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Grant Holt: Passion and work ethic is what made Harry Kane so able

These days, it’s part-timers at Dereham Town and boarders at the Langley School in Norfolk soaking in Grant Holt’s words of wisdom. Fourteen years ago, it was the future captain of England.

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Chris Dunlavy
19 July 2026

These days, it’s part-timers at Dereham Town and boarders at the Langley School in Norfolk soaking in Grant Holt’s words of wisdom. Fourteen years ago, it was the future captain of England.
Harry Kane had just turned 19 when he joined Norwich on loan from Premier League rivals Tottenham.
Holt, a 30-year-old veteran who’d started out in the Northern Premier League with Barrow, was the Canaries’ skipper and talisman, a terrace icon whose goals had propelled Norwich from League One to the top flight in successive seasons.
Kane’s spell at Carrow Road was far less memorable. Three games, no go...

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