Vahid Hambo signs 2 year deal

[StonehamPark]

Get shot of Dunk and give Hambo number 5 !!!

I'm sad that most of NSC won't get this!

 

[fat old seagull]

Well to be fair, I don't think I was overwhelmed when I heard we were signing some Argy called Leonardo something or other! So best give him a chance I guess.

 

[John Bumlick]

Get shot of Dunk and give Hambo number 5 !!!

Why would we get shot of our top striker?

 

[JBizzle]

Come on people! The Finnish Zlatan?! Anyone who doesn't get excited by that prospect can do one!

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Well to be fair, I don't think I was overwhelmed when I heard we were signing some Argy called Leonardo something or other! So best give him a chance I guess.

I guess the difference is that Leo had experience, a track record and provenance.

 

[glasfryn]

I'm sad that most of NSC won't get this!

must say I do like your avatar

 

[Juan Albion]

I'm sad that most of NSC won't get this!

It's been done twice already, so I reckon more do than you think.

 

[JCL666]

Tall, pacey, long hair, bad temper plus an amazing scoring record in a crap league.

I LIKE HIM

 

[StonehamPark]

must say I do like your avatar

Ta

 

[perseus]

For anyone who can't translate jargon:

Senior Career
Team / Apps / (Goals)

Ilves 5 (1)
Inter Turku 6 (4)
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)

National Team
Finland U21 2 (3)

It's worth noting that our new U21 striker played 5 Senior Club games in 2014, followed by 6 Senior Club games in 2015 - According to Wiki. No idea on how many Youth games were played.

♦ Position Forward

♦ Height 193 cm
Weight 80 kg ♦
♦ Right Foot

User name ♦ Vahid
Game Number 9 ♦

♦ Current club FC Inter Turku
♦ Contract expires 30/11/2016

Society History
2011 - 2012 ♦ ♦ HJK Juniors 26 matches, 29 goals in
2012-2013 ♦ UC Sampdoria Primavera ♦ 17 matches, 3 goals
2013-2014 ♦ UC Sampdoria Primavera ♦ 8 matches, 1 goal
in 2014 Ilves ♦ ♦ 6 matches, 1 goal

Total
Ykkönen ♦ 6 matches, 1 goal

History of National team
Finland U21 ♦ 2 games, 3 goals
Finland U19 ♦ 6 matches, 1 goal
Finland U15 - U18 ♦ 24 matches, 9 goals

http://www.twentyfour.fi/portfolio-item/vahid-hambo/

 

[Bold Seagull]

If he's not 26 and scoring 20 goals a season in La Liga, Bundesliga, Prem or Serie A, then I'M OUT.

 

[Megazone]

Looks to have very good balance based on the videos. I can see this transfer pulling off.

Let's just wait and see.

 

[jamie the seagull]

Do we have the manager that will give this or any other kid his chance ?

 

[DavidRyder]

I'm going to make a bold and probably reckless prediction - Hambo will end this season with at least 5 first team goals, and be a first team regular in 2016/17 (if we're not in the Prem)....

 

[el punal]

Prepare to be underwhelmed.

A bit like when we signed Peter Ward from Burton Albion?

 

[Hastings gull]

Do you realty need to ask ? How many "promising youngsters" have been scouted, brought in from abroad, and then gone on to do something ? ANYTHING ? Off the top of my head the ones I can recall even getting much of a 1st team runout were Battipiedi (14 games) and Baz (7). Then there's Bergkamp, Agustein and probably several more who arrived and duley sank without a trace.

Foreign import or otherwise, the DS has systematically failed to produce a forward of any note, ever. That's nothing new at BHA though, its always been the case for some reason. I'll be absolutely STUNNED if "Hambo" bucks the trend, and I hope I am. But I have grave doubts...

Lets all hope that he can be a success, but my immediate reaction was precisely as you write. As long as he is "as well as" and not "instead of" what we will need for success this year, then fine, and if he grows in stature (no pun intended) then great. The production line from the U21 has not been encouraging, albeit with some notable exceptions -Messrs Dunk and (hopefully) March.

 

[NooBHA]

That would only be because Hughton is reluctant to give him the chances.
I would have the likes of him and Tilley and Starkey on the bench as often as possible and try to give one of them 10 or 20 minutes in most games. We are desperate for pace and youngsters coming in and playing without fear can give us an edge that we currently lack.

Chris won't be reluctant to give him chances if he is good enough......................It was under CH that Andy Carroll came to prominence at Newcastle. He likes big strong strikers who can unsettle a defence.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Happy with this signing.

Looks a great 4th choice striker, with a lot of potential.

Still need 1 more striker, and 4 others.

 

[Sheebo]

16 pages for a Dev Squad signing on a short-ish contract - jeez people are getting frustrated

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Scores goals in top Finnish League so they say.
That's the same as being a top Sunday League Striker
In the West Kent Sunday league Div 1