Where are they now? Tyrone Mears.

H. Pedersen · Post by **H. Pedersen** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:27 pm

Tyrone Mears is apparently heading to my local team, Seattle Sounders FC:

http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2014/12/ ... rone-mears" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mears should probably be OK at MLS level, but our previous right back was DeAndre Yedlin, a lightning-fast local kid who has just left for Tottenham. Going to be a bit of a step backwards, I think.

LeverEnd · Post by **LeverEnd** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:46 am

He was on trial at Everton recently, which amazed me. He's not been that bad a player over his career, but I'd doubt his motivation, simply because he must have had opportunities to play elsewhere since Dougie ostracised him. Strange situation all round.

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:00 pm

LeverEnd wrote:He was on trial at Everton recently, which amazed me. He's not been that bad a player over his career, but I'd doubt his motivation, simply because he must have had opportunities to play elsewhere since Dougie ostracised him. Strange situation all round.

Meh - I'd guess that he was turning 30 and wanted to protect the contract we'd given him, considering nobody was going to pay 100% of the wages handed to him by Stan Coyle & Ollie Gartside. It's not like he's averse to adventure - this is the guy who, when offered a trial at Marseille and realising he didn't have his boots, climbed in through the window at Derby's training ground and tiptoed past Porn Jewell's office...

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:03 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
LeverEnd wrote:He was on trial at Everton recently, which amazed me. He's not been that bad a player over his career, but I'd doubt his motivation, simply because he must have had opportunities to play elsewhere since Dougie ostracised him. Strange situation all round.
Meh - I'd guess that he was turning 30 and wanted to protect the contract we'd given him, considering nobody was going to pay 100% of the wages handed to him by Stan Coyle & Ollie Gartside. It's not like he's averse to adventure - this is the guy who, when offered a trial at Marseille and realising he didn't have his boots, climbed in through the window at Derby's training ground and tiptoed past Porn Jewell's office...

is that a typo or did you mean that?

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:05 pm

jaffka wrote:
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
LeverEnd wrote:He was on trial at Everton recently, which amazed me. He's not been that bad a player over his career, but I'd doubt his motivation, simply because he must have had opportunities to play elsewhere since Dougie ostracised him. Strange situation all round.
Meh - I'd guess that he was turning 30 and wanted to protect the contract we'd given him, considering nobody was going to pay 100% of the wages handed to him by Stan Coyle & Ollie Gartside. It's not like he's averse to adventure - this is the guy who, when offered a trial at Marseille and realising he didn't have his boots, climbed in through the window at Derby's training ground and tiptoed past Porn Jewell's office...
is that a typo or did you mean that?

Meant it.

LeverEnd · Post by **LeverEnd** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:24 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
jaffka wrote:
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
LeverEnd wrote:He was on trial at Everton recently, which amazed me. He's not been that bad a player over his career, but I'd doubt his motivation, simply because he must have had opportunities to play elsewhere since Dougie ostracised him. Strange situation all round.
Meh - I'd guess that he was turning 30 and wanted to protect the contract we'd given him, considering nobody was going to pay 100% of the wages handed to him by Stan Coyle & Ollie Gartside. It's not like he's averse to adventure - this is the guy who, when offered a trial at Marseille and realising he didn't have his boots, climbed in through the window at Derby's training ground and tiptoed past Porn Jewell's office...
is that a typo or did you mean that?
Meant it.

Haha! I remember that story, minus the porn bit.
He could have protected the contract while playing on loan though. I don't know what offers he got to be fair.