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Author Topic: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan  (Read 151182 times)

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #585 on: January 14, 2014, 06:06:00 PM »
He is one of us now so welcome Grant and good luck.


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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #587 on: January 14, 2014, 06:10:30 PM »
He's a Villa player now and so I hope he makes me eat my words. But I would not expect it.
Good luck Grant. It's not your fault our club's hierarchy has lost it's fucking mind and/or given up.

To me, this just spells out that Lambert is on thin ice and Lerner won't let him spend. Still, this is the best loan deal we could get? Really?

Offline PaulTheVillan

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #588 on: January 14, 2014, 06:12:30 PM »
He's a Villa player now and so I hope he makes me eat my words. But I would not expect it.
Good luck Grant. It's not your fault our club's hierarchy has lost it's fucking mind and/or given up.

To me, this just spells out that Lambert is on thin ice and Lerner won't let him spend. Still, this is the best loan deal we could get? Really?

Spot on Maz.

I'm losing the will to live with this lot at the club.

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #589 on: January 14, 2014, 06:25:09 PM »
Isn't Randolph surprised that Lambo isn't making full use of his funds?

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #590 on: January 14, 2014, 06:28:16 PM »
with these wages , I dont know whos on what

but I think sometimes when you add the wages of a Helenius , Bowery , Holt etc etc , we might have well got some one in on better wages who is quality , who will actually play and  provide us with something , not 5 minute players off the bench.

Logical but I bet the thinking is get one player on decent wages and everybody will want a pay increase. Been said many times but I am sure we could stump up the transfer fee for a better player but won't pay premiership going rates.

I wish we could pay them just on points and forget a basic wage

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #591 on: January 14, 2014, 06:31:35 PM »
He's a Villa player now and so I hope he makes me eat my words. But I would not expect it.
Good luck Grant. It's not your fault our club's hierarchy has lost it's fucking mind and/or given up.

To me, this just spells out that Lambert is on thin ice and Lerner won't let him spend. Still, this is the best loan deal we could get? Really?

This

Offline danlanza

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #592 on: January 14, 2014, 06:32:29 PM »
Welcome Grant. A hatrick on Saturday will suffice.

Offline cheltenhamlion

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #593 on: January 14, 2014, 06:34:51 PM »
We are not quite as tight with wages as might be commonly believed.

If Holt is on 28, and we are covering it, it is way down our pay scale to some players still.

The current mantra is if you play like you deserve it we will pay it. Rather than a flat "Fuck off, you can have 15 grand a year and be happy" as some believe it to be.

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #594 on: January 14, 2014, 06:38:26 PM »
Oh well now he's joined I hope he does a good job and proves me wrong, good luck.

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #595 on: January 14, 2014, 06:39:25 PM »
He's a Villa player now and so I hope he makes me eat my words. But I would not expect it.
Good luck Grant. It's not your fault our club's hierarchy has lost it's fucking mind and/or given up.

To me, this just spells out that Lambert is on thin ice and Lerner won't let him spend. Still, this is the best loan deal we could get? Really?

Spot on Maz.

I'm losing the will to live with this lot at the club.


I agree Maz, but like you say not his fault I guess. It's very worrying from a club perspective though.

Offline JJ-AV

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #596 on: January 14, 2014, 06:39:56 PM »
Lambert is all a bit too Owen Coyle for me.

He's a momentum manager and it's gone.

I'm very worried for the rest of the season... Saying that we do have the quality to stay up.

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #597 on: January 14, 2014, 06:43:50 PM »
norwich cardiff fulham and palace I think are worse

we will be ok

doesnt mean its a good the moment , its bloody awful

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #598 on: January 14, 2014, 06:44:16 PM »
What Mazrim says. *sigh*

Offline ciggiesnbeer

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Re: Grant Holt - confirmed on loan
« Reply #599 on: January 14, 2014, 06:46:39 PM »
He is one of us now so welcome Grant and good luck.



Agreed. He put on the colours  now he deserves my support. Welcome Grant.

 


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