AndyCanary 0 Posted June 8, 2012 http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~2805690,00.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyCanary 0 Posted June 8, 2012 New captain if Holt goes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supermarket Prodigy 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Excellent news! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Carrow 394 Posted June 8, 2012 Great news! Alot of positives the last few days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Great news! Well deserved! Cafu will be an important player for us, as much off the pitch as on it. C''mon Horse, sign that deal too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCFCgardener 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Martin never ceases to amaze me, when he first signed for us I thought he was a terrible player, mid table League 1 player at best not wanted by a poor Posh team in the Championship. BUT (before I get crucified) he has come on leaps and bounds and is now one of my favourite players and most consistant pereformers at the club. The team will change this season under CH and hope that he is a big part of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieFarlie 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Great news , Well deserved Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyCanary 0 Posted June 8, 2012 [quote user="NCFCgardener"]Martin never ceases to amaze me, when he first signed for us I thought he was a terrible player, mid table League 1 player at best not wanted by a poor Posh team in the Championship. BUT (before I get crucified) he has come on leaps and bounds and is now one of my favourite players and most consistant pereformers at the club. The team will change this season under CH and hope that he is a big part of it.[/quote]I always thought he was quality. He seemed a little low in confidence but that soon went under PL.I think the reason why he got a lot of stick from NCFC fans was due to the sheer arrogance a lot of our fans have. They felt like a player that wasn''t good enough for Peterborough was definitely not good enough for Norwich. The same happened with Wilbraham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canarygeorge 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Martin told Canaries Player: "It''s brilliant. I''m extremely delighted, my family and I are really happy around here. It''s a pleasure and an honour to be playing for a Club of this size and stature."The last three years have been brilliant, and hopefully the next three can be just as good."As soon as the Club spoke about it [signing a new contract], it didn''t take long to get sorted because I''m so happy here personally."We''ve got a great bunch of lads so I''m really pleased to get it sorted so early on. I can now come back in pre-season raring to go."Great news. IF only all our players had the same attitude as he shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 2,035 Posted June 8, 2012 The question now is does Hughton see him as a centre back or full back as I thought he was far better as the former last season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S10 Canary 0 Posted June 8, 2012 This really is fantastic. He''s a leader and his attitude is spot-on. Now the manager is in I expect we''ll here more good news in the coming weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Richly deserved. I think he had some medical problem when he first joined which none of us knew about. I thought he was solid without being spectacular in his 1st season. Then in his 2nd year he just blossomed into one of the best full backs in the Championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,273 Posted June 8, 2012 Great. My star performer last season for the way he covered for all the injuriwes. That Hooton''s a good manager ain''t ''e. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renskay 38 Posted June 8, 2012 Just saw a rumour saying the judas was after him so this is pleasing to know it''s BS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
William Darby 0 Posted June 8, 2012 He sounded level headed and philosophical when he did his Talksport interview. Great bit of news. Hope the rest of the team are all prepared to move forward in the new Hooton era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HertsCanary93 223 Posted June 8, 2012 Delighted to see this, I was admittedly a bit of a sceptical in the league 1 days (ashamed to think I used to rate Otsemobor over him!)... but he has really won me over into one of my fav players at the club. Seems to be well liked at the club and would be my new choice of captain should an offer come in for Holt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HertsCanary93 223 Posted June 8, 2012 sceptic* not sceptical (apologies) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 0 Posted June 8, 2012 [quote user="GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary"]The question now is does Hughton see him as a centre back or full back as I thought he was far better as the former last season?[/quote]He was better at centre back for me. But as things stand he is our only recognised right back at the moment. So it will be interesting to see what Hughton does to address that area. I reckon his role will ultimately be to provide strong competition at right back with a new signing (hopefully Clyne but I am probably living in dream world) and to also cover for injuries in the centre when needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HerefordCanary 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Fully deserved for a great player who seems like a top bloke as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salopian 1 Posted June 8, 2012 Great news, and thoroughly deserved. No member of the squad is more committed to the side than he is! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tj 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Pleased for the lad, well deserved and a good player. Liked the statements he came out with re looking forward to the season and how much he loves the area and playing for our club.Get the feeling he could be another Adam Drury and be around for a long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyCanary 0 Posted June 8, 2012 [quote user="Tj"]Get the feeling he could be another Adam Drury and be around for a long time. [/quote]Very similar.. Full backs, Came from Peterborough, Same hair style, Good with media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
star_manic 0 Posted June 8, 2012 [quote user="GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary"]The question now is does Hughton see him as a centre back or full back as I thought he was far better as the former last season?[/quote]...agreed, thought he was brilliant at centre, but got caught out by fast wingers whenever he came up against them. also, on a side note, maybe his agent could take holt on board, as he is obviously on his players side and not out to get what he can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Starr 571 Posted June 8, 2012 Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!Honestly, this club is fantastic for extreme highs and lows. What a ride we''ve had recently (and continue to have). I thought Martin would have been a primary target for Lambert. Wouldn''t be surprised to see others follow suit now with new deals. The board should be praised and the players (for the most part) have been brilliant through the "crisis" as some media outlets branded it.I''ve only seen good positive reactions coming out from the players. Very proud of this club right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
im spartacus canary 0 Posted June 8, 2012 [quote user="NCFCgardener"]Martin never ceases to amaze me, when he first signed for us I thought he was a terrible player, mid table League 1 player at best not wanted by a poor Posh team in the Championship. BUT (before I get crucified) he has come on leaps and bounds and is now one of my favourite players and most consistant pereformers at the club. The team will change this season under CH and hope that he is a big part of it.[/quote]considering at that time he was going for a dump 20 times a day its even more remarkable how its all turned out... i think he is now the best centre back at the club OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sooty57 414 Posted June 8, 2012 I know a lot of fans will disagree, but if someone was going I would rather it was Holt than Martin - he probably prevented as many goals as Holt scored.Hopefully Holt will dump that tw@t of an agent and we will keep them both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Carrow 394 Posted June 8, 2012 Sooty, i agree with you. I heard before the Holt business blew up that he`d got a bit big for his boots in recent months, though i still love the bloke and hope he stays. Martin is intelligent enough to fully appreciate what he has here and not fall for the old "grass is greener" myth. Holt take note.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stowmarket Canary (not Delia) 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Top player, top man we need more like him at the club, definitely one of my favourite players, and i''m glad he''s got this new contract! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zak123 0 Posted June 8, 2012 Fantastic news. However everyone making out as though they "never doubted him" when in league one is utter rubbish. I thank Lambert for seeing something in training that wasn''t showing on game day in League one. That led to him being a high quality player in the Championship. We shouldn''t kid ourselves though he was quite bad during the League one campaign, never held the line properly, a lack of communicating and players flooded past him. He has however become better as we have progressed!With regards to the Peterborough comments, I don''t think this is the case at all. I never think of him as being from there and creating negative thoughts toward him... He is a fantastic squad defender, can play RB, LB (if asked to) and CB. Probably won''t be a full time starter next season due to Ayala and Bennett and hopefully a new RB signing, but will likely play a large number of games as a fill in for any spot due to injuries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
