Efe to Livingston

***Carheenlea*** · 18-02-2020 05:15 PM

A cult hero more so than a club legend.

Find the whole signing for Livingston thing very odd. As one poster pointed out earlier he was playing the best football of his career at Hibs then suddenly departed to what we assumed would be pastures new and perhaps a step back up to a bigger club, but he seemed to just disappear for over a year and now he’s signed with Livingston. Can’t see them offering a bumper salary to entice him, and plastic wasn’t always his best surface to play on.

Loved watching him at Hibs but not so keen on watching him play against us. Richard Gordon and co on Sportsound will be preparing to laugh up their sleeves every week in anticipation of an Efe gaffe, which was in actual fact a rarity.

***Hibs4185*** · 18-02-2020 05:18 PM

Gutted he is not back at hibs. Hopefully a short deal at Livingston to get his fitness back and then back to us.

Efe, porteous and Jackson/Hanlon would be a great back 3

**pacoluna** · 18-02-2020 05:20 PM

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No disrespect to Livingston, but they won't be paying him money that we couldn't find. If the boss says that we don't need him, then we don't need him. As much as I rate Ambrose, it's a great boost to our current defenders that Ross thinks Ambrose couldn't shift them.

Ambrose is a better player than all our current back 4

**pacoluna** · 18-02-2020 05:22 PM

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I can he walked out on us at the drop of a hat, went AWOL when he felt like it and hasn't kicked a ball in anger in over a year. No thanks from me

He walked out on us at the drop of a hat? He went to Derby for probably about ten times more money and under lampard.. even though he didn't play Ambrose could have picked any half decent club after Celtic, he chose us.

**Since452** · 18-02-2020 05:23 PM

Been said before but I don't think any other manager would let Efe away with what Lennon did. He cut him lots of slack, which got the best out of him but that wasn't fair on he rest of the group. I'd be very surprised if he did well at Livi. I thought he was terrific but I'm happier with the way we are going now.

***flash*** · 18-02-2020 05:28 PM

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He walked out on us at the drop of a hat? He went to Derby for probably about ten times more money and under lampard.. even though he didn't play Ambrose could have picked any half decent club after Celtic, he chose us.

Except he didn't. He signed for Derby a fair bit after he left us.

**Albanian Hibs** · 18-02-2020 05:39 PM

How can they afford him?

**Centre Hawf** · 18-02-2020 05:43 PM

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Except he didn't. He signed for Derby a fair bit after he left us.

We don't know the ins and outs of his clause, perhaps he had a timescale to invoke it in? First week of the January window for example.

He would have had his agent sounding out offers and potential clubs in the build up to that window and known Derby were interested before he signed.

**007** · 18-02-2020 05:43 PM

Good luck to him. Glad he didn't end up at Hearts.

***oldbutdim*** · 18-02-2020 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by Carheenlea

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A cult hero more so than a club legend.

Find the whole signing for Livingston thing very odd. As one poster pointed out earlier he was playing the best football of his career at Hibs then suddenly departed to what we assumed would be pastures new and perhaps a step back up to a bigger club, but he seemed to just disappear for over a year and now he’s signed with Livingston. Can’t see them offering a bumper salary to entice him, and plastic wasn’t always his best surface to play on.

Loved watching him at Hibs but not so keen on watching him play against us. Richard Gordon and co on Sportsound will be preparing to laugh up their sleeves every week in anticipation of an Efe gaffe, which was in actual fact a rarity.

He was always better on grass.

Sometimes he played on it as if he was on it.

***penihibs*** · 18-02-2020 06:07 PM

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How can they afford him?

They have history of this big wages small crowds.

***NORTHERNHIBBY*** · 18-02-2020 06:08 PM

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Ambrose is a better player than all our current back 4

Perhaps. Doesn't look like clubs were battering down his door to sign him up though?

**MWHIBBIES** · 18-02-2020 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by NORTHERNHIBBY

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Perhaps. Doesn't look like clubs were battering down his door to sign him up though?

Such boring logic. No one wanted half our team before they joined us. He is class, no doubting that.

***Scouse Hibee*** · 18-02-2020 06:16 PM

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Ambrose is a better player than all our current back 4

A bold statement considering he hasn’t kicked a ball for over a year. He will need to put in a hell of a lot of good performances to prove it.

**1620** · 18-02-2020 06:20 PM

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A bold statement considering he hasn’t kicked a ball for over a year. He will need to put in a hell of a lot of good performances to prove it.

It was his friendship with Bartley that has taken him there.

***Jim44*** · 18-02-2020 06:27 PM

If, as one or two have suggested, Ambrose will be on a smaller wage than he might have got from us, I am sure that Jack Ross was the major voice in saying ‘no thanks’. I think Ross is a very good judge of what we need and if he thinks Ambrose is not a good move, that’s fine with me.

**Tyler Durden** · 18-02-2020 06:40 PM

Seems like lots of people on here are experts on all the misbehaviour that Lennon let Ambrose away with.

***flash*** · 18-02-2020 06:42 PM

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Seems like lots of people on here are experts on all the misbehaviour that Lennon let Ambrose away with.

Common knowledge.

**Andy74** · 18-02-2020 06:44 PM

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Common knowledge.

Fair play then because he was excellent for us and was a hugely popular with other players.

However he was managed, it worked.

***J-C*** · 18-02-2020 06:48 PM

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Fair play then because he was excellent for us and was a hugely popular with other players.

However he was managed, it worked.

Don't think his personality was a problem with other players, just his lack of discipline training wise peeved off a few, plus no shows at club events.

**~~Weegreenman~~** · 18-02-2020 06:51 PM

If Efe was half as good as “the fitba folk” on .net say he is, he wouldn’t be signing for Livi, i can tell you that much.

**DH1875** · 18-02-2020 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by NORTHERNHIBBY

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Perhaps. Doesn't look like clubs were battering down his door to sign him up though?

Why though? That's my question. Should have been loads of clubs in for him over the last year. Something not quite right about the whole thing.

**Borderhibbie76** · 18-02-2020 07:41 PM

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Legend. All the best Efe!

He is not a legend sorry...he walked out on us. Was a decent player but never in a million years a legend

**~~Iggy Pope~~** · 18-02-2020 07:49 PM

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He is not a legend sorry...he walked out on us. Was a decent player but never in a million years a legend

Buying a Kebab on Easter Road in a shop full of Hibs after pumping Hertz is as legendary as a million years will make it. Legend.

***Scouse Hibee*** · 18-02-2020 07:56 PM

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If Efe was half as good as “the fitba folk” on .net say he is, he wouldn’t be signing for Livi, i can tell you that much.

Klopp is gutted he missed out on him.

***flash*** · 18-02-2020 07:59 PM

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Fair play then because he was excellent for us and was a hugely popular with other players.

However he was managed, it worked.

A lot of the players were pretty fed up with the special treatment he got.
Not something that matters now but still the case.

***scoopyboy*** · 18-02-2020 08:01 PM

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Ambrose is a better player than all our current back 4

Maybe Ambrose WAS a better player than our current back 4 but IS?????

Nah, lets just wait and see how he gets on at Livi.

***NORTHERNHIBBY*** · 18-02-2020 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by MWHIBBIES

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Such boring logic. No one wanted half our team before they joined us. He is class, no doubting that.

Thank you for putting me straight. The boss went and got a right back who was under contract at St Mirren, rather than signing Ambrose.

**SMAXXA** · 18-02-2020 08:15 PM

No even going to read 4 pages of what’s probably pish. Good luck to Efe, do we need him no I don’t think we do was he class for us he’s and I will always have great memories of him but I won’t lose any sleep over him going to Livi