James McCarthy M free agent b.1990 [Archive] - Page 22

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09/02/2010, 9:51 AM

I know by the letter of the law playing against Brazil in our next friendly would not tie him to us categorically
but when you play against Brazil in an International match that is as high profile as it comes for a friendly and it is my belief that though it would not put the matter to bed for the anoraks (i.e. most if not all of us) then for most people that would be that.

Even though we have gladly accepted players that have played lower level matches for other countries we have never (to my mind) had a player that played in such a high profile match for another country

Fair points Seanfhear. But see also the parallel thread on Shane Duffy. If he'd come on in NI's summer friendly in Italy, do you think that would have stopped the speculation about him declaring for the South? I mean, I know most of the NI senior squad didn't take that game seriously enough to actually turn up for it, but we were playing the fairly high profile World champions.

rambler14

09/02/2010, 10:00 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't called up.

He should but as Trap as proved with Andy Reid he won't call up who the public want.

drummerboy

09/02/2010, 10:15 AM

I think McCarthy let Craig Levein know where his future lay. Levein seems certain that the lad is not for turning, which is great news for Ireland. Looking forward to seeing him play a full international in the near future.

Ash

09/02/2010, 10:20 AM

seanfhear

09/02/2010, 10:38 AM

Fair points Seanfhear. But see also the parallel thread on Shane Duffy. If he'd come on in NI's summer friendly in Italy, do you think that would have stopped the speculation about him declaring for the South? I mean, I know most of the NI senior squad didn't take that game seriously enough to actually turn up for it, but we were playing the fairly high profile World champions.It would definitely make it more difficult for a player to switch and or be accepted.

I think that once a player has played in a friendly for the senior team then it is pretty difficult to switch.

I am sure it has happened a few times but up until now not that often.

Of course some people for what ever reason would not leave it at that but I believe the vast majority of fans and even players would basically say that was that.

Predator

09/02/2010, 1:45 PM

SkStu

09/02/2010, 2:00 PM

If you could find that it would be appreciated. That kind of thing sickens me. 'I'm Irish, so I support SELLICK.'

me too. :)

http://letterstorob.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/tomselleck.jpg

geysir

09/02/2010, 2:01 PM

Maybe I misheard but nearly sure I heard the end of an interview with Sean McCafferty talking about how "Irish" James feels ...
the benchmark seemed to be that his Grandfather use to take him to loads of Celtic matches!!!

It sounded right up there with Keiron Westwood "I'm a good Catholic" :p

If you could find that it would be appreciated. That kind of thing sickens me. 'I'm Irish, so I support SELLICK.'

If you have a bone to pick about that then it is with McCafferty, not James. Even with that, McCafferty was talking about a lad who was born in Scotland and was just describing a few things about his relationship with his grandfather.
McCafferty spoke well and was close to the matter.

He also included a few interesting titbits about that Dutch lad who plays for Utrecht.

Junior

09/02/2010, 2:10 PM

How unusual. A lad born in Glasgow with an Irish Grandparent uses their support of Celtic as one of his links to being Irish.

Well actually its not that unusual is it? Many of the diaspora have Celtic as one of their links to their Irish heritage. You might not like it, for whatever reason, but its a fact of life that Celtic and many things connected with the club and its fanbase have Irish links - particularly to a young lad growing up in Glasgow.

Predator

09/02/2010, 2:15 PM

I'm well aware of what Celtic means to people. It doesn't mean much to me.

Junior

09/02/2010, 2:24 PM

I'm well aware of what Celtic means to people. It doesn't mean much to me.

Thats grand. The article/interview was about James McCarthy.

Brendan 82

09/02/2010, 2:40 PM

Would be gross incompetence to not cap him in the next match

Razors left peg

09/02/2010, 4:18 PM

Would be gross incompetence to not cap him in the next match

Why would it be gross incompetence.Fair enough with every game he is playing now in the Premiership hes is earning his place in the squad on merit, but we will have plenty of friendlies in the next few months to blood in new players into the squad.Not all of them will be introduced all at one time. Most of the squad from the last campaign will still be around and massive changes arent needed. The thinking to get him into the squad now to tie him down is a non issue for me. Over the last number of years McCarthy has never shown any inclination to change his mind about playing for us, even when he was getting dogs abuse every week in Scotland for his decision. He quiet happily travelled all over europe with the underage squads and performed extremely well.He has said no to Scotland and given us nothing but his full commitment so I dont see any reason to question his loyalty to us now just because the tabloids got the slightest sniff of a story just because there is a new manager of Scotland. Whether he is called up against Brazil or at any other time when his form deserves it is up to Trap to decide and McCarthy will happily play for the under21s if Trap decides hes not ready for the step up yet

OneRedArmy

09/02/2010, 4:25 PM

The relevant bit of what McCafferty said was that his technical abililty is exceptional and marks him out as a great prospect.

I'm not one to support the Celtic=Irish badge but that particular bit of the interview didn't even register with me. It was said in the context of him being of Irish lineage and that his declaration for Ireland wasn't something strange or out of the ordinary.

elroy

09/02/2010, 5:18 PM

Was a good interview with McCaffrey on OTB last night, came across well and very articulate. Certainly seems to have a good understanding of the players. Alot more about him than Don thats for sure.

The Fly

09/02/2010, 5:28 PM

Any links to this McCaffrey interview?

tetsujin1979

09/02/2010, 7:20 PM

should be on newstalk's listen back service: http://media.newstalk.ie/listenback/

tricky_colour

09/02/2010, 8:01 PM

HE has just been taken off on 54mins by Wigan, not sure why or if he had a good game.

tricky_colour

09/02/2010, 8:31 PM

Limped off injured, Stoke equaliser a little later so you can ssay they were worse without him.

SkStu

09/02/2010, 11:32 PM

yeah, injury alright. He actually played quite well again, more than held his own. And, keeping it in context, a great performance from a very young player.

tommy_c12000

09/02/2010, 11:43 PM

Appears to be just a slight knock so shud be ok for next home game next wk. Got a good write up in match report indeed

http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10429~47978,00.html

Deckydee

10/02/2010, 8:59 AM

Leave Mac alone says Trapattoni

'We don't want another Ireland case on our hands'

GIOVANNI Trapattoni has begged for in-form Wigan teenager James McCarthy to be left alone to make a final decision on his international future -- for fear that the teenager would become a media circus like Stephen Ireland.....

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/leave-mac-alone-says-trapattoni-2054782.html

tetsujin1979

10/02/2010, 12:17 PM

should be on newstalk's listen back service: http://media.newstalk.ie/listenback/
it's on monday's Off The Ball show, in part 3, on the 33 minute mark

Deckydee

16/02/2010, 10:19 AM

McCarthy sticks by Ireland call....

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/mccarthy-sticks-by-ireland-call-2064062.html

Razors left peg

16/02/2010, 11:54 AM

McCarthy comes across as a very mature young fella.He has never given any indication that he was gonna change his mind over the last few years and it has only been media rubbish that put doubts in peoples minds. Glad it is finally put to rest now

shakermaker1982

16/02/2010, 11:56 AM

I'd like to see him in the Brazil squad. Wigan fan in the Observer has been very impressed with him.

paul_oshea

16/02/2010, 12:37 PM

Id hate to see him in the brazil squad. Where did that come from?!

Brendan 82

16/02/2010, 5:28 PM

Scotland/Ireland issues aside, he should be capped on form. Those who think that McCarthy does not have the form or quality for the senior squad have not been keeping up with the Prem lately. He looked certainly as good, if not better, than Whelan in the Wigan-Stoke game.

Crosby87

16/02/2010, 10:57 PM

Wigan fan in the Observer has been very impressed with him.

Well in that case get him in there! I've read that Wigan Fan and Trap have lunch together every Thursday so he will probably tell him then!http://foot.ie/images/icons/icon10.gif

shakermaker1982

17/02/2010, 6:49 AM

Id hate to see him in the brazil squad. Where did that come from?!

called up for the Brazil game. You know what I meant!!!

soccerboy

17/02/2010, 8:23 PM

he surely deserves a cap against brazil...he is playin quite well in a premier league side and scoring a couple of goals....after all it is only a friendly,if the likes of martin rowlands can get a competitive cap in the qualifyers then i'm sure mccarthy deserves a cap against brazil!!

Colbert Report

17/02/2010, 8:41 PM

He started today home to Bolton. He's playing according to soccernet. Anyone watching?

seanfhear

17/02/2010, 8:59 PM

Wexford Delboy

17/02/2010, 9:41 PM

with mccarthy not being called up to the u21 squad its looking highly likely he will get a call up for the brazil game

theworm2345

17/02/2010, 10:06 PM

He started today home to Bolton. He's playing according to soccernet. Anyone watching?
I watched the first few minutes, he made a couple of highly questionable passes, thats about all I can report though as I switched back to the Arsenal fiasco pretty quickly.

tricky_colour

17/02/2010, 11:01 PM

I half watched some of it in Chineese, he did well at one point when he kept the ball in with his head and beat a player.
Sky says "poor set pieces". I saw him took a corrner which was cleared at the near post.
Rated 3rd best of the Wigan players on Sky Sports site.

drummerboy

18/02/2010, 8:10 AM

He is not in the Under 21 squad for game against Armenia in March, which would suggest he is going to be called into the senior squad for game against Brazil.

Fergie's Son

20/02/2010, 12:10 AM

Article in today's eleven-a-side confirming his commitment to Ireland. Cap him because he does deserve it.

Hibs4Ever

20/02/2010, 5:34 PM

Article in today's eleven-a-side confirming his commitment to Ireland. Cap him because he does deserve it.

Was on Sky Sports 4/5 days ago

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12020_5953737,00.html

Crosby87

20/02/2010, 6:42 PM

HaHa Fergie you might as well use smoke signals to get your news!

But seriously James will be capped for the Brasil game. And good for him.

Fergie's Son

21/02/2010, 7:54 PM

Heh well I like to try and support the Irish sites. He didn't look great today against Spurs but then Wigan were fairly weak.

Charlie Darwin

21/02/2010, 9:55 PM

Wigan actually played some decent football today. They were hard done by - Defoe's goal was a mile offside and they were always up against it after that.

Acornvilla

21/02/2010, 10:23 PM

just watched MOTD james was great there for 4 seconds :)

backstothewall

21/02/2010, 10:30 PM

4 seconds of football was an achievement on that pitch

WexCar

21/02/2010, 10:55 PM

well it was my 1st time seeing him play, and in fairness with the condition of the pitch and the constant long balls by the Wigan defence he didn't have many opportunities to impress. He was not the worst Wigan player today 85% of the time he got the ball he played the short simple pass to try keep possession(unlike most of his teammates who were content to just kick it away).
He also seemed to get more frustrated, with the way the game was panning out, as the game wore on.

Colbert Report

27/02/2010, 3:44 PM

Liam Ridgewell just did his best to end James' career with a horror challenge at the corner flag on 74 minutes. He took the lineman out as well! Terrible tackle. He'll be charged by the FA for sure.

Crosby87

27/02/2010, 5:46 PM

He also seemed to get more frustrated, with the way the game was panning out, as the game wore on.

I agree with you, it seems like he doesnt get the ball much. You could tell he was frustrated with that Figueroa guy, who is just awful.
Tough game to watch, turned it off in the second half. You can tell james is lively and agressive though. From watching him, I like his personality on the pitch....

tetsujin1979

27/02/2010, 6:20 PM

McCarthy had to be taken, nothing on the official site about any injury, but this is in the match report: http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10429~47401,00.html

It just wasn't to be Latics' day, a feeling confirmed on 75-minutes when Liam Ridgewell flew in dangerously on McCarthy, leaving the youngster on the floor and in a great deal of pain, and the linesman needing attention after the corner flag struck the official.