New Derby County loan striker Chris Martin keen to settle down after series of loans
DERBY County's new loan signing, Chris Martin, hopes to impress enough to earn a permanent move.
Martin has arrived from Norwich City for a month, initially, and the 24-year-old striker is in the squad for today's Championship clash at Watford.
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Derby County's new loan signing Chris Martin
This is the fourth loan spell of his career, having already had stints at Luton Town, Crystal Palace and Swindon Town.
He is out of contract at Norwich in the summer.
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"Hopefully, there will not be too many more loan moves and I can look to move somewhere permanently," said Martin, who has scored 55 goals in 206 games during his career.
When asked about the chances of a permanent move to Derby, Martin added: "Who knows what might happen?
"That is a possibility, I hope, but we have just got to see how this month goes.
"Hopefully, the club like me, I like the club and everything goes well.
"I am just looking forward to these first four weeks and trying to contribute towards the team's goals and see where it takes us."
Martin's arrival was preceded by Theo Robinson's departure.
Robinson has joined Huddersfield Town, one of his former clubs, on loan until the end of the season.
Rams manager Nigel Clough said: "With Theo asking to go out on loan, there was obviously a need to bring in a replacement and we are pleased Chris has decided to join us.
"He gives us another option in attack.
"Initially, he is here for a month and we will take things from there."
Martin trained with his new team-mates at Moor Farm yesterday and he was impressed with the facilities.
"They are top notch, they are Premier League level and even better than what I have experienced at Norwich City, which in themselves are very good," said Martin, who has a good scoring record against Derby.
He has found the net in each of his four appearances – twice for Norwich and twice while on loan at Palace.
"I have scored a couple at Pride Park and, hopefully, I can score some more in a Derby shirt," said Martin.
"I am no stranger to the first few days of a loan move.
"It is just a case of bedding in and getting to know people.
"I've not been involved, of course, at Norwich. I am not in the 25-man squad there, so once I got back from my loan spell at Swindon, it was all about trying to get this loan move sorted out."
Martin scored only once in a dozen games for Swindon under Paolo Di Canio, who resigned as manager earlier this week.
"I am richer for the experience at Swindon Town," said Martin.
"The things that I came across there were very different to most regimes I have been under before but it was good to experience that.
"It has probably improved me as a player and as a person."
Martin started as a trainee at Norwich, where he has scored 34 goals in 117 games.
He helped them to win promotion to the Premier League in 2010-11 but his chances have been limited in the past two seasons.
An appearance as a subsitute in Norwich's opening Premier League game this season against QPR was followed by two starts in the Capital One Cup before he went on loan to Swindon.
â Derby defender Tom Naylor has joined Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the season.
7 Comments
by gazzderby
Sunday, February 24 2013, 4:42PM
“IBELIEVEYOURAMORON”
by 60yearramsfan
Sunday, February 24 2013, 1:06PM
“Once again yesterday turned out the same as many matches away from home previously this season where we have the majority of possession but come away with no return. Indeed the BBC report analysed our game as 56% possession in our favour to 44% for the apparent "Udinese" who always looked far more potent than us.
We huffed and puffed but failed to blow any houses down and allowed another team no better than ours to steal the points - again the winner from a set piece header!
It is a sad fact, and inevitable, that the outcome of not winning home games whilst losing away matches is putting us in perilous danger of becoming enmeshed in the relegation scrap if you look at the divisional table - Blackpool are only 3 points adrift of us and in 17th place. This is not the sort of position I had anticipated after attending every match in the first half of the season before which I had predicted another mid-table finish with top 10 a possibility. Something radical needs to happen and it really has to be sooner rather than later as the lower end of the table are catching up on us. Not really too surprising that the fans, especially those like myself who go to away matches consistently, are beginning to have serious doubts about our abilities. Since Will Hughes dropped out of the equation through injury we have become a toothless tiger with very little left in the tank!!
I have been very optimistic to date on our prospects but, after this latest away debacle, I have to admit to seeing my expected mid-table finish this season disappearing at a rapid rate of knots. We will see if Nigel's latest adjustment to the playing staff can bear fruit but I thought our requirement was for a permanent rugged and combative midfielder with a loanee defender to cover for present injuries during the next month - not necessarily a replacement striker.”
by steve1961ram
Sunday, February 24 2013, 12:32PM
“Lets hope Chris Martin can `cut the the mustard` as Theo ,tyson and callum ball obviously aren`t up to it or in future plans ??,good luck lad.”
by 60yearramsfan
Saturday, February 23 2013, 3:35PM
“I believe that Canaries are Martin's only club so, at 24, he is the right age if he has the talent to take us forward. Theo's control was a factor to him not succeeding at PP but he has that knack of being in the right place at the right time that all strikers need and was the major reason he scored goals when he got a run in the side. Provided Chris Martin is an improvement on what we already have then fine but time will tell. It seems pretty obvious that he is going to fill the place at the side of Conor Sammon so Jamie will have to go out wide which is probably his best position anyway.”
by Heage_Ram
Saturday, February 23 2013, 12:12PM
“Will be interesting to see what formation we play to accommodate him. I'd like to see him start, maybe not today due to only training once with the team, but after todays game he should be starting if clough wants to get a good look at him.
Hopefully putting ward on the wing won't cause us to lose his goal threat, because he is on a good run of form scoring wise.
Decisions for clough to think about. COYR”
by liamtalbot
Saturday, February 23 2013, 11:19AM
“It looks as though he is controlling the ball on the above pic, so he is already one ahead of Theo !, on a serious note however I hope he settles as he seems a decent lad”
by ibelieveido
Saturday, February 23 2013, 10:28AM
“Martin has not got Theo's pace but is very confident when
given the ball at his feet and should link up well with Sammon
or Ward or both.
Very good tricky player.”