{"id":559545,"date":"2020-07-24T12:45:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T16:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=559545"},"modified":"2020-07-24T12:45:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T16:45:27","slug":"lincoln-city-confirm-the-signing-of-ethan-ross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/24\/lincoln-city-confirm-the-signing-of-ethan-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln City Confirm the Signing of Ethan Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lincoln City have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d1c8c364\/Ethan-Ross\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ethan Ross<\/a>, who has signed a one-year deal at the LNER Stadium.<\/p>\n<h2>Ethan Ross Joins Lincoln City<\/h2>\n<h3>Third Signing of the Summer<\/h3>\n<p>Before the 23-year-old&#8217;s arrival, Lincoln did not have a goalkeeper under contract. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/20f077eb\/Josh-Vickers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Vickers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a289aca0\/Grant-Smith\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grant Smith<\/a> were released at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, it is a position where Imps boss Michael Appleton had to strengthen.<\/p>\n<p>Ross began his academy career with<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Arsenal,<\/a> before settling at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/west-brom\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Bromwich Albion<\/a> following a brief spell with Cambridge United.<\/p>\n<p>However, he never made a senior appearance for the Baggies, and was eventually released by the club.<\/p>\n<p>Ross then joined Colchester United in the summer of 2018. He made four appearances during his time with the Essex based club.<\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeper&#8217;s arrival in Lincoln follows the confirmed signings of<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/07\/06\/lincoln-city-sign-james-jones-from-crewe-alexandra\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> James Jones<\/a> from Crewe Alexandra and Dutch defender <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/07\/14\/lincoln-city-sign-dutch-defender-lewis-montsma\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lewis Montsma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareimps.com\/news\/2020\/july\/200724-ethan-ross-signs-for-the-imps\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Lincoln City website<\/a>, Ross said: &#8220;I\u2019m over the moon, once I found there was interest from Lincoln, I was really excited to see what that beheld.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like a fresh start was something I needed and jumped at the opportunity straight away, it\u2019s a step up in league and a new challenge which is something I really wanted. I\u2019m looking forward to kicking on and working really hard across the season and seeing where it takes me and the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m fully aware that I won\u2019t be the only goalkeeper at the club and I know they\u2019re not going to bring someone in who doesn\u2019t want to play football. I know I\u2019m going to have to compete and fight every day. When you work with good people you can bounce off each other and learn from each other, so I\u2019m really excited to get going and see where it takes me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"kFdzryaZTcFfWBTMFzAJzQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1146950238\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'kFdzryaZTcFfWBTMFzAJzQ',sig:'xQCS43pgMnntA2NFXzCSzD0aklZBnISDQrHsgJ-vDjA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1146950238',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lincoln City have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Ethan Ross, who has signed a one-year deal at the LNER Stadium. Ethan Ross Joins Lincoln City Third Signing of the Summer Before the 23-year-old&#8217;s arrival, Lincoln did not have a goalkeeper under contract. 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