Grant Holt is living for the moment in a Huddersfield Town shirt.

At this stage, the seasoned striker, who will make his fourth appearance at home to former club Blackpool on Saturday, isn’t looking beyond November 8, when his loan from Wigan Athletic ends.

The Carlisle-based 33-year-old, who has been left out in the cold at his parent club despite them paying £2m for him in 2013, is simply enjoying the chance to play regular first-team football under Chris Powell.

It’s great to be back involved – I’ve missed it,” said Holt, who finished last season farmed out to Premier League Aston Villa and had a stint at Blackpool on loan from Nottingham Forest in 2007-08.

“Maybe I could have done it sooner, but I wanted to get the move right, and it has worked out with Huddersfield.

“It’s a case of getting the rust off, finding your feet again, getting that buzz, trying to get one over on other people, and that’s what I’ve enjoyed over the last few weeks.”

Carlisle-based Holt, who played Northern Premier League football with Workington and Barrow before rising through the ranks to prove his Premier League worth with Norwich City, was excluded from Wigan’s team photo, stripped of his No9 squad number and left to play in the Under 21s, treatment he described as “petty”.

But he says he is enjoying life at Town, where he has impressed in outings against Millwall, Wolves and Blackburn Rovers, helping Chris Powell’s side take seven points from nine.

Holt added in an interview with the Carlisle News & Star: “I’ve trained as hard as possible (at Wigan) and played Under 21 games, but they can never replicate first-team football.

“When I played the last 30 minutes after coming on against Millwall I was absolutely done in.

“But your old instincts come back – your management of the game – and you also find the adrenaline just takes you through.

“The biggest switch has been a mental one – going from training without any chance of getting a game, to being sharp for matches.”

Holt turned down other options, including Australian club Perth Glory, in favour of Town.

“I spoke to Chris Powell and he was clear what he wanted,” he added.

“I knew how they were going to play and I also knew (coaches) Steve Thompson and Mark Lillis and a couple of the players (he was with James Vaughan and Jacob Butterfield at Norwich).

It’s a good club who are keen to do well. It’s also up North as well which helps. It kind of ticked every box and I’m glad I came here.

“The manager makes training enjoyable – he makes sure the work gets done but also has the lads with a smile on their faces.”