James McCarthy

**zero** · 02/10/2017, 3:30 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

I don't think that's been confirmed, although it does seem inevitable. Mr. Young seems to want to come across as somebody 'in the know' and maybe he is, but I'm sceptical.

your scepticism seems well founded; mccarthy is named in the finalised squad so will likely at least travel for medical analysis, one would have thought...

**DannyInvincible** · 13/10/2017, 4:22 PM

'O'Neill did good thing with McCarthy, at last - Koeman': https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017...t-last-koeman/

Originally Posted by Ronald Koeman

[McCarthy] had several problems physically and we tried to solve that problem. He's now back. For the first time [the Ireland management team] did a good thing not to use the player in the state of fitness that he is.

We'd like to bring him back, he's a good boy, an important player for us, but we don't take risks. That's good for him, that's good for us and let's hope he will be totally fit and available for next weekend.

Koeman with some barbed "praise" for the Irish management team there, but it's very positive news that McCarthy is expected to be back within a week or two. Hopefully, he'll be available for the play-offs, as his presence should more than compensate for the loss of Meyler.

**KrisLetang** · 13/10/2017, 5:18 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Hopefully, he'll be available for the play-offs, as his presence should more than compensate for the loss of Meyler.

Plenty of time for him to get hurt again. Guy can't walk down a flight of stairs anymore without tweaking something.

**DeLorean** · 13/10/2017, 5:39 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Koeman with some barbed "praise" for the Irish management team there, but it's very positive news that McCarthy is expected to be back within a week or two. Hopefully, he'll be available for the play-offs, as his presence should more than compensate for the loss of Meyler.

Nice that he called him "an important player" also. He might be more important now than he was when he was available!

**backstothewall** · 13/10/2017, 6:53 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

'O'Neill did good thing with McCarthy, at last - Koeman': https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017...t-last-koeman/

Koeman with some barbed "praise" for the Irish management team there, but it's very positive news that McCarthy is expected to be back within a week or two. Hopefully, he'll be available for the play-offs, as his presence should more than compensate for the loss of Meyler.

Another couple of spankings for Everton and this particularly dreary Koeman v O'Neill saga will be over. Can't say I'll miss it. Or Koeman.

**Philly** · 18/10/2017, 11:21 AM

James played the first 45 minutes of the Everton U-23 v. Wolfsburg. Good to see him getting some match fitness anyway - I wonder if he will see any first team football before the Denmark game.

**DeLorean** · 18/10/2017, 11:25 AM

The way Everton are performing, I think he'll get chances if he remains fit.

**gastric** · 20/10/2017, 4:16 AM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

The way Everton are performing, I think he'll get chances if he remains fit.

Particularly if their Irish loving manager gets the arse! I live in hope.

**tetsujin1979** · 23/10/2017, 5:45 PM

Originally Posted by Philly

James played the first 45 minutes of the Everton U-23 v. Wolfsburg. Good to see him getting some match fitness anyway - I wonder if he will see any first team football before the Denmark game.

Harry Charsley played in that game too, and Sam Byrne was on the bench

**Paddy Garcia** · 23/10/2017, 7:08 PM

Originally Posted by gastric

Particularly if their Irish loving manager gets the arse! I live in hope.

Hope fulfilled.

**Diggs246** · 25/10/2017, 12:42 PM

Looks like McCarthy is play tonight in the league cup (in the Indo) which is brilliant news

**tetsujin1979** · 25/10/2017, 7:12 PM

Named in the starting XI: https://twitter.com/Everton/status/923249823716904960

**backstothewall** · 25/10/2017, 8:13 PM

If ever there was a game to get McCarthy, Arter and Hendrick on the field at the same time for : )

**tetsujin1979** · 28/10/2017, 12:48 PM

Reports that he's injured his hamstring again and looks like he'll be out for a few months

**DeLorean** · 28/10/2017, 1:40 PM

Jesus poor fella might as well retire if that's true. Twitter reports or what?

**geysir** · 28/10/2017, 2:12 PM

James is out for months not weeks
It happened in a training session. Little doubt that Koeman's hands are all over this latest setback.

**Diggs246** · 28/10/2017, 2:29 PM

McCarthy out and Whelan in could be the difference in us not going to the world cup. Just terrible news

**seanfhear** · 28/10/2017, 2:41 PM

To be honest McCarthy hasn’t played enough football lately to be in with a serious chance of playing well .

I fear for his football career if he cannot show an ability to stay fit . Is he one that played too much football at too early an age ?