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Peter Clarke

Essex_Al
Essex_Al Posts: 3,591
edited May 2009 in General Charlton
Charlton are closing in on Southend's out of contract Peter Clarke according to today's Southend Echo.

27 year old centre back Clarke, has played 150 times for Southend and is available on a free after failing to agree a new contract with Southend.

He is well respected in this part of the world and was voted player of the year last season. Could be a good signing!
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  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,593
    i said we should go for him on another thread about free players as from also being from Southend area have seen a bit of him.

    think would be a good signing for league 1 as has played and excelled in it and knows the stikers we will be up against.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,454
    Their player of the season but leaving. Sounds like Nicky Bailey.

    Didn't he score the equaliser for Southend against Chelsea?
  • AllLeftFoot
    AllLeftFoot Posts: 1,500
    South London Press has the same story this morning - apparently on wages of "around £2,200 a week" at Southend, which sounds quite a precise figure!
  • dabos
    dabos Posts: 2,715
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Their player of the season but leaving. Sounds like Nicky Bailey.

    Didn't he score the equaliser for Southend against Chelsea?

    I believe he did.

    Are Southend our new feeder club (taking over from Ipswich)? We'll be signing Sankofa and Walker back next.
  • BBClaus
    BBClaus Posts: 831
    [cite]Posted By: AllLeftFoot[/cite]South London Press has the same story this morning - apparently on wages of "around £2,200 a week" at Southend, which sounds quite a precise figure!

    we'll have to remember that for when he's signed and playing crap. 'that clarke is on £2,200 a week and he's rubbish'. ;0)
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    [cite]Posted By: AllLeftFoot[/cite]South London Press has the same story this morning - apparently on wages of "around £2,200 a week" at Southend, which sounds quite a precise figure!

    Speaking personally, I'd be happy with wages of around £2,200 a week.

    Would make a huge difference to my life........ (!)



    But then Peter Clarke is no doubt a better (and younger!) footballer than me, lol

    :o)
  • Essex_Al
    Essex_Al Posts: 3,591
    At least he would be on a free. When we signed Bailey, Southend included a 20% sell on fee in the contract.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,125
    Never hear dof him but I suspect anyone we are linked with this year I wouldn't of heard. We need defenders, on a free.
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,887
    A mate who is a Blackpool fan describes Peter Clarke as 'quality'.

    Clarke is ex-Everton and moved from Blackpool to Southend to 'better himself' apparently.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,694
    Not seen him play, but he's the kind of player we need. Available on a free, a good League One defender, not far off his peak, as said their player of the year, probably good enough for the Championship.

    As said he was at Everton, did make a few first team appearances. Experienced, played for Blackpool before Southend. Wikipedia says he was Blackpool's captain.

    I'm pretty sure we must at the very least be considering him, we're surely aware (as are a lot of other clubs no doubt) of the better League One players with expiring contracts.
    [cite]Posted By: AllLeftFoot[/cite]South London Press has the same story this morning - apparently on wages of "around £2,200 a week" at Southend, which sounds quite a precise figure!

    I know most people don't take it seriously at all, but the FM db says £1,900 a week, so very similar to he's certainly affordable.

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  • Senpai
    Senpai Posts: 901
    Just looked on the Shrimpers forum and they're not very happy about losing him.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,511
    Great I hope this comes off as it will be nice having another ex Everton at the back. Oh Eddie Youds.....
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,694
    Southend forum thread on him.

    Seems he's not a dominant centre back, and they have Adam Barrett who they say is very similar anyway.

    I wouldn't call Hudson or Fortune dominant centre backs either, anyone know what type of centre back this Llera is?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,716
    Sodje and Fortune would be ideal IF we could afford them.
  • Essex_Al
    Essex_Al Posts: 3,591
    Huddersfield reportedly in for him as well today. As he's a northener, he might fancy a move further up country.
  • Brunello
    Brunello Posts: 1,950
    [cite]Posted By: Essex_Al[/cite]Huddersfield reportedly in for him as well today. As he's a northener, he might fancy a move further up country.

    My Southend mole tells me he has signed for them
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,694
    Apparently he had talked about moving back up north.
  • wickford
    wickford Posts: 863
    If you hold Iain Dowie's map the right way up you will find Charlton is North of Southend (just)!
  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,593
    in the star today that we have won the race to sign clarke and the defender from MK Dons.
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    [cite]Posted By: roseandcrown[/cite]in the star today that we have won the race to sign clarke and the defender from MK Dons.

    That would be nice...but as we don't know whats happening with regards to the club and any potential take over i can't see any sigings taking place just yet

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  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,593
    edited June 2009
    [cite]Posted By: addick1965[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: roseandcrown[/cite]in the star today that we have won the race to sign clarke and the defender from MK Dons.

    That would be nice...but as we don't know whats happening with regards to the club and any potential take over i can't see any sigings taking place just yet

    i do tend to agree with you but surley it should be business as usaul until it is all confirmed.
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    [cite]Posted By: roseandcrown[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: addick1965[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: roseandcrown[/cite]in the star today that we have won the race to sign clarke and the defender from MK Dons.

    That would be nice...but as we don't know whats happening with regards to the club and any potential take over i can't see any sigings taking place just yet

    i do tend to agree with you but surley it should be business as usaul until it is all confirmed.

    I can understand us looking for players and being linked with them but as for signing them when we dont know who's going to be in the dugout next season seems a little strange which is why i take stories like this with a pinch of salt...or maybe things are starting to move...shareholders watch out for your postman maybe?
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    What do you know "Postie"............

    ;-)
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,120
    [cite]Posted By: roseandcrown[/cite]in the star today that we have won the race to sign clarke and the defender from MK Dons.

    Clarke is going back up North.
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    [cite]Posted By: Miserableold-ish git[/cite]What do you know "Postie"............

    ;-)


    Sadly i know nothing MOG...we are all going to have to wait a bit longer to find out what happens in the next instalment of CAFC
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: roseandcrown[/cite]in the star today that we have won the race to sign clarke and the defender from MK Dons.

    Clarke is going back up North.

    That sounds very final AFKA?
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,120
    Because it is !
  • CAFCBourne
    CAFCBourne Posts: 3,815
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]Because it is !

    Prove it
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]Because it is !

    I only asked... i'll go away now :(
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,120
    LOL, short and sharp mood today !

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