Like a home game for Holt

DAVID CUFFLEY
28 November 2009 08:21

City skipper Grant Holt is hoping a trip to his home town will help trigger off his best FA Cup adventure yet.

The 28-year-old striker returns to his birthplace for tonight's second round tie against Carlisle United.

The furthest Holt has advanced in the competition is the fourth round in 2007, when he was in the Nottingham Forest side beaten 3-0 at Chelsea - one stage before the eventual trophy winners' 4-0 victory over the Canaries at Stamford Bridge.

“It's nice to have a distraction away from the league, focus on something else for a little bit and it should be a good game,” said Holt.

“I hope we can go up there, get it done and then move on to the next thing.”

Holt will just be happy if City can book their place in tomorrow afternoon's third round draw - and is less concerned about a glamour tie if they get through.

He said: “If we win, whoever we get is great. The FA Cup is a good financial incentive for the club and if we can get one of the lesser teams in the next round and beat them we move on to the fourth round and keep getting money for the club.”

The Brunton Park crowd at times gave Holt a rough reception during the Canaries' 1-0 League One win in October.

But he said: “When you're from there and things have gone on in the past, you always get a bit of stick. You take it tongue in cheek, there's no malice in it. You just laugh it off and enjoy the game and I hope we'll be laughing when we win again.”

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