Grant Holt not planning to leave Norwich City any time soon

Grant Holt insists he is staying at Norwich City.

Paddy Davitt Friday, March 1, 2013
12:05 PM

Norwich City captain Grant Holt does not expect his future to be a hot topic for a second consecutive summer.

Holt’s contract impasse was one of the main themes of the previous close season before City’s Hall of Famer extended his Carrow Road deal until 2015.

The 31-year-old reiterated his commitment to the club again yesterday after the recent decision to re-locate his young family back to Cumbria following fevered January transfer window speculation which centred on a potential Celtic switch.

“I wanted to sign my deal last summer to let me know where I am,” said Holt. “There’s been a lot of talk I’ve got this move lined up to Celtic or I’m going here or I’ve got this. If I have, no one’s told me. It doesn’t matter where the family are, whether they’re here or there, it’s still for football reasons and that’s why I wanted three years. I signed it and as long as the manager wants me here and the club want me, I’ll stay.

“The only reason they moved up there was for schools. There’s a school that came up where I can probably hit the school with a stone from my house. It’s fine. I did it in League One, the family were up there for a year and I didn’t hear anyone moaning then when I scored 30 goals and we got promoted to the Championship, so I did it then. I probably did more driving then than I’ve ever done. You know what to do, you manage it and there are a lot of people worse off.”

Holt has been re-deployed in a lone front-running role for the majority of the season, but his first goal since December secured a priceless Premier League win over Everton last time out.

“That’s the way it’s gone lately. I thought 30 seconds earlier my chance had gone with (Sylvain) Distin, but thankfully it fell to me and it was nice to get the goal and get a bit of recognition for once,” he said. “I think everyone’s aware that we needed it. We’ve been unlucky in the last few weeks with draws that we thought we should have got more out of and didn’t. But to get three points and get that eight-point cushion gives us a massive boost with 11 games to go. I always want to score goals and if anyone tells you otherwise they’re an absolute liar. You always want to score goals. But you can look at any interview I’ve done, as long as the team win and we stay up or get promoted, I was never bothered.”

“It doesn’t matter if I put one in from 25 yards or it’s a tap-in. I’ll take any single goal, if it hits me on the backside and goes in, I’ll take it, I’m not bothered.”

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PS, thanked you on another thread, Stew!

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Mad Brewer

Sunday, March 3, 2013
How did you do with wiziwig, Preston? I thought I had it "sussed" then fell at the final fence - selecting one of the 28 channels. Compoota said "No". :-(

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Mad Brewer

Sunday, March 3, 2013
Might try Wiziwig Stew. At the moment I try Firstrow, but got an ad up asking if I wanted to F*%$ a S$£& in Chorley. I'm no prude (can't believe I have just used that word), but that was a bit too explicit.

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Preston Canary

Sunday, March 3, 2013
And we're still the last team to beat ManU in the PL.

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DocOhNo

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Also, Wiv, there are 2 FM frequencies to chose from; 95.1 and 104.4. One may be better than the other?

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Mad Brewer

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Nearly did a typo: Essex Piviera. Sounds like a Yugoslav theme pub in Fingringhoe!

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Mad Brewer

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Thanks for all that Stew; I`ll give it a go. Will tell you if I managed to pass the test! Wivenhoe, do you get `Partridge` on Digital Radio? Not sure if it reaches as far as the Essex Riviera! 218.64 Hz. Seem to remember I used to listen on MW and had reception problems; sounded like a Dutch station, so I invested in a £30 Tesco DAB\CD player. Cheap tat, but it works!!

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Mad Brewer

Saturday, March 2, 2013
…...afternoon Brew – w'budgie, and all gents..... Brew you access the internet with no trouble, and if you want to watch the game rather than just listen, have ago at this:::::At 2 50pm:--Type- wiziwig.tv into your search engine, you know google, or the like – click on search and the Website can be acquired...the web site will come on screen and near the top left it will say in blue 'Live Sports'—click on that.--The next page up will have squares with sporting symbols.--click on 'Football'. ..-a list of available matches (all of the premier league) will be shown. Click on 'Man Utd v Norwich'—click' on ' live'.....There are 28 stations announced to broadcast this match-- Pick on one that sounds English. ..After a few adverts the live pictures will appear that can be made to fill your screen. ALL FOC... Keep the dulcet tones of Chris Goreham on if you must. The two are NOT synchronised......

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Stew Pydsodd

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Any ideas on how i can get radio Partridge in Wivenhoe after half time, this time of year the signal goes iffy round the 4pm mark and a lot of foriegn stuff blocks it out .First half coverage is usually ok and unless its a nat radio game the updates are a bit hit and miss.

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wivenhoebudgie

Saturday, March 2, 2013
In the middle of this scintillating drivel MBA made an interesting point about playing Holty central behind a front two. This I think has merit as a variant on the big striker up front role. He would also, as he does in the lone striker role, pull opposition players to him and leave the forwards as freer pitch. OTBC

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Singapore Canary

Saturday, March 2, 2013
3 points today would pretty well see us to another season in the prem. especially with the remaining games we've have. The only reason that I can think of CH. preferring to lose 1 or 2 nil as opposed to being beaten 6-0 is that he might think it will come down to goal difference at the end of the season. But that's already stuffed anyway. So we might as well go for it and be adventurous.

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Lobbo

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Olive branches reached out from us equals, no leaders here. (I like the black kit too, but we look better dressed as Brazil!)

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MBA Marine

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Your arrogance is out of order SO. For a long time, we have all got on well on here. Sometimes agreeing, sometimes not, but always respecting each other's opinions. Ged, many of us chose to ignore, but he\she never resorted to insults. I am now going to totally ignore you SO and suggest the rest of us do the same. You are entitled, of course, to your own opinions and to offer them here - just cut out the insults when our opinions differ from yours, please. We have a great team that we are all proud to support but sometimes it is nice to have the option through these pages to offer our opinion. You are denying this pleasure and as for instructing MB to get 'his underlings to back our opinions or cut them out', this is 'beyond the pale'.

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Kent Anglian

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Yes, MBA, agreed. I`m listening on Radio Partridge today, in combination with watching Final Score.The mute buttons on the remotes are useful! The local pub does "stream" games, but this area has a heavy infestation of Inner M25-ers so the chances of the local team being screened are slim. I really think there`s a chance of a point today. OTBC. OMG, I`ve just seen that I am now "The self-appointed leader of the herd". What an honour. And what chance of Olive branches being accepted? Not a lot. You`re never an "underling", MBA? I thought we were one and the same. ;-)

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Mad Brewer

Saturday, March 2, 2013
While I quite like the black strip, MBA, I hope City play in yellow. No need for them not to, unless united suddenly decide to play in yellow! Could a big victory be on the cards today? OTBC

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CovCanary

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Agreed brew, my going quiet is simply seeing the bait but not biting. We all got used to just ignoring Ged, in time we will adjust to do the same here. Looking forward to todays game, I shall listen in on 'Partridge'. COYY (or Blacks depending on what it we're in!)

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MBA Marine

Saturday, March 2, 2013
As the self appointed leader of the herd you either need to back your underlings opinions or cut them off.

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Steady On

Saturday, March 2, 2013
I, for one, have tried to step back from the temptation of trading jibes. Admitted my culpability. Tried to offer olive branches (two attempts ethered by the moderators). But the problem is getting worse and worse. Is the Agenda to drive out all dissenters? Cut them off from the herd? Smoke them out? And other euphemisms for intolerance that have been used. Enough is enough.

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Mad Brewer

Saturday, March 2, 2013
What a surprise hypocrite has gone quiet. Looks like another one of the herd is going down.

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Steady On

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Was it when you said "Doubt she's old enough or working enough to pay tax. only a bit of VAT on her KFC and One Direction merchandise!" ?

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Steady On

Saturday, March 2, 2013
I tried to change the subject back to football but it was lost down the list under the usual stuff.

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MBA Marine

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Hear Hear, DC. Totally fed up with this drivel. The recent written jousting over whether Kamara had a 'free header' or not against Everton was absolutely miserable.

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Kent Anglian

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Gents, this is supposed to a Norwich City forum for comments and points of view about OUR team. It is not supposed to be a forum for supporters to critisize, insult and take pops at eachother. Can we stick to Norwich City and leave the personal stuff out - I am sorry, but it is just becoming boring reading all this drivvel that has nothing to do with NCFC or the Posted Subject. This article was about Grant Holt staying at City, in case some people hadn't noticed ! 3 Points at United today please. OTBC

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Dubai Canary

Saturday, March 2, 2013
oh, I think you will. So you are saying what stew directs towards me is legible? I seriously don' understand what its typing. just a load of full stops and complete rubbish. Got "Norwich puppet man-itis" written all over if you know what I mean. Definitely a regular canary caller.

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
Steady On, you refer to other posters as "basket case", "burden", you try to criticise their ability to speak English (looking at your posts I have to wonder about people in glass houses), you pick fights for the pleasure of it. I'm afraid you just come across as a sad, frustrated and angry individual. Reply if you like but I won't be engaging with you any more, it's too dull.

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DocOhNo

Friday, March 1, 2013
You are the ones self destructing. I don't have to say a word.

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
Tom the Taxi, see the quality of the people you're defending?

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DocOhNo

Friday, March 1, 2013
Just standing back and watching the titanic sink itself haha

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
Has the Old woman who lives in a shoe ever had an original thought? Very doubtful!...That was expressed at a much earlier commet!

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Stew Pydsodd

Friday, March 1, 2013
Theres only two people throwing abuse. Please stop NOW

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sharky

Friday, March 1, 2013
It's interesting that Old Tom seems to think anyone disagreeing with Steady On or Snarky is making stupid remarks, completely ignoring the abuse they are spraying out on this page.

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DocOhNo

Friday, March 1, 2013
…....SOS for once, try and be a good old girl, take a couple of tablets, have an early night with you pictures of Chrissy, and let us men talk football.....

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Stew Pydsodd

Friday, March 1, 2013
Does the headline mean holty is only playing home games from now on !

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wivenhoebudgie

Friday, March 1, 2013
Poor old Tom, now he's got the Aberdeen Angus heifer in his cab, What will Chrissy think about that? Apologies Tom....we are all fighting fire with fire!

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Stew Pydsodd

Friday, March 1, 2013
Exactly!!!

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sharky

Friday, March 1, 2013
I completely agree.

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DocOhNo

Friday, March 1, 2013
Case proven!

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tom the taxi

Friday, March 1, 2013
And it shows.

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DocOhNo

Friday, March 1, 2013
Agree with you Tom. Unfortunatly, Doc S****d Doesnt allow decent posts, without daft remarks. I,m from an even earlier time than Saunders

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sharky

Friday, March 1, 2013
As one of the "elder" supporters on this page, but a city supporter from the Ron Saunders era, I enjoy reading your comments every night without fail, it seems however that a few of you have developed an attitude which is quite boring, there must be another website where you could meet people of similar intelligence... Try " Phonebox talking b@@ll@cks.com"

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tom the taxi

Friday, March 1, 2013
Again, English, basket case.

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
....SOS.. Isn't here a week in March (like February) when all of life becomes a problem. I'm surprised things have not 'changed' for you yet! ....Make sure you keep Chrissy's photo by the bed!

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Stew Pydsodd

Friday, March 1, 2013
Doctor Stew. Are you at the N&N. Look me up in March. Make sure you head for the male wards. Thats for men in case youre not sure ;-)

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sharky

Friday, March 1, 2013
At least Ged was polite !

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mjc75

Friday, March 1, 2013
She's Old enough MBA,.... Well past her Best Before date, and desperatly begging for someone to give her attention..... It really is Sad!......My advice to her would be to have yet another chat with the man from the Benefits Agency!.....

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Stew Pydsodd

Friday, March 1, 2013
If Holty is to stay, he might be better playing central behind a front two, He can receive, hold up and feed, then be in the box to grab the odd poachers goal. I would like to see how this works out maybe last 20mins against Reading Becchio and Kamara up front with Hoolahan coming off to let Holt drop in behind front two, Snoddy and Pilks on the wings.

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MBA Marine

Friday, March 1, 2013
Steady On -Sharky.....Was that the one about the COW jumping over the moon?.....SOS from now on!

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Stew Pydsodd

Friday, March 1, 2013
Hey !! S*****d. If you looked at a previous story here you would see what I have to say to you. Oh dear, sorry you cant use a computer can you.

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sharky

Friday, March 1, 2013
I'm a bit bored with Steady On. Can we have Ged back?

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Sumo27

Friday, March 1, 2013
Doubt she's old enough or working enough to pay tax. only a bit of VAT on her KFC and One Direction merchandise!

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MBA Marine

Friday, March 1, 2013
To be fair SO, Norwich City's history is full of people denying they're going anywhere just days before disappearing. Apart from the obvious I can remember Dickson Etuhu expressing shock that his mate Earnshaw had left Norwich, approximately 4 days before Etuhu did the same. If I was Holt I'do be saying exactly what he has said, whether I was thinking of leaving or not.

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DocOhNo

Friday, March 1, 2013
As taxpayers stew is a burden we all share. We have to help people like him in the community.

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
English stew , nowadays it must be made with Horse meat I suppose . Obviously beef would be better ;-)

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mjc75

Friday, March 1, 2013
If I were to ask you a Question steadyon- sharky , the only reply you could possibly make would be..... MOOOOOO !

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Stew Pydsodd

Friday, March 1, 2013
If you are trying to ask me a question you are going to have to type in english stew.

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
If you are trying to ask me a question you are going to have to type in english stew.

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
Lobbo!...Was it the one that said…..Well Sharky-Steady On- or-whatever, there's a first time for everything!..... relating to sharky saying that she had posted a reasonabl comment?

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Stew Pydsodd

Friday, March 1, 2013
lobbo, all you have done since I have started on this site i say I am someone else. Cleary youcan't take a bit back. How shockng. I wonder if you are the next weak member of the herd?

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
I love you 'steady on', in fact I want to have your baby.

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Lobbo

Friday, March 1, 2013
was it you lobbobrew?

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
Hey Stew, someone must complained about your posting on the "Norwich City boss Chris Hughton never had any doubts"article as it's been removed. It was your posting just before OUCH. Don't know who might of found it offensive, do you.

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Lobbo

Friday, March 1, 2013
lol, wheres the bloke that said holt and wes are definitely off in the summer because they "don't fit the heirarchy"?

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Steady On

Friday, March 1, 2013
Don`t expect too much of pre-teen preening Paddy, Stew. He`s still ingesting the Thesaurus. What a sycophant. Journalism? No way.

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Mad Brewer

Friday, March 1, 2013
"If it hits me on the backside and goes in, I’ll take it, I’m not bothered". Literally too good to be true.

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PutneyCanary

Friday, March 1, 2013
Haven't seen a 25 yarder from Holtie for a while, Saturday please!

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DocOhNo

Friday, March 1, 2013
…..I think you could have given that final paragraph a bit more thought Grant my old mate.....or young Davitt could have made a change on your behalf!......

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Stew Pydsodd

Friday, March 1, 2013
Good that Holty is staying - now lets hope he can have someone up-front to play alongside him ! Play two strikes and w ecan score goals - let us play two up front against Man Utd. If we lose fighting, so what, nothing ventured nothing gained. Let go for the win and rock United back in their tracks ! OTBC

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Dubai Canary

Friday, March 1, 2013