Two-goal Norwich hero Grant Holt 'loved every minute' of Swansea supporters' stick

Norwich City striker Grant Holt has admitted that he "loved every minute" of the booing he received from the Swansea City supporters at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.

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However, the former Shrewsbury and Nottingham Forest striker had the last laugh as he bagged two second half goals in a 3-2 victory for his side.

"I loved every minute of it," said Holt afterwards. "I'm never popular anywhere I go, but I like that. I love getting abuse, I really do.

"One of my old managers, Steve Parkin, always used to tell me that the reason rival fans shout at me is because I'm doing something right. I want to get abuse every week. I'm big enough and old enough to take it.

"I love winding up fans on Twitter. That's what it's there for. People can write what they want. If people want to give me stick on there, that's fine - as long as they don't mind getting some back!"

Holt has had an impressive debut season in the Premier League, scoring 13 goals in all competitions, and he is convinced that Paul Lambert's side can hold their own in the top-flight for years to come.

"A few things have been said this week that we've turned into a long-ball team, which is absolutely ridiculous," the striker continued.

"We play teams in certain ways we need to play against them to win. Here, we changed to a diamond, pressed them high and tore them apart for 25 minutes.

"We've got a belief, we've got a desire and we've got a team spirit that other clubs would love.

"Hopefully we're in the top flight to stay. We're in a fantastic position, we're delighted with the points we have and we want to get over that 40-point mark as soon as possible."