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[Hibs90]

Frees up some wages.

Wish Liam all the best, his love for the club and the city is there to see.

[Pretty Boy]

Quite gutted to see Fontaine leave so, for lack of a better word, curtly.

Would have been nice for him to get an ovation from the fans for his efforts. May yet happen tonight I suppose.

[SirDavidsNapper]

Very dignified statement regarding Stokes. He still leaves a legend.

Sad to see Fonts go. Great servant but he needs games.

[staunchhibby]

All the best at your nes club liam

[Vault Boy]

All the best Liam, excellent servant to the club.

[kevo1875]

All the best Liam, excellent servant to the club.

Thank u liam

[Sir David Gray]

Gutted at both but they're obviously leaving under very different circumstances.

I wish Fontaine all the best and look forward to welcoming him back to Easter Road in the near future.

[Hi Heid Yin]

I'm actually sad to see Fonts go. He gave everything in his time with us and was a true professional in every sense.
I wish him well in wherever he ends up.
Stokesy I've already commented on in another thread. He too goes with my best wishes.

[IGRIGI]

Sad to see Fontaine leave, he knew what the club meant and loved being here.

For his career it's probably the best move and I wish him the best.

[givescotlandfreedom]

Sad to see Fonts go. Very good servant and seems a nice guy. Definitely 'got' Hibs.

[wookie70]

All the best Liam, a very good signing.

[Diclonius]

Good luck Fontaine. Cup winning legend.

[BlackSheep]

Only a week or two ago Fonts was quoted as saying he would love to finish his career at Hibs.... its a real shame for all concerned. He was a very good player, just at the wrong end of the age spectrum and to low in the pecking order. Good Luck Fonts. Always a Hibee! GGTTH

[Stevie Reid]

Loved Fontaine. Good luck man :thumbsup:

[Haymaker]

Sad to see Fonts go.

[blackpoolhibs]

Good luck Fonts for the future, a true Hibs legend. :top marks

[Oscar T Grouch]

Quite gutted to see Fontaine leave so, for lack of a better word, curtly.

Would have been nice for him to get an ovation from the fans for his efforts. May yet happen tonight I suppose.

Fonts took Hibs to his heart and really got us, I really hope he gets to come on the pitch at half time to say cheerio. All the best to the big man, hope he gets a new gig soon.

[Jones28]

Gutted about fonts, all the best big man

[SouthMoroccoStu]

All the best lads - cup winning legends that will never have to buy a pint in Leith

I'll miss the Fontaine of Knowledge on HibsTV. His guitar playing, not so much....

[Bishop Hibee]

Gave his all for us. Absolute hero in the SC Final. Good luck big man.

[worcesterhibby]

very sad to see Fonts go. A couple of injuries and we could regret it, very solid player.

[Ilovehibs]

Love you big Fonts. Will always be remembered as a Hibs legend. Thanks for your commitment to and love for the Hibees.
Good luck son.

[Scouse Hibee]

Signed for Ross County, good luck to Fontaine.

[brythehibby]

Had the pleasure of meeting Fonts at one of the marathonbet events. Brilliant big guy who just loved the club. Sad to see him go but he goes as a cup winning legend. All the best Fonts.

[The_Horde]

Fonts. Future hibs manager.

[Archie70]

Fonts. Future hibs manager.

Thanks for the efforts..... See you at the Cup Winners reunion. Legend. Good luck big guy.

[hibs#1]

Wish them both the best.thanks for the memories.

[emerald green]

Disappointing to see two more of the cup winning team legends leaving ER.

[lord bunberry]

Really sad to hear the Fontaine has left. He’ll always be welcome at Easter Road. Legend.

[heretoday]

I'd have hung onto Fontaine but there you go.

[The Harp]

Have commented on Stokesy departure on another thread.
Saddened to see Liam go. Always gave 100% to the cause and showed his appreciation of the backing of the fans by applauding them after games.
Good luck for the future Liam, hope to see you grace ER with your presence soon.

[Weststandwanab]

Thank you to the both of you for the best day in my football spectator life and Hibs fan.

I wish you all the best at your next clubs and look forward to you returning to Easter Road in some capacity in the future.

[Nameless]

Gutted that Fonts has left - a real languid and classy centre half. He will do well at Ross County - LEGEND.

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[MyJo]

Would have liked to keep Fontaine but he's too good a player to be 4th choice in our squad for his position. Hope he does well wherever he ends up and will get a warm welcome if he returns to Easter Road.

Stokes is more frustrating that anything else. Brilliant player when he wants to be but his attitude is holding him back, no doubt there will be plenty of clubs willing to accept his flaws in return for getting a player of his talent but I think its all downhill for him from here on out.

[SRHibs]

Who’s gonna be the fashion model for next season’s strip now?!

Good luck to him. Great servant to the club, and SC winning legend!

[lyonhibs]

Gutted to see both leave, putting aside the Stokes hooohah. Glad to have witnessed him turn in his last "on fire" performance for us against Ross County in person.

[Smartie]

Also gutted to see Fontaine leave. Very accomplished player for us and we should be grateful for all he did in a Hibs jersey.

Footballing ability aside, over the past few years we've had more players that seemed like good lads, people that you would imagine would be a good influence around the place. Fontaine, I suspect, will be a good influence on other players, so from that point as much as any I think will make him a big loss.

I look forward to following his musical career in due course.

[hibbysam]

Would have liked to keep Fontaine but he's too good a player to be 4th choice in our squad for his position. Hope he does well wherever he ends up and will get a warm welcome if he returns to Easter Road.

Stokes is more frustrating that anything else. Brilliant player when he wants to be but his attitude is holding him back, no doubt there will be plenty of clubs willing to accept his flaws in return for getting a player of his talent but I think its all downhill for him from here on out.

Issue is he is 5th choice behind Porteous, and he needs games.

[Swedish hibee]

Gutted to see both go. Wish them both well at future clubs.

[Wilson]

Coyle obviously knows what he is doing. Good signing for County. All the best Fonts.

[BSEJVT]

Good Luck Liam

Great servant to Hibs and I hope he has an injury free end to his career

Welcome back at ER any day

[Pete]

Two legends who will always be remembered.

One is definitely a better guitar player.

[DarlingtonHibee]

Good luck Liam, I fear for stokes.

[snooky]

Good luck Liam, I fear for stokes.

I don't. He'll always find a club but he'll probably have to work his way down the ladder each time.

What a waste.
There's been other players that statement applies to and AS won't be the last unfortunately.

[21.05.2016]

All the best Liam, thank you for your part in bringing us the Scottish cup and taking us back up to the Premiership. :flag:

Wish you all the very best and you will always be welcomed back to ER.

[21.05.2016]

Good luck Liam, I fear for stokes.

Stokes will find a club but not at the level he should be at IMO. Managers will be wary about taking him on now though.

[calumhibee1]

Hopefully we get the chance to say goodbye to Liam tonight.

[DarlingtonHibee]

Hopefully we get the chance to say goodbye to Liam tonight.

That would be great.

[Keith_M]

Fontaine: Wish him all the best.


Stokes; Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[BegbieHSC]

Fonts starts for County tonight.

He's their number 32 💚🏆

[pacoluna]

Fonts starts for County tonight.

He's their number 32 💚🏆

Strange hasn't kicked a ball in ages.

[Onceinawhile]

All the best fonts. 👍

[Onceinawhile]

Fonts starts for County tonight.

He's their number 32 💚🏆

Because of his age obviously.

[andy1875]

Good luck Fonts. A classy operator and wish him all the best.....

As for Stokesy, again I wish him all the best and thank him for THAT performance on 21/05/16. It hasnt worked this time and that happens in life. We now draw a line in the sand and on we go. Starting at 7:45 tonight.

GGTTH

[Pete]

Good luck Fonts. A classy operator and wish him all the best.....

As for Stokesy, again I wish him all the best and thank him for THAT performance on 21/05/16. It hasnt worked this time and that happens in life. We now draw a line in the sand and on we go. Starting at 7:45 tonight.

GGTTH

:agree:

However, some of the comments about Stokes (and Allen too for that matter) are definitely not Hibs class.

[Radium]

Told that Fontaine has taken the number thirty two [emoji23]🤣[emoji23]


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[Eyrie]

Fontaine - thanks for everything, and good luck for the future.

Stokes - thanks for that final, and good bye.

[DH1875]

Surprised he's ended up at Ross County. Good luck to him in anycase.

[Swedish hibee]

Fontaine: Wish him all the best.


Stokes; Good riddance to bad rubbish.

That "bad rubbish" helped us get the cup that noone else had been able to do ever. Now I've not been his biggest fan, but that's a shocking comment to make on here.

[GreenLake]

Best of luck to the both of them. Great memories.

[ian cruise]

Sorry to see both go.

Fontaine was a particular highlight for me during his time here, just unfortunate to come to us at a time when we had an abundance of good defenders, I think Porteous' improvements over the summer took everyone by surprise but it meant Fonts was too far down the pecking order. He's too good to sit on a bench, I hope he does well.

Stokes will always be a legend for that performance, but he let himself and Hibs down with his behaviour on his return, whether it's as bad as some say or not he still was definitely not behaving to the standard we expect away from games and it was affecting the rest of the team. While is goals were a major reason we won the cup our team spirit got us there to give him the opportunity to perform as he dies. I wish him no ill will and hope he finds somewhere he's happy play football because he is a talent, I just fear that it won't happen for him.

[cabbageandribs1875]

i wish Liam all the best for the future, decent footballer and a gent

[Bostonhibby]

All the best Fonts. An Honorary Hibby for life.

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[Vini1875]

Sad to see both go, but that is football. I was hoping Stokes would have been worth money to us when he left but circumstances ended that. Still 45 goals in 94 appearances are impressive stats. Good luck to both.

[sadtom]

A tale of two legends.
Good luck Stokesy. Cant help think he's another who will spend is retirement bemoaning his own lack of application and questionable attitude.
A legend, but one who appeared to try to sully his own status. And for me will rightly remain a legend. but it will be qualified by slight shake of the head and a hint of disappointment.

Big Fonts!? What a guy!
A legend who's name will never be tarnished (with possible exception to his musical intervention :greengrin).
Always seemed to come across that he loved his time with us and Embra in general. The feeling is reciprocated big man.
As good a center back as we had had in donkeys years when he first arrived. Just a pity for him that injury and age has left him at the back of a 5 man queue at a time when i can never remember us being so strong in that position. Absolutely deserves to, and should be playing first team football. Best of luck in the world to him. Really hope he helps keep County up now.
Gutted that he hasn't been given the chance to take a bow. Something the Hibs board MUST rectify at the first possible opportunity.
Whenever i hear his name mentioned in the future, it will bring nothing but a smile to my face.
Thank you to a top player and top geezer.

[SirDavidsNapper]

Fontaine should be extremely proud of his time at Hibs because we're proud of him. Once a Hibee... all the best big man.