Grant Holt - confirmed on loan

[Mortimer's Bear]

I know this is bad but I hope he fails the medical.

I hope he come in and scores ten goals.

[hartman_1982]

I would imagine Paul Lambert knows more about Helenius that most of us to be honest, seeing as he identified him, signed him and sees him every day in training. He clearly doesn't think he is ready yet.

Perhaps he has not helped himself with his attitude.

When we signed Helenius, there was an interview Witt he player who said he hoped to get the odd chance this year but that he knew he needed to adapt to English football. I saw an interview with Lambert after the Shef Utd game that basically read, he is one for next year.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I know this is bad but I hope he fails the medical.

I hope he come in and scores ten goals.

Me too.

I think this thread is verging on hysteria. This player is a loan signing as cover. As far as I am aware, this is not part of a grand five year plan, just an option should we suffer from injuries. I think its time to calm down and not start looking (or wishing) that we fail.

[danlanza]

I feel sorry for all the lads on the bench. Less room with old pie eater sat on there.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

I almost like his surname, but that's about it.

[Herman]

I would imagine Paul Lambert knows more about Helenius that most of us to be honest, seeing as he identified him, signed him and sees him every day in training. He clearly doesn't think he is ready yet.

Perhaps he has not helped himself with his attitude.

On the strength of the last season and a half, I wouldn't have any confidence that Lambert knows more than most of us.

[mattjpa]

The most depressing fact about this for me is not actually signing Grant Holt but the fact that Lambo is so scared of Benteke getting injured or banned he cannot risk not having a big man up front. I went last night and it was like having 3 quarter backs in Vlaar, clark and Guzan. Continually the ball goes back till it hits one of those three who then proceeds to fire a hail Mary in the direction of Benteke's forehead. If you dont have a big man then this absolute shit-storm of a footballing style goes out of the window. At one point, the ball went back from Benteke, through the midfield to the defence and back to Guzan. He then launched it just over half way to Benteke who won his 50-50 header and landed it at the defenders (Luna or maybe Vlaar) feet. So we risked the ball in a 50-50 aerial dual to achieve the square root of fuck all. What ever happened to Guzan passing it to a full back and us building from the back?
We have Agbonlahor, Weimann, Helenius, Bowery, Darren Bent and Nathan Delfounso on the books, all of which would thrive on incisive midfield play pulling defenders out of position and threading through balls in-why not try to adapt our play to incorporate a combination of 2-3 of these? Mark my words, this is the final nail in the coffin of us ever actually trying to play football again

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

I can't wait till Lerner sells up. This is embarrassing.

[OzVilla]

Fuck me, I hope he doesn't read this thread.

As a loan, short term signing I don't have an issue. PL knows him well, he's a leader and he won't be overwhelmed by the premier league.

I've come to terms with our meagre budget now, well more like resigned to eternal austerity under Lerner. 

[Richard E]

I know this is bad but I hope he fails the medical.

I hope he come in and scores ten goals.

And then what do you want him to do in his second game?

[SoccerHQ]

What's so bad if we need another striker, to get in a number 10 type who can drop off the forward line and link up with the midfield, a Robbie Keane type.

Or does Paul lambert have tunnel vision regarding strikers? I looked at the group he assembeled at Norwich and he had plenty of 6ft + lumps there and that's not even including holt.

[avfcpg]

Haven't got a problem with Holt...bought in as cover for Kozak. He won't start, he's been around, he's likely to be cheap. I didn't think we would bother with another forward this window anyway.

Am more interested to see what we do about the midfield and defence in this window. That will tell us more than Holts signing...

[curiousorange]

Uwe Rosler's confirmed the move. He must be laughing into his sleeve.

[Clampy]

Deal agreed apparently.

[damon loves JT]

I know this is bad but I hope he fails the medical.

I hope he come in and scores ten goals.

Me too.

I think this thread is verging on hysteria. This player is a loan signing as cover. As far as I am aware, this is not part of a grand five year plan, just an option should we suffer from injuries. I think its time to calm down and not start looking (or wishing) that we fail.

Oh, you're back, are you? Like a dog to its sick *Pauline Calf face*