Flop star Mears: So 'crazy' at West Ham; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.Byline: By JAMES NURSEY WEST HAM Coordinates: West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located 6.1 miles (9.8 km) east of Charing Cross. From 1889 to 1965 it formed part of the County Borough of West Ham. flop Tyrone Mears Tyrone Mears (born February 18, 1983 in Stockport, England) is a professional English football player who currently plays as a right-back for Derby County. Club career Manchester City is desperate to prove a point today after claiming he was a victim of last season's "crazy" revolving door at Upton Park Coordinates: This article is about the area in London. For the West Ham United football stadium, see Boleyn Ground. Upton Park is an area in the London Borough of Newham. . Derby's attacking fullback, 25, signed for the Hammers in July 2006 after winning rave reviews at Preston. But homesick Mears never settled at West Ham where he only made three Premier League starts as injury and the arrival of Lucas Neill in January 2007 saw him sidelined. Mears also admits the hype surrounding Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez's controversial move to the club made it hard to concentrate on football. "It's the first time that I've been back since I left so I'm really looking forward to the game," said Mears. "It didn't work out for me there and an injury at the start of the season didn't help me and then it wasn't until October that I got back into training. "By then, it was a crazy time at West Ham with what was happening on the pitch and off the pitch." CAPTION(S): POINT TO PROVE Mears is relishing Upton Park return |
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