offline Mazrim

  • Member
  • Posts: 21173
  • Location: Hall Green.
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #144 on: January 14, 2014, 12:02:28 AM »
Grant Holt, you're morbidly obese.
A jobbing oaf who likes his cheese.
And we do not want, not even on a lease.
So don't drive down on the M6 please.

Isn't it meant to rhyme?

Go on...

Well it doesn't rhyme.

It does.

Offline Des Little

  • Member
  • Posts: 12824
  • Location: A5 Ultra
  • GM : 03.05.2021
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #145 on: January 14, 2014, 12:02:45 AM »
No. No. NO. NONO. NoNoNoNoNo. No. No. No. Please no.

Is that a no?

Offline Legion

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 59456
  • Age: 54
  • Location: With my son
  • Oh, it must be! And it is! Villa in the lead!
    • Personal Education Services
  • GM : 05.04.2019
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #146 on: January 14, 2014, 12:03:04 AM »
He's looking lean and in shape.



He's just indicating the size of the bacon and egg baguette he wants for his breakfast.

Applauds. Thank you for making me smile.

Online LeeB

  • Member
  • Posts: 35504
  • Location: Standing in the Klix-O-Gum queue.
  • GM : May, 2014
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #147 on: January 14, 2014, 12:03:29 AM »
 Double post
« Last Edit: January 14, 2014, 12:07:15 AM by LeeB »

Offline Legion

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 59456
  • Age: 54
  • Location: With my son
  • Oh, it must be! And it is! Villa in the lead!
    • Personal Education Services
  • GM : 05.04.2019
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #148 on: January 14, 2014, 12:03:42 AM »
Grant Holt, you're morbidly obese.
A jobbing oaf who likes his cheese.
And we do not want, not even on a lease.
So don't drive down on the M6 please.

Isn't it meant to rhyme?

Go on...

Well it doesn't rhyme.

It does.

Doesn't.

Offline Des Little

  • Member
  • Posts: 12824
  • Location: A5 Ultra
  • GM : 03.05.2021
Re: Grant Holt
« Reply #149 on: January 14, 2014, 12:04:29 AM »
Grant Holt, you're morbidly obese.
A jobbing oaf who likes his cheese.
And we do not want, not even on a lease.
So don't drive down on the M6 please.

Isn't it meant to rhyme?

Go on...

Well it doesn't rhyme.

It does.

Doesn't.

It really doesn't

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal