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Tyrone Mears training with Charlton

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,333
in General Charlton
Tyrone Mears will train with #cafc this week as he looks to land a deal - Lee Bowyer played with the right-back at West Ham United

(link: https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/exclusive-former-west-ham-and-burnley-defender-training-with-charlton-athletic/) londonnewsonline.co.uk/exclusive-form…
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  • East_Stand_Loopy
    East_Stand_Loopy Posts: 2,205
    The problem with this is, at 37, there is no resale value.

    I suppose it depends on his character. Another Pratley? Yes please! A 37 year old looking for his last payday? I'm not sure...
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,047
    Sounds like Solly will be first choice then with Mears as the experienced cover for when / if Solly is injured

    Completely agree though Loopy, would only sign based on his character but reckon Bowyet will make a good judgement
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    edited August 2019
    I think at 37 (and free?) there are more problems than resale value..
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,462
    Not sure on this one... But in Bows we trust. Could be good to have an experienced defender guiding some of the youth. 
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,685
    This season's Mark Bowen? 
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,838
    East_Stand_Loopy said:
    The problem with this is, at 37, there is no resale value.

    I suppose it depends on his character. Another Pratley? Yes please! A 37 year old looking for his last payday? I'm not sure...
    There is no resale value with any player in terms of squad reinvestment.  It's completely arbitrary how much Duchatelet invests in the team and commands for sales.

    From a football perspective we'll be better off with a team of proven players that can keep us in this league and competing until he eventually sells.

    Any player we sign that has mega resale value will likely be palmed off at well below market value/ potential going on evidence to date.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,072
    It's good we have him training for a week. If Bow doesn't think he has it anymore then he wont sign him.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,406
    there are more and more 'elderly' players (lol) as well as young tyros in pro football nowadays, tribute to modern fitness and dietary regimes. If Bowyer thinks that Mears can do a job, then that will do for me. We need cover in defence from someone who does not necessarily expect to play very often. Perhaps Mears could also assist in coaching the juniors
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,333
    worth 200k euros according to the very reliable Transfermarket : - )
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,976
    He’s 36 - think a bit of experience is actually pretty good. If he has looked after himself which seems to be the case, he would compliment Pratley and Pearce nicely in that respect 

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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,976
    I would also add that I have generally good memories of experienced defenders coming in towards the end of their careers.......

    Mark Bowen
    Chris Whyte (he did a great job for us)
    Jorge Costa
    Christian Dailly
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,048
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I would also add that I have generally good memories of experienced defenders coming in towards the end of their careers.......

    Mark Bowen
    Chris Whyte (he did a great job for us)
    Jorge Costa
    Christian Dailly
    Alou Diarra was decent for us too

    We brought in Motta and Fanni in the dreaded 2015/16 season, both were ok but took too long to get match fit. 
  • CAFCOlly
    CAFCOlly Posts: 526
    Nor bothered about his age. Bruno at Brighton was playing regularly at 37/38, same for Crouch. 

    If Bowyer feels he can still do a job and is a good character then I trust his judgement. 
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    wonder if we are switching to a flatter 442
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    If Bow says yes.....then he's good enough!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,333
    How many games did he play for West Brom last season?
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,751
    Not sure why people are mentioning a resale value. 
    If he proves his fitness he will be offered a contract until the end of the season and then released. 
    Gives us good cover for Solly as we have a  lot of Saturday  Tuesday games coming up. 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,502
    Trust Bowyer on this.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,675
    Misread this and thought it said Tyrone Mings!!
  • PolzeathNick
    PolzeathNick Posts: 332
    Interesting move this.  Sort of assumed that Nathan Thompson was the obvious one.  Presumably Bowyer wants some extra experience though, which seems logical

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  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,675
    As long as our defence is rock solid , i don't care how old they are, thought we looked like a league one defence on Saturday :(  sorry if thats burst anyones bubble.

    Wonder if Nathan Thompson's wages were outside our budget?
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    PolzeathNick said:
    Interesting move this.  Sort of assumed that Nathan Thompson was the obvious one.  Presumably Bowyer wants some extra experience though, which seems logical
    Yes, essential for this season's promotion push. :wink:

  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,502
    Mendonca In Asdas said:
    As long as our defence is rock solid , i don't care how old they are, thought we looked like a league one defence on Saturday :(  sorry if thats burst anyones bubble.

    Wonder if Nathan Thompson's wages were outside our budget?
    We look very poor playing out from the back and Lockyer looks careless with some of his passing - is it better to get the ball upfield a bit quicker? If our defenders aren't the best technically should we be knocking the ball about at the back?

    I am concerned that we will gift goals away playing like this. Not a fan of the short goal kicks...
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,267
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I would also add that I have generally good memories of experienced defenders coming in towards the end of their careers.......

    Mark Bowen
    Chris Whyte (he did a great job for us)
    Jorge Costa
    Christian Dailly
    Roger Johnson, Rhys Williams, Gary Doherty.

    Wait.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,502
    Garrymanilow said:
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I would also add that I have generally good memories of experienced defenders coming in towards the end of their careers.......

    Mark Bowen
    Chris Whyte (he did a great job for us)
    Jorge Costa
    Christian Dailly
    Roger Johnson, Rhys Williams, Gary Doherty.

    Wait.
    Roger Johnson - attitude problem
    Doherty - slowest footballer ever
    Williams - wasn't remotely fit

    Mad signings
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,694
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Trust Bowyer on this.
    This. At the back you want players with experience. It makes me laugh when people write off Solly in their posts yet when the games come around he regularly puts attackers and defenders in his back pocket and gets on with the game without any fuss - to be able to do that comes from experience. If LB thinks Mears can do a job then sign him up.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,051
    Mears is in decent nick, and West Brom wouldn't have had him last year if this wasn't the case. This is only a good move on a one-year, rolling contract sort of basis though. 

    His age doesn't particularly concern me at the moment. Given how sports science and nutrition etc has evolved, certainly even in the last 10-15 years, the average age at which a footballer's legs seem to "go" has crept up. As has been said already, the likes of Bruno, Crouch etc still playing is indicative of this.

    The key question, of course, is whether he's the right fit for us. And in Bowyer and Gallen's judgement we therefore trust.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,502
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Trust Bowyer on this.
    This. At the back you want players with experience. It makes me laugh when people write off Solly in their posts yet when the games come around he regularly puts attackers and defenders in his back pocket and gets on with the game without any fuss - to be able to do that comes from experience. If LB thinks Mears can do a job then sign him up.
    I trust LB to try and get the best out of players and work with the resources available within a limited budget. That's as much as we can expect.


  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    Bowyer has played alongside Mears at West Ham, remember ..... so will know his character and attitude.
    At 36 years old, it's all about fitness.

    “I played with Tyrone at West Ham and he will train with us for a week,” Bowyer told the South London Press. “We will just look at him fitness-wise. He is a fit lad anyway and still quick – he was rapid when I played with him.

    “He can’t be far off it.”

  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,267
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Garrymanilow said:
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I would also add that I have generally good memories of experienced defenders coming in towards the end of their careers.......

    Mark Bowen
    Chris Whyte (he did a great job for us)
    Jorge Costa
    Christian Dailly
    Roger Johnson, Rhys Williams, Gary Doherty.

    Wait.
    Roger Johnson - attitude problem
    Doherty - slowest footballer ever
    Williams - wasn't remotely fit

    Mad signings
    Bonkers. The saddest thing about Doherty is he'd just had a brilliant season for Norwich in L1 where they won the league and I couldn't believe they'd let him go at the end of it. I was really excited to get him in and it turned out Norwich had seen that he was shot by the end of that season and that's why we were able to get him. A real let down that one.

    Johnson did the job in his first spell but bringing him in a year after we'd decided he wasn't good enough having spent the last sixth months playing football in India was insane.

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