Grant Holt - confirmed on loan

[Mazrim]

Bonnie Tyler.

I'd rather sign her. But it looks like we're going to get a total eclipse of the Holte.

[PeterWithesShin]

Yes, obese, lease, cheese and please don't sound similar at all.

But it's O.K, I don't like you either PWS.

All four are meant to rhyme. and that's ok, i'm choosy who I allow to like me.

Yes, I bet you're riotous company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme

Fortunately you'll never find out. Sorry i've made you cry by pointing out it didn't rhyme.

[Mazrim]

And I'm just sorry. For you.

[PeterWithesShin]

And I'm just sorry. For you.

Ah bless.

It still didn't rhyme though.

[Stu]

Good old H&V. In the midst of a meltdown over a fat player, we can have a daft conversation about rhymes.

Anyway, Mazrim's little does rhyme - it's the A B rhyming scale.

[PeterWithesShin]

Good old H&V. In the midst of a meltdown over a fat player, we can have a daft conversation about rhymes.

Anyway, Mazrim's little does rhyme - it's the A B rhyming scale.

However to the tune it has to be all 4 lines rhyming otherwise it doesn't scan. Just think of the fight fight song. Or the original Lord of the Dance.

[JUAN PABLO]

[ozzjim]

And I'm just sorry. For you.

Are you his father? Is this a great H&V revelation? Why are you responsible for PWS?

[Damo70]

Fifteen pages so quickly is impressive. I was as surprised and underwhelmed as most when I heard it on SKY after getting back from the game but Lambert alluded to wanting experience and character. If he can do a job on opposition teams and bring others out of their shell like Kevin Davies did for Bolton against us in the infamous TSM game it will be worth it. I am just a bit disappointed that just like this time last season we still have to talk about short term fixes just to survive.

[Irish villain]

The only logic  I can find:

Holt's end the twelfth man?

[eamonn]

I don't care either way about Holt. As long as it is on 18-24 month contract at the every most. When we could be arsed under Lambert he looked quite effective. the question is can he still be arsed?

I think his arse is part of the problem

Seriously though, I'm more with you on this one than the majority. Clearly Lambert has a role for big, agricultural forwards to preserve leads/ruffle feathers against the more physical teams such as Stoke and West Ham. To that end. Holt is a step-up from Bowery. I think he's a bit of a loud-mouth too who won't be afraid to motivate the younger players and make sure their heads don't go down in games.

[Toronto Villa]

I don't care either way about Holt. As long as it is on 18-24 month contract at the every most. When we could be arsed under Lambert he looked quite effective. the question is can he still be arsed?

I think his arse is part of the problem

Seriously though, I'm more with you on this one than the majority. Clearly Lambert has a role for big, agricultural forwards to preserve leads/ruffle feathers against the more physical teams such as Stoke and West Ham. To that end. Holt is a step-up from Bowery. I think he's a bit of a loud-mouth too who won't be afraid to motivate the younger players and make sure their heads don't go down in games.

Gareth Barry is proving you can be 32' have a big arse and still be effective. I guess we'll see if Holt can do something to help us. I thought he was quite decent for Norwich and scored some good goals for them in their first season back up. As for being better than Bowery, so am I.

[oldhill_avfc]

I don't care either way about Holt. As long as it is on 18-24 month contract at the every most. When we could be arsed under Lambert he looked quite effective. the question is can he still be arsed?

I think his arse is part of the problem

Seriously though, I'm more with you on this one than the majority. Clearly Lambert has a role for big, agricultural forwards to preserve leads/ruffle feathers against the more physical teams such as Stoke and West Ham. To that end. Holt is a step-up from Bowery. I think he's a bit of a loud-mouth too who won't be afraid to motivate the younger players and make sure their heads don't go down in games.

Gareth Barry is proving you can be 32' have a big arse and still be effective. I guess we'll see if Holt can do something to help us. I thought he was quite decent for Norwich and scored some good goals for them in their first season back up. As for being better than Bowery, so am I.

Barry is class and still playing at the highest level.  Holt is ... well he's not, if you see what I mean.

Holt might have a role to play in a Steve Simmsesque manner (for SGT back in the day). 

But if we've come to this type of signing it's a damning indictment of Lambert's transfer policy to date.

[Hillbilly]

Grant Holt? Seriously? We might as well get Emile Heskey back.

I watched Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets in the A-league on Friday and Emile was the second best player on the pitch by a distance over third. I know the A-league isn't the greatest but it's as good as the Championship. So if we're shopping for a big, non-scoring, lower league forward, we might as well go with what we know.

By the way the Victory fullback Adama Traore is actually pretty good. Better than anyone who's pulled on a Villa shirt in those positions recently...

[Toronto Villa]

I'm not contesting that. Barry is class but the point he is able to perform at a high level at his age. Without the link to Lambert who knows him well there doesn't appear to be a huge amount of upside to this deal. But they know each other and Holt might do a job for a few months. He will liven dressing room up which has been described as quiet. It's a short term loan deal so I don't think it's a big risk to see if it works so I'm keeping an open mind. Obviously we all hope there are others to come.