Grant Holt - confirmed on loan

[Des Little]

Just back from tonights session and can confirm I'm still old and past it.

Give Faulkner a bell and be at BH at 10am for the press conference

[Ads]

Sounds like I should be moving into the glue making business with all you old knackers about.

[supertom]

Sounds like I should be moving into the glue making business with all you old knackers about.

I went jogging yesterday. It's not as easy as I once found it, and I'm only 32. You might have to save a spot for me at your factory Ads.

[Ads]

Sounds like I should be moving into the glue making business with all you old knackers about.

I went jogging yesterday. It's not as easy as I once found it, and I'm only 32. You might have to save a spot for me at your factory Ads.

You're only 32 granddad?

[Dribbler]

Have to say this made me chuckle today in the Guardian, in their Premier League 10 things to look out for section.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/17/premier-league-10-things-to-look-for-this-weekend

4) Holt ready to make villains of doubters

Aston Villa's home record may be woeful, seven losses in 11 games is relegation form, but the results away from Villa Park have been much stronger – and with a 3-1 win on their last trip to Anfield Paul Lambert will be hopeful of an upset against Liverpool. The Villa fans may not have been too happy with the loan signing of Grant Holt, but the introduction of the hefty No9 to support Christian Benteke could be a masterstroke. Lambert's youthful set-up means that his gaggle of promising players don't have anybody to look up to, or learn from – their most experienced attacker is Gabriel Agbonlahor and at 27, and still infuriatingly inconsistent, he isn't well placed to act as anybody's mentor. Holt on the other hand has a wealth of experience, from Singapore, to non-league, to the Premier League, he's been witness to the vagaries of footballing fortune – and that sort of old head could be just what the dressing room needs. It also shouldn't be forgotten that in his last top-flight outing he scored against Manchester City at the Etihad – no mean feat – and he's even got previous at Anfield. A goal there again on Saturday will soon change the doubters minds.

• Grant Holt joins Aston Villa on loan
• Liverpool land Dunkin' Donuts deal

[pauliewalnuts]

I'd always been naturally thin till about 10 years ago (am 45 now) so never bothered doing much exercise. Then I put a bit of flab on - gut, face, that kinda thing.

The last 3 months or so I've been using an exercise bike daily. When I first started using it, it absolutely fucking killed me. My knees would crack and throb all the following morning. I've built up to about 15-20k a day on it now (takes about an hour), and it's much, much easier, but fucking hell, I tell you what, all of that shit is miles, miles harder when you're getting on.

[not3bad]

Yeah yeah, constant battle.  I did a 7 mile run last night in the wind and pouring rain.  Puddles like lakes. Cars splashing me. You do feel good after though.

[Ads]

Doesn't look fat to me.

[pauliewalnuts]

Doesn't look fat to me.

Photoshop

*nods*

[Olneythelonely]

Looking very good actually. He probably goes to the top of our sexiest player list. I think I'm going to end up liking the toned bastard.

[pauliewalnuts]

Anyone else think he looks disturbingly like that knob Mark Chapman?

The "Chappers" Chapman, not the Lennon killer one.

[Clampy]

He''s breathing in, he must be you know.

[Olneythelonely]

Anyone else think he looks disturbingly like that knob Mark Chapman?

The "Chappers" Chapman, not the Lennon killer one.

I hope not. I've just described him as sexy.

[VILLA MOLE]

Anyone else think he looks disturbingly like that knob Mark Chapman?

The "Chappers" Chapman, not the Lennon killer one.

I have to say for me Chapman is a lot better on the radio than some of the presenters that profess to be broadcasters 

[dave.woodhall]

"I'm off to see the Bootleg Beatles..."