[aidan24326]

Originally Posted by geeky

- Holt has one more contract left in him and, bear in mind, he's not been playing at this level for long. In other words, he's probably less financially secure than the average EPL player of his age.

That would be the crux of it really imo. He wouldn't be on big money* at Norwich either, so like you say he would not be heading towards a cushy retorement like most PL players of his age. He's entitled to look out for his own financial future at this stage and if another club were willing to offer him a lot more money then he's entitled to want to leave.

*He signed when they were in League 1 so he could actually be on fairly crap money by PL standards (though I think clubs have to automatically give players a certain percentage rise when they get promoted to Prem Lge - is that correct?) even with that rise he'd still be on poor enough money compared to the PL average, which is now 22K/wk. I doubt he's on anything close to 22K, probably more like 10-12

[Doocey]

Most interesting thing about it all is that he's 31. Didn't think he was that old!

[Guy:Incognito]

Originally Posted by redzerdrog

utd need an extra body up front

They've a big hole to fill now they dont have Owen's goals.

[geeky]

Originally Posted by aidan24326

That would be the crux of it really imo. He wouldn't be on big money* at Norwich either, so like you say he would not be heading towards a cushy retorement like most PL players of his age. He's entitled to look out for his own financial future at this stage and if another club were willing to offer him a lot more money then he's entitled to want to leave.

*He signed when they were in League 1 so he could actually be on fairly crap money by PL standards (though I think clubs have to automatically give players a certain percentage rise when they get promoted to Prem Lge - is that correct?) even with that rise he'd still be on poor enough money compared to the PL average, which is now 22K/wk. I doubt he's on anything close to 22K, probably more like 10-12

Apparently he's on 16k a week (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-wage-row.html, usual sun Caveats apply)

Unless he's been careful with money to date, he'll need two years on 20k p/w (£1m per year, you can half that for tax) to build up a £1m nest egg. That might sound like a lot, but stretched out over the 40 or so years he'll still have to get by for, it's only £25,000 a year. True, you can buy a house outright and save quite a bit with that, but then there's inflation eating into his nest egg. He really needs a contract of that order to guarantee a reasonably comfortable, middle class existence.

He might find work in coaching or another field, but that's never guaranteed. And for every lad who'll never have to worry about money after football, there's a 35+-year-old out looking for work with no qualifications and no experience. Having played more at the lower end of the professional circuit, he's probably keenly aware of that.

Edit: Though I think most clubs would be happy to take a punt on 20k a week, I'd like to see him work stuff out with Norwich.

[Chazz Michael Michaels]

I wouldn't want him at NUFC. We would have to change our whole system just for him. Pointless. Also goes against our policy of buying youngish footballers with future resale potential.

[G.K.]

Originally Posted by Chazz Michael Michaels

I wouldn't want him at NUFC. We would have to change our whole system just for him. Pointless. Also goes against our policy of buying youngish footballers with future resale potential.

....No?

[Chazz Michael Michaels]

Originally Posted by G.K.

....No?

Yes. In case you haven't noticed, since we sold our last target man, our system of playing football has changed... for the better.

Our in your mind do you see Cisse and Ba as classic England number nine types?

:rollys:

[G.K.]

Holt isn't restricted to playing a target man system. He's an underrated footballer in footballing intelligence and off the ball movement terms.

And Norwich haven't been set up with a target man system for many games at all really, and yet Holt got 16 goals...

[cson]

One of the best I've seen at using his body to roll defenders.

[That_Guy]

Holt and Lambert (Ricky that is) at Southampton could be an interesting partnership.

[kensutz]

Finally got a chance to read the thread about Holt. Let's clear up a few things. His family is in Norwich and his daughter attends a school close by. So that rumour is a total joke. He has 2 years left in his contract and currently on £16k a week making him the second highest paid player in the club behind Jonny Howson. Holt loves the club, the area etc so it's other underlying problems that are causing him issues. He had a meeting today at 4pm with Dave McNally to try and get them resolved.

[Paully D]

Seems like he was just fishing for a better deal at Norwich then. He's signed a 3 year deal today.

[kensutz]

Delighted and they announced Jacob Butterfield has signed a 4 year contract and Whittaker has signed too.

[Seaneh]

Originally Posted by Paully D

Seems like he was just fishing for a better deal at Norwich then. He's signed a 3 year deal today.

Can't really blame him, he's not a young man, his career will be finished soon, probably just making sure he doesn't have to worry about money once he hangs up his boots. He deserves it too.

[kryogen]

I'd have loved it if Grant had come back to Rochdale, we still miss him

Hopefully the contract he got is enough to secure his families future, I am certain he would be a good coach when he retires anyway, possibly even a manager, he has a great level of footballing intelligence that hoes unnoticed since he has only begun playing at the top level.