Moses To Join The Imps

7th July 2006

Lincoln City FC are close to securing the signature of Adie Moses via a free transfer.

A rumour that Moses could join Lincoln City first surfaced on various internet message forums early on Wednesday morning. The club has now confirmed that he has agreed a two-year contract, but has yet to undergo a medical.

It is expected that he will pass a medical despite having only played 63 league and cup matches during the past three years. Once the medical is passed, then Moses will officially join The Imps but this is not expected to happen until next week.

Moses, who is a defender, began his career as a trainee at Barnsley in July 1993. He stay at Barnsley incorporated their dramatic rise to the Premiership, where they became everyone's second team. However, Barnsley would not survive in the Premiership and in fact, came close to liquidation as they further slipped through the Championship to League One.

Moses left Barnsley in December 2000 in a £225,000 transfer to Huddersfield Town. Overall, he made 181 appearances for Barnsley and scored three goals.

It was while he was at Huddersfield that injuries began to interrupt his career. He made 78 appearances for Huddersfield between December 2000 to July 2003 before leaving Huddersfield on a free transfer. During his time at Huddersfield, he worked alongside Lincoln City's new Director of Football John Deehan, who was then a coach at Huddersfield.

Crewe Alexandra gave Moses the opportunity to play for them in July 2003. Unfortunately, injuries once again curtailed his career and hence this is the reason why he has played just 63 league and cup matches during the past three years. Moses was released by Crewe at the end of last season.

Providing that Moses' injury-hit past is behind him, then he should prove a good signing for Lincoln City. He also played twice for the England Under 21 team during his days at Barnsley.

Meanwhile, former Bradford City defender Lee Crooks will join the Lincoln City squad on Monday for a week's trail.

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