Official Site: EFE AMBROSE DEPARTURE CONFIRMED

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[The Spaceman]

Thank you Efe - certainly entertained us all in your time here! Class act. Good luck with the rest of your career :aok:

Big, big window for us now. Not that it wasn't already...!

[Pretty Boy]

Good luck Efe. A joy to watch most of the time and he's every right to go after one last big payday.

Stating the obvious but a huge, huge window for us now and the start of a long term rebuild. There's a lot of work to do in the next 3 or 4 windows as we have a fair few nearer the end of their Hibs careers than the start of them.

[bigwheel]

joy to watch..wish him all the best.....more than paid us back..

[Vault Boy]

Gutted. An absolute joy to watch who just seemed to keep on getting better. I'll certainly miss watching him play.

All the best Efe.

[Dublin07]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[Baldy Foghorn]

Gutted with this. Big void to fill

[Billy Whizz]

Good luck Efe, we’ll miss you big time

[GlesgaeHibby]

Thank you Efe - Player of the Year by a country mile so far this season. Gutted.

[Stokesy's on fire]

Massive loss to Hibernian not only was a he a good player for us he was a great person. He is a fantastic Role model for any young player coming through. He is one of the fittest players in the game and despite all the negativity that was thrown his way by Celtic fans he just brushed it off and gave his all. All the best Efe Ambrose and thank you so much. Good luck

[rotherhamrob]

Here's hoping daz and Paul stay fit because with Ryan being injured we're short of numbers at the back.

[Keith_M]

Jeezo, we've lost our best player


:rolleyes:

[MWHIBBIES]

Dunno who the fud behind me will moan about now.

Excellent player, as good as I've seen at Hibs. Big miss.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Been a good deal for both parties.

[Keith_M]

Not up to speed with all the details, so apologies if this is already mentioned anywhere else...


Will Hibs receive any money for him?

[DarlingtonHibee]

He goes with our best wishes

[J-C]

Was not always his biggest fan but grew to really appreciate what he did bring, this scenario was always likely as he needed to get his passport visa and we needed his experience, worked out for both parties, good luck wherever he goes.

[Andymac85]

Wish him nothing but the best, but this is terrible news.

[Hibernia&Alba]

He proved me wrong, having far more good performances than bad. He leaves behind a big gap in our defence. All the best big man. :aok:

[Keith_M]

He goes with our best wishes


Never mind the best wishes, do we get any wonga?


Sorry to be so cynical about it but the most important thing to the player is the money (which is perfectly fair), so it would be nice to know if Hibs are getting anything that will help towards a replacement.

[MWHIBBIES]

Never mind the best wishes, do we get any wonga?


Sorry to be so cynical about it but the most important thing to the player is the money (which is perfectly fair), so it would be nice to know if Hibs are getting anything that will help towards a replacement.

Why would we?

[007]

Sorry to see him go, was on course for player of the year. Best of luck Efe.

[neil7908]

Ouch. Not a surprise given all the speculation but still a massive blow to lose our player of the season for nothing when we've have so many other gaps in the team too fill.

[Hibernian Verse]

Never mind the best wishes, do we get any wonga?


Sorry to be so cynical about it but the most important thing to the player is the money (which is perfectly fair), so it would be nice to know if Hibs are getting anything that will help towards a replacement.

No because he had a clause in his contract allowing him to go for free now.

[Cocaine&Caviar]

Surely means we will play 4 at the back the rest of the season.

[BroxburnHibee]

Good luck to him. Can't blame him looking for a big payday.

Lennon really has a big job to do this month now.

[Keith_M]

Why would we?


No idea, that's why I asked the question.



No because he had a clause in his contract allowing him to go for free now.

Cheers.

Sadly, that makes it even harder to try to replace him.



Maybe time for another discussion about how to find extra finances for the club...

;)

[Centre Hawf]

Sorry to see him go, was on course for player of the year. Best of luck Efe.

The way we are atm there’s a good chance he’ll still be our POTY come May.

[Hibernian32]

A massive FFS from me

[Hibs90]

The good news just keeps coming :rolleyes:

[The 90+2]

Please please be some kind of forward thinking back up plan. Good luck to the stroller.

[calumhibee1]

The way we are atm there’s a good chance he’ll still be our POTY come May.

I don’t care what happens in the second half of the season, he’s getting my vote. Absolute shegger.

[Tornadoes70]

Not going to join the love in as he's bolted at the first opportunity he could mid season right after a derby defeat as well. Don't wish him ill but not interested in him any longer.

Let's hope Lenny can bring in some decent players in the transfer window.

Mon the Cabbage!!!

[makaveli1875]

We were lucky to get him in his prime and he took a big drop in wages to come here . This is his last shot at a big payday and he's right to take it . All the best big man , best goal celebration iv seen at ER

[Bishop Hibee]

Big loss. Great player who was consistent and never injured. Good luck to him.

[Sean1875]

****.


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[Keith_M]

Not going to join the love in as he's bolted at the first opportunity he could mid season right after a derby defeat as well. Don't wish him ill but not interested in him any longer.

Let's hope Lenny can bring in some decent players in the transfer window.

Mon the Cabbage!!!


That's kind of where I am as well.

He's undoubtedly a good player, and I've loved watching him, but to leave just now is great for him... but not so much for us.

[Oscar T Grouch]

Genuinely gutted with this news. I am happy I had the pleasure of watching Efe in a Hibs shirt. I wish him all the best for the rest of his career, hope he finds a good club to shine at. Should be an interesting window, but given how good Efe was for us I cannot see us signing another defender of his quality, not unless we have found a generous billionaire in the last couple of days.

[mentalhibee]

Not going to join the love in as he's bolted at the first opportunity he could mid season right after a derby defeat as well. Don't wish him ill but not interested in him any longer.

Let's hope Lenny can bring in some decent players in the transfer window.

Mon the Cabbage!!!

Hibs should have paid him what he was worth and we wouldn’t have had to put such a clause in his contract.

[CockneyRebel]

So sorry to see him go he has been good for us but also we have been good for him and he could/should have seen out the season no?

[Pretty Boy]

Hibs should have paid him what he was worth and we wouldn’t have had to put such a clause in his contract.

Tbf if the rumours of Cardiff being interested are true he's probably 'worth' £20K+ a week. We can't compete with that.

We've had 2 years, 18 month of ownership, from a guy who has probably taken a significant wage drop to come to us even at the top end of our scale.

[Tornadoes70]

That's kind of where I am as well.

He's undoubtedly a good player, and I've loved watching him, but to leave just now is great for him... but not so much for us.

:top marks

[Sir David Gray]

Massive loss to the club and I can only hope that there's a quality replacement lined up as they're big shoes to fill.

[hibIBZ]

Big loss but good luck to him, always tried his best and provides great entertainment at times. huge now for porteous to step up. I would think this will free up quite a bit in wages as I am assuming he was our highest earner or certainly one of the highest

[calumhibee1]

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[SaulGoodman]

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Could watch that all day

[ThomasAgyepong]

Brilliant. Only gone and lost our technically best footballer. Now we have to bring in another centre-back, 2 midfielders and at least 1 striker. What do I expect Hibs to bring in? Another 3 Emerson Hyndman’s. Great if Gauld signs but we still have a lot of rebuilding to do.

[LeithMike]

Brilliant defender for Hibs and played without fear. On his day (and there were many, many of these occasions) he was a class above our opponents. Hope we can find someone of similar class but with Paul, Darren and Ryan in central defence I'd prefer us to put everything into getting a central midfielder who is a standout.

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[jacomo]

Gutted, great player and loved watching him in a Hibs shirt.

For all of you acting like jilted lovers... he is likely to sign a contract worth many multiples of his deal with Hibs. In fact his contract at Hibs will have been much, much lower than the one he had at Celtc.

Circumstances meant we enjoyed a great player for two seasons. Better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all...

[bigwheel]

Gutted, great player and loved watching him in a Hibs shirt.

For all of you acting like jilted lovers... he is likely to sign a contract worth many multiples of his deal with Hibs. In fact his contract at Hibs will have been much, much lower than the one he had at Celtc.

Circumstances meant we enjoyed a great player for two seasons. Better to have lived and lost, than never loved at all...


:top marks

[BlackSheep]

I'm also in the camp of thanks Efe, but a bit annoyed at the timing and the way in which he has gone.

He left Celtic with a reasonably terrible reputation for making mistakes and under Lennon at Hibs he has shown many of those critics just how good he is.

He was always here for the short term to help him get his citizenship, but to leave on a free is a right gut punch IMHO.

Good luck to him, I hope he gets the move he wants and deserves...

[NAE NOOKIE]

What a blow this is …. He still had the odd mistake in him, but what an exciting player to watch he was for a centre half. You cant blame him for looking for the big bucks at this stage of his career and for the folk saying he should have stayed, bollox, we were lucky to have him for as long as we did.

Say he is on 3 grand a week at Hibs, 4 with bonuses maybe and he is offered 20K a week elsewhere tomorrow… between now and the start of July he would be giving up around £400,000 just to show his 'gratitude' to Hibs ….. deh think sae.

[neil7908]

I'm also in the camp of thanks Efe, but a bit annoyed at the timing and the way in which he has gone.

He left Celtic with a reasonably terrible reputation for making mistakes and under Lennon at Hibs he has shown many of those critics just how good he is.

He was always here for the short term to help him get his citizenship, but to leave on a free is a right gut punch IMHO.

Good luck to him, I hope he gets the move he wants and deserves...

Ultimately both him and the club agreed this deal so I don't think it's fair to blamed him. If we weren't happy then we shouldn't have included it in the agreement.

Given its probably his last big contract and the wages he'll get elsewhere I find it hard to be too critical.

He's not a Hibs fan, he's a professional and on the balance of things we were lucky to have him. Even when he joined a lot of the chat was him only staying for 6-12 months.

[Waxy]

This will be the first time a player has won player of the year after half a season. Good luck EA.

[Tornadoes70]

Gutted, great player and loved watching him in a Hibs shirt.

For all of you acting like jilted lovers... he is likely to sign a contract worth many multiples of his deal with Hibs. In fact his contract at Hibs will have been much, much lower than the one he had at Celtc.

Circumstances meant we enjoyed a great player for two seasons. Better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all...

Pathetic.

Just care about the future of our club and players who bolt mid season just after a derby loss are no great loss to me. No 'jilted lover' here. He only really showed what he was all about more towards the end of his contract when he was in the shop window in my opinion.

Move on, he's gone. Let's look to the future of signing decent players who actually want to be at Hibernian.

Mon the Cabbage!!!

[bodhibs]

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Just watched that about 20 times.

Sums up his play the vast majority of his time at Hibs, a couple of class touches then finds feet. Gutted he's away

[Scotty Leither]

If, according to the website the club had offered him an improved contract (to one of our already highest paid players) then let's hope there's significant monies to bring in Allan, Gauld, and another starting player up front.

I take it somebody's staying at home to pursue deals while we're in Dubai?

[superfurryhibby]

Hibs should have paid him what he was worth and we wouldn’t have had to put such a clause in his contract.

See below.


Tbf if the rumours of Cardiff being interested are true he's probably 'worth' £20K+ a week. We can't compete with that.

We've had 2 years, 18 month of ownership, from a guy who has probably taken a significant wage drop to come to us even at the top end of our scale.




Pathetic.

Just care about the future of our club and players who bolt mid season just after a derby loss are no great loss to me. No 'jilted lover' here. He only really showed what he was all about more towards the end of his contract when he was in the shop window in my opinion.

Move on, he's gone. Let's look to the future of signing decent players who actually want to be at Hibernian.

Mon the Cabbage!!!

Can't agree with this. Efe has been consistently good since he joined us, maybe the lack of quality around him has brought his own skills into greater focus, but he's always shown us what he's about.

[The Harp Awakes]

The good news just keeps coming :rolleyes:

Don't worry, we'll get a few journeymen in on the last day of the transfer window who may play odd game for us, before leaving in the Summer. Sorted!

[MWHIBBIES]

Don't worry, we'll get a few journeymen in on the last day of the transfer window who may play odd game for us, before leaving in the Summer. Sorted!

When was the last time we replaced a core playing with someone like this?

[The 90+2]

When was the last time we replaced a core playing with someone like this?

McGinn with Hyndman?

[MWHIBBIES]

McGinn with Hyndman?Don't think Hyndman was intended to replace McGinn at all. Very different players. Hyndman was a 6 month loan, not really a sign of a replacement.

[Nevi_SOL]

joy to watch..wish him all the best.....more than paid us back..

This exactly 👍🏼

[The 90+2]

Don't think Hyndman was intended to replace McGinn at all. Very different players. Hyndman was a 6 month loan, not really a sign of a replacement.

Who was brought in to replace McGinn then? It fits the very description short term or not and realistically same as we will replace Ambrose with.

[Keyser Sauzee]

Gutted he’s away, will be remembered as a cult hero in time. Don’t blame him for wanting away given the offers he’s likely to receive and how poor we’ve been the last few months.

[Connollys11]

Gutted he’s away, will be remembered as a cult hero in time. Don’t blame him for wanting away given the offers he’s likely to receive and how poor we’ve been the last few months.

A reckon he's made a mistake if I'm being honest. He'll never be a cult hero anywhere else and I think his career will go down the ****ter if he goes to Cardiff.

[cleanyman]

This has bottom 6 season written all over it

[Connollys11]

This has bottom 6 season written all over it

Haha it so does ae everything's fell apart since the Halloween derby

[Borderhibbie76]

If, according to the website the club had offered him an improved contract (to one of our already highest paid players) then let's hope there's significant monies to bring in Allan, Gauld, and another starting player up front.

I take it somebody's staying at home to pursue deals while we're in Dubai?Someone better be...or there aren't gonna be a lot of ST renewals come March. This season is coming apart at the seams ...ridiculous we have to build half a squad in the next 4 weeks...really shambolic management imo

Good luck to you efe and thanks for the memories

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[Sir David Gray]

This has bottom 6 season written all over it

It's far from ideal but let's wait and see what our squad looks like on 31st January before we start writing things off.

[Keith_M]

AFAIK, nobody is acting like 'jilted lovers'.


It's just that some of us aren't kissing the photos of our ex on the bedside table and wishing them all the best with their new partner... when they're already down the road in his Ferrari and have already forgotten us entirely. *

:wink:





* No, that has never happened to me

:na na:

[Hermit Crab]

Club will be raging, they will have paid for him to go to Dubai.

[Keith_M]

Club will be raging, they will have paid for him to go to Dubai.


Yet another waste of HSL money


:duck:

[Billy Whizz]

Club will be raging, they will have paid for him to go to Dubai.

I’m sure the club knew he was away well before today’s announcement

[Hermit Crab]

Yet another waste of HSL money


:duck:


:tee hee:

[Hermit Crab]

I’m sure the club knew he was away well before today’s announcement

Should expect a replacement soon then.

[MWHIBBIES]

Who was brought in to replace McGinn then? It fits the very description short term or not and realistically same as we will replace Ambrose with.Probably Mallan or Horgan. They have more qualities that McGinn has.

2nd part of your post is based on nothing at all. We could replace him with a quality player.

[emerald green]

Ambrose is an excellent footballer, so different from many of the cloggers playing in our league. It's like the team is slowly being dismantled.

Hibs need to dig deep and try to get quality replacements in asap. That said, it will be easier said than done.

[Billy Whizz]

Should expect a replacement soon then.

Who knows. Can change a name on club class for free anyway, so you shouldn’t worry about the cost

[Hi Heid Yin]

My POTY.

Gutted to see him go but I wish him well.

[Swedish hibee]

Gutted.

[Lancs Harp]

Well good luck Efe from me. He was great entertainment with no shortage of ability. Caused me several heart attacks but much more often left me in awe of his skills and coolness under pressure. We'll certainly miss his drive from the back, in this current team he was arguably our most creative player!!

But life moves on and the sun will rise again tomorrow like it always does. One door closes another one opens, the transfer window represents opportunity I'll leave that with the powers that be.

Thanks Efe but 'Mon the Hibs is more important.

[Eyrie]

Disappointed he's chosen to leave, but even more grateful that he gave us eighteen months of quality that should have been outwith our budget.

Best wishes to him.

[superfurryhibby]

Club will be raging, they will have paid for him to go to Dubai.

As ever, on the wind-up.

Join the list.

[calumhibee1]

As ever, on the wind-up.

Join the list.

Declaring you’re sticking someone on the ignore list is like they folk that threaten to delete Facebook in the hope that someone will beg them not to do it.

[superfurryhibby]

Declaring you’re sticking someone on the ignore list is like they folk that threaten to delete Facebook in the hope that someone will beg them not to do it.

Aye right, you’re also red carded, but I still check in on you for a good laugh. The Hermit is unrelenting misery.

[CathroMustStay]

Gutted.

Good luck for the future Efe.