Grant Holt - confirmed on loan

[Chris Jameson]

Aren't all footballers arrogant and full of their own self importance?

[ozzjim]

He reminds me of the nasty bear in toy story 3

[SashasGrandad]

We're signing a pub player.

At times we've played like a pub team so I suppose.............

[Pat McMahon]

Ill go against the trend and say Holt is a decent enough loan signing for six months to make sure we dont get in a mess.

he is very vocal, a leader and will bring the younger lads on mentally.

Ok, he wont be a huge player in terms of starting games, but its an option to come on if we need a goal, and also in decence when up against set pieces.

i feel, however, Lambert is signing him purely down to his character, hoping a bit of a vocal presence daily will bring the team together.

the last sentence is why he's signing him. To add some noise to the dressing room. I just hope the move reignites something within him from a playing side. It is possible the moving to Wigan was just a very bad move and he didn't have the enthusiasm for playing in front of an empty stadium.

Trying to think logically and positively that is my reckoning too.

[Pete3206]

On the positive side, he's a better option than Jordan Bowery to come off the bench

[bobdylan]

On the positive side, he's a better option than Jordan Bowery to come off the bench

What's more bizarre than Bowery playing for us is that Lambert seems to see him as a left winger not a striker.

[oldhill_avfc]

On the positive side, he's a better option than Jordan Bowery to come off the bench

It is.  And that's the scary thing.  A 33 year old who can't get in Wigan's team and who appears to have 'fitness issues' is better than we've already got - and by implication what we're likely to get to play up front this transfer window.

[chrisw1]

Not very exciting, but with Kovak out it gives us a cheap option if Benteke gets injured or suspended.  You never know, may also help gee up the dressing room too.  Whilst there are loads of players I would have preferred, I'd rather have him than nobody.

You'll get my support whilst in claret and blue Grant.

Up the Villa.

[LeeB]

Ill go against the trend and say Holt is a decent enough loan signing for six months to make sure we dont get in a mess.

he is very vocal, a leader and will bring the younger lads on mentally.

Ok, he wont be a huge player in terms of starting games, but its an option to come on if we need a goal, and also in decence when up against set pieces.

i feel, however, Lambert is signing him purely down to his character, hoping a bit of a vocal presence daily will bring the team together.

the last sentence is why he's signing him. To add some noise to the dressing room. I just hope the move reignites something within him from a playing side. It is possible the moving to Wigan was just a very bad move and he didn't have the enthusiasm for playing in front of an empty stadium.

Trying to think logically and positively that is my reckoning too.

Sensible reasoning all round.

[Rolta]

On the positive side, he's a better option than Jordan Bowery to come off the bench

It is.  And that's the scary thing.  A 33 year old who can't get in Wigan's team and who appears to have 'fitness issues' is better than we've already got - and by implication what we're likely to get to play up front this transfer window.

Another one forgetting we do have other strikers already at the club? Like Benteke..and Gabby...and well Weimann when he gets some form back. The way people talk about Holt it's as if he's playing midfield and upfront on his own.

[pauliewalnuts]

Ill go against the trend and say Holt is a decent enough loan signing for six months to make sure we dont get in a mess.

he is very vocal, a leader and will bring the younger lads on mentally.

Ok, he wont be a huge player in terms of starting games, but its an option to come on if we need a goal, and also in decence when up against set pieces.

i feel, however, Lambert is signing him purely down to his character, hoping a bit of a vocal presence daily will bring the team together.

the last sentence is why he's signing him. To add some noise to the dressing room. I just hope the move reignites something within him from a playing side. It is possible the moving to Wigan was just a very bad move and he didn't have the enthusiasm for playing in front of an empty stadium.

Trying to think logically and positively that is my reckoning too.

Sensible reasoning all round.

Totally with the idea of someone who is a character in the dressing room, but ideally, it'd be someone who isn't overweight, way past his prime, and failing to get into a side halfway up the Championship.

Maybe a combination of character, experience and being able to play a bit?

In a position where we don't already have options?

[Rolta]

I think this thread needs one of these.

I wanted just prem goals, but...

[damon loves JT]

I have to assume that either

1. Lambert knows something we don't
2. Lambert has balls of steel
3. Lambert genuinely doesn't care how bad this looks

I hope it's 1 but suspect it's 3

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I have no problem us bringing in Holt on loan until the end of the season other than it may take him until then to get in shape. Due to injury he had no pre-season and from reports at Wigan, sounds completely overweight and unable to run around.

[cdbearsfan]

Well, looks like he's signing so we'd better think of a song for him.

I nominate

"Holt! Holt! Wherever you maybe
You're more prolific than Heskey
You have a tum
smaller than Richard Dunne
We are the boys from the Holt Army"