Ambrose

[alihibs1]

http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...hibernian-deal

Looks basically done deal. Brilliant news. Sorry of its already been mentioned.

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[Hillsidehibby]

Just seen that as well. Fantastic if true.

[tamig]

Not sure why it uses the term "short-term" deal. Is he only signing to Christmas? Strange wording.

[green day]

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Not sure why it uses the term "short-term" deal. Is he only signing to Christmas? Strange wording.

Short term suggests just that to me. Let's see what Hibs say.

[Sir David Gray]

This would be an outstanding piece of business.

He would be a first team pick for any team in Scotland outside of Celtic.

[iwasthere1972]

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Not sure why it uses the term "short-term" deal. Is he only signing to Christmas? Strange wording.

Yes strange. Maybe means 1 year.

[Heisenberg]

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Not sure why it uses the term "short-term" deal. Is he only signing to Christmas? Strange wording.

Looks like it. Saw it mentioned somewhere that he needs to be in Scotland till 2018 to get his citizenship which will let him move wherever he wants.

[green day]

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Looks like it. Saw it mentioned somewhere that he needs to be in Scotland till 2018 to get his citizenship which will let him move wherever he wants.

Good news, we get a cracking player for (probably) peanuts, he gets in the shop window.

Win win, and gives Hanlon the time he needs to properly recover.

[NAE NOOKIE]

If Hanlon or Fontaine are going to be unavailable at the start of the season then a short term deal is fine. But what I wouldn't want to see is the defence start really well with Ambrose as an integral part of it and then have the whole thing unsettled by him buggering off down south in January.

I would much rather he committed to us for the 17/18 season with the understanding that he will be looking to sign a pre contract elsewhere after January. If Ambrose is with us till January only then I hope Hibs start the season with CH pairing of Hanlon and McGregor or a back three of Hanlon, McGregor and Fontaine with Ambrose as an option for loss of form by the other three or if any of them are suspended.

[houstonhibbee]

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If Hanlon or Fontaine are going to be unavailable at the start of the season then a short term deal is fine. But what I wouldn't want to see is the defence start really well with Ambrose as an integral part of it and then have the whole thing unsettled by him buggering off down south in January.

I would much rather he committed to us for the 17/18 season with the understanding that he will be looking to sign a pre contract elsewhere after January. If Ambrose is with us till January only then I hope Hibs start the season with CH pairing of Hanlon and McGregor or a back three of Hanlon, McGregor and Fontaine with Ambrose as an option for loss of form by the other three or if any of them are suspended.

We dont live in a perfect world. Just play the best team available and if we need to change things in January sobeit........

[blackpoolhibs]

Cant believe anyone would have Ambrose as a backup player, he's the best centre half by a long way.

If he's only here for 6 months, then get that 6 months out of him.

It would be like us bringing in Commons for his emergency loan deal and keeping him on the bench in case of injuries.

[Jim44]

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Not sure why it uses the term "short-term" deal. Is he only signing to Christmas? Strange wording.

That struck me as well. Most players would opt for a longer contract for security reasons but I'm guessing that it might be something to do with residency issues and that he might be keeping his options open for the future.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

It was on Facebook saying it's only until January

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Someone had suggested it may be to due with visa restrictions and by the end of the short term deal he could move down south

[neil7908]

Great signing, I was a little sceptical when he joined but was excellent.

Only question now is where does he play? Unless we go 3-5-2 then one of McGregor, Hanlon and Gray will miss out.

[Ronniekirk]

Don't think we have seen the best of him yet A good pre season with Friendlies and League Cup Section and he will be ready to start the League campaign fresh and up for the Challenge
If he can iron out those wee lapses of concentration he will be a big influence on the Team next Season
Surprised Boyle hasn't resigned Must be other clubs trying to lure him away



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[theonlywayisup]

A great signing if true. Shows the value of having someone like Lennon as manager.

If we back the manager by buying Season Tickets then I'm convinced that he'll bring in a much better quality of player.

[West lower]

i assume the deal takes him up to the time when he can get the paperwork to play in England without the visa issues. He plays well for us he gets his move down south. Suits everyone.

[NYHibby]

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i assume the deal takes him up to the time when he can get the paperwork to play in England without the visa issues. He plays well for us he gets his move down south. Suits everyone.

Yeah, he's eligible to apply for ILR (basically permanent residency) in August. After that he can work anywhere in the UK without a visa.

You can get ILR on the same day that you apply so he could possibly train with us over the summer, and we then sell him at the summer deadline. Probably very unlikely but technically still possible

[Gmack7]

Sign him for a year then punt him for 500k in January win win

[jacomo]

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Sign him for a year then punt him for 500k in January win win

Sign him for 4 years then punt him for £5m in January. Winningest.

[Speedway]

Sign him for two years with a clause that he can leave at the end of the first if xyz deal comes along.

[Bay Area Hibees]

Fantastic
As said above Lennon making difference here

[Speedway]

Does anyone believe he's really 28 by the way?

[SMAXXA]

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Does anyone believe he's really 28 by the way?

Yes course I do, it's stupid to suggest otherwise, he was in the same class at school as Larry Kingston.

[3pm]

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Does anyone believe he's really 28 by the way?

I just thought he was always 28.

[SirDavidsNapper]

Huge signing even if it is short term.

[Gmack7]

Leeann was asked after the qots game about the chances of keeping Efe, zero chance was her reply, things have obviously changed since then

[Ronniekirk]

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Leeann was asked after the qots game about the chances of keeping Efe, zero chance was her reply, things have obviously changed since then

Its clear he has made it it know he wanted to stay with us short term Wife just had a baby and family happy He likes the Club Trusts Lennon feels loved. Y the support
He gets first team football until his visa situation is sorted then he gets freed to negotiate his own deal else where making money at that point Its a no brainer and evidence of Lennons influence


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[Captain Trips]

My only issue is when we signed him we had injuries so he stepped in. Having him at start of season yeah is good and if we are doing well at the back with him it will be annoying to have to make changes there.

Just my opinion as we are putting him in shop window to a point. Think he should sign for season.